Eric DeCamps presents "Pure Magic" in Chicago

Gabe Fajuri brings Eric DeCamps to Chicago to present his one man show, "Pure Magic" for a limited engagement. Eric will perform at the Potter & Potter Auction Gallery, 3759 N. Ravenswood, Suite 121, Chicago, IL 60613. During the weekend of October 19-21, Eric will give four performances in the intimate gallery setting. Seating is limited with around 75 seats available per show.

DeCamps' skills are unparalleled and his up-close, charming, and witty style of conjuring makes audiences an integral part of the presentation. In addition to an enviable resume entertaining Fortune 500 companies and Manhattan's elite, he has been honored by The Society of American Magicians as its Magician of the Year, and is only the second person in the Society's 110-year history to be awarded its Gold Medal of Honor for Close Up Magic.

Before and after the performances, guests can browse the artifacts on display from the Charlie Reynolds collection that will be up for auction on October 27, 2012.

Eric has presented this show in some form or fashion on other occasions including performances from Rockefeller Center to cruise ships, magic conventions and at Hollywood's prestigious Magic Castle. Below is a souvenir I received from one of his very early shows, "An Afternoon of Intimate Magic, Eric DeCamps in Concert".

A special app has been created for the iPhone for this event. By downloading this app, you can have access to all the information about "Pure Magic" including the phone number for purchasing tickets, a map with directions to the Gallery, and more. Click Here to download the free app.

You can also hear Eric talk about the evolution of this show in a podcast that is elsewhere here on The Magic Word website. If you have any interest at all in knowing what it took to develop his one man show or if you are thinking about doing one yourself, then you should not miss this podcast.

For more information, tickets and directions, visit: http://potterauctions.com/events

071: Eric DeCamps - Pure Magic

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Eric DeCamps has been preparing for a lifetime and while opportunities keep knocking, he keeps answering...in spades!

Eric will present his one man show, "Pure Magic" at the Potter & Potter Gallery in Chicago on October 19-21, 2012. In this half hour chat, Eric talks about how he has put together this show and the journey he has traveled in preparing for this next opportunity. For anyone who might want to put together their own one man show, Eric gives insight that you might heed by listening to his experiences.

Regrettably the quality of the audio was not the best for our Skype connection, but the content is "golden" and I am certain that you will enjoy this final edit of my conversation with Eric DeCamps about "Pure Magic".

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"Now You See It with Scott Wells" from MAES 2011

"Now You See It with Scott Wells" is a TV Talk Show format for magicians. It is something different that Scott has been doing at magic conventions. Imagine something like "Late Night with David Letterman" or "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" or Johnny Carson but the guests are magicians. The guests are pulled from the talent featured at the convention who are often good friends of Scott's and whom he has known some time. It allows for the opportunity to chat openly about personal matters rather than being the standard interview-type chat like you would expect on "Actor's Studio".

Each show is dynamic and different as it is completely unscripted and is dependent upon the personalities, the direction of the conversation, and the interactions among the guests. It is not a panel discussion or a Q&A from the audience. It gives the convention registrants an opportunity to "eavesdrop" on what might seem like conversations at a bar. It also "humanizes" the talent so the registrants feel comfortable approaching them throughout the rest of the convention by giving them "talking points" so they can perhaps follow up on one of the topics discussed.

Between the introductions of each guest Scott shows "magic-themed" commercials. These are professionally produced spots made by ad agencies from around the world that often feature many well-known magicians such as Penn & Teller, Harry Blackstone, Jr., Lance Burton, David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, Melinda and more.

This episode was filmed by Marc DeSouza (who also provided the voice-over introduction) at the Magicians' Alliance of Eastern States (M.A.E.S.) on September 30, 2011 in Cherry Hills, NJ. Scott's guests in this episode include: Denny Haney, Eric DeCamps, Jania Taylor and David Corsaro. It is a one hour video episode in a QuickTime (MP4) format so the file was compressed to be just under 100MB making the quality a bit low.

Scott Wells presents a fun, lively talk show at magic conventions featuring other magicians who are on the bill at that event. Imagine a late night television talk show except with all magicians, hosted by a magician, and you have an idea of what this is all about.

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