The Essential Magic Conference, the world’s first web conference for magicians is taking place July 15-16-17 2010.

For the first Essential Magic Conference Members Competition we asked you to come up with three killer questions for one of our EMC Speakers. Ali Said Jameleddine of the United Arab Emirates won with his questions for the incredible Cyril Takayama. Ali your prize of the autographed Luis de Matos Extreme DVD is on its way to you.

And now in an exclusive video here are the answers to your questions, provided by Cyril Takayama himself. Cyril is one of the world’s top magicians, famous in Japan for his amazing television specials and the best known magician on You Tube thanks to his astoundingly original illusions that have proved to be a viral video hit all over the world. Thank you Cyril.

Later this week we will be announcing a second EMC Members Competition. And we have a truly magnificent prize. To enter the competition you have to be registered for the Essential Magic Conference. Register now for The Essential Magic Conference and join in with our exclusive member events. Not only will you be participating in the world’s first digital conference for magic but you could be our next prize winner. Oh, and Cyril Takayama will be at the conference delivering a very special lecture. Don’t miss it!

We are proud to be a media partner of the Essential Magic Conference that takes place July 15-16-17 2010. The Essential Magic Conference is the world’s first web conference for magicians. No Hotels to worry about, no flights to miss.. just 33 speakers over 3 days of conference streamed live worldwide.

With a truly amazing line up, we suggest that you register to attend today as access passes are limited. Registration is JUST 55 Euros (US $75.00), and the live broadcasts take place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of July 2010.

As a member you will also be able to watch all the conference events on-demand until 1st July 2011, and after the conference you will be sent a DVD set containing videos of all the events plus bonus materials. You can find out more about it over at the official Essential Magic Conference site.

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