Ed Ellis will be joining Hayashi, Henry Mayol, Tyler Wilson, Thom Peterson and John van der Put in the international Close-Up Show at the British Ring Convention in Southport this September

Ed is a professional magician residing in Canton Ohio and one who travels the world performing magic. For over 25 years Ed has been performing close-up magic, sleight of hand illusions and full time table magic for Hollywood and television stars as well as famous sports figures. He has performed at Las Vegas’s Caesar’s Palace, lectured and performed at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and was the star of the Ed Ellis television show in 2005. He won first place for close-up at the International Battle of Magicians in 2006. His style of card and rubber band and ring magic is visually stunning with minimal amount of process. You are particularly advised to watch out for his effect Ringature. It has been described as a close-up workers dream effect. Ed can blow your mind with a deck of cards in his hands. He is a master at card manipulation and brings a real sense of the impossible to his moves.

Ed will also be lecturing. He has marketed several DVDs. His volume two DVD ‘You Blue It’ was reviewed by the Magic Café as the best single trick DVD they had seen while his volume five ‘The Castle Routine’ was reviewed by On Line Visions as being packed with striking visuals that will have advanced card workers anxious to learn and his volume seven ‘Totally Blue It’ has been described by the Magic Café as the best colour changing deck routine they had seen. If you are a card manipulator Ed Ellis’s lecture is a must for you.

Those who attended the recent IBM Convention in Nashville and saw Ed Ellis working speak highly of his work and are sure he will be greatly admired and respected at Southport.

We will be providing more information during the run up to the convention, A guide will be going up soon detailing where the HQ hotel and convention center is, along with hotel booking and local information. We will also be working closely with The British Ring to help make Southport 2009 a success.