RICHARD WEBSTER - LIFETIME MENTALISM AWARD
DMC - TELEVISION AWARD
For his contribution to the world of mentalism through his years of performing and lecturing and for his contribution to the art of mentalism through his DVDs and books .
( As featured in VANISH August 2012 )
Richard Webster was born in Auckland , New Zealand . He is the author of 112 books , mainly on New Age topics . He has also written three novels . His books have been translated into 29 languages .
Richard has written 37 books for magicians and mentalists , many cited as modern-day classics . He has also marketed several effects and produced CDs and DVDs of his techniques and effects . He has ghostwritten magic books for other performers , and he has written several magic books using different pen names . His magic effects have been published in many industry magazines including Abracadabra , Alakazam , Genii , The Linking Ring , Magicana , Magick , Magigram , Magic New Zealand , The Magic Circular , Mind Over Magic , New Invocation , Seance , VANISH and Vibrations .
His past honors include The Dunninger Memorial Award for Distinguished Professionalism in the Performance of Mentalism , Dan Blackwood Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mentalism , and recently The Annemann Award for Mentalism .
For his Netflix Special Death By Magic . A fresh and innovative approach to performing magic on television . A special mention to his consultants and also cinematography - some of the best ever seen in any magic series .
( As featured in VANISH December 2018 )
Born into the financial dynasty of Coutts & Co ., today the private bank to the British royal family , Drummond Money- Coutts ( DMC ) began life captivated by the paranormal and the mysterious . At the age of eight his father Lord Crispin Latymer took DMC to an old magic store that lies beneath the vaults of Coutts & Co . headquarters in London – where his interest with the art of performance magic truly began .
In 2017 DMC signed with Netflix to create DEATH BY MAGIC , an eight-part series for the network and one of the largest shows of its kind ever produced . The series sees DMC on a journey across four continents to uncover the stories of magicians who died performing the most dangerous stunts ever attempted . Sharing beautiful magic with those that he meets along the way , each episode culminates with DMC attempting his own epic-scale interpretation of those deadly stunts , in front of terrified live audiences . DEATH BY MAGIC launched worldwide on 30th November 2018 .
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