Eric grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and his passion for magic began when he was 14. A friend in high school did magic and he also saw David Copperfield perform live on stage. Eric was blown away by the magical illusions he saw and decided magic was going to be his life's passion.
Since then, his rise in magic has been amazing. He has traveled nationally as well as around the state of Alaska and has performed for numerous organizations, companies and private parties.
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At age 16 Eric auditioned for and was selected to perform his stage act in the "Stars of Tomorrow" show at the Society of American Magicians annual Convention in Dallas, Texas.
At 17 he was selected and hired to perform as the headline act for the annual Alaska Magic Kids Holiday Show (9 performances) in his hometown of Anchorage.
Then, at age 19 he auditioned for and was selected as one of the 15 semi-finalists world-wide to perform his stage act in the Teen Stage Competition at the annual World Magic Convention held in Las Vegas. After the preliminaries, Eric was selected as one of 8 finalists. In the finals Eric wowed the crowd with his performance and won the title of World Teen Magic Champion by People's Choice.
In 2011 Eric was chosen to perform in a city wide talent show, presented by Alaska Talent Scout. Impressing local celebrity judges, he took first place and won the cash prize.
That's how Eric started as a magic entertainer and today, this Anchorage magician continues to hone his skills in the art of magic and is busy creating even more spectacular illusions for his performances to contemporary audiences nationwide.
A member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians, Eric has appeared in numerous newspaper and magazine articles.
Eric's creative combining of magic, music and comedy have inspired him to create entertainment shows that have astonished and amazed audiences of all ages.
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