Derrick has been a magician for over two decades with a love for close-up and cards. Though he's mostly stayed out of the spotlight, he has played a big part in crafting the Montreal magic scene into what it is today. He's had three wildly successful Fringe festival shows. And his ideas have appeared in books from the likes of Caleb Wiles, Steve Beam and Bob Farmer, just to name a few. Jared Kopf has said of Derrick’s work, "His card tricks are subtle, powerful mysteries."
Steph Lac is the founder of the Slim Card Co. In 2012, after meeting with a retired Las Vegas hustler who showed him the works on card trimming, he started making gaff playing cards and dice for magicians who needed that little extra special for their performances.
Part-time magician but full-time obsessed with gambling gaffs and memorabilia as well as gambling sleights, he makes all types of gaffs with dice and cards, including a wide array of stripper decks like belly strippers, His work has been lauded by the likes of Sal Piacente, Jason England and the late Fast Jack Farrell.
Their work has appeared in the UK magazine Operandi, and they were both featured in Issue 1 of Coundrum.
You won't want to miss this one. As we were organizing this event, Derrick said to us recently, “I don't want to give full details because like a magic show, we like to build a little mystery into the thing.” Shhhhhhhh!
When: Thursday February 20th / Doors open 7PM - Lecture starts at 7:30PM
Where: Agricola Lutheran Church - 25 Old York Mills Rd