“Despite those Secrets of Magic Revealed shows there is much belier type .of magic”, says COBY. Gone are the days of silks and cards; in are loud motorcycles and high tech lasers. On November 4, 1999, COBY began to star in his own production, which he produced, labelled, “Prepare for the Impossible” In the production COBY wrote and directed all the magic in the show, which was a great success and has been ongoing annually ever since. Several of the segments include levitating an audience member 10 feet in the air, crushing one of his assistants to a height of a mere 10 inches, his mind over mailer signature piece where he visibly moves borrowed objects in peoples hands, and his finally piece where he vanished a $200,000 dollar Ferrari. It is also very important to note thatall of COBY’S illusions are performed without the aid of any camera trickery.
COBY began to perform professionally at the ripe age of twelve. He has taken magic to new levels and heights.’Striving to be unique as well as entertaining, he has a different perspective of what magic and illusions should be, and how to create the sense of wonder in people’s lives. “There are a lot of things that come into play in what it is that I do. it’s the lighting, the music, and the magic of course, and how they have to congeal somehow into a final product. It can take anywhere from six weeks to six months to come up with an entire illusion. I get my highs off making people doubt Mother Nature”, says the intense performer. To him it’s not about the actual “trick”, it’s about taking the audience on a journey and making them feel that anything is possible.
In the corporate world COBY has made some of the most prominent people appear on stage. He always customizes, his performance to suit his venues. He has also taught the art of magic to some of the biggest names in entertainment. His personal lessons have also helped aid many individuals open the ice and close some major deals and projects. He also has acted as a consulting aid to the Toronto Metropolitan Police, teaching them the art of magic, deception and misdirection.
COBY is more than a magician: He is first of all a perfect creator. He writes, develops, and carries all of his projects himself. He is a master shOwman in both close up, and grand illusion. “From week to week we work on the development of a new illusion and test it. That keeps me on my toes, and provides the show with certain freshness. Quite a few people attend my shows several times but we still manage to surprise them by challenging the show or adding a new element.”
COBY has lifted the meaning of magic to new dimensions. He created new understanding for what the word magic describes and what it will also mean in the future, He has re-written the book and has led magic to unsuspected heights of art and imagination which neither the magicians nor the public could ever have envisioned in the past. He refined the old art of magic to a kind of high tech magic. His illusions are both spectacular magic and entertaining theatre. He combines mystery and romance in a sensuous experience for eye and ear, body and soul - in absolutely incredible illusions, which rock our senses and move our hearts. Coby changes our view of what magic is and what it can be for all times.
