Hello fine friends of Four Suits —

We had quite the ride for 2019, with members of our collective sharing our distinct brand of magic all the way from Los Angeles to New York City: DEFCON, the Houdini Estate, Spyscape, Black Rabbit Rose, and more.

In 2020 we aim to reprise and embiggen (just made that one up) all of our recurring events from 2019, choosing to primarily build on our projects and partnerships in place of beginning new ones. Of course, there will probably be a number of new projects that come our way, which we’ll deal with in turn.

Right now we’re thinking about Spectokular, our cannabis magic extravaganza, and we’ve got a couple venues on the line, but nothing set in stone quite yet. Adding some bits to the formula of the experience to spice it up. Cannabis has had a wild roller coaster of a time in LA lately, with Lowell Cafe being the first consumption cafe in the United States, and then the parent company suddenly shutting down and selling the license. But, you bet when the industry gets more situated and stabilized, we’ll be the first ones in that space doing our work.

We’re also thinking about DEFCON 28. Arguably a lot more work logistically and planning-wise than the above. We’re making some big asks that we’ve been wanting to make for a while, and making things we’ve wanted to do that haven’t reached maturity until this year. I still don’t quite understand the people who don’t understand the connection between magic and security, Steve Forte literally wrote a book on this years ago, if anything this sector should be more exploded by this point. We’ll carve out that space for everyone else then. Maybe we’ll do a Q&A to get the answers out there.

Just a ramble as we prepare. Stay tuned…

— J.R.