During the final social event of the EFA 2014 Annual Meeting, the UBS Gala Dinner at Hotel Eden, the night will be punctuated with a variety of performances.

Mentalists

Federico Soldati

Federico Soldati is a professional artist and television presenter based in Switzerland. He has been astonishing international audiences for over ten years with intriguing and innovative mentalism shows, which he has presented both on television as well as in numerous live events. 

His discovery of the world of illusion occurred when he was only twelve years old, after finding some old books about magic once belonging to his father. It was love at first sight and Federico quickly was drawn into the world of magic, dedicating himself heart and soul to the study of illusory techniques. His passion and enthusiasm for constantly expanding his repertoire led to him holding his first public shows at the age of fourteen. 

His jump to international prominence occurred in 2012, after his astonishing mentalism performance, at the age of twenty-three, on the hugely popular Italian television program ‘Italia’s Got Talent’. Federico was ranked third out of 3,000 competitors with a live television audience of 8 million viewers.

Raffaele Scircoli

Raffaele Scircoli is an experienced psychic entertainer. In his performances, he masterfully blends his sophisticated charm with refined handling. He is an expert in distortion of perceptions and bending of metals, which makes him unique. Also, thanks to his studies of physiognomy, microexpressions and psychology, he is able to fully understand his audience.

Music

Melissa Elliotte

American singer-songwriter Melissa Elliotte's debut album "Sunshine Moonlight" produced by Irish guitarist David Keary and mixed by Nashville's 5-time Grammy winner Gary Paczosa is now available from Pebble Beach Music through Nova via Pinnacle. All songs are original and written/arranged by Melissa Elliotte and David Keary. Another song by Melissa recorded earlier in Galway, "No One Else," went on to be covered by the popular Irish singer Frances Black for her album "How High the Moon."

Melissa has also been fortunate enough to work with drummer/percussionist Ray Feane, keyboardist Paul Trudeau, fiddler Nollaig Casey  plus Chris Hillman from the legendary band, the Byrds. She has been successfully performing in Europe including support to Ruggero Robin, Frances Black, Lloyd Cole and Mercury Award winner John Spillane and was featured on the UK gold compilation album, "Songbird."

David Keary

With twenty years experience working as a profesional performing, recording and touring musician, Dave Keary has established himself as one of Ireland's foremost musicians. As well as having recorded and toured with some of the country's most respected artists, Dave has also composed and scored music for television, film and advertising, including the PBS network in the United States and the National Geographic Channel.

A respected and in demand session guitarist, Dave's experience and ability to adapt to many musical styles has meant that his services have been called upon by many of the world's top touring and recording artists. Dave has also worked with some of the music industry's top producers, including Grammy Award winning producer Simon Franglen, Chris Neil, David Richards, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.