| Scott
Tokar, Magician & Founder - |
Scott Tokar is a magician and the
founder of the Corporate-FX® team.
Having started his "Infotainment" career
in 1984, he has helped scores of
companies explain the features and
benefits of their products using magic
as a communications medium. As Scott’s
reputation began to grow, the demand for
his talents became overwhelming. Even
though he was an accomplished magician,
he still couldn't master the trick of
being in two places at one time. So, in
1991, Scott expanded his services and
organized a group of skilled
Infotainers, product presenters, and
corporate magicians to work at trade
shows and sales meetings around the
globe... He named this group
"Corporate-FX®".
Like most well known magicians such as
David Copperfield or Siegfried & Roy,
early career achievements have always
been a part of Scott’s life pattern.
Having first shown an interest in magic
at age 7, he was given a magic set as a
present. Scott developed and maintained
an intense interest in magic.
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Scott Tokar, Magician, Founder &
Co-Author,
Side-Fx |
Multi Award-Winning
Magician
•
1986 Jr. Achievement Award, The Magic
Castle
• 1988 First Place Trophy for Sleight of
Hand, International Brotherhood of
Magicians
• 1992 Gala-Award finalist, Best Event
Entertainment Concept, Special Event’s
Magazine
• 1992 "BEST OF SHOW" Exhibitor Magazine
Trade Show (Downing Displays Booth)
• 1996 Wizard’s Award, International
Brotherhood of Magicians
• 1998 "BEST OF SHOW" Fall-Exhibitor
Trade Show (Downing Displays Booth)
• 2001 Award of Merit, The Magic Castle
(Academy of Magical Arts, Hollywood,
CA.)
Member
•
The Magic Castle (The Academy of Magical
Arts)
• M.I.M.C. - The Magic Circle (Member of
the Inner Magic Circle), London
• The Society of American Magicians
(S.A.M.) LIFE MEMBER
• The International Brotherhood of
Magicians (I.B.M.)
• American Federation of
Television/Radio Actors (AFTRA) |
As time passed, Scott could be found
honing his skills at private parties and
gatherings throughout the greater Los
Angeles area.
At age 13, he graduated to
"semi-professional" status by winning
the position of Official City Magician
for Tustin’s Party Planner program. At
age 16, Scott became a member of The
Magic Castle’s Junior Program for
advanced and promising young magicians.
After four years of intense lectures and
counseling by some of the world’s finest
magicians, Scott, at age 20, received
the coveted Junior Achievement Award
from the Castle’s Board of Directors. To
this day, Scott is ranked as one of the
youngest members ever to receive an
award from The Magic Castle.
Over the years, Scott’s professional
affiliations have grown to include
membership in The Society of American
Magicians (SAM), The International
Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.), The
American Federation of Television and
Radio Actors (AFTRA), as well as
Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle and
London's prestigious Magic Circle
(M.I.M.C.).
At the 1988 International Brotherhood of
Magicians convention, Scott was invited
to compete amongst fourteen other
magicians from around the world. He was
immediately recognized for his
originality, technical expertise, and
showmanship, and was granted the First
Place Trophy for his Close-Up / Sleight
of Hand Magic. And then, in 1991, Scott
was nominated in the category of "Best
Event Entertainment Concept" by caterers
and event planners at their national
convention sponsored by Special Event’s
Magazine. |
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Since that time, Scott has focused his
attention on the corporate environment
as he works almost exclusively producing
live magical presentations at trade
shows and sales meetings around the
world. In 1992, Scott received the "Best
of Show" award while working for Downing
Displays at the Exhibitor Show (a trade
show about trade shows). And, he did it
again in 1998 at the Fall Conference of
the Exhibitor Show in Baltimore.
In 2004, Scott devoted his special
"magical" abilities to reducing
children's anxiety during doctor's
visits through the "Side-Fx" magic
project. Now, in addition to his trade
show schedule, Scott can be found
performing and speaking at medical
conferences and meetings around the
globe under the direct sponsorship of
pharmaceutical and medical device
manufacturers.
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