- Farley Carter
- Ariel Frailich
- Stephen Kirkegaard
- David Lew
- Magic Mike Segal
- miiyuu
Random draw results:
Thank you all for playing! A special thanks to Tristan from Strut Entertainment for generously making these tickets available!
Here is the result of the contest:Congratulations Keith!
Champion Award: Mr. Keith Brown
My Favourite Magician Award: Mr. Keith Brown
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Hello all Magic Lovers, the BEST Magician is BACK for you. This is your opportunity to show your skills.Thanks for sending Arthur!
In the evening of April 13th, 2013, A1 Chinese Radio is giving out opportunities to the magic lovers! Bringing along with your own incredible skills, the candidates will enter into an exciting competition held on a magical platform in Market Village.
This is the 2nd year magician contest to gather a large amount of Toronto professionals within the magic community and the qualified contestants will be challenge among each other and then finally compete for the fame of Top Magician in Toronto.
Performance: Stage Magic or Close-Up Magic.
Contestant: All Ages, All Genders
Event date: Apr 13, 2013 (Saturday) 7:30pm
Venue: Market Village (Steeles & Kennedy) (Event will be host in Cantonese. Contestants can use any langue for their Magical Routine.)
We are now starting the YOUTUBE audition. From now till 30th of March, all participants only need to submit a roughly 2 - 5 minute video to starz@classicforce.com
*We will arrange an audition, AFTER March 21, 2013. Roughly 8 magicians or Magic group/ team will be chosen at the audition by the director of A1 media Toronto. These magicians will be competing on April 13, 2013 for the BEST Magician award 2013.
- Please submit your video before March 16th, 2013 to waive the $20 entry fee. Any video(s) submitted after March 21th, 2013; a $20 entry fee will be applied.
- When submitting the video, please provide us your name and contact, so we can contact you. ONE video entry per contestant.
The winner of the competition will be receiving the following:Last year, we had given out a brand new smart phone, which included free cell phone plan; the feedback was excellent. For this year, the gift(s) will surely bring you to a new level!!
- “Best Magician 2013” trophy,
- “My favourite Magician”: this will be voted directly by all of the audiences who attend in the competition.
- Your chance to perform live at CNE on with A1 Radio at Canada Day.
- Gift(s) from our main sponsor(s).
Look forward meeting you guys, See you all at there!!
After two hours of non-stop competition, “Best Magician Contest 2012” finally finished under the joy and good memories.
All of the contestants had shown their wonderful performance successfully, and all of the audiences were having a wonderful night!
In here, I would like to congratulate again those magicians who won the prizes in the competition!
Here is the result:
“Best Magician Contest 2012” 1st runner up: Jeffrey Tong
“Best Magician Contest 2012” Champion: Ryan Brown
“Best Magician Contest 2012” The Most Favourable Magician of the night: Neil Croswell
P.S. The Most Favourable Magician is chosen by all of the audience sending text message to complete the vote.
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After the discussion between A1 Chinese Radio and the judges, these are the people who will compete in the final round (no particular order):
- Chad Zhou
- Edward Stone
- Ellison Bautista-Chan
- Jeffrey Tong
- Neil Croswell
- Mark Correia
- Mohamad Motahari
- Ryan Brown
These talented competitors are chosen from all of the wonderful competitors in Toronto. The competition will be unquestionably enjoyable, and you should come to watch the final without any regrets.
Date: April 14, 2012
Time: Saturday night at 7:30pm
Location: Market Village at 4390 Steels Ave. East (located at Steeles and Kennedy Ave.)
Entrance fee: FREE!!!!
Please remember that Mr. Wayne Houchin ---- world class famous magician and illusionist will be performing at the competition. Make sure you and your friends & families will be at Market Village on time!
SEE YOU GUYS ALL THERE AT MARKET VILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the information of the judges in the competition "Best Magician Contest 2012":
1. Lee Asher
Lee Asher is one of most popular close up magicians in the world. Over 20 years of experience in magic, his reputation and achievement are both successfully well-known within magic society. Asher has gained his champion in IBM Convention Close up Competition when he was 15 and 16 years old. His signature piece has been chosen as one of “The Ten Most Impossible Trick”. For magicians, his published materials are part of the essentials; at the same time, he always travels to Asia and starts magic lectures for foreign magicians, such as Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan etc. Furthermore, Asher is the organizer of “X-elent Lecture Series” that he brings professional magicians to the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada for lecturing. Recently, he starts to travels all over the world for professional performances and also TV interviews. His magic can be found easily in many countries around the world.
2. Felix Poon
Felix Poon has immigrated into Canada from Hong Kong during the 80s. He is one of the few popular Chinese magicians in Toronto. Felix has studied magic from Len Cooper, the creator of Browser’s Den of Magic, about close up and stage magic. He has developed his unique performance style with theological principles after years of practice. Over the years, Felix has invited to perform for television and some TV specials; he also has performed in some events at CNE and other cities like Hong Kong and Macau. He is specialized in Mentalism, therefore he is expertise in predicting audience reactions and responses. Besides magic, he loves to do researches on magic theories and its history, and also how does it relate to different religions and cultures.
3. Jim Tam
Jim Tam is one of the most famous entertaining magicians in Toronto. Since the age of 7, he started to have strong interests on magic. After he has become a magician, he has performed for many big corporations, and also the Chinese Radio and Television during the important festivals, such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas etc. In the past years, Jim has been cooperating with many charity organizations in different countries, such as the U.S.A., France, China, Cuba, Japan and Taiwan etc. Moreover, Jim has been invited to design stage magic performances for many Asian celebrities, such as the famous young model Christy Chow. He has also taken the role of magic consultant for competitors during the local talent shows and beauty pageants. At the same time, Jim has spent his efforts in training new generation magicians, for popularizing the Chinese magic society in North American, for example, he has organized two Chinese magician team ---- “Xtreme Illusion” and the current “Classic Force”. In order to allow more people to understand magic, Jim has taken one step forward and become one of the organizers of this competition “Best Magician Contest 2012” in Toronto area.
"Best Magician Contest 2012"
Hello all Magic Lovers, this is an opportunity to show your skills.
In the evening of April 14th, 2012, “[A1] Chinese Radio” (http://www.facebook.com/l/TAQENPbLxAQGYzpy7GOnuXIOQPuHyXtoBdNq1-gxrYJvfZQ/www.ccue.com/a1_radio/web/) is giving out opportunities to the magic lovers! Bringing along with own incredible skills, the candidates will enter into an exciting competition held on a magical platform in Market Village.
This never hosted magician contest is gathering a large amount of Toronto professionals within the magic scope and the qualified contestants will be challenging among themselves, and then finally compete for the fame of Top Magician in Toronto.
Also, we are honor to have Wayne Houchin, giving an hour performance (exclusively) for the event, which you would not want to miss.
Date: April 14, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30pm
Contestant: All Ages, All Genders (The show will be hosted in Cantonese. However, English and other language speakers are welcomed.)
Performance: Stage Magic or Close Up Magic. For stage magic, it does not have to be “big stage illusion; any magic that can be performed on stage is fine, such as producing a rabbit from an empty hat etc.)
Venue: Market Village (Steeles & Kennedy)
Audition: We will start with YOUTUBE audition right away. From now till 30th of March, all participants only need to submit a roughly 2-minute video (MAX: 5 minutes) to: starz@classicforce.com. All videos should be titled as “Best Magician Contest 2012 1st Audition: XXXXXX (the title of your performance)”. (P.S. Video editing is permitted; HOWEVER, no editing on the MAGIC PERFORMANCE. Two minutes are including the effect AND all of the editing.)
Notes:
· By submitting your video before March 24th, 2012, the entry fee will be automatically waived. Any video(s) submitted after March 24th, 2012, a $20 entry fee will be applied.
· When submitting the video, please provide us your name and contact, so we can contact you.
· ONE video entry per contestant.
The winner of the competition will be receiving the following:
1. “Best Magician 2012” trophy,
2. Your chance to perform live at CNE on July 1st, 2012 Canada Day.
3. Gift(s) from our main sponsor(s).
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If you have any question, please contact with the team "Classic Force" : info@classicforce.com
Look forward meeting you guys, See you all at there!!
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