| Category | Resumes |
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| Created | 2009-05-02 | ||||
| Owner | drzodiac | ||||
| Resume Title | Island Magic | ||||
| Resume Contents | 7225 Manchester Plainfield, IL. 60586 www.ScottXavier.com drzodiac@gmail.com 708.268.8403 Scott Xavier O B J E C T I V E : To excel at life, challenging my natural skills of problem solving and entrepreneurship. Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S In my line of work there is no rules book, I work advertising and sales while mixing in other skills. I can think outside the box to succeed. For over 5 years I have been a professional mind reader. I have honed my craft over the years and know how to touch my audience on a personal level. Below is a detailed history of some of the thousands of performances I have had the pleasure of performing at: • Lead consultant for Mentalism Plus. Subsequent consulting for David Blaine on the use of various Mentalism Plus products. • Performed for the United States Marine Corps for 3 months. Major bases I have performed at include Camp Legeune and Marine Corps Airbase Cherry Point. Various units that I have performed for include MALS 14, VMA 231, and several others including IRP and MCOM. • National lecturing mind reader for various colleges including Tiffin University, Northern Arizona University, Arizona Western College, Morton College, University of Illinois, and MANY others… • I have toured the United States for over three seasons with various sideshows including the Circus Sideshow ran by Jeff Murray, Carnival Attractions LLC, and the Circus of the Surreal. • Authored 8 books and 2 DVD’s on the subject of mentalism. Subsequently I have lectured for the Society of American Magicians as well as the International Brotherhood of Magicians. • Have had the pleasure of performing and teaching a “Master Class” for young aspiring performers who wish to learn sideshow magic as well as mind reading/mentalism. • Enjoyed a 2 year stay as the corporate mind reader/magician for the Jamba Juice company where I performed stage shows for corporate events, opened stores, and performed various publicity stunts. • I have performed as a corporate mind reader ay various events for clients such as Combe Laboratories, NLSB Financial, TCF Bank, M & I Bank, the Museum of Science and Industry, First Franklin Financial, Music 101, 105.9 FREE FM Chicago, NBC YUMA and Chicago, WGN, MTV, and many more… E D U C A T I O N Apprentice Christopher Ivanovich, magician Apprentice Steve Santini, Escape Artist 1997-2000 R. J. Daley College, Associates Degree Applied Sciences phone: 708.268.8403 or drzodiac@gmail.com A Biography Some magicians pull rabbits out of hats. Others, Paranormalists, excel beyond the traditional sleight of hand and elevate into a category of entertainment that challenges the boundaries of reality... Scott Xavier - is one of the latter. "I always hated the balloon clown magicians growing up," says Scott Xavier, "I like the unusual stuff that you hear about on television. The stuff that makes you uneasy and on edge. The stuff that just works even though no one knows whether it is real or not." Scott Xavier of Plainfield, Illinois has showcased his stunts to corporate audiences all across the world. A self-described "paranormalist," Scott Xavier combines elements of psychology, illusion, and theater to create a spectacle in which the audience is his chief prop! "I like creating an interactive environment where the freaky and strange demonstrations are happening in the audience and not to me,: says Scott, who has been performing in nightclubs, colleges, and corporate events - he is also the corporate magician for Jamba juice - for about 5 years. His techniques range from mental guessing games and hypnosis to crowd pleasing stunts, such as psychokinetic spoon bending and mind reading. "There's a lot of twists and curves that are for everyone when I perform," he says. Scott Xavier's show leaves traditional magic tricks behind and focuses on more elaborate schemes of popular psychology, verbal & non-verbal communication, intuition, & the paranormal. "It's real mind reading! I can tell by the way someone's eyes wobble or by the direction their eyes are looking whether they are lying or not," he says. "By using clues such as this - and being observant - I can create some unique psychological demonstrations of mind reading and thought transference." He says he has spent countless hours studying psychological techniques that allow him to guide people's thoughts and be attuned to subliminal clues that might reveal what they're thinking. "We are all 98% alike, so when we're pressed to perform under pressure, we take the same preprogrammed actions," Scott states. For Scott Xavier, the intersection from magic and the mind has been a lifelong pursuit. he earned a degree in Criminal justice and worked for a time in the Illinois State Police crime lab. But health problems - he is a diabetic - prompted him to chase his dream of becoming a professional "mentalist". Growing up in Chicago's south side, Scott has been attracted to magic since the day he picked up his first magic trick at age 7 in a New Orleans magic shop. But when he was a teenager, Scott says, his his relationship with occult changed. At this point, he says, his uncanny ability to read people - he calls it the "Sherlock Holmes effect" - became much more pronounced. He noticed scuffed shoes, clothing and the occasional black eye. And noticed body language too. "I was the weird kid, the kid who was off in the corner who didn't fit in," Scott says "I went through a lot of experiences in my life, and I could detect them in other people. I could see stuff that was happening" - a fight, a breakup or a failed test - and confront them about it." Scott drifted from the traditional magic tricks, which he claims never to have liked very much anyway and turned to psychology text books. AND NOW? Scott Xavier performs at colleges, fortune 500 companies, universities, festivals, cocktail receptions, charity fund raiser, television, and radio events nation wide! Adapted from article in the Daily Southtown originally written by Libby Sanders |
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| Preferred Island Location | open | ||||
| Personal Website | Mentalist | ||||
| Salary in US$ | open | ||||
| Contact Details | phone: 708.268.8403 email: drzodiac@gmail.com |
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| Start Date | 2009-05-02 | ||||
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