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Jim Kirk 
Background information Birth name James R. Kirk Also known as Jim Kirk Origin Dallas, Texas Genres Film/Video/Music Production, Special Events Occupations President & Creative Director for Corporate Magic,Inc. Years active 1986 - Present Labels Capitol Records Associated acts Jim Kirk and the TM Singers, The Outcasts Website corporatemagic.com James R. ("Jim") Kirk serves as President and Chief Creative Officer of Corporate Magic, a production company based in Dallas, Texas.
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Career
Early in his career, Kirk distinguished himself by creating and producing music for American Top 40 and American Country Countdown, in addition to jingles and promotional scores for Coca-Cola, the Boy Scouts of America, and other radio and television stations around the globe. He soon caught the attention of Roy Disney, who hired him in 1975 as creative director for TM Productions, where he created and produced more than 6,500 commercials and station IDs.[1]
- In 1980, Jim Kirk and the TM Singers spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Voice of Freedom".[2][dead link] The single, with "The Star Spangled Banner" as a B-side, was released by Capitol Records. It peaked at #71 on 1980-02-23.[2] All proceeds benefited the American Red Cross.[3] The group also performed the theme song for the 1980 NBC television series Speak Up America.[4]
- In 1986, Kirk left TM Productions with partner Buddy Scott to start Corporate Magic, a production company specializing in corporate events.
- In 1997, Kirk created and produced the widely acclaimed syndicated program American Moments, starring the late Charles Kuralt and James Earl Jones.
- In 2000, Gaylord Entertainment purchased Corporate Magic from Kirk, who continues to lead as its President and Chief Creative Officer.
Corporate Magic
Corporate Magic is a communications and event production firm, producing shows for companies including Aflac, Boeing, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor, IBM, Kraft, the National Football League, Nortel, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, Rite Aid and Sherwin-Williams.
Corporate Magic has also staged productions for musical acts Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Sting, Toby Keith, Sheryl Crow, The Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
On June 6, 2010, Jim Kirk reached an agreement to reacquire Corporate Magic from Gaylord Entertainment. Terms of the transaction were not released.
References
- ^ "TM Productions 1967-1990". Jingles.org. http://www.jingles.org/TMPRODUCTIONSMASTERJINGLEPACKAGELIST1967-1990.htm. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- ^ a b "The Billboard Hot 100 - Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 23, 1980". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3071085&cdi=8890837&cid=02%2F23%2F1980. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- ^ Steed, Dave (April 29, 2009). "Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 49". Pop Dose. http://popdose.com/bottom-feeders-the-ass-end-of-the-80s-part-49/.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1985). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots and Specials 1974-1984. New York: Zoetrope. pp. 386–387. http://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC.
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Categories:- Living people
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- American songwriters
- People from Dallas, Texas
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