Jim Kirk | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James R. Kirk |
| Also known as | Jim Kirk |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Film/video/music production, special events |
| Occupation(s) | President & Creative Director for Corporate Magic, Inc. |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Capitol Records |
| Website | www |
James R. Kirk is the President and Chief Creative Officer of Corporate Magic, a production company based in Dallas, Texas.
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]
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.
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