| Tony 
                Brook got the magic bug at age 5 when his father showed him a 
                card effect. It was the beginning of a passion that has endured 
                to date, which is over 50 years. Currently, he performs as 'The 
                Magical Mind of Tony Brook ' or as Anthony Darkstone. Having Native 
                American connections he also performs as a shaman called Tony 
                Two Eagles. He has covered all the areas of magic from close-up 
                to illusions. Over the last 15 years he has become well known 
                internationally for his special brand of magic that he refers 
                to as ' Magic of the Mind'. He is also well known for his lateral 
                thinking, has created several interesting effects and was invited 
                to contribute to Paul Hallas' book 'Mindful Mentalism II'. His 
                current manuscript is entitled " The Direction of Mis-Direction", 
                and will soon be published for the magic fraternity. He 
                was featured on the front cover of the January 2001 issue of M-U-M, 
                a leading International magic publication, which is published 
                by the Society of American Magicians. He has been featured more 
                than once in Dan Garrett's prestigious column entitled ' World 
                Class Magic'. He is a Member of many International magic organizations 
                and is a member of the Panel of Magic Advisors as well as the 
                Director of International Operations for The Magic Web Channel 
                in the USA. He is also the President of Assembly 272 of The Society 
                of American Magicians in Portugal. 
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                is a highly experienced magician and his advice is eagerly sought 
                as a Magical Advisor. He moved to Portugal in 1987 he has become 
                well known as a Producer and Director of magic shows, several 
                as fund-raisers for charitable institutions. He is also a Marketing 
                Strategist & Communication Specialist. Over the years, he has 
                been involved in Radio and TV. At one time he was both the Producer 
                and Host of the only English speaking nationwide radio show in 
                Portugal. He has appeared several times on RTP, the International 
                Portuguese TV channel with many original mental effects. He has 
                been a judge at magic contests including S.A.M in New Orleans 
                2001. His work on magic has been featured in many publications 
                and sites including ABRAcadabra, The Linking Ring, MUM, The Wizard's 
                Report, O Magico, Smoke & Mirrors, Mr.Gadfly, The Banshee, taom.org, 
                magicwebchannel.com and he was the author of the FISM 2000 article 
                published in the March 2000 issue of MAGIC. He has acquired a 
                reputation for his interviews appearing here on Magic Web Channel, 
                entitled ' Tony Brook In Conversation With �' - a series of articles, 
                which has featured several leading names including - Dan Garrett, 
                Eugene Burger, George Saterial, Bob Blau, Bob Knigge, Scott Wells, 
                Walter Zaney Blaney, Joaquin Ayala, Mike Stratman and Jon Racherbaumer.  
                Last, but by no means least, he is the proud father of Award winning 
                International magician Charles Brook. Tony Brook sums up his philosophy 
                on magic as follows:- " Magic must always be pure Entertainment. 
                The real magic begins after the curtains close and they being 
                talking about your act. What other profession in the world has 
                2000 people on their feet giving you a standing ovation for intriguing 
                them?" |