An evening of Magic with
Maestro Todd Reis.
Our long time member & friend Todd Reis (REIS as in RICE, not REIS as in REESE) served as President of the John Fedko Ring from 2004 to 2007. He is a popular performer all over southern California from San Diego to Simi Valley & Malibu. He is a favorite for clients seeking a family friendly performer who engages his audiences directly into the show. He considers himself a Family Magician performing for both adults and children. Some weekends he is so busy that he might be booked to perform two or three different shows on the same day. He has been a member of the Academy of Magical Arts for over 35 years. Todd has been teaching magic to adults for more than a decade often inviting his students and business clients to join him at the Magic Castle for an evening of fun, great food, and entertainment.
For more than four decades Todd has developed an artistic form he calls 3D Shadow Boxes. Although his subject most often are Comic Book Covers, he is eager to create 3D art from other kind of publications and posters. He often has made 3D for numerous comic book artists, writers, publishers, and collectors around the world. Several have been repeat clients. One client who is a doctor in Long Beach was a benefactor for 20 years having commissioned 95 3Ds. In the 1990's, DC Comics commissioned 12 3D shadowboxes to give as special gifts for the Superman Creative Team. Over the years he has created more than 700 of these 3D Shadow Boxes. He uses the Facebook & the Internet to promote his work online and also displays at the San Diego Comic Con Art Show.
One of the 3D boxes he made of a GENII Magazine cover was part of the wall art collection in the Magic Castle. Given the depth of the 3D, a hole was cut in the wall to hold it. As you passed from the dining room to the Palace of Mystery you would see it at eye level on your right just before the restrooms. As a result of Mike Caveney reorganizing all the art that the MC during the lockdown, the GENII 3D now resides at eye level atop the fireplace mantle in Irma's room since Irene Larsen was featured on the cover.
While we know Todd from his magic and shadow boxes he began his creative life as an entertainer in music. His father sold band instruments at music stores in WI & AZ and as a sales rep for the Leblanc company. While in school, Todd played trumpet & guitar until the magic bug took over. When I met Todd in the late 1990s, he was employed as a mainframe computer Systems Analyst / Programmer for Ingram Micro where he worked for 10 years after having been a contractor to several other companies. .
Todd Reis has magical friends from all over the world. He often participated in an international event called the IPP, International Puzzle Party. A small group of international travelers would meet annually in the far corners of the world to share new concepts and creations in puzzles. While living in Colorado Todd made friends with Doc Eason, Joe Givan, and David Neighbors. In 2008, he produced a magic stage show at the Mensa National Gather in Denver using several of his magic friends there.
He has also been active in OCMC, the Orange County Magic Club as a Past President and produced two club fund raisers called Magic Faires during the 90's.
Todd will let us in close up to the world of magic as seen through his hands and eyes. Magic is a passion for Todd Reis whether it is performing for an audience, walk around performing, or creating magical 3D shadow boxes, he is a master of the art of entertaining.