Mannheim Steamroller

press release: Grammy Award^® winner Chip Davis and co-producer MagicSpace Entertainment are proud to stop in Madison for a one-night-only performance of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. Back by popular demand, they will perform at Overture Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now at the Overture Center Ticket Office (201 State Street), by phone (608.258.4141) or online (overture.org).

The show features classic Christmas hits as well as a selection of Fresh Aire compositions from Mannheim Steamroller along with and multimedia effects in an intimate setting. In addition to being a holiday tradition for many families, the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Tour regularly attracts repeat attendance from multi-generational guests and is one of the longest running tours in the music industry. 

PBS stations nationwide will be broadcasting “Mannheim Steamroller 30/40 Live” this year. The milestone special was filmed to mark the group’s 30-year anniversary of musical holiday magic and 40 years of groundbreaking Fresh Aire compositions.  This year’s tour includes many of the songs heard in the PBS special broadcast.

Chip Davis said, “I also want fans to know that last year, we did a special, tour-only prerelease of “Exotic Spaces, my album of brand new compositions that takes listeners to exotic and mystical places around the world.  This new CD will be available at all tour sites and will also be available on www.mannheimsteamroller.com, Amazon.com, other select retailers later this year.”

Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, 29 million in the Christmas genre.  Their holiday CD’s have become synonymous with Christmas and occupy top positions on Billboard’s Seasonal Chart every year. 

Having 19 gold, 8 multi-platinum and 4 platinum-certified records, Davis is among an elite group of artists that include U2, Jay-Z and The Beach Boys with such certifications.  

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas is part of the Overture Presents series and is sponsored by State Bank of Cross Plains.

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madisonfeatures seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 600,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS by Chip Davis is produced by MagicSpace Entertainment. The company is headed by Lee D. Marshall, Joe Marsh, John Ballard and Steve Boulay and has been producing and presenting national tours, Broadway shows, concerts and museum exhibits worldwide for over 35 years. They have an office in Park City, UT. www.magicspace.net