New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Mannheim Steamroller) Chip Davis, founder and creator of
Mannheim Steamroller and the industry's largest independent record label, American Gramaphone, announced that his annual Christmas Concert tour will begin on November 10th, 2015. Two traveling ensembles will hold performances across the country.
Grammy Award® winner Davis will direct and co-produce Tour performances with MagicSpace Entertainment. The show features classic Christmas hits from
Mannheim Steamroller and multimedia effects in an intimate setting.
"Just last year, we marked the 30th Anniversary of our holiday tour and it's hard to believe that we're now planning for our 31st year of celebrating Christmas with our many fans throughout the country," said Chip Davis.
Beginning in June, PBS stations nationwide will be broadcasting "Mannheim Steamroller 30/40 Live". Filmed last year, the milestone special marks the group's 30 years of musical holiday magic and 40 years of groundbreaking
Fresh Aire compositions. This year's tour includes many of the performances in the PBS special broadcast.
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.
Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, 28 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 by Chip Davis is produced by MagicSpace Entertainment. The company is headed by Lee D. Marshall, Joe Marsh, John Ballard, Steve Boulay and Bruce Granath and has been producing and presenting national tours, Broadway shows, concerts and museum exhibits worldwide for over 30 years. Consistently one of the top promoters in North America, MagicSpace Entertainment typically produces and presents more than 250 events in 75 cities per year. They have offices in Park City and Salt Lake City, UT. www.magicspace.net
About Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller
From his longtime home in Omaha, Neb.,
Mannheim Steamroller creator and founder Chip Davis makes innovative music inspired by the sounds of another age. This former teacher and jingle writer founded the music industry's largest independent recording label, American Gramaphone, in 1974 when industry executives said Davis' innovative 18th century instrumental rock sound would never sell. In addition to a Grammy Award, Davis is largely credited with establishing the New Age music category. His first Christmas album in 1984, revolutionized the making and marketing of holiday music, the album's success made Christmas records a "must do" for all music artists. With more than 28 million Christmas albums sold, Davis is the #1-selling Christmas artist of all time with Elvis coming in at a distant 17 million holiday records sold. He is also one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the music industry, offering a rich array of lifestyle products on www.mannheimsteamroller.com including hot chocolate, food, apparel and novelty items. His latest achievement is creating a cutting edge psychoacoustic technology that is being used in major medical institutions such as Mayo Clinic and is also being studied by NASA for potential use in space.
For a complete list of tour dates, visit:
https://www.mannheimsteamroller.com/2015-christmas-tour
