Christmas, no matter where and how it is celebrated, finds its heart and soul in holiday music. International favorite Mannheim Steamroller (www.mannheimsteamroller.com) captures the spirit of the season this year with a 38-city tour produced by Chip Davis' Sound Trak, Inc. and Magic Arts & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tix Corporation (Nasdaq: TIXC). "The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis" will feature the band's unmistakable sound in an extravagant multi-media show.

 
Tickets to the Monday, December 1 show playing the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center as part of Broadway Series South are on sale now! Tickets are $44 and up and can be purchased at the Progress Energy Box Office, www.broadwayseriessouth.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 919.834.4000. For group information call 919.857.4565.

"The band will play songs from their new CD, but they'll also take plenty of time to showcase many favorites from previous [multi-platinum] Christmas albums," said Mannheim founder and composer Chip Davis. "The music, along with our state of the art multimedia production, is meant to make this an experience for the whole family." "Chip Davis has created a touring blockbuster with Mannheim Streamroller," says Lee Marshall of Magic Arts and Entertainment. "The show is a holiday tradition for families, and we are thrilled to bring it back to cities across the country." This year's tour will be unique because audiences will see two Mannheim Steamroller troupes on the road simultaneously. This is because Chip Davis is recovering from surgery that took place earlier this year.

"The annual Mannheim Steamroller Christmas tour is always my most favorite part of the year," said Davis. "Unfortunately I am still under doctor's orders to rest and recover, and the rigors of touring would be too difficult."

However, recognizing that the tour has become a beloved 20-year tradition among fans, Davis came up with the idea of sending two troupes on tour performing the exact same music and light show as the original Mannheim Steamroller. One troupe will tour along the East Coast, the other through the West and Midwest. Drawing from a pool of talented musicians and former Mannheim Steamroller students, the members of each touring troupe were hand-selected by Davis himself.

After getting a chance to see a trial run recently, Chip described the extravaganza: "For the first time in my career, I sat in the audience and watched a live Mannheim Steamroller concert. It's the same music, same media, same light show, but only the musicians are different. Wow, that Mannheim Steamroller really puts on a great show!"

The East Coast leg of the tour kicks off in Gainesville on November 13th, while the Midwest swing will begin on November 21 in South Bend, IN. Tour information can be found on http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com

Known for its now classic arrangements of "Silent Night," "Deck the Halls," and "Angels We Have Heard On High," the latest Mannheim holiday albums, "Christmas Story" and "Christmasville," mark Mannheim Steamroller's eighth and ninth Christmas titles. Total album sales for the Christmas series have exceeded 35 million copies worldwide thus far, surpassing that of industry icons and solidifying the band's place in music history as the largest selling Christmas artist of all time. That same flow of creativity is what led to Davis' breakthrough of Mannheim's sound, best described as "18th Century classical rock," a convergence of analog, acoustic, electronic and digital music. The band first burst on the scene with its "Fresh Aire" series. In 1990, Davis received a Grammy Award for Best New Age Recording for the seventh in the series. Davis promises that upcoming holiday tour dates will showcase the band's ability to break new musical ground. "Christmas music should touch people in a way that is familiar. Yet by giving the songs a 21st Century perspective, a door opens deep inside. In an instant, the season's message of hope and miracles comes alive," Davis said.
For more information about the band's national tour, or to sample Mannheim Steamroller albums, visit www.mannheimsteamroller.com.

About Mannheim Steamroller/ Chip Davis' Sound Trak Inc.

Founded by Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller is a musical fusion of acoustic, analog, digital and electronic sounds. Named after an 18th Century musical term that now translates as "crescendo," the group first exploded on the scene with their album "Fresh Aire." Davis went on to produce seven more in the "Fresh Aire" series, culminating in a Grammy Award for Best New Age Recording for the seventh in the series. In addition, the band has also recorded nine Christmas albums, which have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. The group is also active in environmental issues. After fire devastated Yellowstone National Park in 1988, Davis created a two-hour concert tour, a gold album "Yellowstone: The Music of Nature," and raised more than half a million dollars for park rebuilding projects. The Mannheim name extends out from music to include a collection of products-bath and body, home, select food items and clothing-to complement the musical experience.
About Magic Arts & Entertainment
Magic Arts & Entertainment, headed by Lee Marshall and Joe Marsh, is one of the foremost tour producing companies in the United States. In addition to Mannheim Steamroller, the company is also currently producing the North American tours of "Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance," "The Magic of David Copperfield," "Jesus Christ Superstar" starring Ted Neeley, and "Rain, A Tribute to The Beatles." They are also producing the upcoming tours of "Bob The Builder Live" and "101 Dalmatians! The Musical!" As former owners of Magicworks Entertainment, Marshall and Marsh produced and promoted some of the world's most successful concerts, theatricals and family shows.
About TIX Corporation Tix Corporation is an integrated entertainment organization offering ticketing services, event merchandising and concert and theatrical productions. It currently operates five prime locations in Las Vegas under the Tix4Tonight marquee, offering up to a 50 percent discount for same-day shows, concerts, attractions and sporting events. It also offers discount golf and dining through its sales locations in Las Vegas. The company sells premium tickets to concerts, theater and sporting events throughout the United States. Its Exhibit Merchandising operation is engaged in branding, product merchandise development and sales activities related to museum exhibitions and other events -- including the King Tutankhamen and Real Pirates tours, selling themed souvenir memorabilia and collector's items in specialty stores in conjunction with the specific events and venues. The company's newest division, Tix Productions, is dedicated to concert and live theatrical promotion and production of events throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
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