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Irina Slutskaya
2x World Champion
Jozef Sabovcik
Olympic Bronze Medallist
Nancy Kerrigan
Olympic Silver Medallist
Shae-Lynn Bourne
2003 World Dance Champion
9x Canadian National Champion
Kurt Browning
4x World Champion
4x Canadian National Champion Todd Eldredge
6x US National Champion 1996 World Champion
Dan Hollander
Star of Champions on Ice
Two-time U.S. National Bronze Medallist
Steven Cousins
8x British National Champion
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• Founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, Chip Davis has sold over 36 million albums.
• Mannheim Steamroller is planning to release its 2nd Halloween CD in the Fall of 2006.
• Mannheim Steamroller released the CD “Mannheim Steamroller Halloween” in 2003 along with a
book entitled Mannheim Steamroller The World Between. “Manheim Steamroller Halloween was #1
on the Billboard New Age Album Chart. Winner Billboard Greatest Gainer award and Winner
Billboard Pacesetter award.
• Mannheim Steamroller is the name of an 18th-Century musical technique that we know today as
the crescendo.
• Mannheim Steamroller was nominated for a Grammy Award for the album entitled “Mannheim
Steamroller Christmas” which has sold over six million copies.
• Chip Davis was the Country Music Writer of the Year in 1976 for the song entitled “Convoy”
performed by C.W. McCall.
“Mannheim Steamroller: It’s just not for Christmas anymore.” Billboard
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Highlights
Halloween
#1 Billboard New Age Albums chart
(both Halloween and Monster Mix)
Winner Billboard Greatest Gainer award
Winner Billboard Pacesetter award
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“Billboard magazine, November 13, 2004
Steamrolled: For the first time in the history of Top New Age Albums, one act owns the top three positions. Mannheim Steamroller had the top two last issue, Christmas Celebration at No. 1 and Halloween: Monster Mix at No. 2. Now, Monster Mix moves back to No. 1, Christmas Celebration comes in second and another CD, Halloween, ranks third.
Billboard Awards
The December 24, 2005 issue of Billboard magazine features the best of 2005 music and touring. We are proud to announce that Mannheim Steamroller is the Top New Age artist for 2005 and Christmas Celebration was once again the #1 selling New Age Album of the year.
American Gramaphone was recognized as the Top New Age Label and Top New Age Imprints for 2005. American Gramaphone had six different CDs reach various Billboard charts throughout the year.
“Mannheim Steamroller is indeed the first act in Billboard chart history to win Pacesetter with three different albums in one year.”
Geoff Mayfield, Director of Charts/Senior Analyst,
Billboard magazine
“Mannheim Steamroller: It’s not just for Christmas anymore.”
Billboard