SEAL BRINGS HIS MUSIC TO LIFE ON ICE IN ONE-TIME ONLY LIVE SKATING PRODUCTION
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER WILL PERFORM LIVE ALONG WITH OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS KRISTI YAMAGUCHI AND BRIAN BOITANO
SHOW WILL BENEFIT AUTISM SPEAKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2007
Washington, D.C. – The internationally acclaimed, three-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, Seal, announced today that he will perform live in a one-time only music and skating production, “Musselman’s Applesauce Presents The Music of Seal On Ice,” with a cast that features Olympic Gold Medalists Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano. The show is set for December 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and will be televised nationwide on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST on New Year’s Day.
The London-born Seal, has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide and will have a new studio album entitled “System” in stores November 13. . Among his most popular songs are “Kiss From a Rose,’’ which won him a Grammy and was featured on Batman Forever soundtrack, “Crazy,’’ and “Prayer for the Dying.’’ The son of Nigerian and Brazilian parents, Seal began his musical career playing pop funk and eventually became a hot property on Britain’s house music/rave scene and has since become one of England’s best-selling artists. He is married to German model Heidi Klum, and together, they have two sons.
Seal will perform several of his hits live, including music from his new album, while a cast of Olympic and world-class skaters interpret his music on the ice. Skaters confirmed for the one-time collaboration include Olympic Gold Medalists Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano, six-time U.S. champion and World champion Todd Eldredge, and three-time U.S. champion and two-time World bronze medalist Michael Weiss. Many more Olympic and world-level skaters will be added to the cast soon.
“The Music of Seal on Ice’’ show will be the only time Yamaguchi will skate solo on national television this year.
In addition, $5.00 from every ticket from “The Music of Seal on Ice’’ show will benefit Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the growing autism epidemic and to raising money to fund scientists who are searching for a cure.
“Performing for a live audience is always a thrill for me, particularly with songs from my new album that is really a return to my musical roots,” said Seal. “The addition of these world class skaters as a visual element to the show, will make this a fantastic event benefiting a wonderful cause.”
“The passion and heart that is the trademark of Seal’s award-winning music clearly goes way beyond his musical talent,” said Bob and Suzanne Wright, Co-Founders of Autism Speaks. “We cannot express our gratitude enough to Seal, NBC, Musselman’s Applesauce, Disson Skating and Comcast Spectacor, not only for helping us raise vital funds to support autism research, but also for shining a bright light on the autism epidemic that now affects 1 in 150 people.”
Stephen Disson, whose company, Disson Skating, along with Comcast Spectacor, produces 10 nationally televised shows a year on NBC, has a personal connection with Autism Speaks. His step-son has been treated for the condition at Kennedy- Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
“This show will be extra special to me because I know the music of Seal and the skating will be spectacular, but also this will be the first time we’re using one of our skating television productions to benefit a worthy cause as well,’’ Disson said.
Ticket Information: Tickets for The Music of Seal on Ice are $60.00 and $40.00 (plus applicable service charges) and go on sale Saturday, October 20. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including the Verizon Center box office, via Phonecharge at 202-397-SEAT, 703-573-SEAT and 410-547-SEAT, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Accessible seating is available for patrons with disabilities by calling 202-661-5065. For more information please visit www.verizoncenter.com.
Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 60 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.
Media Contact:
Lynn Plage, LPC (Download PDF of this release for contact info)
Sheila Francis (Download PDF of this release for contact info)
RSS Feed: http://www.verizoncenter.com/rss.xml
[...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...]
[...] Michael J. Miller wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWashington, DC – The internationally acclaimed, three-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, Seal, announced today that he will perform live in a one-time only music and skating production, “Musselman’s Applesauce Presents The … [...]
[...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]
[...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]
Wow!That’s really interesting!!Too bad I cannot be there… It must be quite a special evening also for you Seal! I wonder what will be the setup, is the stage in the middle of the ice? I would think that it’ll be quite hard to keep focus on performing rather than watching the skaters?
Have fun!!
[...] info@subtraxx.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe son of Nigerian and Brazilian parents, Seal began his musical career playing pop funk and eventually became a hot property on Britain’s house music/rave scene and has since become one of England’s best-selling artists. … [...]
WOW… you know you’re big when you get your own ‘On Ice’ special…
This actually gives me reason to watch figure skating now. New Year’s Day is gonna be sweet.
Seal you are a wonderful person , i hope this sells out and raises lots of money and more importantly awareness. luv sue xx
Great – (if you’re American!)
In the UK we only got 1 date on the last tour, and now this in in the US too. I feel very neglected as a UK fan!
Please come here too,
Thanks xx
YOU ROCK S!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!
I have a little cousin who is severly autistic and I think its wonderful that you are doing this to benefit such a worthy cause, May God continue to bless you!!! Rock on and keep up the great work(I Love seeing this!!!:-)).
Dear Seal,
I am so grateful to you for contributing such a lovely day in the benefit of Autism Speak.
Both my husband and daughter have asperger syndrome. My daughter also adores ice skating but hardly goes unfortunately because it is too noisy for her.
Are you going to put the day on dvd so we can watch from England?
I have loved your music for seventeen years and still always wait with bated breath for your new albums.
Lots of our love to you
from becky mason
beautiful cause.. I am sure this will be a spectacular night! Can’t wait to watch it!
Seal..
I have said this before and I will say it again…
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DONATING your time and talent to Autism Speaks..
We love you even more..
Laura and Dean (6) dx’d with autism at age 2.5.
it is maybe a idea too record the ice show with seal for a DVD release for also europe, i also found a other track list from the album ‘SYSTEM’
1. If It’s In My Mind, It’s On My Face
2. Amazing (Thin White Duke edit)
3. Just Like Before
4. Loaded
5. Wedding Day
6. System
7. Dumb
8. The Right Life
9. Rolling
10. Immaculate
11. Amazing (pop mix)
i have found it on http://www.play.com
It is so great that you are donating your time and talent to such a great cause! My son Ben has autism (non-verbal) and he loves your music! We will definitely be watching here in Nebraska on New Years Day!
“Hi SEAL, ALL GOOD? MY NAME IS CRISTINA MARQUES.
NOBODY IS PLUS ITS FAN OF WHAT I AM, IS CERTAIN OF THIS.
IT KNOWS THAT YOU ARE MY ONLY IDOL. UNTIL TASTE OF OTHER SINGERS,
BUT YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL FOR ME.
I AM BRAZILIAN AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A LITTLE BRAZILIAN TOO.
IT KNOWS THAT YOU IN BRAZIL HERE HAVE MUCH TIME YOU WAIT!
WE LOVE YOU VERY BEYOND WHAT YOU IMAGINE.
I LEAVE A STRETCH DE BRAZILIAN MUSIC FOR YOU.
IT COMES SOON, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH
KISSES CRIS.
PS: CONGRATULATIONS FOR PRETTY FAMILY “HEIDE AND CHILDREN”.
“I LOVE YOU BEEN SILENT, AS WHO I HEARD A SYMPHONY OF SILENCE AND OF LIGHT,
WE ARE FEAR AND DESIRE, ARE MADE OF SILENCE AND SOUND,
HE HAS CERTAIN THINGS THAT I DO NOT KNOW TO SAY.”
Seal, could you please help raise awareness of Lupus in Australia, there are no High Profile people standing up to help raise money for this disease.
THANK YOU
‘Morning all!
We know you’re skiing well and for me skating is something I practise since I’m 9 (long time!). Not this artistic but either hockey style (my bro is coach for Le Mans hockey club). That would be another “amazing” side of your skills! YO!
Thanks Charles for the news. Wish I could go…wonder why not. :-s
SEAL, would you also be skating?
For the mean time, thanks again for making this happen one more time: Share Everything About Love
SEAL the world.
Hello Seal and everybody else,
I’ve mixed a really nice track for You all:
Seal – Lost My Faith (NxSG Welcome In 2008 Mix)
http://www.esnips.com/doc/470bc333-d1af-4114-894e-ed6fc463a807/Seal—Lost-My-Faith-(NxSG-Welcome-In-2008-Mix)
I hope You all will like it,
Enjoy it,
a-chill
NxSG
PS: Hope we’ll get some acapellas from the new album. Please Seal let us mix some good things
!
I can’t wait to see the artistry and grace of the skaters and Seal. Seal, you are a wonderful person for donating you time and energy to this cause.
Official Myspace page and Official Seal Youtube page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.vi…e&friendID=264602200
Oprah, Oprah, Oprah:O)
Don’t forget to watch Seal and Heidi on Oprah this Thursday October 25th!
From the Seal page blog:
Upcoming Seal tv appearances:
“Mark your calendars and set your tivos:
Regis and Kelly- 11/7
Weekend TODAY show- 11/10
Leno – 11/12
Nightline- 11/16
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 12/4 10pm on CBS”
Seal’s official Youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=SealOfficial
The myspace page is being worked on. There are downloads for wallpapers and Buddy Icons. You can also sign up for mobile alerts.
The wallpapers and Buddy Icons “kICK bUTTERBEANS” Coooo1!
Love, Janet
Hi Seal,
Wow, this will be spectacular to watch! I adore figure skating, when I was young I had a fantasy of being a skater like Dorothy Hamill. I never miss a Winter Olympics!
And what a fabulous cause to support.
I would like to point out however that there is a typo on your MySpace listing of your performances. The Ice Show is listed as being aired on NBC on “12/1″, but the news release says it will be aired on New Year’s Day? I just wanted to point that out so no one would miss the show!
Can’t wait to see it!! Yippeeeeee!
Break a leg!
Kristin
I am so excited. I just purchased two great seats to this wonderful and thoughtful event. I totally love it when artists contribute their talent and time to support an excellent cause.
You go SEAL!!! Love love love…and I am (and alos my famous Partner in Crime) counting down the days to see you perform again LIVE!!!
I am just SO happy that you put your latest song on your website and that I can listen to it endless !! Merci !
[...] veel zijprojecten, bijdrage aan soundtracks van grote films en een greatest hits begin 2004. – Hij blijkt succesvol genoeg om meer dan gewone concerten te geven. – Hij is getrouwd met supermodel Heidi Klum [...]
What an awesome thing to do Seal…Everyone knows that autism is spreading rampant…It is refreshing to know artist like you support the cause. I will definitely be attending this great event; moreover, I live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Desde que lo escuche por primera vez en mi vida, 1995 he seguido y admirado a Seal, me encanta su musica, la llevo desde siempre conmigo y lo sigo incondicionalmente desde esta pequeña ciudad de Arica, Rep.Chile mis saludos a todos quienes siguen a este admirable cantante, mi sueño seria estar en un concierto en vivo…que es inalcansable para mi… I love Seal
[...] December 13, 2007 the music of seal…on ICE! Posted by malaiseybonbons under music, sports I go to a lot of hockey games, and at the last few games, the verizon center has been relentlessly hyping “the music of seal on ice! [...]
Hi Seal,it’s great that you have this site. Just wondering about the next tour-are any dates set yet and if so will there be many in the U.K.?
Love and Goodwill, Ian
Hello S,
READY, set, Go!
Good Luck with your performance of “Seal on Ice” wish I could be there…that’s so cool and for such a worthy cause, at least I will be able to watch it on New years Day! Hopefully I will not have a hangover so I can enjoy it…LOL (I will set my DVR just in case).
Always stay true to yourself;-)
Take care!
I had the opportunity to see Seal perform at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC for the Autism Awareness Concert…Seal was spectacular. It was definitely a treat for everyone in attendance. He is truly a great singer and a humanetarian in every sense of the word. Awesome job!
[...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]
I’d watch more ice skating if Seal was involved! Great event on NBC tonight. I was thrilled to watch the show. Didn’t catch the beginning so I was impressed to find out the event was a benefit for Autism. If more artists showed as much empathy for others the world would be a much better place. Thank you for your music Seal! You are a blessing.
Scotty
Seal this was one of your best performances I’ve ever seen & done in such a dreamy, colorful atmosphere. You really rocked, especially during “Loaded” which has become my favorite as I’ve watched it numerous times now. I love them all though! A great new album in whole! The skaters expressed your songs so beautifully that it all became breathtaking, and so were some of your great new moves…
GOOD ON YOU!!!!!
Love,
Birdonmyshoulder
aka
Diane
Brilliant performance and you really did look Gorgeous and your voice was just as tight and Amazing as usual.
Bravo, Bravo to you again for doing this!
Hey Seatosky…long time, Happy New year!:-))
Peace, Love & Light.
i am SOOO BUMMED! I missed it!
Anyone know how i can obtain a copy or rerun of the show? in any case, Happy New Year, Seal and Everyone!!