​The Kessler Presents
Frankie Leonie abt 9pm
Madi Davis 8pm
Friday, November 3, 2023

Time: 
Doors 7:00pm
Showtime 8:00pm
Lobby 6:00pm
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MADI DAVIS: ended her run on NBC’s The Voice as a Top 6 Semi-Finalist! She shared her heart and artistry with the world singing brilliant arrangements of classics; Big Girls Don't Cry, Girls Just Want To Have Fun & A Case of You. Her version of Girls Just Want To Have Fun charted in Billboards Hot 100 and topped the overall iTunes charts at #5. All of her performance recordings made iTunes overall Top 50. Madi’s latest full length album, Above The Waves, charted on iTunes and is available where ever music is sold. // www.madiannedavis.com
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ENTER THE FIRE MOVIE: In defiance of mafia orders to take a dive, JAKE BOLT wins the championship street fight. On the run from the mob, Bolt seeks refuge with his estranged foster brother, HENRY, in San Francisco. Henry takes him in but finds their old feud is far from over. Then Bolt falls for SONYA – Henry’s ex-girlfriend. As the mafia hunts him down, Bolt, Henry and Sonya must band together to battle for their lives – while trying not to kill each other in the process. Written by Phil Gorn // ETF Trailer: youtu.be/I59P5PAf-fs

​FUNNY HOW FILMS: Founded at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and has since produced two feature films, Mad Cow 2011 and Amsterdam Heavy 2012. With partners in San Francisco, Amsterdam, South Africa and the UK, the Funny How Films team aims to create unique and highly entertaining films on modest budgets and short production cycles while working in collaboration with international co-production partners. // www.funnyhowfilms.com
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WONDERPHIL: A production and sales company, Wonderphil produces and represents films at the major Film/TV markets, including the American Film Market (Los Angeles), EFM (Berlin), FilmArt (Hong Kong), NATPE (Miami & Budapest), MIPTV & MIPCOM (Cannes) and the Cannes Film Festival/Market. www.wonderphil.biz

Madi Davis joins Sawyer Fredericks on his A Good Storm Tour for five shows–McKinney, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, TX and New Orleans, LA. 

McKinney singer-songwriter Madi Davis ended her run on NBC’s 'The Voice' as a Top 6 semi-finalist. She shared her heart and artistry singing arrangements of classics like 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun,' and 'A Case of You' by Joni Mitchell. Fresh off of her recent endeavors on 'The Voice,' Davis went to work on an original, full length album. Her new release 'Above the Waves' contains songs that reflect her experiences on and off the show. She capitalizes on emotions and truth with her songwriting, and the release captures everything we have come to love from Davis as a singer-songwriter.

Sawyer Fredericks’ stark honesty and soulful delivery turned him into a national phenomenon during the eighth season of 'The Voice.' As part of “Team Pharrell,” he emerged as the youngest victor in the show’s history at just 16 years old. Moreover, he made ‘The Voice’ history, becoming the first artist to land 14 songs in the iTunes Overall Top 200 Songs Chart in one week. All in all, his digital sales exceeded 1 million cumulative singles, making him one of the show’s most successful artists ever.

More info & Tour Dates available > HERE < 

DFW Singer-Songwriter Madi Davis' first album, Above the Waves recently debuted at #18 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts.

MCKINNEY, TEXAS (PRWEB) JULY 30, 2016
Madi Davis recently ended her run on NBC’s The Voice as a Top 6 Semi-Finalist! She shared her heart and artistry with the world singing brilliant arrangements of classics; Big Girls Don't Cry, Girls Just Want To Have Fun & A Case of You. Her version of Girls Just Want To Have Fun charted in Billboards Hot 100 and topped the overall iTunes charts at #5. All of her performance recordings made iTunes overall Top 50. Madi definitely made her mark as an artist on the show, singing what she loves, with poise beyond her years...all 16 of them. 
Fresh off of her recent endeavors on The Voice, Madi Davis went straight to work on an all original full length album. Working with The Voice Band and other musicians was a transformative experience and she left performances inspired to write songs. The new release, Above The Waves, contains songs that reflect her experiences on and off the show. She capitalizes on emotions and truth with her songwriting. The album captures everything we have come to love from Madi as a Singer-Songwriter. The LP, Above The Waves, consists of ten original recorded & mixed at Michael Child Studios in McKinney, Texas. It was co-produced by Michael Child and Darius Scott. The album reveals a stunning array of influences that have found their way into Madi’s music. 
The title track, "Above the Waves," embodies the attitude Madi carried throughout the making of this album. The song was written right when she came home from The Voice. In it, Madi reflects on her Post-Voice life and the challenge of starting over. She says, "I wrote "Above the Waves" because though at times it would feel like I was drowning in my sorrows, I chose to continue to do what I love, which is writing, recording, and most of all - singing."
The album was scheduled to be launched, July 9th, 2016 but Madi chose to delay the release to the following week as a moment of silence to show respect to all the victims of recent tragic shootings. Madi said, "After the death of Christina Grimmie, the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, and the Dallas Police Shootings, I was having a very hard time feeling alright with releasing music after so many tragedies. So many lives lost deserved a moment of silence. So that is what I tried to do with the delay of the album release." The release was followed up with a supporting tour including dates in Chicago and NY. Above the Waves, debuted at #18 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Charts. All of Madi's music is available online-- on cdbaby, iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. More information on Madi and her music is available on her website http://www.madiannedavis.com.

Friday, February 19th Madi Davis received a Key to the City of McKinney. 

Madi Davis visits her old Middle School, Ruth Dowell Middle School, October 9th, 2015 in McKinney, TX. MISD was there and did a great feature in Random Arts. If I can get the winners names I will update the post.

Fri Jan 16 - Allen Event Center - Allen, TX
Mon Jan 19 - Allen Event Center - Allen, TX
Sun Feb 08 - FindUrVoice Concert - Frisco, TX
Sun Feb 15th - The Prophet Bar - Dallas, TX
Fri Feb 20th - Angela's @ The Crosswalk - Plano, TX
Fri Mar 27-28th - Singer Songwriter Cape May - NJ
Fri Apr 03 - Allen Event Center - Allen, TX

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"You've got something really special. Something that transcended this stage. --The room got quite, we were all wondering, oh my god, what are we watching right now" -- "it brought me to a special moment in my life. One of the first concerts my fiance and I ever enjoyed was a Nelly Furtado concert, and she has the ability to take a song to a different level -- it seems rather innocent in its approach, but all of a sudden you find this moment where everyone just kind of shuts up and connects and listens for a minute; and you can do that with an audience and lady that is a special talent and I am excited for you. I am really excited for you."
- Travis Blakeley, Texas Legends Senior Account Executive,  -  Battle of the Legends (August 7th, 2014)

Winners included:
People's Choice: Ian Ambrose
1st Place: Madi Davis

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Great event. Wish I had more information on the other great performers. Look forward to next years event.