Celebrity Sit-In was the brainchild of the award winning event producer and founder of Maggie Speaks Dave Calzaretta. Over the years, Dave has traveled the globe producing and performing and cultivating long lasting relationships with the Celebrity Artists that Maggie Speaks performs with.
Dave grew up in Northbrook, IL and graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN in 1996 with a degree in accounting.
Upon graduation, he began his professional career as a financial analyst for General Mills in Minneapolis, MN, where he passed the CPA Exam. After one year, he moved back to Chicago and took a job as an intellectual property financial consultant for IPC Group. Sitting in a cubicle was just not Dave’s style, as he longed to do something with his creativity and musical abilities.
In 1998, Dave founded the award winning national cover band Maggie Speaks. Performing over 5,000 shows over the past 27 years across the globe. Dave gained exposure to all facets of the entertainment community through his work at corporate events, weddings, charity galas, country clubs, festivals and nightclubs. In 2000, Dave left the corporate world to pursue a full-time career in the entertainment industry, founding Magnificent Events. He quickly established himself as one of the top event producers in the Chicagoland area. With a keen eye for talent and a strong business background, Dave was able to build Magnificent Events into a company that helps clients produce high quality events, secure top quality celebrity and professional entertainment and production for their events.
Magnificent Events currently books over 5,000 dates annually. Magnificent Events has been recognized annually as one of the top event producing companies by NACE (National Association of Catering and Entertainment) and ILEA (International Live Event Association) at the NICE Awards. Magnificent Events has been the recipient of the following awards:
Dave has become known for his custom entertainment creations for clients. His motto is “If it doesn’t exist, I will create it.” Clients love Dave’s vision, creativity and calm demeanor. He goes above and beyond to understand his client’s “WHY” for each event and crafts a program that connects with the audience.
It’s the best and most affordable way to get Celebrity Talent at your next corporate event. The national award winning band Maggie Speaks serves as the live music for your corpoate event and world famous singers from world famous bands sit in with Maggie Speaks, performing their greatest hits to the delight of your audience at your corporate event to entertain. You can build a show with 1 – 6 different celebrities that can range from 1 – 3 hours in length. You can’t go wrong with Celebrity Sit-In.