ULTIMATE YANNI ~ YANNI INDIA BLOG: September 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009

More Yanni Concert Dates Announced!!

“YANNI: LIVE IN CONCERT”
ANNOUNCES NEW DATES IN MEXICO TOUR
(Press Release)

• Buoyed by recent success, Yanni has added two additional dates to his 2009 Mexico tour – Guadalajara on October 17 and Mexico City on October 21, tickets on sale for these new dates September 19.
• The “Yanni: Live in Concert” show is in Puebla, León, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City from October 11 to 21.
• The show is considered by entertainment industry experts as one of the best shows ever presented in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY – SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 – In response to the fast pace of ticket sales, the promoter of “Yanni: Live in Concert” in Mexico, Freestyle Emotional Marketing, has announced additional dates for the performer's upcoming five-city tour. The new shows will take place in Guadalajara on October 17 and in Mexico City on October 21.

“Yanni: Live in Concert” features 24 songs, each with its own light and video show to go along with performances of the classic songs that have garnered Yanni worldwide acclaim in Latin pop, opera and rock and roll music. The keyboardist/composer is accompanied on-stage by four young and talented singers: Nathan Pacheco, Ender Thomas, Leslie Mills and Chloe. For the Mexico City concerts, three Latin music superstars, Lucero, José José and Christian Castro, will also perform in the show.

According to fans and experts in the entertainment and media industries, the “Yanni: Live in Concert” tour is one of the best shows ever presented in Mexico. The concert's inspiration, the “Yanni Voices” show, has been nominated for a 2009 Lunas del Auditorio Award.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

"YANNI: Live In Concert" on tour in Mexico

After 5 years he returns to Mexico, touring four cities, October 11–20, 2009
Yanni will be accompanied by four young talented prodigies, “The Voices”
Special guest performers in Mexico City include José José, Lucero and Cristian Castro

Expect the unexpected with “Yanni: Live In Concert”

Yanni, considered one of the greatest composers and musicians of our time, a musical phenomenon that has crossed social and racial borders returns to Mexico with a nationwide tour
"Yanni: Live In Concert”.

After having just completed his critically acclaimed 50 city tour in the USA and Canada, Yanni returns to Mexico for his first concert tour in over 5 years.

“This is the best show that I have ever toured with and I can’t wait to share it with the great music fans of Mexico”, says Yanni.

Yanni, in partnership with Buena Vista Concerts, mounts the best live show of his career, returning with his world renowned orchestra featuring many familiar faces that have been with him for decades.

In addition to the virtuoso musicians Yanni will introduce 4 young vocal prodigies (Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills) who will give a new life to some of Yanni’s classical compositions with voices that will leave the audience awestruck. And in Mexico City, they will be joined by special guests José José, Lucero and Cristian Castro.

The tour is in support of Yanni’s recent Disney Pearl Series global release of “Yanni Voices” and “Yanni Voces” CDs in which the later reached #1 position on the Mexican Pop Charts and #2 on all Mexican Charts after the highly rated airing of: “Yanni Voices Live: From The Forum at Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, which aired on Televisa in May, 2009.

He is scheduled to perform in Puebla, León, Guadalajara and Mexico City October 11 -20 of this year, sponsored by Freestyle Emotional Marketing.

YANNI IS BACK !!

Yanni has joined forces with the Oscar/Grammy award winning producer, Ric Wake, to create new music and discover extraordinary vocal artists! Yanni and Ric's goal is to collaborate with prodigy singer/songwriters and put them in the most creative environment possible to reach their full potential. Yanni-Wake Entertainment is his newly formed venture with fellow Grammy and Oscar winning producer/songwriter, Ric Wake. This exciting enterprise will not only continue to create superb music, but it will also develop talented new artists, compose music for films and be involved in movie and television production. Yanni Wake Entertainment has signed Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills.There are a lot of exciting things ahead for Yanni. Check back to www.Yanni.com for tour and new music updates. There are plans in the works for international (including the USA) appearances in 2010 and 2011 as well as new compositions from Yanni.

YANNI'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

-Yanni Live at the Acropolis (Second Best Selling Music Video of all time, Has sold more than 10 million copies)

-Yanni has had global sales of over 20 million albums, resulting in more than 35 Gold and Platinum album awards

-The Tribute album reached platinum status in the U.S. within five weeks of its release, and has surpassed double platinum status ( 2.5 million copies sold). The video has surpassed double platinum status.

-Reflections of Passion (1990) went double platinum in the U.S. and stayed at the top of Billboard's Adult Alternative Chart for a record-breaking 47 consecutive weeks.

-Sold out ten consecutive concert dates at Radio City Hall, New York.

-Sold out five concert shows at Mexico's Auditorio Nacionale.

-Yanni became the number one selling western artist in India, reaching platinum status following the airing of the Acropolis video.

-His compositions have been included in all Olympic Games television broadcasts since 1988 and his music was featured during the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 1998 Winter Games and the 2002 Winter Games. Additionally, he composed "Fanfare" for the World Cup 2002 soccer tournament in Seoul, Korea .

-His more recent tour, Yanni Voices: Live in Concert, in 2009 was a big success. Touring all over North America with sold out shows including Radio City Music Hall and full houses throughout Mexico. The tour was nominated for the prestigious Lunas del Auditorio award and was in support of Yanni's Mexican chart topping release: Yanni Voces(CD) and Yanni Voices (CD).Yanni Voces reached #1 on the Mexican Pop Charts and #2 on the over all Mexican Music Charts. A recent DVD release of Yanni Voices: Live in Concert reached Amazon's number one best seller list within the first week of sales and was a fundraising success for PBS.

YANNI BIOGRAPHY

As a child, Yanni mastered the piano without lessons. He played for hours trying to re-create the music he'd heard on the radio or at the movies. Having perfect pitch certainly helped. In time he even developed his own system of musical notation, something he still uses. But as a youth, Yanni also found room for sports; he is a former member of the Greek National Swimming Team and broke the national freestyle record at age 14 .
Yanni's grandiose keyboard style is both accessible and exciting, two elements that have led to his success in the realm of adult alternative radio. His explosive, pop-influenced instrumentals and romantic pianistic ballads have also made him a popular touring and recording artist for the Private Music label. In addition to his original television, commercial, and film scores, Yanni's music has been used extensively on programs like Wide World of Sports and coverage of the Olympic games.

It didn't take long for the self-taught keyboardist and composer to establish himself as a studio musician, jingles composer, and producer. After gaining an impressive cult following for his first independently released album, Yanni was picked up by Private Music and has become one of the label's best-selling artists.
He was born into a picturesque seaside village that no one ever gave thought to leaving and is now known in every corner of the globe.
Yanni is, without a doubt, a musical phenomenon, one of those rare artists whose music defies borders and boundaries – whose music speaks to people of all races, all nations