YANNI: IN HIS OWN WORDS; WORLD RENOWNED COMPOSER/PIANIST DISCUSSES ‘TRUTH OF TOUCH’

As the February 8 release of YANNI’s new album TRUTH OF TOUCH (YanniWake and Rocket Science Ventures) nears, an intimate interview with him about the making of the album can now be viewed online. Shot in his own personal home studio in Florida where the disc was recorded, the multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated, global phenomenon opens up about his thoughts on the new music:

“The first thing I want to say about Truth of Touch is I love this album…[it] came out effortlessly. It wanted to come out.  I worked very hard on it…it’s fresh.”

The video–now at http://www.idesignprod.com/yanni/yanni-epk.html–also features audio snippets from select tracks off the album, which marks the return of the YANNI his fans know and love, yet with a fresh, edgy new sound. It is his first release of original instrumental music in over 8 years.

“Exploration is a good word,” YANNI says about the album. “I designed quite a lot of new sounds. I just started playing around with the equipment and got inspired by the sounds I would discover. The only prerequisite is it had to turn me on. It had to keep me interested. At this point in my life, I'm a very choosy character.”

In an early review of the album, John Olsen of NewAgeMusicWorld.com said, "After listening to Truth Of Touch many times over for days now, I can tell you that Yanni and the musicians in accompaniment have succeeded in producing one of the finest albums to date!…This new and original composition from Yanni has cutting edge Electronics, along with the exceptional Contemporary Instrumentals by accomplished musicians of fame he judiciously selects during every concert and studio album production.” (1/13/11)

Following the album release, YANNI will embark on a 40-plus date North American tour kicking off March 22 in Peoria, IL.  YANNI will perform in major cities across the U.S. and Canada including New York’s legendary Radio City Music Hall on April 9 and the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on May 8. Full tour itinerary below and purchase links available at http://www.yanni.com/tour.

YANNI is looking forward to performing the new material live for his fans. “I want to remind people of their potential for greatness,” he says. “I want to inspire as well as to entertain them. I don't preach to people, but the uplifting part is something that goes in because of who I am…who you are affects everything you can create.”

Keep up with YANNI via his official twitter at http://twitter.com/yanni and Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/OfficialYanni.

More about YANNI:
In his 25-year career, YANNI has accumulated more than 35 platinum and gold albums globally, with sales totaling over 20 million copies, including the double-platinum 1997 Tribute album, which sold more than one million albums within six weeks of its release, and his 1994 Live at the Acropolis album, which has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide (5 million in North America alone).  He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time. Throughout his greatly successful career, YANNI has performed live for over 20 million people in some of the most revered landmarks around the world from the Taj Mahal in Agra, India and the Acropolis in Athens, Greece to the Forbidden City in China.  

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YANNI: IN HIS OWN WORDS WORLD RENOWNED COMPOSER/PIANIST PREPARES TO RELEASE ‘TRUTH OF TOUCH’; NEW ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 8 VIA YANNIWAKE AND ROCKET SCIENCE VENTURES; NORTH  AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS MARCH 22