NASHVILLE |DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2010
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANGELA VILLANUEVA
GLOBAL PHENOMENON
YANNI
SET TO RELEASE HIS NEW STUDIO ALBUM
‘TRUTH OF TOUCH’
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
INSTRUMENTAL RELEASE OF
ORIGINAL MATERIAL
AND THE RETURN OF YANNI AS YOU KNOW HIM
NORTH AMERICAN SPRING TOUR CONFIRMED
Throughout his storied career, YANNI has touched the hearts of people from Chicago to Athens, Tokyo to Agra and everywhere in between. He earned his status as a multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated, global phenomenon with music that transcends cultural barriers, and returns to peak form with the release of TRUTH OF TOUCH on February 8, 2011 through YanniWake and Rocket Science Ventures. The international superstar will also launch a major North American tour in 2011 starting March 22 in Peoria, IL.
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.
With TRUTH OF TOUCH, YANNI returns as the prolific composer/pianist the world has come to know and appreciate. This album–his first instrumental release of original compositions in over eight years–is a return to the genre YANNI has helped to create and advance. TRUTH OF TOUCH is unmistakably YANNI, yet with a fresh, edgy new sound. “I work the rhythms in this album,” explains YANNI about the new material. “There is a beautiful complexity in these rhythms, a new sound design. I think the melodic content is very strong and very memorable. I was having fun with this album and that’s going to become apparent.”
Fans can pre-order the album now in various bundles, including a limited edition signed deluxe package which includes CD, t-shirt, vanilla scented pillar candle, umbrella and a photo personally signed by YANNI himself. Pre-order packages are available here: http://www.sonymusicdigital.com/yanni/features/5709435.
YANNI will tour North America extensively beginning spring 2011. Starting off March 22 in Peoria, IL, he will stop in 40 major U.S. and Canadian cities including Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, Toronto, Washington D.C, Miami, Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco and more. Also on the tour route, YANNI will perform at 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–both are expected to sell-out quickly as they have in the past. Full tour itinerary below and purchase links available at http://www.yanni.com/tour.
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. He is eager to once again share the live music experience with his North American fans. “I want to touch them, I want to motivate them, I want to uplift them, I want to challenge them, I want to make them cry, I want to make them feel goose bumps.”
YANNI: A Living Legacy–the new PBS program airing now through mid-December–takes its viewers on a narrated musical journey from past to present performances, including an introduction to TRUTH OF TOUCH. Interviewed in the composer’s studio, YANNI reflects on the extraordinary moments in his career to give his audience a candid look at the performances that made him famous. This special event features his 1993 Live at the Acropolis concert in the 2000-year-old Herod Atticus Theater in Athens, still considered one of the top PBS fundraisers of all time. Also featured are the history-making performances at the Taj Mahal and the Forbidden City. YANNI shares his experience as the first westerner allowed to perform at these venerable monuments. Other performances include the Royal Albert Hall in London, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and The Forum at Mundo Imperial in Acapulco.
DATE LOCATION VENUE
Tue 3/22 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
Thu 3/24 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Theatre
Fri 3/25 Appleton, WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Sat 3/26 Chicago, IL Sears Centre Arena
Sun 3/27 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Tue 3/29 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Thu 3/31 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Fri 4/1 Quebec, QC Grand Theatre
Sat 4/2 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Tue 4/5 Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center
Wed 4/6 Lowell, MA Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Thu 4/7 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
Fri 4/8 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Sat 4/9 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Mon 4/11 Charlotte, NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Tue 4/12 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
Thu 4/14 Jacksonville, FL Times-Union Center-Moran Theater
Fri 4/15 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
**Sat 4/16 Miami, FL Adrienne Arsht Center-Knight
Concert Hall
Mon 4/18 Tampa, FL Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Tue 4/19 Naples, FL Philharmonic Center for the Arts
Wed 4/20 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Fri 4/22 Greenville, SC Peace Center
Sat 4/23 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
Mon 4/25 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Tue 4/26 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
Wed 4/27 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
Fri 4/29 Denver, CO Wells Fargo Theatre
Sat 4/30 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center
Mon 5/2 Seattle, WA Benaroya Hall
Tue 5/3 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center
Wed 5/4 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
Fri 5/6 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
Sat 5/7 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
Sun 5/8 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Tue 5/10 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Fri 5/13 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
Sat 5/14 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena
Sun 5/15 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
**Two shows: 4:00 and 8:00 PM.
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MSO PRESS CONTACTS:
Marcee Rondan 818-380-0400 x248 marcee@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider 818-380-0400 x235 mschneider@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva 818-380-0400 x232 avillanueva@msopr.com
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