NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 28, 2011
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER
ANGELA VILLANUEVA/BARI LIEBERMAN
‘YANNI: A LIVING LEGACY’ DVD
SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 26
COLLECTION FEATURES SONGS RECORDED LIVE
AT VENUES AROUND THE WORLD
Having just launched his 40-plus date North American tour in support of the new TRUTH OF TOUCH studio album–his first instrumental release of original compositions in over eight years via Rocket Science/Yanni Wake–music icon YANNI will release a new DVD titled YANNI: A Living Legacy on April 26. Celebrating his storied career, the DVD features a collection of the songs via live clips shot at various locations around the world, interspersed with interview footage that gives the viewer an intimate look at YANNI's performances over the last 18 years.
YANNI: A Living Legacy (Rocket Science/Yanni Wake) marks the multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated, global phenomenon’s sixth DVD; his five previous DVDs have combined sales of more than 4 million. See the track listing below for YANNI: A Living Legacy. To pre-order the DVD, please click here: http://www.myplaydirect.com/yanni/features/5709435.
“The live concerts are everything,” YANNI says of the live experience. “I like to move audiences emotionally and really uplift them. As a performer, it’s amazing to look at the audience and see people smiling, crying and hugging each other. On their way home, I want them to feel empowered–like they can do anything.”
YANNI fans can expect a collection of YANNI’s hits on his current tour, which launched March 22. He is performing 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. The full tour itinerary and purchase links are available at http://www.yanni.com/tour.
“I have the best orchestra with me that I’ve ever had and I think it is the best sounding concert,” says YANNI. “The songs are a combination of everything from the beginning of my career all the way to now.”
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.
The track listing for YANNI: A Living Legacy is as follows:
“Desire” (Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 1995), “Keys To Imagination” (Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States, 2004), “Aria” (The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1993), “Felitsa” (The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1993), “Within Attraction” (The Forum At Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008), “Our Days” (The Forum At Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008), “Nostalgia” (Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, 2004), “On Sacred Ground” (Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States, 2004), “End Of August” (The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1993), “Tribute” (Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1997), “Deliverance” (Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1997), “Nightingale” (The Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 1997), “Santorini” (The Forum At Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008), “Santorini” (The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1993), “The Storm” (The Forum At Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008) and “Voyage” (Vertigo).
Keep up with YANNI at www.yanni.com or via his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/OfficialYanni and official Twitter at http://twitter.com/yanni.
About Rocket Science:
Developed in 2004 as a new model solution for artists and management, the Rocket Science mission is to provide a full-service label experience to artists and management in the rapidly evolving digital and physical marketplace. Rocket Science was borne out of the explosive growth of artists and management who work outside of the traditional major label model. Rocket Science provides turnkey services with a focus on execution.
MSO PRESS CONTACTS:
Marcee Rondan 818-380-0400 x248 marcee@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider 818-380-0400×235 mschneider@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva 818-380-0400 x232 avillanueva@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (Tour) 818-380-0400 x222 blieberman@msopr.com
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