NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 15, 2011
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER
ANGELA VILLANUEVA/BARI LIEBERMAN
YANNI
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YANNI released his latest album TRUTH OF TOUCH February 8 via YanniWake and Rocket Science Ventures. 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.
“The music started coming out,” explains YANNI of the creative process behind TRUTH OF TOUCH. “I just liked the rhythmic approach. It just turned me on…with Truth of Touch the rhythmic content of the album is more straightforward. It’s edgier than previous albums and it’s more defined…it’s a fun album. I love it. It’s one of my favorite albums I’ve ever done.”
YANNI is now preparing for his North American tour. He 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.
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.
Catch YANNI on tour in a city near you:
| DATE | CITY | 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 |
| Sun | 4/3 | 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 |
| Fri | 4/29 | Denver, CO | Wells Fargo Theatre |
| Sat | 4/30 | West Valley City, UT | Maverick 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 |
| Thu | 5/12 | Santa Ynez, CA | Chumash Casino |
| 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 |
| Tue | 5/17 | El Paso, TX | Abraham Chavez Theatre |
| Thu | 5/19 | Houston, TX | Verizon Wireless Theater |
| Fri | 5/20 | Grand Prairie, TX | Verizon Theatre |
| Sat | 5/21 | McAllen, TX | McAllen Civic Center Auditorium |
| Sun | 5/22 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre |
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.
More about Lauren Sanchez:
Emmy award-winning journalist and TV personality Lauren Sanchez is best known as the talented weekend anchor and special correspondent on “Extra” where she and Mario Lopez serve as the first all Hispanic anchoring team on a major entertainment newsmagazine. Sanchez also makes frequent guest appearances anchoring FOX-11's "Good Day L.A." and the station’s top-rated “Ten o'clock News” and regularly contributes to hit shows like “The Joy Behar Show,” “Showbiz Tonight” and “The View.”
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 x235 | 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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