Yanni Voices

Click on the link  for a preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxih7AhfOtQ

The video preview is a taste of what is to come in 2009. Yanni will be touring April through July. Please visit www.Yanni.com for a list of venues.

PBS Special premieres March 3rd 2009 and the album release is scheduled for March 24th.

Expect the Unexpected

http://www.yanni.com/FanClubx/fanclubx.aspx

With the forthcoming release of Yanni's new album YANNI VOICES, his first since 2003, and a world tour that promises to be a spectacle like no other, 2009 is shaping up to be an amazing year.

Now, for the first time ever, Yanni.com is offering fans an enhanced experience with the launch of the new YANNI VOICES FAN CLUB.

Full-year membership in the YANNI VOICES FAN CLUB includes all of these incredible features:

• First chance to buy the best concert tickets available during the Yanni Voices tour.
• First opportunity to secure VIP packages during the Yanni Voices tour.
• First chance to hear new music from Yanni's forthcoming album, YANNI VOICES
• Digital delivery of the new album YANNI VOICES, on March 24, 2009 FREE with paid membership
• Exclusive, behind-the-scenes video
• A brand new photo gallery featuring never before seen images
• A selection of high-definition wallpapers for your computer

And that's just the beginning. There's more to come throughout 2009, including:

• An expanded, digital version of the Yanni Voices Tour Book
• Video messages from Yanni and his Voices
• A private, members only message board
• An exclusive annual gift

As a thank you to the loyal Yanni supporters who were members prior to December 7, 2008, we're offering a special discounted rate on membership! Log-in to the Fan Club area for more information.

Once you've joined, extend your Fan Club membership to your cell phone by texting JOINYANNI to 30303. You'll receive the latest news and updates directly to your phone.

Still not convinced the YANNI VOICES FAN CLUB is for you? We also offer 90 Day Trial subscriptions for $19.99 (USD), allowing you to get a taste of all the YANNI VOICES FAN CLUB has to offer before making a longer commitment.

And don't worry: if you're not interested in subscribing to the YANNI VOICES FAN CLUB, you can still access the content in the Free Fan Club on Yanni.com, and continue to receive the Fan Club Newsletters and updates.

The first leg of Yanni's 2009 tour of North America has just been announced.

Go to the www.yanni.com/Tour.aspx  now to see when Yanni will be bringing his incredible show to your neck of the woods.

Don't despair if you don't see your town on the list, as many more shows will be announced soon. Be sure to check back often, as we'll soon be revealing exciting new details for how to get your first shot at tickets for the tour, as well as some thrilling changes to the Fan Club that you won't want to miss.

Stay tuned!

Article source: Billboard.com

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003891309

Yanni once titled an album “Dare to Dream,” and he’ll be doing exactly that in a wide-ranging new deal with Disney Music Group. On March 24, the company’s new Disney Pearl imprint will release “Yanni Voices,” the artist’s first studio album in six years, and its Buena Vista Concerts division will produce an extensive tour beginning in April.

Disney is also working closely with PBS, which will air the first of two Yanni specials Nov. 29. The program chronicles the creation of “Yanni Voices,” which blends fresh interpretations of vintage Yanni tracks with newly written material. It also introduces the four new vocalists at the center of the project: Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills. On March 2, PBS will air a “Voices” concert from the Forum at Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico.

Disney will devote formidable resources from throughout the company to promote “Voices,” which Yanni conceived in partnership with producer Ric Wake.

“There’s such an opportunity to include the music in Disney motion pictures,” says Buena Vista Concerts senior VP/GM Chip McLean, who worked closely with Disney Music Group chairman Bob Cavallo on the worldwide 360 partnership. “Some of these songs sound like they could be classics and work in any number of Disney films we’re all familiar with.”

According to McLean, the album “creates the same sense of wonder in adults that we think Disney generally is perceived as doing with kids. We’ve long been thinking of ways to try to expand Disney’s reach on the music side and not just go for the newest Disney fans.” It was thus the perfect inaugural project for Disney Pearl, which is targeting an older demographic. For now, the imprint is being staffed by a “dream team” from throughout Disney Music Group.
 

McLean is particularly excited about Yanni’s four new singers, who bring vocals to the forefront of his music for the first time in his career. Thomas is a Venezuelan TV personality, while Chloe is a Florida native who had a record deal at age 11. Mills has impressed McLean with her “poetic lyrics,” and Pacheco is comfortable singing in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Eventually the singers could release their own albums, record in pairs or pursue film or TV roles. But McLean says that Disney will let Yanni and Wake guide the quartet. “We’re standing beside them and trying to help leverage our infrastructure and talent,” he says. “We want to let Yanni and Ric do exactly what they’ve been doing.”

For the first decade of his career, Yanni recorded for Private Music, becoming one of the biggest names in new age music despite widespread critical drubbing. His best-selling album, “Live at the Acropolis,” has sold 3.6 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

And though his sales have waned since that set came out in 1994 — his last studio album, the 2003 Virgin release “Ethnicity,” has sold 324,000 — he remains a top touring act internationally. His last two treks, the 2003-04 Ethnicity tour and the 2004-05 outing Yanni Live, grossed nearly $49 million, according to Billboard Boxscore.

McLean says that even music fans who have ignored Yanni may think twice after hearing “Voices.” “This is different than any other project Bob or I have ever seen before,” he says. “It led us to marvel at just what it is. It was like, ‘This is Yanni?’ This is amazing.

Join Yanni and his musicians as they arrive in Acapulco for their concerts on November 13th, 14th, 15th & 16th.

Visit Yanni's website at www.Yanni.com and go to the TOUR tab and a drop down menu will reveal the Tour Diary link.

Yanni Management will be posting a daily diary starting November 11th 2008.

But you have to be a Fan Club Member to get this behind the scenes look. They will be posting pictures and stories.    

Televisa is airing the special, YANNI VOCES, on October 18th. Yanni Voces is an intimate behind the scenes event featuring Yanni in the studio with Cristian Castro, Lucero, Olga Tanon, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Vargas, Jose Feliciano and Jose Jose.

The show also features studio performances from some of the Yanni Voices: Nathan, Ender Thomas and Chloe.

Free to Air TV 10/18 at 12:30pm on Channel 9 (Mexico channel)

Each of the artists in the Televisa Special, plus Leslie Mills, will be performing in Acapulco from November 13-16 at the spectacular new Forum at Mundo Imperial, http://www.mundoimperial.com/!

Head to http://www.yanni.com
to learn more about the concerts and order tickets!

Please visit http://www.yanni.com/Voces/ to see additional videos.

http://www.yanni.com/events/

KPBS, in San Diego, is broadcasting our worldwide debut of YANNI VOICES, Sept. 20th at 6pm & 9pm, as a Sneak Pledge Preview (anyone can pledge/donate in exchange for PBS membership and exclusive Yanni premiums). That’s twice in one night in San Diego County on KPBS!

This one hour special tells the story about the development of 4 extraordinary young vocalists discovered by Yanni and producer Ric Wake. Yanni takes us inside the studio AND onto the stage to witness the evolution and debut of: YANNI VOICES. 

Look for the show to air nationwide on PBS in Dec. 2008. Stay tuned to Yanni.com between now and Sept. 20th for constant updates about the show, KPBS Pledge Premiums and special events around the YANNI VOICES TV Special.

9/20 - 6pm & 9pm
KPBS San Diego
Ch. 15

Yanni has something fun for his Fans!

Click on http://searchwithyanni.swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=175614  and earn Swag Bucks. With your Swag Bucks you can turn those in for Yanni Merchandise, Yanni Voices music and prizes.

So why not give it a try.

Please be sure to visit www.Yanni.com for all the lastest updates!

Charlie Adams, Drummer from Live at the Acropolis (Yanni) is working on a movie about autism called Jason's Run.

It's a story about a white privileged autistic boy and an under privileged african american boy and the bonds they create between them.

Charlie is one of the producers along with Nathan Lee Lewis. Charlie is also contributing to the project as a story consultant & music supervisor.

Visit http://www.jasonsrun.com to learn more about the movie.

Charlie and his wife Andrea have 4 children, 2 of them have autism. Charlie is working to heighten awareness about autism. For more information on autism visit Charlie Adams site at http://www.charlieadams.org/autism.html

Yanni has a new song being featured on his website

NICAN ( In Your Heart )

http://www.yanni.com/galleries.aspx

Take a listen!

Yanni is working with some wonderful new Vocalists.

Meet Chloe, Ender Thomas, Leslie Mills & Nathan Pacheco. 

Be sure to check Yanni.com next week. Leslie Mills's video will be revealed.

Visit www.Yanni.com to see & listen to their individual singing styles.

http://www.yanni.com/voices/chloe/

http://www.yanni.com/voices/ender/

http://www.yanni.com/voices/leslie/

http://www.yanni.com/voices/nathan/

Sign up as a Yanni Fan Club member. (It's Free)

Once you become a member you will be able to download 4 full length songs.