by Dan Yessian | May 28, 2024 | Stranger Truths
People ask me If my stories are fictitious. I assure you, they are all 100% true. I first got into the music business back in 1971. During the early years I had a difficult time trying to convince ad agencies that I could write music for their client’s products....
by Dan Yessian | May 21, 2024 | Stranger Truths
Life is often stranger than fiction. People ask me If my stories are fictitious. I assure you, they are all 100% true. This one left me particularly red in the face. In the early ‘90s I was invited to a luncheon with the Metro Detroit ad community, of which I have...
by Dan Yessian | Apr 22, 2024 | Armenian Genocide
April 24th is the day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide. We’re observing the day by presenting a solemn rendition of “The Freedom”, the first movement of An Armenian Trilogy as performed by Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kennedy of the Detroit Symphony...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 27, 2024 | Business of Music, Music
I’ve recorded my own voice thousands of times over the course of my career. Does that make me a “real singer”? Or is that just “fake news”? You tell me. Click this link to check out my rendition of the classic “Pure Imagination,” and my entree into being a...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 19, 2024 | Business of Music, Music
“I thought it was a dangerous idea since I’ve never sung anything for serious consideration during my career,” Dan Yessian laughed. That is the question I faced when my producer, Ohad Wilner, said I should sing our cover of “Pure Imagination”. So Yessian sang. I hope...
