by Dan Yessian | Jul 30, 2025 | Armenian Genocide, Business of Music
Last week we presented “I See Wings” sung by Kenny Watson. The song was featured in the Armenian Trilogy film along with our event this past May. After a grueling recording session Kenny felt the need to blow off some steam, so we asked him to do some impressions....
by Dan Yessian | Jul 23, 2025 | Armenian Trilogy
This past May 14th I hosted An Armenian Trilogy Live, wherein we featured a showing of the documentary film followed by live music from some of Detroit’s most esteemed musical talent. The film concludes with “I See Wings”, a very special song which I co-wrote with...
by Dan Yessian | Jul 2, 2025 | Music
If you’ve followed me in my musical career you’ll know that I’ve been a fan of Burt Bacharach’s music…so much so that I was compelled to purchase his Steinway piano! Last summer I invited a couple of my favorite musicians in Kenny Watson and Chuck Shermetaro to...
by Dan Yessian | Jun 19, 2025 | Music
Here’s a look back at “The Windows of the World”, featuring Kenny Watson. First recorded in 1967 by Dionne Warwick, the song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as a protest against the Vietnam War. When the violence in Ukraine escalated in 2022, this song...
by Dan Yessian | Jun 10, 2025 | Interviews, Music
Here’s a look back at our rendition of “Not While I’m Around” featuring vocalists Maurissa Rose and Kenny Watson. Many of you might recognize the song from Stephen Sondheim’s famous “Sweeney Todd”, the Broadway musical classic. I’ve always had a soft spot for this...
