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Don’t Miss Nancy Ingles At Our Live Event
Nancy Ingles will be a featured performer at our live event this coming May 14th at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Commerce, MI. Make sure you purchase your tickets soon, or make your donation and become a sponsor for this great cause. Here Nancy shares her thoughts about the importance of music...
We’ve Partnered with the Children of Armenia Fund
I want to thank everybody who has donated and become a sponsor of our upcoming event, this May 14 at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Commerce, MI. We’ve partnered with the Children of Armenia Fund to raise funds for musical education programs for kids aged 3-6 in rural parts of Armenia. If you can,...
Chuck Gaidica Will be a Keynote Speaker at Our Event
Detroit’s iconic journalist and TV personality, Chuck Gaidica will be a keynote speaker at our event, this upcoming May 14th at the Steinway Piano Gallery. Join us for an evening of live music, culture, and inspiration…and help us fund raise for our partnership with the Children of Armenia Fund....
Conan laughs at my jingle for Dittrich Furs; Dan Yessian Interviews Larry Santos
Finally, the full interview with Larry Santos..my long-time friend and musical partner. We met on The Hot Fudge Show and both contributed our own compositions to the program. We went on to record a number of my original songs as well as a slew of commercial music through the early '80s. In this...
I Think You’ll Find This A Fascinating Story
Here’s a sneak peek into an upcoming interview with my good friend and long time musical partner, Larry Santos. Larry and I first met on the Hot Fudge Show during the 1970s and we continued on our musical collaboration through countless commercial spots and original music. I think you’ll find this...
The Unlikely Journey of a Sports Anthem | Larry Santos
I wrote this song for Larry Santos to sing. I took my wife to Olympia Stadium as it was presented for the first time. At that time the Red Wings weren’t doing too well. When we went to hear the song, the crowd was chanting “Dead Wings, My Dead Wings”. A bit embarrassing, but it was subsequently...
From the Hot Fudge Show to Casablanca Records
During the 1970s I met singer/songwriter Larry Santos on The Hot Fudge Show, sharing our individual compositions. Santos had written “Candy Girl” for the Four Seasons, and appeared on television shows such as American Bandstand with Dick Clark. Larry and I collaborated on various commercial spots...
Where Would We Be Without Our Furry Best Friends
Thank you for sending in all the great pictures and videos of your pets! Enjoy this little montage set to the song “L.O.V.E.” sung by Kenny Watson and Nancy Ingles!Don’t forget to check out our playlist of original music exclusively on Disco.ac!We look forward to sharing updates with you in the...
Calling All Pet Lovers – Show Off Your Furry Best Friend
Do you have a best friend? If you’ve got a furry pal and want a chance at being included in our next video, send a picture and the name of your best bud to dan@yessian.com and we’ll be happy to post it. Here we have Kenny Watson and Nancy Ingles singing an old tune we took out of the mothballs,...
The Story of a Violinist Who Survived Auschwitz
I’m honored to have been asked to appear at the Zekelman Holocaust Center this January 9th to introduce the documentary film, “Symphony Of The Holocaust”. Join me and learn about Shony Alex Braun, a musician who survived Auschwitz because of his violin prowess. Click here to reserve your seats...
A Year in Review and a Toast to 2025
Hello everybody. Happy new year to you! 2024 sure was a year for the books, wasn’t it? So let’s seal it with a cheers and take a look back at the last 12 months. Check out this montage of our madness from this past year! Stay tuned in 2025 for some really special content and upcoming events....
Buried Truths and Timeless Lessons
We like to think that we are evolved, that humans are civilized beyond our animal instincts. We often look at history and think, “That was then.” But what’s really changed? Do we really learn from the events of our past as we build the future? Does time reveal the truth, or does truth get buried...
From News Desk to New Horizons – Devin Scillian’s Next Chapter
Detroit’s WDIV has been home to journalist Devin Scillian since 1996, with the retirement of Mort Crim. Now in the end of 2024 we bid goodbye to Devin from broadcast and usher in his next era. Devin has had an extraordinary career, from reporting, to writing and performing music, and authoring...
TedED’s ‘Ugly History’ Project
Those of you who know me are well aware of my fondness for educational programming. In the past, I had written music for shows like Sesame Street and The Electric Company…among others. Our collaboration with TedED has garnered the interest of thousands of viewers, providing a new lesson in...
Michigan Has a Rich Tradition Centered Around Thanksgiving
1924 marked the inaugural Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, kicking off a yearly extravaganza filled with floats, characters in costume, and of course….music! I was first tapped by The Parade Company in 1992 and they asked me to write an original song for the opening ceremony. I contacted singers...
A Collaboration Between An Armenian Trilogy and TED Talk
I’m excited to finally reveal something that has been in the works for a while now. This past summer I was asked to collaborate with the TED organization, of TED Talk fame. Their subsidiary TEDEd produces fantastic short films centered primarily around educational subjects. Many of you who follow...