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Yanni is friends with my younger sister's freshman roommate's ex college boyfriend, Nathan Pacheco

Yanni - Creeping people out for more than 20 years
Yanni Bio:  Yani left his homeland of Greece at the age of 18 to attend the
University Of Minnesota. After receiving a BA in Psychology, he decided
he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training
and could not read a note. Yanni has since performed live in concert
before in excess of two million people in more than 20 countries around
the world.

"We have to understand that our thoughts are our most precious resource, everything begins there. At some point a thought turns into a dream and that's when the magic begins. A man's dream or a woman's dream is so powerful it could change the world. We have seen it in history time and again, where the impossible, imagined, became reality."

To listen to this quote directly search "Yanni Nostalgia London" on YouTube.

The Metamorphosis

I'm totally stoked about Yanni's newest CD, "Voices". My impression of Yanni has always been that he takes himself too seriously with his long hair and new age rhythms. Some of his songs were good, like Nostalgia and Aria, but the rest are emo-rubbish if you ask me.

Then, all of that changed.

Yanni.com
In 2009, as a part of completely recreating his image, Yanni finally invited lyricists to accompany his music. Nathan Pacheco, my younger sister's freshman roommate's ex college boyfriend, is one of those four, privileged artists. Their music is phenomenal. I'd love to see them perform when they come to SLC, 6/17/09. Tix are only $35, $55, and $75 dollars!


Here is a video featuring Nathan Pacheco on Yanni's website. Click HERE.
Download one of Nathan's songs, 'Vivi Tui Sogno (Almost a Whisper)', for free: HERE

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Nathan's close friendship with Yanni kind of reminds me of MY relationship with Kenny G. We've met a few times; he's super-dooper nice. Kenny even came over to my apartment once. Click here to read the story.



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  1. BeccaMon Apr 20, 06:12:00 AM MDT

    hahahahahahahahaha - awesme

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  2. BeccaMon Apr 20, 06:13:00 AM MDT

    and by awesme I definitely meant awesome. :)

    I wish kenny g were my homeboy.

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