David Minasian

  • For those who don't know, my last symphonic rock album from 2010, Random Acts of Beauty, featured Andy Latimer of Camel. This one features the folks listed below. Sorry it took so long, been kinda busy. Anyway, hope you enjoy it. It'll be out in October...


    The Sound of Dreams

    A New Symphonic Rock Album by David Minasian & Friends


    Featuring:

    David Minasian: Keyboards & Vocals

    Justin Minasian: Guitars


    With Very Special Guests:

    Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)

    Steve Hackett (Genesis)

    Annie Haslam (Renaissance)

    Billy Sherwood (Yes)

    Geof O’Keefe (Pentagram)


    Available for pre-order at here


    Best;

    David Minasian

  • The latest:


    "Hi all,

    We hope the New Year has been good to you so far. Once again we want to thank you for pre-ordering The Sound of Dreams. Your pre-orders have enabled us to move this project toward completion in a manner that we never could have dreamed possible. Indeed, never before has Steve Hackett of Genesis and Annie Haslam of Renaissance appeared together on the same recording… until now. In fact, the two of them, along with Billy Sherwood of Yes are featured together for the first time on the 11 minute title track The Sound of Dreams. What an absolute honor it has been to be able to work with such legends. And what an incredible experience it has been to be able to co-write songs with the likes of Justin Hayward, Steve Hackett and Annie Haslam.


    In addition to those already mentioned, throughout the recording process I have had the pleasure of working closely with some of the greatest musicians in the business including members of Elton John’s and Ringo’s bands, as well as the mega-talented Julie Ragins, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist with the Moody Blues and Justin Hayward Live who will be taking center stage on one of the album’s tracks titled Room With Dark Corners. And there is one more yet to be announced special guest who may be making a special appearance on the album as well.


    Last Tuesday we met with one of the leading members of the music industry regarding the distribution of the album and we will be meeting with a few others this coming week before heading off to Florida to join Justin Hayward and Steve Hackett for the On The Blue Cruise. Following these meetings, we will be announcing a release date for both The Sound of Dreams and the remastered Random Acts of Beauty albums. Keep in mind that all of you who pre-ordered will receive your items prior to the general public. And we will be including a special gift to all of you as a reward for your patience.


    Our very best;

    Trinity Houston, Executive Producer

    David Minasian, Artist, Producer"

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • To all who preordered, check your emails, as there's news of release situation, plus a link to 2 free tracks from past work, only available for 30 days.

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • Latest news:


    "Hi all:

    It’s August 2019, 10 months since The Sound of Dreams and the Random Acts of Beauty Remix albums were supposed to have shipped. All I can do is offer my sincere apologies for the delay once again. Your patience has been beyond tremendous. We have received mostly encouraging notes from all of you and for that we thank you. Finally we do have an update that we would like to share with you.


    A record deal has been signed with Golden Robot Global Entertainment, headed up by CEO Mark Alexander-Erber and music business legend Derek Shulman. Derek, whose first band featured a keyboard player named Reginald Dwight (aka Elton John), would go on to become lead singer of prog rock icons Gentle Giant before moving behind the scenes to the position of CEO of the Polygram, ATCO and Roadrunner labels. It was Derek who was responsible for signing such acts as Bon Jovi, Nickleback and Dream Theatre. So rest assured, we are in good hands.


    As many of you know, we have recently been working alongside the legendary Producer/Engineer/Composer Alan Parsons. We shot 3 concert videos over in Europe with his band culminating in a historic performance in Tel Aviv with an 80 piece orchestra. A song from that particular show, One Note Symphony, was produced and directed as a music video by us and subsequently used by NASA to promote the 50 year anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Needless to say, we have been incredibly busy.


    https://vimeo.com/346488263

    [Blocked Image: https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.cVXFtGtzxkk-DFO3eq03QQHgEO&pid=Api] Alan Parsons: One Note Symphony - A Tribute to NASA 2019 has been a significant year for Alan Parsons, the legendary Producer/Musician/Engineer. After 13 nominations, Parsons finally won a Grammy for his classic album ... vimeo.com


    While traveling with Alan and his band throughout Europe, we discussed the possibility of Alan getting involved during the final stage of the Sound of Dreams project, and he indicated he would be interested. Following a visit to Parsonics studios in Santa Barbara last week (see photo), we decided to move forward, and I am now working with members of his team to quickly complete the mixes to their highest possible standards and deliver the masters to Golden Robot. That’s the plan, and we are going to do everything in our power to make sure all goes smoothly and quickly.


    Once again, thank you for your remarkable patience!!


    All our best;

    David Minasian (artist, producer)

    Trinity Houston (executive producer)"

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • Even more up-to-date news:


    "Hi all:

    I know you all have just one question... "when do I get my music?" Some of you are beyond frustrated. I am too. All I can do is give you the latest details, and here they are:


    Both albums have been completed. The Sound of Dreams has been mixed by Grammy Award winning artist/producer/engineer PJ Olsson, lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project who re-mixed 2019's Grammy Winning Alan Parsons Project album Eye in the Sky 35th Anniversary Edition. Likewise, Random Acts of Beauty has been remastered by Grammy Winning artists/producer/engineer Tom Brooks, keyboardist and orchestral Arranger for Alan Parsons.


    In case you missed this video update and preview, here it is again:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkuqkleyZwU

    [Blocked Image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jkuqkleyZwU/hqdefault.jpg] David Minasian "All In" Preview from The Sound of Dreams David Minasian previews a new track from his upcoming album The Sound of Dreams which features compositions co-written with legendary artists including Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, Steve ... http://www.youtube.com



    Co-ordinating schedules has been a challenge to say the least. But we did it. All files are being turned over to Golden Robot Records as we speak and there will be lots of promotional information coming out in the weeks ahead, along with release date and shipping announcements.


    Thank you again for your unwavering patience.


    Best;

    David Minasian"


    Based of the sample here, it's gonna be worth the wait!

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • Latest:


    "Hi all:

    Christmas Day is but a few hours away here in California, and many of you in other parts of the world are already celebrating. We wish to take this opportunity to wish all of you the best of holidays and a wonderful New Year.


    We wanted to also let you know that the remastered version of Random Acts of Beauty now has a release date of April 20 with The Sound of Dreams following on its heels about a month after that. And while that may seem like a ways off, the time should go by fairly quickly. This will give Golden Robot Records the opportunity to pre-promote the albums and maximize their distribution. You can watch for video promotions to begin popping up after the first of the year.


    Thank you again for your tremendous patience and we can't wait for you to hear the results.


    All our best;

    David Minasian

    Trinity Houston"

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • Those of you who pre-ordered this album should have/soon will have an email advising dispatch, and probably including links to let you download the album and it's predecessor.


    Arrival of the CD may be slow, due to covid etc, but it's on it's way.

    Ian


    Putting the old-fashioned Staffordshire plate in the dishwasher!

  • Those of you who pre-ordered this album should have/soon will have an email advising dispatch, and probably including links to let you download the album and it's predecessor.


    Arrival of the CD may be slow, due to covid etc, but it's on it's way.

    Hope the package is wearing a face mask then!....:D

  • well, The Sound Of Dreams finally arrived here last week, and it's been worth the wait (2 years..)

    Fantastic musician ship of all involved. being a Renaissance adept, the tracks sung by Annie Haslam really stand out. Great album.