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 Apr. 5, 2024: Joining David for this year's On the Blue Blue Cruise were a myriad of friends, old and new, including Moody Blues legend Justin Hayward and his band, The Alan Parsons Live Project, Al Stewart, Little River Band, Starship, the Nelson twins, The Zombies, Uriah Heep, Rare Earth, Glenn Hughes' Deep Purple (pictured) and a number of others. The ship set sail today out of the port of Miami, and will be making stops in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic.  June 19, 2023: Once again, David was asked to join Justin Hayward on tour to capture some additional behind-the-scenes footage of his band performing in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC.  May 25, 2023: David joined Moody Blues legend Justin Hayward today in Canada for a number of shows in and around Toronto, Ontario in order to capture some behind-the-scenes footage of the band on tour.  May 3, 2023: David was featured today on the program Interviewing The Legends hosted by noted author and music historian Ray Shasho where he discussed his career in filmmaking and music, and his work along side various rock icons.  to watch the video.  Jan. 28, 2023: David set sail today from the Port of Miami as part of the On The Blue Cruise 2023. Joining friends Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues), Alan Parsons (The Alan Parsons Project), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), and members of Ambrosia, The Zombies, The Little River Band and Al Stewart, the ship featured more than 25 bands, and somehow still found time to stop in Belize and Costa Maya along the way.  Jan. 23, 2023: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues released a new music video today for his latest song Living For Love. The performance video was edited by David and directed by Justin's longtime studio collaborator Alberto Parodi. to watch the video.  Nov. 22, 2022: Both David and Alan Parsons joined Joe Bonamassa backstage tonight at the guitar legend's concert in Santa Barbara, CA. David's song "I Won't Be Led Astray" featuring Bonamassa on lead guitar was the 2nd single to be released from Alan's most recent album From The New World.  Nov. 14, 2022: Today, on David's birthday, Disney+ released the official trailer for the historic concert film "Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium" to be broadcast on November 20th. Both the trailer and the event itself features vintage footage shot by David during Elton's original appearance at Dodger Stadium more than 4 decades earlier. to watch the trailer.  Aug. 11, 2022: Claudio Bustmante of Fairfax City Music in Washington D.C. conducted a career-spanning interview with David today where you can hear all about David's beginnings as a budding classical pianist at age 5, his forays into filmmaking at age 11 and his work with members of Camel, The Moody Blues, Genesis, Renaissance, Yes and The Alan Parsons Project. to watch the interview.  July 15, 2022: The latest Alan Parsons album From The New World was released today worldwide by Frontiers Records. It includes the sublime track I Won't Be Led Astray, a song co-written by David Minasian, Elton John keyboardist Kim Bullard, and Alan Parsons, and features stunning lead vocals from Parsons alumni David Pack, formerly of Ambrosia, together with a heart-wrenching guitar solo from blues legend Joe Bonamassa.  June 23, 2022: The second single release from Alan Parsons' album From The New World, is a joint composition written by David Minasian, Elton John keyboardist Kim Bullard and Alan that features Parsons alumni David Pack, formerly of Ambrosia, and blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa. Its release today by Frontiers Records was accompanied by a dazzling music video directed and produced by the IM3 Global Production team of David Minasian and Trinity Houston.  May 2, 2022: Although not one of the performers, David Minasian joined the rest of the artists on this year's Cruise To The Edge which set sail today from Port Canaveral in Florida. David was able to reunite with old friends Justin Hayward, Alan Parsons, Alan Hewitt and Billy Sherwood as well as make some new friends which included members of Marillion, Jethro Tull, Transatlantic, Lifesigns, the Dave Kerzner band and Moon Safari (pictured).  Feb. 11, 2022: Alan Parsons' latest Blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP project, One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv, was released today by Frontiers Records. The performance features Alan's band accompanied by the 80 piece Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and was captured on location at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Israel back in June of 2019 by the producing & directing team of Trinity Houston and David Minasian.  Dec. 20, 2021: In celebration of Alan Parsons' birthday, the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria, CA held a special screening of the concert film The NeverEnding Show: Live In The Netherlands, from the producing and directing team of Trinity Houston and David Minasian. Alan and his band were also on hand to perform a short acoustic set while the local press covered the event.  Nov. 26, 2021: Random Dreams: The Very Best of David Minasian Vol. 1 was released today on vinyl and digital formats by Golden Robot Records amidst a flurry of activity. This marks only the second time David has made a foray into vinyl, with the first being his initial release Tales of Heroes and Lovers back in 1984! This 'greatest hits' album of sorts contains all new remixes of David's most popular tracks from his two previous releases and features a virtual who's who of progressive rock icons as guests, including Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Andrew Latimer (Camel), Annie Haslam (Renaissance) and Billy Sherwood (Yes).  Nov. 5, 2021: Alan Parsons' The NeverEnding Show: Live In The Netherlands Concert Film which was Produced & Directed by Trinity Houston and David Minasian was released worldwide today on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP and immediately shot to the #1 position in France!  Sept. 25, 2021: Alan Parsons' The NeverEnding Show: Live In The Netherlands Concert Film and The NeverEnding Show Music Video both had their world premiers today in a unique internet broadcast emanating from The Musician's Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. The broadcast, concert film and music video all come from the producing team of Trinity Houston and David Minasian. Blues legend Joe Bonamassa conducted a career spanning interview with Alan beginning with his days at Abbey Road with The Beatles, and continuing up through Pink Floyd, The Alan Parsons Project and beyond. The worldwide reactions to both the concert film and music video were beyond amazing.  Sept. 20, 2021: A second digital single was released today featuring the Julie Ragins led remix Room With Dark Corners backed by a remix of Summer's End. Both songs will be appearing on the upcoming vinyl release Random Dreams in November. Stay tuned...  Aug. 21, 2021: The release of the remastered version of Random Acts of Beauty, complete with a bonus track featuring Andrew Latimer of Camel, reached the #1 position today on itunes' Rock Album charts in Norway. Simultaneously, David Minasian's collaboration with Genesis legend Steve Hackett on the single The Sound of Dreams (Third Movement), climbed to the #28 position on itunes' Rock Singles charts in Switzerland.  June 27, 2021: Nearly a hundred family members and friends of legendary music producer Alan Parsons. including David Minasian and Trinity Houston, gathered together at the beautiful Alan Parsons Ranch overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, CA today. Alan had just received one of his country's highest honors from the Queen, due to his myriad of contributions to the British music industry over the years. Henceforth, Sir Alan will now be referred to as an Officer of the British Empire and shall be called by his proper name Alan Parsons, OBE. Congratulations!  June 1, 2021: Golden Robot Records released a double A-side single today featuring a newly remixed version of the song The Sound of Dreams featuring legendary Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam, backed by a 2021 remix of the classic David Minasian track Masquerade. The A-side also features legendary guitarist Steve Hackett of Genesis along with bass virtuoso Billy Sherwood of Yes, while the B-side contains a magical performance from the iconic Camel guitarist Andrew Latimer. Both songs will be featured on David's forthcoming 'Best of' vinyl release titled Random Dreams: The Very Best of David Minasian Vol. 1 which is due out in November.  Jan 1, 2021: The new year finds David's most recent album The Sound of Dreams firmly holding onto the #5 position on Prog Archives, sandwiched between The Flower Kings and Glass Hammer. Not a bad place to be...  Oct. 23, 2020: The remastered version of David's classic album Random Acts of Beauty from 2010 was released today amid sighs of relief from many fans around the world. The album's long out-of-print status had sent prices soaring for the handful of hard-to-find used copies still floating around (and yes, the screenshot above from Amazon is indeed real). Golden Robot Records expects the new version, with its much more friendly price and bonus track, to quickly surpass the success of the album's initial rendition.  Sep. 26, 2020: Video producers Trinity Houston and David Minasian were on set in Riverside, CA for the filming of a new project featuring the legendary Alan Parsons and vocalist Jordan Asher Huffman. Details surrounding this elaborate production's release will be announced shortly.  Sep. 11, 2020: The highly anticipated album The Sound of Dreams by David Minasian and friends was released today by Golden Robot Records to near across the board acclaim. One of the album's tracks, The Sound of Dreams (Third Movement) featuring Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, was streamed 30,000 times on Spotify literally overnight. David has now begun the process of conducting interviews with various music publications from around the world with the hopes of continuing to get the word out about The Sound of Dreams.  Aug. 20, 2020: Prog Archives, the largest progressive rock resource on the internet, voted David Minasian as its #1 artist and The Sound of Dreams as its #1 album in anticipation of the impending release of David's star studded album.  Aug. 10, 2020: The second single from The Sound of Dreams was released today by Golden Robot Records. It's a radio edit of the album's 11 minute title track called The Sound of Dreams (Third Movement) and features a sublime guitar solo throughout from legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. The track itself was cowritten by David and Steve and also features the masterful bass work of Yes member Billy Sherwood.  Aug. 4, 2020: The new web series Tuesday Afternoons with Justin Hayward premiered today on YouTube and a number of other internet platforms. Designed by Primary Wave PR, the weekly series features clips from a concert that was filmed in Melbourne, FL by David Minasian and Trinity Houston together with Litewave Media out of Tampa, FL.  July 15, 2020: The So Far From Home music video, directed by Trinity Houston and starring PJ Olsson, lead singer of the Alan Parsons Live Project, premiered today as part of a Facebook Live/Webinarjam broadcast that was seen around the world by thousands. The program, hosted by Trinity, featured in depth interviews with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Geof O'Keefe and Justin Minasian as well as David and PJ. to watch the event.  May 18, 2020: The first single from The Sound of Dreams was released today by Golden Robot Records. The track features PJ Olsson, lead singer of the Alan Parsons Live Project, on vocals. The piano and Mellotron based track is also highlighted by a heart wrenching guitar solo from Justin Minasian. The song, originally written by David for the motion picture The Joyriders starring Martin Landau and Kris Kristofferson, was re-imagined for the album. A music video is currently in production and will be released shortly. Feb. 20, 2020: Golden Robot records announced today that the 2020 remastered version of David Minasian's acclaimed 2010 album Random Acts Of Beauty, complete with a previously unreleased bonus track, will be released on October 23.  Feb 7, 2020: David, Justin and Tara Minasian were the guests of Alan Parsons during the recent west coast leg of his Alan Parsons Live Project tour.  Jan. 26, 2020: Working alongside Maria Brunner's Musically Fed non-profit organization, David had the honor of not only attending the 2020 Grammy Awards, but also assisting in the distribution of the event's unused catering to various homeless shelters in and around the LA area following the telecast.  Nov. 10, 2019: The Producing and Directing team of David Minasian and Trinity Houston found themselves filming a second Justin Hayward concert in less than a month, this time in Melbourne, FL. An announcement regarding the concert's release featuring the Moody Blues legend will be made soon.  Oct. 31, 2019: Grammy Award Winning Producer/Engineer/Artist PJ Olsson has completed mixing the new David Minasian album The Sound of Dreams at his Eagle Wind Studios in Winter Park, Colorado. As lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project for nearly two decades, PJ also added his haunting vocals to the project, thus joining the other legends appearing on the album. A release date will be announced soon.  Oct. 27, 2019: David Minasian and his video crew returned to Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, CA to capture a historic recording session being produced by Alan Parsons and featuring a number of top legends of the music industry including Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr. and Vinnie Colaiuta.  Oct. 18, 2019: The producing and directing team of David Minasian and Trinity Houston were in New York to capture a new Justin Hayward concert on video, ably assisted by Alan Parsons alumni Tabitha Parsons and Jordan Asher Huffman.  Sept. 29, 2019: Various locales in and around the Santa Barbara area, including Parsonics Studios, served as the setting for a new music video featuring Italian tenor Jonathan Cilia-Faro. With audio produced and arranged by Tom Brooks and Alan Parsons, the elaborate music video directed and produced by Trinity Houston was co-produced by David.  Sept. 7, 2019: The historic Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, CA was the location for the recording of a Christmas classsic written by David Foster. Featuring vocals by noted Italian tenor Jonathan Cilia-Faro and orchestrations by Alan Parsons keyboardist Tom Brooks, the recording sessions were captured by David Minasian and his crew for use in an upcoming music video.  Aug. 20, 2019: David Minasian, together with Trinity Houston's IM3Global production team, spent the afternoon at Santa Ana's state-or-the-art Master Recording Studio owned by Grammy Award Winning producer/engineer Tom Brooks, keyboardist & orchestral arranger for Alan Parsons. Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage was captured for use as part of Tom's Master Class Music Production Course scheduled to take place in Riverside, CA.  Aug. 8, 2019: David Minasian and Trinity Houston were the guests of Alan and Lisa Parsons at Parsonics Studios in Santa Barbara, CA where they discussed working together on future projects.  July 27, 2019: David Minasian attended the Royal Affair Tour featuring Yes, Asia, John Lodge of the Moody Blues and the Carl Palmer Experience today in Irvine, CA as the guest of Yes bassist Billy Sherwood, who will be appearing on David's new album The Sound of Dreams.  July 20, 2019: In celebration of the 50 year anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon, the producing and directing team of Trinity Houston and David Minasian released a new music video featuring The Alan Parsons Live Project performing with an 80 piece orchestra. Created in conjunction with NASA, the powerful video highlights Parson's new song One Note Symphony and contains images from writer/director Bobby Bala's award winning sci-fi film The Shipment. to watch the video.  June 2, 2019: The Wind of Heaven producers David Minasian and Trinity Houston once again joined up with The Alan Parsons Live Project on the road, this time in Tel Aviv to film a historic performance featuring the band accompanied by the 80 piece Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.  May 21, 2019: Golden Robot Global Entertainment announced today the signing of David to their international record label. Headed up by President Mark Alexander-Erber and former Gentle Giant frontman and Polygram Records CEO Derek Shulman, the label plans to release the remixed and remastered version of David's album Random Acts of Beauty later this year followed by David's new album The Sound of Dreams.  Apr. 30, 2019: The Wind of Heaven producers David Minasian and Trinity Houston traveled to The Netherlands and Belgium to film a series of concerts featuring The Alan Parsons Live Project. The team was able to capture two complete concerts in Amsterdam and Utrecht utilizing an unprecidented 24 cameras at each venue, along with interviews and lots of behind-the-scenes shenanigans with the band.  Apr. 4, 2019: David was the guest of Alan Parsons for the first stop on Alan's world tour in support of his new album The Secret. Alan was presented with his Grammy during the concert which he had actually been awarded while on Justin Hayward's On the Blue Cruise last February. It was his first win after 13 previous nominations.  Mar. 5, 2019: David took part this week in the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, which featured special guest appearances by Director Alan J. Levi and Actress Nia Peeples. This year the festival celebrated its 10th year under the direction of Executive Producer Trinity Houston.  Feb. 24, 2019: The Wind of Heaven producers were once again grateful to be the guests of Sir Elton John at his annual Oscar Viewing Party.  Feb. 10, 2019: Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward served as the headliner for the inaugural On The Blue Cruise which set sail this morning from the port of Miami for the Bahamas. David was on board to film Justin's concerts and the various activites around the ship. Appearing alongside Justin on the cruise were a number of legendary artists including Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Alan Parsons, The Strawbs, The Zombies, Procol Harum, Al Stewart, David Pack of Ambrosia and Todd Rundgren among many others.  Oct. 13, 2018: David served as a guest speaker and host this weekend for a number of music and film related events at the Show Low Film Festival in Show Low, Arizona along with other noted members of the music and film industry.  June 24, 2018: David and Justin Minasian were the guests of bassist Billy Sherwood tonight for a performance by Yes at the Pechanga Entertainment Center in Temecula, CA. Billy will be making a special guest appearance on David's new album The Sound of Dreams.  Apr. 13, 2018: Pre-sales for David's long awaited new album The Sound of Dreams were announced today. The album, which will also feature music from the upcoming motion picture The Wind of Heaven, is highlighted by songwriting and performance contributions from some of progressive rock's most notable icons including Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Billy Sherwood (Yes) and Geof O'Keefe (Pentagram). A release date for the album will be announced soon.  Mar. 27, 2018: David Minasian was joined by several of LA's top musicians in the studio today for a new recording. Vocalist Richard Page (Mr. Mister; Ringo Starr's All Starr Band), keyboardist/producer Kim Bullard (The Elton John Band; Crosby, Stills & Nash) and guitarist Tim Pierce (Bruce Springsteen; Celine Dion; Phil Collins, etc.) teamed up to record one of David's newest compositions. More information about the track will follow...  Mar. 8, 2018: David Minasian was joined by noted motion picture attorney Roger Goff and conductor Kim Allen Kluge for a Film Scoring Seminar as part of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, hosted by Stephen Savage and festival director Trinity Houston.  Feb. 27, 2018: Once again, David Minasian and Trinity Houston were the personal guests of Sir Elton John for one of the final shows of his Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace before he begins his global Farewell Tour in September.  Feb. 24, 2018: David & Justin Minasian met with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett backstage to discuss the Sound of Dreams project prior to his show at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.  Jan. 24, 2018: David Minasian and Trinity Houston were the guests of Sir Elton John for a one-of-a-kind virtual reality presentation of Elton's career at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA. Hosted by Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin, the 360 degree 3D visual retrospective was unveiled in the very club where Elton began his world domination 50 years ealier. The event, which was simultaneously linked with New York and London, served as a catalyst to Elton's momentous Farewell Tour announcement.  June 17, 2017: David Minasian and director Quentin Tarantino were the guests of The Moody Blues at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles where the band performed with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in celebration of the 50th Anniversay of their groundbreaking album Days of Future Passed.  June 14, 2017: Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues appeared today in a sold out performance at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The acoustic concert and interview, hosted by Grammy Museum director Scott Goldman, coincided with the announcement of The Wind of Heaven, a joint composition between Hayward and Minasian, being officially submitted for Grammy consideration.  Mar. 25, 2017: The Wind of Heaven producers David Minasian and Trinity Houston were the personal guests of Sir Elton John at his 70th Birthday Celebration held in Hollywood. Other guests included David Foster (pictured), Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Rob Lowe, Neil Patrick Harris, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, Ryan Phillippe, James Cordon, Jeffrey Katzanberg and Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin.  Feb. 26, 2017: The Wind of Heaven motion picture production team were guests of Sir Elton John at his 25th Anniversary Oscar Viewing Party. to read about the producers appearing at the event. to watch a "white carpet" interview with the producers of the film.  Jan. 7, 2017: The 2017 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema played host today to a standing room only screening of the Wind of Heaven music video as part of their opening weekend festivities. to read about the event.  Dec. 23, 2016: Billboard magazine mentioned The Wind of Heaven on their front page today as part of an interview with Justin Hayward regardinging the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. to read the article.  Dec. 16, 2016: Camel Productions announced the pre-release today of their new DVD Ichigo Ichie - Camel Live in Japan, which was filmed in Tokyo last May by producer/director David Minasian and his team. to purchase the DVD.  Dec. 1, 2016: Justin Hayward has chosen to name his upcoming US tour after The Wind of Heaven, the song he co-wrote with David Minasian. to view a promo video for The Wind of Heaven Tour. to read ABC's News coverage of the tour.  Oct. 16, 2016: Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues has conducted a series of interviews while on tour in the UK discussing his collaboration with David Minasian on The Wind of Heaven and the Live In Concert at the Capitol Theatre DVD. Meanwhile, the Capitol Theatre DVD continues to climb the charts and has now reached the #5 position on Amazon's Best Selling New Release list. to read an in-depth interview with Justin where he discusses working with David. for a review of David's work on the Capitol Theatre DVD. for an AXS TV review of the Capitol Theatre DVD. the read a review of Justin's All the Way CD which includes The Wind of Heaven. for a press release regarding The Wind of Heaven. to hear Justin discuss his collaboration with David on The Wind of Heaven. to listen to Justin talk about working with David in an interview on XKR radio.  Oct. 15, 2016: To coincide with the start of Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward's UK solo tour, Eagle Rock/Universal has released a career retrospective compilation titled All the Way, which features the Hayward/Minasian composition The Wind of Heaven on CD for the first time. It is available in both single disc and double disc versions.  Oct. 14, 2016: Ultimate Classic Rock in association with Eagle Rock/Universal has released the Wind of Heaven music video worldwide. The song, co-written by David Minasian and Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, is the theme to an upcoming major motion picture being produced by David. to read the article and watch the video.  May 20, 2016: David and his crew traveled to Tokyo, Japan this week to reunite with old friends Andrew Latimer, Colin Bass, and Denis Clement of Camel. Also on hand to join in the festivities was guitarist Steve Hackett of Genesis.  May 11, 2016: The first stop on Justin Hayward's extensive US solo tour took place at the famed Flying Monkey Performance Center in Plymouth, NH. David together with the other producers of The Wind of Heaven music video and upcoming theatrical film were there to witness Justin's first ever live performance of the new Minasian/Hayward collaboration. It was a moving experience that brought tears of joy to many in the audience. to read about The Wind of Heaven's first live performance. to learn more about The Wind of Heaven's emotional debut. to discover the impact The Wind of Heaven is having on audiences. for TeamRock's coverage of Justin and David's collaboration. to read Glide Magazine's interview with Justin.  May 9, 2016: The Wind of Heaven music video featuring Justin Hayward and David Minasian had its world premiere tonight at the Kendall Theater near Boston with both men in attendance. The epic new video along with excerpts from Justin's new DVD, Live In Concert at the Capitol Theatre, each directed and produced by David, were shown on the big screen before an enthusiastic group of fans gathered from around the country. An hour long Q&A session hosted by longtime Moody Blues associate Sal Cirrincione followed. The entire event was broadcast live on the internet for the benefit of those unable to be there in person. Each attendee received a copy of the Capitol Theatre DVD. It will be available for sale during Justin's upcoming US solo tour and then distributed internationally beginning in October. to read about the unveiling of The Wind of Heaven. for ABC's news coverage of the Boston premiere. to learn more about the Boston event. to listen to an iheart radio interview where Justin discusses working with David.  Feb. 24, 2016: Composer and Video Producer/Director David Minasian has collaborated with Moody Blues singer/guitarist Justin Hayward once again, this time co-writing and recording a brand new song called The Wind of Heaven, which is the title theme for an upcoming major motion picture being produced by David. A day before the Moody Blues Cruise was to set sail, David and his team traveled to Nashville to film Justin for the song's music video. A theatrical premiere of the music video is scheduled to take place just prior to the start of Justin's US solo tour in May.  Jan 10, 2016: The Story Behind Nights In White Satin, a film by Producer/Director David Minasian featuring Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, was voted Best Documentary (Featurette/Short) by The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. for further information.  Dec 10, 2015: David Minasian's film The Story Behind Nights In White Satin featuring Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues has been nominated by The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema as Best Documentary. The awards ceremony is January 10, 2016 and we're keeping our fingers crossed... for more information.  Jan. 15, 2015: Producer/Director David Minasian has completed work on two new DVDs featuring Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward. Watching and Waiting is an extraordinary new concert DVD filmed in 2014 that also features guitarist Mike Dawes and keyboardist/vocalist Julie Ragins. The Story Behind Nights In White Satin is a new documentary which chronicles the origin of one of the most beloved songs of the rock era. Both DVDs will be made available through the PBS network beginning in March as part of their spring pledge drive.  Nov. 1, 2014: Two months after the release of Spirits... Live, Producer/Director David Minasian and his crew found themselves in Florida recording a new live performance of Justin Hayward, lead singer, composer and guitarist for The Moody Blues. Justin had wanted to change the setlist from the previous tour and added a number of new songs including the classic Moody Blues track You Can Never Go Home from 1970's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour LP, at David's suggestion, which marked the first time this song had ever been performed live. The resulting DVD, titled Watching & Waiting, contains 8 songs not on the Spirits... Live DVD and will be made available come spring exclusively through the PBS network.  Sept. 1, 2014: Justin Hayward's Spirits... Live, a new DVD produced and directed by David Minasian, entered Billboard's music video charts this week at the #2 position, ahead of artists such as Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Elton John and The Eagles.  Aug. 19, 2014: To mark the release of his solo DVD Sprits... Live, Justin Hayward has conducted a series of interviews where he talks about working on the project with director David Minasian. to learn about Justin's thoughts on filming in Atlanta. to read an early review of the DVD from the Cleveland Examiner. to hear Justin discussing the Spirits... Live DVD. to listen to Justin discussing David's work on the DVD. to hear an in depth CBS radio interview with Justin. to listen to Justin talk about the behind-the-scenes documentary On the Road to Love.  June 7, 2014: Eagle Rock/Universal Entertainment will be releasing the new Justin Hayward concert DVD titled Spirits... Live on August 19, 2014. The DVD, which is also available in Blu-ray, was produced and directed by David Minasian and was filmed at Atlanta's Buckhead Theatre. It features a stunning performance by the Moody Blues frontman backed by keyboardist Alan Hewitt, vocalist Julie Ragins and guitarist Mike Dawes. In addition to a number of selections from Justin's latest solo album Spirits of the Western Sky, the setlist includes a handful of rarely performed tracks such as It's Up To You, Land of Make Believe, New Horizons and Forever Autumn along with re-worked versions of the Moody Blues classics Tuesday Afternoon, Your Wildest Dreams, Question, and of course Nights in White Satin.  Apr. 1, 2014: Producer/Director David Minasian has now completed his work on Justin Hayward's new solo DVD. An announcement regarding a release date is expected soon.  Mar. 3, 2014: To coincide with the start of their European tour, Camel have released a brand new DVD titled In From The Cold - a live concert recording which was filmed at London's famed Barbican Theatre. Co-directed by David Minasian, this marks the 8th Camel Productions DVD David has lent his talents to. for more information.  Aug. 26, 2013: The final stop on Justin Hayward's whirlwind solo tour was captured on hi-def video by David Minasian and his crew in Atlanta on August 17 for DVD release. Those in attendance will readily verify that it was an incredible show indeed. As producer/director, David is now immersed in the editing process and has therefore placed the recording of the follow up to Random Acts of Beauty on temporary hiatus. Sessions on David's album however should resume as soon as post production work on the Moody Blues frontman's DVD is complete. Aug. 6, 2013: After much delay, work has finally commenced on the follow up to 2010's Random Acts of Beauty. Recording began in June, four years to the day since the first notes of Masquerade were laid down. A couple of very special guests have indicated their desire to participate in the recording of the new album. David has also been asked to produce and direct a new concert DVD for a legendary member of the music industry. Details regarding the progress of both projects will be forthcoming over the next few months. For more information, check out Newsletter #4 on David's blog or facebook page. The final portion of 2013 should be exciting. Stay tuned.  Sept. 9, 2011: A vintage music video featuring David has been uploaded to the website on the 'music' page. It's a promotional video for the song It's Driving Me Crazy, the intended single from David's album Tales of Heroes and Lovers. The video, first broadcast on MTV in early 1984, is at once hilarious, clever, goofy, and weird. Watch at your own risk! Speaking of vintage music, David will be giving away a free download of a vintage track recorded during the 1980's to those who sign up to his mailing list prior to October 1st. If you haven't signed up already, go to the 'home' page and do it today. Also, don't forget to check out the 'gallery' and 'bio' pages which are in the process of being updated with lots of new and old photos.  July 1, 2011: There's a brand new interview with David in the July 2011 edition of This Is Rock Magazine which features AC/DC on the cover. to read an English translation of the article.  Mar. 15, 2011: A great new review of Random Acts of Beauty can be found in the March 2011 edition of This Is Rock Magazine. Keep a look out for an interview with David Minasian to be featured in an upcoming issue. Meanwhile, the long awaited results of 2010's annual Dutch Progressive Rock Poll have finally been released. Random Acts of Beauty was voted the #29 Best Album of 2010 while Masquerade reached the #13 position for Best Song of 2010. Justin Minasian was voted the #16 Best Guitarist of 2010 while David grabbed the #17 position for Best Keyboardist of 2010 (tied with Rick Wakeman, Geoff Downes, and Nick Magnus no less!). Camel's Andy Latimer was voted the #11 Best Guitarist as a result of his contribution to Masquerade while Camel's Opening Farewell DVD (which was produced by David) made the top 10. Also from the Netherlands, Random Acts of Beauty was selected as the #8 favorite album of 2010 in SymfoCity's Rock Radio ProgPoll, while Poland's Haunted Studio Radio likewise selected Random Acts as the #8 best album of 2010.  Mar. 1, 2011: David appears on the cover of the latest issue of Terra Incognita Magazine, a French language progressive rock publication. Inside is an interview and a review of the album as well as a list of David's favorite albums of all time. to read an English translation of the article.  Feb. 2, 2011: David will be conducting a Live Chat/Listening Party on Sunday February 13 at 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific time. Norda Mullen, flute player with the Moody Blues, has graciously offered the use of her chatroom for the night. You'll have to have your own copy of Random Acts of Beauty available to play for yourself while everyone chats. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions and talk with David. Just go to Norda's chatroom at http://nordamullen.yuku.com/directory a few minutes early. You'll need a Yuku account to be able to log in, which is free and easy to do at the website. Many thanks to Gary P. for setting this all up. See you there! In other news, Random Acts of Beauty was able to break through the top ten in Japan by reaching the #9 position this week on Amazon's Progressive Rock best seller's list.  Jan. 15, 2011: Random Acts of Beauty continues to make a number of 'Best of 2010' lists around the world including being chosen as the #8 Most Popular Album of 2010 by MLWZ Radio in Poland. In addition, the album recently cracked the top 100 in Canada by reaching #90 on Amazon's best selling albums list. The January issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog Magazine which features Genesis on the cover has a rather favorable review of the album. If you're interested, this high quality progressive rock magazine can be purchased here in the United States throughout the month of January at most Borders or Barnes & Noble bookstores.  Dec. 31, 2010: Your amazing reactions to the album Random Acts of Beauty have certainly made 2010 a memorable year. The song Masquerade which features a guest appearance by Andrew Latimer of Camel was voted the #6 Best Extended Length Track of 2010 by listeners of ARfm Radio in the UK, and it was also chosen as the #9 Best Song of 2010 by Delicious Agony Radio out of New York. In addition, contributors to Prog Archives voted Random Acts of Beauty into the top 15 for the Best Overall Album of 2010 (it also came in at the #2 position for Best U.S. Album and the #2 position for Best Symphonic Prog Album). Sea of Tranquility's Alex Torres meanwhile placed the album at the #6 spot on his Best of 2010 list. As some of you may have noticed, Amazon.com has had trouble keeping the album in stock, which may not be such a bad problem to have. What does 2011 hold? You can look for the website to be updated soon with lots of photos under the 'gallery' link along with one or two old music videos as well. And if all goes according to plan, there should hopefully be some new recordings released before the end of the year. Best wishes to all for a great 2011.  Dec. 30, 2010: Random Acts of Beauty has been nominated for a Prog Award in the 'Best Foreign Album of 2010' category by Italy's Progressive Rock Web World Awards.  Dec. 15, 2010: The December 2010 issue of Big Bang Magazine, a French progressive rock publication which was first to release information about Random Acts of Beauty while it was still in production back in April 2010, features David Minasian on the cover (look at the top) and includes an in depth story and interview with him. to read an English translation. Nov. 7, 2010: Downloads of the album are now available on itunes and at Amazon, and don't forget to check the updated 'press', 'reviews', and 'shop' pages. Also, a new video for Random Acts of Beauty featuring extended clips from the album has been uploaded to YouTube. to watch the video.  Oct. 5, 2010: Random Acts of Beauty by David Minasian has now been released worldwide by ProgRock Records. The CD can be found at numerous major retail outlets all over the world including Amazon and Best Buy. Since its download debut 9 weeks ago, the album has held onto the #1 slot as the best selling download at Mindawn.com. In fact, in an unprecedented feat during the first week of October, Random Acts of Beauty not only held both the number one and number two positions as best selling album (for flac and ogg formats), but all seven of its tracks simultaneously filled the top seven spots for the best selling individual tracks. To view a snapshot of the website  Sept. 6, 2010: Camel Productions announced today that pre-orders for The Opening Farewell, a DVD produced and directed by David Minasian featuring Camel live in concert, are now being taken. To check out this stunning new DVD over at the CamelProductions.com website  Aug. 20, 2010: David was recently interviewed by Don Cassidy of Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio where together they discussed the making of the album Random Acts of Beauty among other things. To listen to the entire 45 minute interview  Aug. 1, 2010: Downloads of David's new album Random Acts of Beauty are now available from Mindawn. Four tracks from the album will receive their world broadcast premier on Shane Carlson's UK radio program "Rock On" which can be found at ARfm.co.uk. The show will play on Sunday August 8th at 1pm UK time (8am US Eastern, 5am US Pacific), and will be repeated on Tuesday August 10 at 8pm UK time (3pm US Eastern, noon US Pacific), Thursday August 12 at 2pm UK time (9am US Eastern, 6am US Pacific), and Friday morning August 13 at 9am UK time (4am US Eastern, 1am US Pacific). July 20, 2010: The new album Random Acts of Beauty by David Minasian has been completed and is available for pre-order from ProgRock Records right now. The CD has a street date release of October 5, 2010 and that is when it will be available in record stores, at Amazon, itunes, and all the usual places around the world. However, those wishing to get copies right away can pre-order them directly from ProgRock Records beginning today. These pre-ordered CD's will be shipped out by the second week of August, which means you'll be able to get them nearly two months ahead of the official release date. Not only that, you will also get a $2 discount (for a limited time)... and the first 100 orders made through ProgRock will receive a copy that has been signed by David and Justin. The DavidMinasian.com website will not be selling CD's or downloads directly, however a list of places where the CD can be purchased can be found under the 'shop' link. This list will be continually updated in the weeks ahead. The first newsletter from David Minasian Music also went out today. If you're not on the mailing list and you missed it, it can be found on David's blog or on Facebook and MySpace.  June 25, 2010: ProgRock Records have signed David Minasian to a recording contract and are preparing to release his new album Random Acts of Beauty worldwide very soon. An official announcement from ProgRock Records president Shawn Gordon regarding a specific release date is expected in mid July. Talented fantasy artist Michael Leadingham has completed his stunning artwork for David's CD and it has been uploaded to the website. Last minute overdubs and remixes are still going on and will continue right up until the date of mastering. June 3, 2010: Some of you may have noticed that the website was down for a few weeks while it was given a slight overhaul. It's back up now with a few new items including a discography section. In this section you can access David's Guide to Random Acts of Beauty where he gives a behind-the-scenes commentary on each of the album's tracks. Information about a couple of songs that didn't make the album along with last minute song title changes can also be found in David's Guide. The posting of a brief 30 second audio clip from the track Masquerade a few weeks ago brought some lovely emails in from all over the world from those of you who were delighted to hear a preview of Andrew Latimer's gorgeous guitar leads from that song. The recording process is now winding down with the album's final track, an epic joint composition between David and his son Justin, nearly complete. Over the next few weeks efforts will be made to finalize worldwide distribution for the album. A release date will be announced very soon.  Apr. 23, 2010: Another busy week has produced a mix of the 12 and a half minute epic Masquerade, which features a contribution from Camel's Andrew Latimer. It will appear as the lead off track on David's forthcoming album Random Acts of Beauty. A few brief audio clips can be found at the 'music' link not only on this website but also over at 'David Minasian Music' on MySpace and Facebook. News about the project is starting to spread across the net with items appearing in a number of places including the French Progressive Rock publication Big Bang. Check out the 'press' link for more info. We've also added a mailing list to the website (on the 'home' page) where you can sign up and get the latest news delivered directly to you. Apr. 4, 2010: Heading down the homestretch, it now appears that the album will be finished in June (hopefully). A lot more sound clips have been added to the site. And if you have some time, head on over to 'David Minasian Music' on Facebook, become a friend and join in the fun. Feb. 15, 2010: DavidMinasian.com, the official website of David Minasian Music is finally here! Under the 'music' link you'll find a few sound samples from the new album Random Acts of Beauty. Of course more will follow in the days ahead. Also still to come are behind-the-scenes stories & photos and some rather "entertaining" videos from the past. And if you have any questions, go ahead and email them to davidminasianmusic@gmail.com and David himself will post his answers under the Q&A link. Look for 'David Minasian Music' at MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter in the near future and don't forget to check the blog for regular updates on the album's progress. 
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