Dan Yessian is an award-winning American composer, producer, musician, and founder of Yessian Music Inc., an internationally-renowned music, production and sound design company that serves the motion picture, television, and advertising industries around the globe. The music enthusiast turned entrepreneur launched his company in 1971 inside a converted 200 square foot bait and tackle shop and today, Yessian Music has become one of the most respected, sought-after and innovative commercial music companies in the United States and abroad, with offices and studios in metro Detroit, Los Angeles, New York and Hamburg, Germany
Tom Weschler Full Interview by Yakkin' with Yessian
17 Nov 2022
Simon Javizian Full Interview
Today I bring you an interview with a pillar of our Armenian community here in Metro Detroit; Mr Simon Javizian. Simon and I have a long history, as a matter of fact my first music gig was to be his replacement in the band that he had founded, named “Ardziv”.
Ardziv was a band that played both Armenian and American music, and they were hired to play live for everything including weddings and various events. When I was recruited, Simon moved on to a different line of work: becoming a director at a funeral home.
While most might find that to be a drastic change, Simon found close correlations in the way that he served his community.
I hope this interview provides some insight into Simon’s life’s work; being the “island of calm” in the chaos of death.
28 Jun 2022
Lila Lazarus Interview
Yakkin' With Yessian is back with a brand new episode featuring the incomparable journalist and adventurer; Lila Lazarus.
Landing on Detroit's WXYZ at age 14, she won her first Emmy for the television program "Kids Are People Too". Studying journalism and traveling abroad, Lila soon discovered her penchant for all things adventure.
Reporting in Flint, Michigan...Baltimore, Maryland...and Boston, Massachusetts, Lila covered breaking international stories and conducted high profile interviews with subjects such as Hillary Clinton and Salman Rushdie.
She would eventually return to Detroit TV, where it all began; creating Extreme Lila, a series chronicling her adventures including swimming the Straits of Mackinac at night, riding motorcycles, and parachuting out of flying planes.
Lila is also known for being a health advocate, in particular with the St Joe's Mercy / Trinity Health.
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Lila Lazarus on YouTube or listen to the full conversation on Soundcloud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FR42bBnlKg
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