New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Reaching yet another creative high watermark, piano virtuoso, multiplatinum songwriter, and social media sensation Tony Ann will unveil his anxiously awaited full-length sophomore album, 360°, on February 21, 2025 via Decca Records/Universal
Music France/Universal Music. Over the course of this year, he will share a new single from the project on a monthly basis. After releasing the first six zodiac signs through the EPs named "90°" and "180°", he is starting a new cycle with the single "LIBRA 'The Flirtatious'" out today.
Once again, he advances creatively on 360°. Each song functions as a meditation on a different horoscope, encompassing 12 keys at different meters and tempos. It plunges listeners into a living and breathing musical ecosystem punctuated by bliss and catharsis. He employs the full range of the piano to evoke the singularity of these respective astrological signs. The entire suite revolves around his virtuosic chops, melodic empathy, and electrifying energy. Once again, he redefines the instrumental pop space.
Regarding the concept for the full project and EPs, Aries is the first sign of the astrological year. It begins with the
Spring Equinox. Next, the astrological signs follow the seasons, which are correlated with the earth's rotation around the sun (a 360-degree cycle). This offers four highlights: the Summer Solstice (90 degrees), the Autumn
Equinox (180 degrees), the Winter Solstice (270 degrees) and the
Spring Equinox (360 degrees).
With the beginning of the Autumn Equinox, Ann opens the new season in triple time with the seventh sign of the zodiac LIBRA (nicknamed "The Flirtatious"). The decision to compose a waltz is an apt choice with the traits of this sign known to be outgoing, friendly and charming. Written in the key of Gb major, the melodies twist and turn gracefully with a B section briefly exploring the relative minor. Ann, beautifully resolves back to the home key with a falling dominant seventh arpeggio that reflects the balanced and peaceful qualities of this sign.
In other news, Tony embarks on an international tour throughout 2024 and 2025. It started on February 9 at Montreux Jazz Festival Spotlight in Montreux, Switzerland and then in Toronto, Canada for a sold out show, before continuing in
Europe and in the United States in April. Check out the full list of tour dates below.
In 2023, Tony released his debut project EMOTIONS through a series of three EPs that already reached out over 55 million streams worldwide: EMOTIONALLY RED, EMOTIONALLY ORANGE and EMOTIONALLY BLUE. Last Christmas, he released a surprise EP 'Awakening', featuring his piano song ICARUS, which is enjoying endless buzz in 2024: +20M streams and +650k creations on social media.
Following stints at both Cleveland
Institute of
Music and Berklee College of Music, the classically trained solo pianist has consistently unveiled viral content at a prolific pace. His online imprint consists of nearly 6 million total followers, while he has generated several billion total views. Along the way, he has instituted fan favorite series such as "play that word" where viewers suggest words, and he crafts his own original compositions with letters on the keyboards.
A virtuoso by trade, Tony Ann is a solo pianist with big ideas. He fuses the styles of both the new and the old to breathtaking effect. As a self-proclaimed harmony connoisseur, Ann is always thinking of ways to not only push the boundaries of neoclassical and instrumental music but also popular music. While Ann may be limited to music without words he successfully uses all eighty eight keys to his advantage with original compositions steeped in emotion, technique and range.
Away from his solo work, Tony loves collaboration in which he has released tracks with Don Diablo, Wrabel and L.Dre showing his musical elasticity and willingness to immerse himself into different genres such as EDM, Lofi and Pop.
In addition, Ann has enjoyed working with The Chainsmokers, having a hand in co-writing both the platinum US singles 'Sick Boy' and 'Call You Mine (feat. Bebe Rexha)' as well as the gold US single 'Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren)'. Ann also had the pleasure of touring with them as their official keyboardist for their "Memories: Do Not Open" North American arena tour which also included performances on SNL and Good Morning America.
TOUR DATES:
2024
23.04 UTRECHT, NL TivoliVredenburg SOLD OUT
25.04 PARIS, FR Gaité Lyrique SOLD OUT
26.04 LONDON, UK Jazz Café SOLD OUT
27.04 VIENNA, AU Flex SOLD OUT
28.04 BERLIN, DE Colosseum SOLD OUT
30.04 ZURICH, CH Mascotte SOLD OUT
01.05 ZURICH, CH Mascotte SOLD OUT
02.05 MILAN, IT Santeria Toscana 31 SOLD OUT
23.05 NEW YORK, US LPR SOLD OUT
12.06 KUALA LUMPUR, MY Stage 1, PJPAC SOLD OUT
14.06 TOKYO, JP Space ODD SOLD OUT
16.06 SEOUL, KR Nodeul Island Live House
22.06 LOS ANGELES, US Troubadour SOLD OUT
23.06 LOS ANGELES, US Troubadour SOLD OUT
04.07 SESTO AL REGHENA, IT Sexto 'Nplugged
06.07 FRIEDKIRCH, AT Poolbar Fest
08.07 GENOVA, IT Mojotic - Piazza Della Feste
31.08 KAOHSIUNG, TW Da Dong Art Centre SOLD OUT
01.09 TAÏPEI, TW Park No.4 Performing Art Hall SOLD OUT
07.09 SINGAPORE, SG Theater at Mediacorp
27.09 SAO PAULO, BR Auditorio
Simon Bolivar SOLD OUT
29.09 SANTIAGO, CL Coliseo Theater
09.10 BOSTON, US Arts at the Armory
10.10 NEW YORK, US Town Hall
11.10 WASHINGTON DC, US Miracle Theatre SOLD OUT
12.10 CHICAGO, US Park West
15.10 VANCOUVER, CA Hollywood
17.10 SAN FRANCISCO, US August Hall SOLD OUT
18.10 LOS ANGELES, US United Theater
22.10 MEXICO CITY, MX Lunario Del Auditorio Nacional SOLD OUT
27.10 OSLO, NO Cosmopolite
28.10 STOCKHOLM, SE Nya Cirkus
29.10 COPENHAGEN, DK Bremen Teater
31.10 HELSINKI, FI Temppeliaukio Church SOLD OUT
02.11 LONDON, UK EartH SOLD OUT
03.11 LONDON, UK EartH
04.11 PARIS, FR La Cigale SOLD OUT
07.11 AMSTERDAM, NL Het Koninklijk SOLD OUT
08.11 BASEL, CH Baloïse Session
09.11 LISBOA, PT Teatro S.Luiz
10.11 PORTO, PT Casa da Musica Hall 2
16.11 PARMA, IT Barezzi Festival
18.11 BERLIN, DE Theatre Des Westens
19.11 KÖLN, DE Theatre Am Tanzbrunnen SOLD OUT
20.11 LEVERKUSEN, DE Leverkusener Jazzstage
21.11 MUNICH, DE Carl-Orff-Saal SOLD OUT
23.11 BARCELONA, ES Barcelona Jazz Festival
25.11 MADRID, ES Mediolanum Concert Series
26.11 GENEVA, CH Alhambra
27.11 GENEVA, CH Alhambra
29.11 PRAHA, CZ Palac Akropolis
13.12 MONTREAL, CA Beanfield Theatre
14.12 TORONTO, CA QET
2025
05.04 VIENNA, AT Gasometer
06.04 BRUSSELS, BE Royal Circus
07.04 PARIS, FR Olympia
10.04 LILLE, FR Sebastopol
11.04 NANTES, FR Cité des Congrès
12.04 TOURS, FR Palais des Congrès
13.04 BORDEAUX, FR Théâtre Femina
16.04 NANCY, FR Salle Poirel
05.05 HAMBURG, DE Elbphilharmonie
06.05 UTRECHT, NL TivoliVredenburg
08.05 BREMEN, DE Die Glocke
10.05 LONDON, UK Barbican Centre
11.05 MANCHESTER, UK RNCM
12.05 BRISTOL, UK St George's
05.06 BILBAO, ES Teatro Arragia
07.06 TOULOUSE, FR Halle aux Grains
