Name Pronunciation: WISHFUL THINKING Sam-er (rhymes with “hammer”) Samer Fanek Fan-ek (rhymes with “panic”)

Introducing Samer Fanek’s debut contemporary instrumental , “Wishful Thinking”. Melodic, powerful and dramatic instrumental compositions that blend the and orchestra with and occasional elements.

‣ Debuted at #12 on the national US New Age Billboard charts and #6 on the iTunes New Age Music charts. ‣ Reached #1 on three Amazon.com charts ‣ Nominated for the 2016 Hollywood in Music and Media Awards

“You have to be a true visionary to create instrumental music so full of life and emotion” Keith Hannaleck, New Age Music Reviews

“Samer certainly has a flair for the dramatic and there is a cinematic quality to his music that could easily lend itself to film soundtracks” Michael Diamond, Music and Media Focus

“Wishful Thinking is an extraordinary debut album” BT Fasmer, New Age Music Guide

“Fanek has done a remarkable job of creating a rich, authentic sound similar to that of Yanni’s early recordings” Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano

Released on: July 22nd, 2016 Genre: Contemporary Instrumental, New Age Available on: Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes and Google Play PRO: ASCAP, SoundExchange For more info, please visit: https://www.samerfanek.com https://www.facebook.com/SamerFanekMusic https://www.youtube.com/c/SamerFanek

Broadcast & Media Promotion: LAZZ Promotions Ed & Stacey Bonk (905) 470-1230 [email protected] Samer Fanek - Biography

Samer Fanek is a Polish-Jordanian pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer of contemporary instrumental music. Born on December 11, 1986 in Amman, Jordan and currently residing in the United States, his passion for music began early on and it has stayed with him ever since.

In his teenage years, Samer taught himself how to play his favorite songs by ear on the piano. It wasn't long before he discovered music production software which granted him the opportunity to experiment with a multitude of instrument sounds and record music with them. Samer was then able to create and arrange songs without requiring to learn sheet music. Later on, he was able to fully recreate instrumental arrangements of his favorite songs by ear and eventually went on to compose his own music.

After finishing high school, Samer went to pursue a computer science degree in college and graduate school. Following college, he spent five years working as a software developer during the day and making music at night and on weekends. He eventually left his software developer job in late 2015 to dedicate himself entirely to realizing a long time music dream.

Samer has a dream to create powerful and dramatic instrumental music that tells a story and has an enduring emotional impact. He also aspires to take his music from his bedroom studio to the world stage and perform it with talented musicians and orchestras throughout the globe. Both self-taught and devoted to his craft, Samer's compositions blend the piano and orchestral instruments with the more contemporary, including synthesizers and occasional rock and ethnic instruments. He cites Yanni and Nobuo Uematsu as his primary music influences, although his instrumental compositions sometimes overlap with the progressive rock and progressive metal genres, inspired by the likes of Muse and Dream Theater.

On July 22, 2016 Samer released his debut album, "Wishful Thinking", featuring thirteen of his original instrumental music compositions which he composed, performed and produced in his bedroom studio. The album debuted at #12 on the US New Age Billboard charts and #6 on the iTunes New Age Music charts. It has also climbed to #1 on the Amazon.com Best Sellers in New Age, Hot New Releases in New Age and Movers and Shakers charts. The album was nominated for the 2016 Hollywood in Music and Media Awards (HMMA) in the Contemporary Classical/Instrumental category.

Due to not being able to afford hiring a real orchestra for the album, Samer used his keyboard and virtual instrument libraries to individually compose and perform all the instrument parts (such as violins, guitars, horns, flutes, and percussion) on Wishful Thinking. He used instruments from over 50 different virtual instrument libraries and patches to create the album.

During his free time, Samer enjoys arranging and performing covers of his favorite songs and posting them on his YouTube channel. To date, his YouTube videos have received 3 million global views.