Yianni Stamas is an Artist of Multimedia and the founder in 1982 of Taft Club and Taft Artists.
From 1980 to 1983, Yianni had his first job in the industry of entertainment at Zoetrope Studios in Hollywood, moving to L.A. from a small California town with a population of around 100 people.
At the studio Yianni worked as the assistant to the head of education, August Coppola.
Yianni had been hired to help August develop a filmmaking education program at the studio.