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* Merlin D'Souza's [http://merlindsouza.com Official homepage]
* Merlin D'Souza's [http://merlindsouza.com Official homepage]
* Indian Express: Garden of Celebration, 2 November 2012 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/garden-of-celebration/1025573/
* Indian Express: Garden of Celebration, 2 November 2012 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/garden-of-celebration/1025573/
* Hindustan Times: An all-star evening at Bandra amphitheatre http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/An-all-star-evening-at-Bandra-amphitheatre/Article1-478618.aspx
* Hindustan Times: Jazz musical concert in Mumbai today – 15 April 2010 http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Music/Article1-531553.aspx
* Indian Express: In the name of jazz, 5 November 2007 http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/In-the-name-of-jazz/236178/
* Mid-Day: Not all Goans are Fernandes and DSouza, 13 October 2008 http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2008/oct/131008-enjoy-food-music-and-culture-of-Goa-at-the-ongoing-Goa-Festival-in-Mumbai.htm
* The Star, Malaysia: All that jazz from Mumbai, 14 October 2005 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/14/central/12245470&sec=central
* DNA India: Suburban fest gears up for a ‘Merlinisque’ performance, 9 November 2005 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_suburban-fest-gears-up-for-a-merlinisque-performance_9153
* DNA India: Suburban fest gears up for a ‘Merlinisque’ performance, 9 November 2005 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_suburban-fest-gears-up-for-a-merlinisque-performance_9153
* DNA India: Not Just Jazz By The Bay closed for a month, 20 August 2010 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_not-just-jazz-by-the-bay-closed-for-a-month_1426412
* DNA India: Not Just Jazz By The Bay closed for a month, 20 August 2010 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_not-just-jazz-by-the-bay-closed-for-a-month_1426412

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Merlin D'Souza
Merlin DSouza at BlueFrog Mumbai, March 2013
Merlin DSouza at BlueFrog Mumbai, March 2013
Background information
Also known asMerlyn
OriginBombay, India
GenresWestern_classical, Jazz, Bollywood, World music
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist, music director/ composer/ arranger
InstrumentPiano
Years active1996–present
Websitemerlindsouza.com

Merlin D'Souza (Merlyn) is an Indian composer and pianist from Bombay. dubbed by many as the "female-Rehman" of the country.She is a musician whose work includes composing for film, albums, theatre and advertising.[1] She is based at Bandra, a Mumbai suburb. Formerly the Asian jazz ambassador for Hennessy X.O.[2] – she has toured extensively, from Australia to China, from Europe to the United States (including a stint at the Blue Note, New York).[3]

Biography

Merlin started learning the piano at age 6, became an All India Radio performing artiste at 9, started playing in the church at 12 and bunked college at 18 to score and perform for Noel Godin's musical production (Blood Brothers). She is trained in western classical (Trinity College Performer's Licentiate) and liberated by jazz.

Her journey in theatre as a music director has seen her score for Alyque Padamsee's Romeo and Juliet, Pearl Padamsee's Godspell, Naseeruddin Shah's Julius Caeser and Etienne Coutinho's Jazz., Raell Padamsee's: Sound of Music 2012, GREASE-2013[4]

Her foray into films as composer, arranger and vocal director has hit the right notes in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Road, Bus Yun Hi, Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, Prince of Egypt and more.

She has gigged with Shubha Mudgal, Trilok Gurtu, Talvin Singh, Taufiq Qureshi, Rakesh Chaurasia.

She has also sang the Indian national anthem in the Indian Super League. She has also worked with Ranbir Kapoor by directing him to sing the Indian national anthem in the Indian Super League.

In October 2016,She was one of the musical ambassadors for the BMW national tour in India.

In November 2016,She had performed a musical medley along with the acclaimed INDIVA in Bandra.This event was well-received and in-fact has been featured in the Times of India newspaper too.

Discography

  • Soul Yatra (2009) – Charting a soundscape that fuses raga influenced melodic lines, Indian rhythm patterns, groovy arrangements and oodles of fluid piano work, Soul Yatra also features guest performances by the likes of Taufiq Qureshi, Rakesh Chaurasia, Mukul Dongre, Karl Peters, Hamsika Iyer and Vivienne Pocha.
  • Koshish by Underscore Records – Shubha Mudgal, Merlin DSouza, Sudhir Nayak, Murad Ali, Benoni Soans, and Aneesh Pradhan

Released her solo album "SOUL YATRA" with Bluefrog records and Sony BMG.Recent album release as composer /producer for INDIVA [5]with Crescendo and Universal Music Group.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Merlin D'Souza profile by Underscore Records by Shubha Mudgal" http://underscorerecords.com/artistes/detail/87/Merlin-_De-Souza
  2. ^ "Soul Yatra – brand ambassador for Hennessy XO" http://www.europejazz.net/news-pagenew-672.html
  3. ^ Jerry Pinto, Nresh Fernandes Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai – 2003– Page 323 "..scores and work them into entire tunes,' says Merlin D'Souza, Sebastian's daughter-in-law and a rising Bollywood music assistant herself. Sebastian had a brush with the film world in pre-Partition Lahore, where he led a band at Stiffle's hotel."
  4. ^ "In the name of Jazz, Indian Express article" http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/In-the-name-of-jazz/236178/
  5. ^ "Band of Girls". The Indian Express. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Bas Yun Hi at IMDB" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1804001/
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