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Merrilyn Air

love holds no grievances

About Me

To check out Mer's relaxation music go to: Breathe Music or -
Years of extensive performance has resulted in a finely tempered, creative blend of instrument and voice. With a voice with huge depth of character and funky piano licks this woman has a presence on stage that is totally immersed in her music. Originals and standards are performed in a very non standard way.
Mer is currently choir director for contemporary acapella group Sassy and also a teacher of voice employing highly innovative and successful methods. She has worked in Musical Direction, mentoring, composition, as a session musician and arranger for film, theatre, cabaret, choirs and multimedia projects. Mer is also a sound artist and composer of vibrational music.
She has privately released several CDs:
Blind Faith (1990)
- An album of eclectric originals:
First Edition (2001)
- Jazz standards:
Breathe (2002)
- Instrumental Piano relaxation:
The Painting (2007)
- Instrumental relaxation:
She is currently in the studio working on her new CD.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/16/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/merrilynairbreathemusic
Band Members:
Influences:Michel Petrucciani, Rachelle Farrell; Randy Crawford; Joe Sample; Natalie Cole; Dianne Shuur; Nnenna Freelon; Erykah Badu; George Benson; Michael Franks; Dresden Dolls; Dido;Bob James;Earth, Wind & Fire; Holly Cole; Sarah Vaughan; Blossom Dearie; Yungchen Llamo; Stanley Clark; Bill Withers; Dee Dee Bridgewater;Tommy La Puma
and....Lisa who inspired the song 'One Goal'

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Sounds Like: "There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost"- Martha Graham


www.kiva.org
Record Label: Treehouse Music (Australia)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

production tracks available

Have just posted some instrumental production tracks to this site:   http://www.productiontrax.com/profile.php?id=2254       Productiontrax.com are agents for royalty free music and sound effects. File...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:19:00 GMT

My dear friend passes

On Tuesday my animal companion, Willis, passed away. He was suffering from a very aggressive mast cell tumour and when we woke in the morning it was obvious to me that he was in a great deal of pain. ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:23:00 GMT

KARCH RAM BAWN VIDEO

This video of my dear friend and soul twin, Karch Ram-Bawn, was recorded 2 days before she passed away from leukaemia. It was one of her greatest wishes to be able to perform in front o...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Treehouse Music new youtube video channel

Here is my new youtube channel. Enjoy! http://au.youtube.com/treehousemusic2008    
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:28:00 GMT

CHRISTMAS SASSY

Sassy have a new Christmas video taken at their performance at Moana Mews.Everyone had a wonderful time! The women are amazing and the feeling of comraderie amongst them is wonderful to experience. We...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:06:00 GMT

SASSY REHEARSALS

Here's a video of acapella group Sassy, of which I'm Musical Director.  It features the song 'Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby' along with snippets of Sassy - past and present SASSY REHEARSALS OC...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:11:00 GMT

Relay for Life - Warooka to Adelaide

Last weekend - October 11th saw myself and friends in Warooka to support Shirley in her fundraising efforts. Shirl is walking from Warooka to Adelaide to raise money for 'Relay for Life'. Here are som...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:01:00 GMT

SASSY SINGING

I will be directing and performing with acapella group SASSY on October 25th, 2008 at the Fleurieu Folk Festival. Performances are 4.30pm - 5pm in Cafe Acoustica and 6.45pm - 7.30pm in the Concert Sta...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Amazing Silks Dance and Congratulations to......

Congratulations to Joanna on her successful European audition.  She will now be joining Barnum and Bailey as ringmaster!  Well done!! Here is a video of her audition for which I produced the...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:22:00 GMT

NEW OLD SONGS

Have just uploaded two more songs which although new to myspace are in fact recordings from the late 90's. Both songs - 'Yesterday, Today' and 'Time is on Your Side' were written in the late 80's so...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:02:00 GMT