By Ryan Shivdasani
Ryan Shivdasani- guitars, bass, vocals, production
Sal A. Mander- drums
mixed by Danny Wolf
mastered by Kevin Blackler

She'll Do Anything

Who Knows

The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina is a completely original and unique alternative rock trio currently residing in New York City.  The uncommon act is the brainchild of songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Ryan Shivdasani. Due to such a wide variety of musical styles exhibited by the band, it is difficult to categorize the music and songwriting into one definitive genre and style.  Instead, as an avant-garde artist, Shivdasani prefers to refer to his artistry as an eclectic mix, which he considers to be psychedelic and experimental rock (experimental neo-psychedelia, psychedelic art rock, fusion, and avant-psychedelia).  

The trio consists of Shivdasani, assuming the lead role, and a new line-up of two other accomplished musicians; Sal A. Mander on drums, and Daryl Chen on bass.  The original two accompanying musicians are Danny Wolf on drums, and Jack Redford on bass. All of the musicians have a complete understanding of Shivdasani’s musical direction which enhances the overall sound.  

Ryan was born in New York and grew up in Northern California. He studied at Cal Arts majoring in classical and jazz guitar.  While pouring his heart into songwriting, he gigged around Los Angeles, learning more and more about the music business. However, it’s not the business end of music that Shivdasani enjoys, or even knows much about.  His mindset is focused on the art of music. If not for that, he probably wouldn’t be involved in it at all. Ryan considers the music industry and business to be the biggest challenge of his career. After his LA music experiences, Ryan moved back to New York where he formed The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina.  

Shivdasani is inspired by “anyone that’s good”, as he puts it.  Humbled by the New York jazz scene, he feels that jazz artists are essentially the top-level musicians, while maintaining a great deal of respect for rock and pop musicians.   Growing up, he was a huge Hendrix and Zeppelin fan. He was also crazy about funk and soul music -- basically everything from the 60s. He describes the band’s “sounds-like” category as something between late 60s psychedelia (like Cream and Hendrix), melodic songwriting and arrangement (like The Beatles), and funky pocket playing (like The Headhunters).   There are also more contemporary elements, like Chili Peppers, Beck, Nirvana, Radiohead, or Tame Impala, even if that’s not really modern anymore”.  

The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina’s new album “ACT 3” was released in late April of 2018.  The official music video is forthcoming. The CD can be purchased at the group’s Bandcamp site, CDbaby, iTunes, and other online music distribution portals.

She'll Do Anything

The Merrymaker's Orchestrina

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