Merry Bees Live Music was sparked by the sheer serendipity of three unique individuals on one coincidental evening in Aug 2012. Inspired by one of Singapore's most popular pop/jazz duo, ShiLi & Adi, Merry Bees was officially launched with the addition of John Lye, a multi-genre singer-guitarist to the working team, and adding a long list of professional musicians and singers who perform regularly in the Singapore live music scene.
Our strength of diverse experiences has set us apart from any other group. We deliver music ideas with a personalized service for every event. Our groups have serenaded dignitaries at the Istana, guests in small intimate settings to international stages of more than 15,000 people, and have also performed on TV programmes around the region!
The bees are easily bribed with good food, and often found buzzing around town and the region bringing fun, laughter and romance through the magic of live music!
Stefanie first called her on the phone asking for ShiLi & Adi's availability to perform at Lin, her best friend's wedding celebrations at W Hotel. The down to earth star introduced herself as Stefanie and she was referred to us by one of her band mates. We sent out proposal over to her email and she arranged for us to meet Lin. It was Lin who revealed to ShiLi during the meeting that Stefanie Sun had called to arrange the meeting earlier. The star struck ShiLi almost spilled her coffee and the rest was history.
The grand wedding at W Hotel was a celebration for Adrian and Lin as well as their niece and nephew who
also tied the knot on the same day. Adrian, the groom, also invited his parents to renew their vows on stage
with them as it was their 30th Anniversary during their wedding day.
What a joyous and grand occasion having ShiLi & Adi and their band perform together with Stefanie Sun as
the couples marched in to the Great Room for the wedding proceedings. Stefanie also single handedly picked
an Abba themed setlist for the band to perform! It was indeed a challenge but as usual, ShiLi & Adi always
deliver.
Ariff & Ivana were fans of ShiLi & Adi’s music since their dating days. It was a natural choice to have the
dynamic duo when its their time to wed. They flew the duo to their intimate wedding in Bali and their grand
celebration in Makassar, two very prominent cities in Indonesia as they knew dynamic duo would be able to
mesmerize their guests in multiple languages – English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia and dialects such as
Hokkien and Cantonese.
The intimate celebration in Bali was held for 200 of the couple’s closest family and friends. Set at the
prestigious Ritz Carlton in Nusa Dua, the duo performed with a white grand piano against the Indian Ocean
as their backdrop.
In Makassar, ShiLi & Adi performed with a 17-piece orchestra from Surabaya on the main stage to 2000
guests at Upper Hills. Hosted by Tony Lucky of Illusion Entertainment, they also had a section in the
performance where it was just the two of them at the grand piano.
Charlotte and Wai Kit first heard ShiLi & Adi at a private event in Singapore and fell in love with
their voices. When they decided to tie the knot, they wrote to us to fly them in for their luxurious
celebration in Penang. Knowing that the ShiLi & Adi, as well as their band members, John Lye; who
plays the guitar and also sings and Gerald, the percussionist would be able to work the crowd, they
arranged for the band to perform only after the dinner for their afterparty just after the fireworks
by the beach. The Malaysian couple and their international guests who flew in from Hong Kong,
Singapore, UK, US and Australia had a night of fun and party by the beach singing to popular
favourites like top 40s and classics in multiple languages. It was a magical night with lots of fun
and laughter.
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