Flagship Evening Entertainment
DJ & Live Sax.
DJ & Live Sax.
One Evening.
Richie DJs and plays live saxophone — not as two separate things, but as one integrated performance, all evening.
Richie DJs and plays live saxophone — not as two separate things, but as one integrated performance, all evening.
When Richie performs as a DJ, he isn't DJing and handing off to a saxophonist. He is both. He builds and mixes the set himself, then plays live saxophone through it — timed to the music, shaped to the room, integrated rather than added on top.
The result flows naturally from start to finish. The saxophone phrases respond to the music because Richie chose and mixed that music with the live saxophone already in mind. There are no moments where the two elements don't match, because every decision comes from the same person throughout the night.
Evening coverage runs up to 5 hours, with 3 × 30-minute live saxophone performance sets woven into the peak moments of the evening. Between those sets, the music keeps moving — Richie is still at the decks, still shaping the night.
Worth knowing: The 3 × 30-minute live saxophone sets happen inside the wider evening coverage — not instead of it. Richie is your DJ for the full evening. The live sax is a layer within that, delivered at the moments where it will have the most impact.
Booking a DJ and a saxophonist separately means briefing two people, managing two sets of requirements, and hoping they gel on the night. With Richie, that problem disappears. He handles every decision — musical and logistical — and the performance reflects that coherence throughout.
Richie arrives early, sets up fully, and completes soundcheck before guests walk in. Everything is in place and ready — you won't see him rushing.
A smooth, warm opening — the right energy for guests arriving and settling in. The music builds gradually, reading the room as the night starts to find its pace.
At the key moments of the evening, Richie steps into 30-minute live saxophone sets — 3 in total, placed when the energy is right. The sax lifts the room. The music carries it forward.
Richie manages the finish as carefully as the opening. The energy moves where it needs to go and the evening ends in the right place.
DJing isn't a bolt-on to Richie's career. He came to it seriously in his late teens, joining a pirate radio station and building a reputation across Birmingham as a radio DJ and nightclub selector. Those early years were rooted in R&B, old school, and rare groove — music that demanded deep record knowledge and a genuine instinct for what a crowd needed.
Those foundations shaped how he hears and approaches music now. He doesn't think in terms of tracks queued in sequence. He thinks in terms of energy, arc, and emotional momentum — the same way he approaches a live saxophone performance. When those two disciplines meet, the result is something distinctly his own.
Where most DJs think in tracks, Richie thinks in musical structure. His understanding of harmonic flow — built across decades of live performance — directly influences how he constructs a set and where he plays live saxophone through it. The sax doesn't arrive at random. It arrives at exactly the right moment.
The musical lane is house — deep, warm, and built for a room. Richie's sets carry the feel of the better end of the Ibiza spectrum: polished without being predictable, energetic without being obvious. Every set is shaped around the event and the crowd. Nothing is off-the-shelf.
The core of every set — warm, driving, and built to move a room naturally from early evening through to the peak.
Groove-led, feel-good, genuinely cross-generational — from the first dance to the last track.
Percussive, rhythmically rich, and increasingly the first choice at premium events and destination weddings.
The open-air, golden-hour feel. Right for rooftop parties, outdoor receptions, and any event with a Mediterranean or resort energy.
The tracks that reliably lift a room — placed with judgment at the right moment, not thrown in early.
When the brief is luxury outdoor, rooftop, or a full summer-event feel — Richie has the sets for it.
Self-contained. Richie brings everything — all you need is power and a performance area.
Add a solo saxophone set for your drinks reception before the evening begins. A natural way to open the day before Richie moves into DJ mode.
Need an earlier start or a later finish? Additional coverage is available on request — mention it when enquiring.
Richie can blend your first dance into the set with live saxophone — a personal touch that makes the moment feel genuinely special.
Want Richie to learn a specific piece for your event? Ask when enquiring and he'll confirm whether it's achievable.
Take the evening further by adding a vocalist to the DJ and sax performance. Works particularly well for larger wedding receptions and corporate evenings where maximum impact is the brief.
All add-ons are discussed as part of the booking conversation. Nothing is assumed. Richie will ask what you need and confirm what works for your event.
Based in London. Within the M25: no travel charge. Outside the M25: pricing reflects travel expenses. International and destination bookings are available and quoted individually.
Full Public Liability Insurance held. All equipment is PAT tested. Documentation available on request — most venues will ask for this and Richie is fully covered.
A compact, self-contained setup. A small performance area with power access is all that's needed. Richie will liaise with your venue directly on specific requirements.
Peak Saturdays — particularly May through September — book well in advance. Richie recommends enquiring as early as possible. Later finishes after midnight are possible; depending on distance and logistics, additional travel or accommodation costs may apply.
Hypnotica is Richie's premium live act — the same DJ and saxophone foundation, with Reed D'Rhythm added on live percussion. A full three-element performance built for events where the entertainment is the talking point. Enquire about Hypnotica separately.