About

Currently performing live sets comprising beautiful contemporary piano pieces and reflective songs with a debut piano album out now.

Rich’s solo career builds on over thirty years of music making beginning began his musical training in the local Church Choir where he developed an abiding love for the great Renaissance composers of choral music, particularly Thomas Tallis.

He then took his love for vocal harmony on further, performing regularly in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican, sharing stages with the likes of George Shearing, Willard White, Sir Simon Rattle and other classical, jazz and choral luminaries as a member of the National Youth Choir and later, the CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) Chorus.

In the 1990’s Rich established his indie credibility (exorcising some personal demons in the process) as lead singer and main songwriter with guitar outfits Serene Machine and Maroon.

“Birmingham’s musical catalyst”
Birmingham Post

As co-founder and core member of the Arts Council supported creative network Project X Presents, working in collaboration with anything up to 100 other creative individuals, Rich curates, designs, produces and promotes events dubbed as “omnimedia experiences”. These unique productions combine many different strands of artistic output into a continuous stream of experience evolving around three stages, and spanning up to seven hours.

“a true highlight of the Birmingham avant garde scene”
bandweblogs.com

Rich is also heavily involved in the world of stand up comedy, booking acts for various professional clubs and events and is the envy of every Beach Boys fan, having performed some of his favourite songs regularly to crowds of thousands in professional ex-chart BeachBoys and Four Seasons band, Gidea Park.