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About Dan the Sax Man

Professional saxophonist available for weddings, parties, functions, and more!

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Saxophonist

Manchester

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Hi! My name is Dan, and I'm a musician who's just finished a master’s degree music composition at the University of Manchester. In the past, I have performed for numerous events, and I can play in a wide variety of styles including pop, jazz, folk, rock, and many more. I have performed with countless orchestras, ensembles, and groups over the years playing music of all kinds of genres, and I have also performed solos and showcases of my own works. If there are songs you'd like to hear that aren't in my songlist, let me know, and I'll make sure to add it for your event. Looking forward to hearing from you! (Please note, I do not move around the room while playing - I am stood most often with the DJ or just near the dancefloor.)

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Musicianship

Genres:

Contemporary classical, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Fanfare, Early music, Film / TV music, Renaissance, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional English folk, Folk, Ceilidh, Traditional Scottish folk, Welsh folk, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, Gypsy jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Barbershop, Gospel, Ragtime, Swing, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Light music, Originals, Marching, Acoustic, Bavarian oompah, German music, French music, Italian music

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Event types:

Private event, Concert, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Birthday party, Cruise, Theatre / Show, Recording session, Charity event, Corporate event, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Composition teaching, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Transcription

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Dan the Sax Man's Song list

A Thousand Years (Christina Perry)

Addicted To You (Avicii)

Africa (Toto)

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

Ain’t Nobody (Felix Jaehn ft. Jasmine Thompson)

All Of Me (John Legend)

All The Man That I Need (Whitney Houston)

Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey)

Angels (Robbie Williams)

Back To Black (Amy Winehouse)

Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

Benediction (Hot Natured & Ali Love)

Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen)

Came Here For Love (Sigala ft. Ella Eyre)

Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli)

Candy (Robbie Williams)

Careless Whisper (George Michael) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

Champagne Supernova (Oasis)

Cola (CamelPhat & Elderbrook)

Dance Monkey (Tones & I)

Destination Unknown (Destination Calabria) (Alex Gaudino)

Dignity (Deacon Blue)

Don’t You Worry Child (Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin)

Dreamer (Livin’ Joy)

Emotions (Mariah Carey)

Everybody’s Free (Rozalla)

Everything (Michael Bublé)

Fade (Solu Music ft. Kimblee)

Finally (CeCe Peniston) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)

Freed From Desire (Gala Rizzatto)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

Give It Up (KC & The Sunshine Band)

Give Me The Night (George Benson)

Glitterball (Sigma ft. Ella Henderson)

Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder)

Head & Heart (Joel Corry x MNEK)

Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Hideaway (Kiesza)

Higher Power (Coldplay)

How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees)

How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)

I Feel It Coming (The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk)

I Follow Rivers (Lykke Li)

I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston)

I Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

I’d Do Anything For Love (Meatloaf)

I’m Still Standing (Elton John)

Intoxicated (Martin Solveig ft. GTA)

Islands In The Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)

Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)

Jubel (Klingande) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

King Of My Castle (Wamdue Project)

Kings & Queens (Ava Max)

Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me (Shirley Bassey)

Livin’ La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin)

Livin’ On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)

L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole)

Memories (Maroon 5)

Money (Pink Floyd)

Moving On Up (M People)

Mr. Saxobeat (Alexandra Stan)

Murder On The Dance Floor (Sophie Ellis-Bextor)

My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson)

Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)

Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)

Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You (George Benson)

One Day (Vandaag) (Bakermat)

One Night Only (Dreamgirls)

One Step Beyond (Madness)

Passionfruit (Drake)

Penny Arcade (Roy Orbison)

Perfect (Ed Sheeran)

Proud Mary (Tina Turner) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

Purple Rain (Prince)

Push The Feeling On (MK & Nightcrawlers)

Rather Be (Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne)

Red Light Spells Danger (Billy Ocean)

Rehab (Amy Winehouse)

Rhythm Is A Dancer (SNAP!)

Rolling In The Deep (Adele)

Save Your Tears (The Weeknd)

Say My Name (Florence & The Machine)

September (Earth, Wind, & Fire)

Show Me Love (Robin S) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

Shut Up And Dance (WALK THE MOON)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours (Stevie Wonder)

Sing It Back (Moloko)

Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)

Somebody To Love (Queen)

Somewhere Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)

Stay (Sash!)

Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey)

Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)

Sway (Michael Bublé)

Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)

Sweet Lovin’ (Sigala) *FAN FAVOURITE!*

T.N.T. (AC/DC)

The Best (Tina Turner)

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)

The Logical Song (Supertramp)

The Time Of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)

The Wanderer (Dion and the Belmonts)

Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)

This Girl (Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners)

Titanium (David Guetta ft. Sia)

Touch Me (Rui Da Silva ft. Cassandra)

Truly, Madly, Deeply (Savage Garden)

Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars)

Versace On The Floor (Bruno Mars)

Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

What Is Love (Haddaway)

When Love Takes Over (David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland)

Wish You Were Mine (Philip George)

You Got Me Baby (Lushington)

You, To Me, Are Everything (The Real Thing)

You’ll Never Walk Alone (Gerry & The Pacemakers)

You’re A Superstar (Love Inc.)

You’re Beautiful (James Blunt)

You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (Gladys Knight & The Pips)

You’ve Got The Love (Florence & The Machine)

(Film) A Whole New World (from Aladdin)

(Film) Be Prepared (from The Lion King)

(Film) Colours Of The Wind (from Pocahontas)

(Film) For The First Time In Forever (from Frozen)

(Film) Friend Like Me (from Aladdin)

(Film) How Far I’ll Go (from Moana)

(Film) I See The Light (from Tangled)

(Film) I Wanna Be Like You (from The Jungle Book)

(Film) I’ll Make A Man Out Of You (from Mulan)

(Film) Into The Unknown (from Frozen 2)

(Film) Kiss The Girl (from The Little Mermaid)

(Film) Le Festin (from Ratatouille)

(Film) Let It Go (from Frozen)

(Film) Part Of Your World (from The Little Mermaid)

(Film) Show Yourself (from Frozen 2)

(Film) Somewhere Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)

(Film) Tale As Old As Time (from Beauty & the Beast)

(Film) The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book)

(Film) The Circle Of Life (from The Lion King)

(Film) Under The Sea (from The Little Mermaid)

(Film) When She Loved Me (from Toy Story 2)

(Film) You’ve Got A Friend In Me (from Toy Story)

❆ The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

With enough notice, I can be fairly flexible, as long as I don't have another gig on the same day!

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

If provided with an internet connection, I can offer Spotify premium to play whatever songs you might like to hear between sets.

How much time do you need to set up?

If I'm playing with a DJ, I usually only need 10 minutes. If I'm setting up my own system, it's closer to 15-20 minutes.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course! I can advise you on how many songs you'll need for the length of time I'm supposed to play for, but you can pick whichever ones you like! (With enough notice too, I can play songs that aren't on the list - I just need time to arrange the music and find backing tracks.)

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes! I have my own sax and sound system if needed.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Of course! With enough notice, I can play songs that aren't already on my list - I just need time to arrange the music and find backing tracks.

Dan the Sax Man's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£85
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£350
Up to 3 hours	£485

Dan the Sax Man

5 out of 5

17 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Dan the Sax Man's Reviews

5 out of 5

Amazing set by Dan! We absolutely loved it especially the song I requested he perform for my now husband! Thank you so much! Would definitely recommend and hire again!

Reply from Dan the Sax Man

15 days ago

Hi Laura, Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad that everyone enjoyed my playing, and I particularly loved that so many people got up and danced to The Wanderer and Proud Mary! I had a great time playing, and at such a great venue too - it was just a shame that it was dark and you couldn't see the pitch! I'm already looking forward to the next time you need a musician! Best wishes, Dan Brennan

5 out of 5

I’m so glad Dan was available for my baby shower he made the whole day, it was an ibiza style theme and he had the perfect song choices for us, but also made the effort to do some requests that he didn’t have on his list. He was really friendly, and even with alittle bit of bad weather that came at one point he carried on regardless and worked with the space we preferred even if wasn’t the best for him. We will definitely be hoping he’s available again for future events, thanks again Dan.

Reply from Dan the Sax Man

1 month ago

Hi Melanie, Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad that everyone had a good time and enjoyed my playing - I had a great time too, in spite of the rain! Already looking forward to the next time you need a musician! Best wishes, Dan Brennan

5 out of 5

We booked Dan for my husbands 40th birthday and my daughters 13th party in the garden, Dan was excellent from the minute we booked with him, communication was excellent, variety of songs he performed where amazing he really made our garden party a party to remember, we will definitely be using Dan again for parties in the future 🥰

Reply from Dan the Sax Man

1 month ago

Hi Fran, Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad that everyone had a good time and enjoyed my playing - I had a great time too! Not so bad for a saxophonist after all! I'm already looking forward to the next time you need a musician! Best wishes, Dan Brennan

5 out of 5

Absolutely brilliant performance from start to finished, Dan really did make the day what it was. Everyone at the party raved about how good he was, would 100% reccomend to anyone. Thanks Dan

Reply from Dan the Sax Man

1 month ago

Hi Aaron, Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad that everyone had a good time and enjoyed my playing - I had a great time too! Already looking forward to the next time you need a musician! Best wishes, Dan Brennan

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5 out of 5

Unfortunately I missed the event but the feedback was incredible, on time pleasant, and truly professional 10/10 Dan Thank you You made the day super for everyone there 😎👍

5 out of 5

absolutely fantastic sax player he were amazing polite caring lovely his playing is brilliant my granddaughter loved every second of his playing highly recommend ❤️👍

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