Ian Ritchie

Ian Ritchie is an English composer record producer arranger and saxophonist He was the producer of Roger Waters album Radio KAOS along with other recordings with Laurie Anderson Strange Angels Pete Wylie Sinful Hugh Cornwell Wolf and the Big Dish Swimmer During the 1980s he collaborated with English singersongwriter Gary Numan Ritchie is also the composer of The Globe Trekker Theme previously known as The Lonely Planet Theme the theme music of the travel show Globe Trekker He is a member of the Liverpoolbased theatre rock group Deaf School and has released a number of singles in the 1980s under the name Miro Miroe His saxophone playing can be heard on See the Day by Dee C Lee Club Tropicana by Wham Cest La Vie by Robbie Nevil and on his debut jazz album Ian Ritchies SOHO Project In 20062008 Ritchie toured as saxophonist with Roger Waters as part of the backing band on the Dark Side of the Moon Live tour In 2010 he toured Europe with Australian progressive rock band Unitopia In 2013 Ritchie released South of Houston a second jazz album under his own name He has produced an album for the dance group URUBU and performs with them Other groups Ritchie plays with include the Blue Jays 50s rock roll the Cricklewood Cats jazzcabaret together with Holly Penfield Tina Ts Smooth Soul soulRBhouse and the Crown Moran Allstars jazz who also have an eponymous album written and produced by Ritchie In 2016 he took part in the historic Desert Trip concerts at Coachella From 2017 to 2018 he again toured with Roger Waters new lineup playing tenor saxophone The Us Them show was performed in 157 venues across the world