Sax over your DJ's set
You have the DJ. He plays live over the set as it builds. The easiest thing to add to a night that is already planned.
Works with any DJ1 to 3 live sets
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Events · Hotels and restaurants
Saxophonist for hotels, bars and restaurants
Jovan Pastar plays live saxophone in hotel bars, on rooftops and terraces, in restaurants and lounges: soft enough for dinner, more energy as the bar fills, over your resident DJ or the venue's own music. He has played The Ritz-Carlton Vienna, Wolke 19, DANUBEFLATS and mumok, and venues book him again when a night works.
Which nights in a hotel or restaurant suit live sax?
The ones you want guests to stay for: dinner, the bar after it, and the nights people still talk about the next day.
Rooftops and terraces
The summer season, May to September: a set as the sun goes down, and the terrace stays full after it.
Hotel bars and lounges
A night at the bar with a live moment in it, for hotel guests and for the city.
Dinner nights
Lounge and deep house between the courses, never louder than the conversation at the table.
DJ nights and openings
Live sax over your resident DJ for the nights you want full: an opening, the start of the season, a party the house throws itself.
How loud does live sax get in a bar or restaurant?
As loud as the room wants, and no louder. The saxophone runs through your own sound system, so your staff keep the volume where the evening needs it.
The evening, level by level
- Lounge and deep houseDinner and the first drinks: under the conversation.
- Groovy houseThe bar fills and the room warms up.
- House and EDMOnly on the nights you want a party.
Notable Collaborations
Venues, clubs and charters he has played for.
What does a hotel or restaurant need to provide?
Less than for a band: no stage, no build-up, nothing in the way of service.
The venue provides
- A free input on the house sound or the DJ's mixer
- A spot by the bar or the DJ booth
- Power nearby
He brings
- The saxophone
- The microphone
No DJ and no sound system on the night? Book sax and DJ as one act: the sound comes with it.
Which format for a hotel or restaurant?
Your house has a resident DJ? Book sax over the set. No DJ on the night? Book sax and DJ as one act, sound included. Sax and DJ compares the two.
Sax and DJ, one booking
One act, one booking, one sound check. The set is built and played end to end, so nobody has to introduce two suppliers to each other on the day.
One point of contactFull evening
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Does live sax disturb guests during dinner service?
No. Over dinner the set stays lounge and deep house, under the conversation, and the volume runs through the venue's own system, so your staff set it. It only gets louder when the room asks for it, on the nights you want that.
Can we book him for more than one night?
Yes. Send all the dates you have in mind in one inquiry, and he confirms which of them he can hold. Venues where a night has worked book him again.
Which hotels and venues has he played?
In Vienna and across Austria, among others: The Ritz-Carlton Vienna, Wolke 19, DANUBEFLATS, Tesla am See and mumok, and restaurants such as Pastamara and Fischerhaus Moosburg.
Does he need a stage?
No. A spot by the bar or the DJ booth is enough. He plays where the guests are, between the tables if the room allows it, with no build-up that gets in the way of service.
How far ahead should a venue book?
For a single night, as soon as the date is set: summer weekends and December go first. Several dates are best sent together, before the season starts.
How I work
Planning live nights at your venue?
I read every inquiry myself and reply personally. Tell me the venue, the night and the room: dinner, the bar or a full floor, one evening or several. I fit the set to your guests and your service, and you deal with me directly for every date.
For my last vernissage in Vienna, I was looking for something unique that would emotionally engage the guests alongside my artwork. Jovan delivered a perfect performance and captured the taste of the audience beautifully. The collaboration was very professional and everything went smoothly. The guests were thrilled and left very positive feedback, especially about the saxophone special. I’m already looking forward to incorporating live music into more of my future events.
Marcin GlodVienna