Education
He attended Frith Manor Primary School in Woodside Park, North West London, and Dame Alice Owen"s School, in Potters Bar.
He attended Frith Manor Primary School in Woodside Park, North West London, and Dame Alice Owen"s School, in Potters Bar.
Rix plays the alto and soprano saxophones. Rix signed with Universal Music Group and his debut album, Ascent, was released in February 2009 reaching number one in the Classical Charts. Rix began playing the saxophone at the age of 9 in primary school lessons.
He was accepted to the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Barbican London in 2003 to study classical and jazz saxophone on Saturdays.
In 2007, 2008 and 2009 Rix was awarded the sax.co.uk Scholarship by Junior Guildhall. The Tyler Rix quartet performed at the Vortex in the London Jazz Festival 22 November 2008.
Since 2007 Rix has made solo appearances at The Barbican, Street Martins-in-the Fields with the Brandenburg Sinfonia, Street John"s Smith Square with the Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Wales Millennium Centre, The Arts Depot Finchley with Street Michael"s School, The Mermaid Theatre for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2"s Friday Night Is Music Night with the British Broadcasting Corporation Concert Orchestra. He has appeared on Blue Peter, London Tonight, British Broadcasting Corporation News, Classic FM, Radio 5 Live, and regional radio stations.
He has played for Music First, The Bobby Moore Fund and Camden Calling charity events.
In January 2001, at the age of 8, Rix signed for West Ham United Academy. The following year, he appeared on the front cover of the book, Junior Soccer: A Complete Coaching Guide for the Young Player, a coaching guide produced in association with West Ham. In 2009 Rix signed to Universal Classics and Jazz and his recording, Ascent, was released in January 2009 containing a collection of old and new classical pieces.
Released initially as an European Parliament it was released as a full length recording in February 2009.
He was the final torchbearer on the day before the London 2012 Olympic Games, lighting the cauldron on stage in Hyde Park at the Olympic Torch Relay Finale Celebration on 27 July 2012 in front of a crowd of 80,000 people.