Richie Setford

Richie Setford is a New Zealand based songwriter, vocalist and session player. In 2002 he formed the Funk/Soul collective One Million Dollars, enjoying a prolific 5 year period before retiring the group to focus on an altogether different style of music under the pseudonym Bannerman. Groove based funk jams became melancholic indie rockers and bittersweet torch songs. He released 3 critically acclaimed albums before departing NZ for Germany.

Based in Berlin for 12 years, Richie continued building on the Bannerman sound whilst also releasing music under his own name, including 2018's Aimless Survivor EP and his last record, 2022's Curious Growth.

His songwriting is cinematic and affecting, mixing melancholy and pathos with absurd humour and surrealism. These are emotionally affecting songs that have a compelling and dynamic structure and a sweet and sad undercurrent, but with just enough groove to get you through the night.