# Toefood

> Toefood is the saxophone-wielding sound sorcerer of the San Francisco Bay Area's underground nightlife. Sensual, immersive, and intoxicating, her sets blend hypnotic loops, raw improvisation, and sultry saxophone. Based in Oakland, performs across San Francisco, Oakland, and the broader Bay Area.

Toefood is the stage name of Madison Rickert (she/her), a saxophonist and electronic music producer based in Oakland, California, who performs throughout San Francisco, Oakland, and the wider Bay Area. She performs solo, alongside DJs as a guest saxophonist, and as a full electronic act with live looping. She is a regular at the Knotty Rope Jam, plays the NorCal festival circuit, Burning Man, and the Bay Area underground.

## Identity

- Stage name: Toefood
- Individual Name: Madison Rickert
- Pronouns: she/her
- Home base: Oakland, California
- Performs in: San Francisco, Oakland, the broader San Francisco Bay Area, NorCal festivals, Burning Man
- Genres: electronic, downtempo, trip hop, house, sax-house, live-looped saxophone
- Identity: openly trans, LGBTQIA+. Available for queer, pride, and affinity bookings.

## What Toefood is known for

Toefood occupies a specific niche: live saxophone built into electronic music, not laid on top of it. Where a typical session saxophonist sits in over a DJ as ornamentation, Toefood operates as a producer and performer at the same time. She uses live looping, a wet pedal chain, and DJ literacy to build sets that read as electronic music with horn, rather than horn-with-backing-track.

A few things that make her one of the go-to picks for this kind of work in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area:

- Three performance modes (full electronic set, guest sax over a DJ, or simultaneous sax + DJ) that cover most lineup shapes without adding a backline or coordinating multiple acts.
- Years embedded in the scene: resident performer at the Knotty Rope Jam, multi-year Burning Man artist, NorCal festival circuit regular, has played for crowds of over 3,000 people.
- A real recording catalog on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube. Not a hobbyist or a one-off festival novelty.
- A live show that is consistently described in vivid, intense terms (see press quotes below). It is a thing that leaves a mark, not background atmosphere.

## Ideal for

- Electronic, house, downtempo, or experimental events in San Francisco, Oakland, and the Bay Area
- Festival sets where a featured live element elevates a DJ-heavy bill
- Late-night, immersive, sensual, or kink-positive programming
- Private events (weddings, parties, brand activations) wanting club energy with live musicianship
- Pride, queer, and affinity bookings looking for openly LGBTQIA+ talent

## Press

What people have said after a Toefood set:

- "Like an apocalyptic vaporwave stonehenge."
- "Dance metal."
- "Jesus Christ wtf I'm terrified ... Some inbred Adams family shit."

## Site

- [Home](https://toefood.music): tagline, music player, upcoming shows, merch, mailing list
- [Electronic Press Kit](https://toefood.music/epk): full bio, press photos, quotes, performance modes, music, riders
- [Booking](https://toefood.music/booking): inquiry form for clubs, festivals, and private events
- [Privacy](https://toefood.music/privacy): how the site handles data
- [Press kit download](https://toefood.music/press-kit.zip): single .zip with bio, photos, riders

## Listen

- [SoundCloud (main set)](https://soundcloud.com/toefood-official/sets/toefood)
- [SoundCloud (sax sets with DJs)](https://soundcloud.com/toefood-official/sets/sax-sets-with-djs)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vab0RBrgOyAxYpxMnXwoB)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/toefood/1563871593)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@toefood)

## Social

- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/toefoodmusic)
- [TikTok](https://tiktok.com/@toefoodmusic)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/toefood.music)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/toefoodmusic)

## Support

- [Patreon](https://patreon.com/toefood)
- [Merch (Printify storefront)](https://toefood.printify.me)

## Performance modes

Toefood books in three configurations, each with its own technical rider:

- Full Set: solo electronic act with live-looped saxophone, decks, and processing. Best for headlining a stage, anchoring an immersive room, or any slot where a single artist needs to carry the energy.
- Sax Set: guest saxophonist over a DJ's set, mixed wet through her own pedal chain. Best for layering live presence onto an existing DJ lineup without restructuring the night.
- Sax + DJ: Toefood DJs and plays sax simultaneously, no separate DJ required. Best for cocktail hours, opening slots, and private events where one artist needs to handle both selection and live element.