Bradley Joseph

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Bradley Joseph
Background information
Born	1965 (age 58–59) Bird Island, Minnesota, United States
Origin	Willmar, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Contemporary instrumental Soft adult contemporary Smooth jazz Classical music New age
Occupations	Composer arranger record producer musician
Instrument	Keyboards
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Robbins Island Music Narada/Virgin
Website	Official Website

Bradley Joseph (born in 1965) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breath".^[1]

He has been active since 1983 and he has played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwest. In 1989 the Greek composer Yanni hired him for his core band after hearing a tape of his original compositions. He was a featured concert keyboardist with Yanni through six major tours^[2], most recently in 2003 for the 60-city Ethnicity tour. He appears in the multi-platinum album and concert film, Live at the Acropolis. Joseph also spent five years as musical director and lead keyboardist for Sheena Easton, including a 1995 performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Joseph is the founder of the Robbins Island Music label. His solo career began when he independently released Hear the Masses, featuring many of his Yanni bandmates. This debut was followed by Rapture, an instrumental album recorded with a 50-piece orchestra in which Joseph wrote and conducted all of the scores. It was released on the Narada label and reached ZMR Airwaves Top 30. A number of subsequent recordings including Christmas Around the World and One Deep Breath also held positions on ZMR's Top 100 radio chart, with the most recent being Paint the Sky which debuted on April 4 2013. Paint the Sky was nominated for Best Neo-Classical Album in the 10th annual ZMR Music Awards.^[3] He has produced numerous CDs/DVDs and piano books. His music is included in multiple various-artist compilation albums including the 2008 release of The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II.