Bradley Joseph

Bradley Joseph (born September 2, 1965) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestras, chamber ensembles, and solo piano pieces. He has also played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwestern United States. Early life and education Bradley Joseph was born in 1965 in Bird Island, Minnesota and raised in Willmar, Minnesota. While attending, he played saxophone and guitar in local bands but left to focus on piano. Between tours, Joseph worked as a studio musician. Joseph then signed a record deal with Narada Productions, Artistry Musical style Hear the Masses and Rapture are two of Joseph’s best-known full orchestrations, combining smooth jazz with contemporary instrumental themes. A review of Rapture in New Age Voice stated that Joseph “paints romantic pictures in sound with voices and instruments that escalate from quiet, intimate passages to big, energetic movements”. In contrast, albums such as Solo Journey and The Journey Continues are described as “stripped back and basic”. For the 2002 album One Deep Breath, he combines “structured melodic pieces and free-form ambient composition