Bradley Joseph

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Bradley Joseph
Background information
Born	1965 (age 59–60) 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 is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestras, quartets, and solo piano pieces. He has been active since 1983, and he has played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwest.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, the Greek composer Yanni hired Joseph for his core band after hearing a tape of his original compositions. Joseph was a featured concert keyboard player with Yanni on six major tours,^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Joseph is the owner of the Robbins Island Music label.^[2] 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 for which Joseph wrote and conducted all the scores.^{[citation needed]} Released on the Narada Productions label, Rapture reached the ZMR Airwaves Top 30. Several 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.^{[citation needed]}