Bob Bradley (composer)

Bradley with Above & Beyond at Sydney Opera House

Rehearsal with Skrillex

Bradley started his career as a duet with his brother Peter Bradley Junior who later formed alternative band, Subcircus. They were mentored by the Everly Brothers in their early teens. Bradley later joined the Bristol-based art rock collective the Blue Aeroplanes. After departing from the Blue Aeroplanes, he joined indie darlings The House of Love and recorded an EP with Guy Chadwick under the name the Madonnas.

In 1997, Bradley signed with the newly formed V2 Records with a project called 'Lovebabies'.[3] They released their debut single 'Explore' in the same year. A follow up single was released in early 1998, "Blue Earth Angel", featuring remixes from Attica Blues, Morcheeba and DJ Pulse.[4] A full-length album was recorded under the title "For The Realization of Zion".[5]

It was shortly after this episode that Bradley became one of the original members of the UK production house Xenomania with whom he amassed a long list of pop credits, working with artists such as Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Natalie Imbruglia and Gabriella Cilmi. In 2012, Bradley produced and arranged Above & Beyond's Acoustic album. He brought in singers Alex Vargas and Annie Drury and was also joined by regular contributor Zoë Johnston for the project. The album spawned a succession of live concerts starting at London's Porchester Hall and Los Angeles' Greek Theatre, where they were joined on stage by EDM pioneer Skrillex. The performances were described by Billboard magazine as "one of the finest and more memorable shows in EDM history".[6]

Bob Bradley was born on 5 February 1974 in Teesside, England. He now resides in Leeds where he runs the Black Lodge recording facility.

• Discogs
• Billboard.com
• Huffington Post
• Le Grand Magistery
• Xenomania Discography