Michael Bradley (singer)
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Michael Bradley was formerly the lead singer for the American rockAmerican rock
American rock is rock music from the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country music, and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music. The creation of American rock music was highly influenced by the British Invasion of the American pop...
band Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
. He is also known among anime
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is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
fans as a composer and singer for Robotech
Robotech
Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...
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Biography
Michael Bradley is best known to anime fans as one of the composer/songwriters of Robotech and the singing voice of the characterLancer / Yellow Dancer. Although mainly known in the music industry as a gold and platinum record award-winning songwriter, he has also gained acclaim as a singer, record producer, composer, guitarist and keyboard player.Michael was formerly a lead singer of the nationally famous rock & roll band,Paul Revere and the Raiders and he was also a guitarist for Las Vegas headliner, Lola Falana.
Discography
- Lonely Soldier Boy II ~ An Acoustic Album (Michael Bradley Music)
- Lonely Soldier Boy (Michael Bradley Music)
- When The Rain Begins To Fall (Arista Records)
- Savage Streets Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (MCA / Curb Records)
- Robotech The Movie: Underground (Carrere Records)
- Paul Revere and the Raiders: Special Edition (America Records)
- Looking For Shelter (with Mark LindsayMark LindsayMark Lindsay is an American musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders.-Biography:Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon and was the second of eight children...
) - The Heart of Us All (SRO/Alcyon Records)
- Stone Disco (Radio Records)
- Spats (GoodSounds/TK Records)
- Thicke Hawkins (Monkeyshine International)
- Kazanova (Monkeyshine International)
Filmography
- Lensman: Power of the Lens (additional music)
- Lensman: Secret of the Lens (additional music)
- Robotech (TV series)Robotech (TV series)Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series made between 1982-1984 in Japan, the adaptation was aired in 1985. Within the combined and edited story, Robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific...
(vocal tracks) Wrote and produced original songs and background music for the worldwide syndicated animated series. Also was the singing voice for featured character Lancer/Yellow Dancer - Robotech The Movie (vocal tracks) Wrote and co-wrote music and lyrics, arranged and produced six songs plus background music
- Robotech II: The SentinelsRobotech II: The SentinelsRobotech II: The Sentinels was an attempt by Harmony Gold USA to continue the original 1985 Robotech television series. Only three episodes were ultimately animated before the project was canceled in 1986, and a feature-length film was released from footage taken from the completed episodes...
(composer) - Savage StreetsSavage StreetsSavage Streets is a 1984 American vigilante action film starring Linda Blair. Directed by Danny Steinmann, the film premiered on October 5, 1984.-Plot:...
(feature film starring Linda Blair) -(composer)(vocal tracks)Co-wrote music and lyrics, produced and performed the songs Killer and In The Night - Voyage of the Rock AliensVoyage of the Rock AliensVoyage of the Rock Aliens is a 1984 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Pia Zadora and Craig Sheffer.-Plot:A guitar-shaped spaceship streaks through the skies. Aboard is robot 1359 searching the universe via a Rhemascan monitor for the source of rock and roll music that the ship's crew had heard...
(feature film starring Ruth Gordon and Pia Zadora) - (composer)(vocal tracks)Co-wrote the featured world wide number one hit When The Rain Begins To Fall(Arista Records)Also sang lead vocals on a featured song, Nature Of The Beast - Fame (TV series)Fame (1982 TV series)Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
(composer) (vocal tracks)Wrote music and lyrics for the network series including A Place Where We Belong which was used as a feature performance - MTV's Parental Control (TV series) (composer)
- Young Eleven (animated) - composed the main theme
- Run For Your Life (animated) - composed the main theme
- Dracula (animated) - composed the main theme
Robotech - Yellow Dancer
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In the spring of 1985, my songwriting partner Steve Wittmack and I walked into the offices of Harmony Gold on Sunset Blvd. and were hired to write a song called Flower of Life. It was to be a featured song on the television show, Robotech . This was the beginning of many songs that we would be called upon to write for this groundbreaking animated series that would eventually be seen by millions of fans around the world.
I became the singing voice of the character Lancer/Yellow Dancer, who was featured in The New Generation."
~ Michael Bradley Lonely Soldier Boy CD liner notes