Joshua Bradford


Joshua Bradford is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer. He is known as the vocalist for the industrial rock band Stayte, as a touring and recording member of Revolting Cocks, and for contributing to works by Ministry. Bradford has also composed for film, and is the founder of the non-profit organization Project Simple Shelter.

Career

Stayte

Bradford co-founded the industrial rock band Stayte with Clayton Worbeck in the late 1990s. The band released several recordings independently before issuing the albums Abandon in the Amber and Cognitive Dissonance .
Other releases, including Growing Pains, The Two Sisters, and Orogenesis, were self-released and have not received independent coverage in music press.

Revolting Cocks

In 2006, Bradford joined Revolting Cocks, the industrial rock group led by Al Jourgensen. He contributed vocals on the albums Sex-O Olympic-O, Sex-O MiXXX-O, and ¿Got Cock?.
Bradford also toured with the group during this period, listed as part of the band's lineup on their 2009 LuBriCaTouR.
Bradford's song "Wizard of Sextown" appeared on the official soundtrack to the horror film Saw V.

Ministry

Bradford contributed vocals to Ministry's 2008 covers album Cover Up, including the track "Bang a Gong ". He also sang on several Ministry recordings:

Simple Shelter

Bradford has also released music under the project name Simple Shelter. His stage persona in these performances has been described as eccentric and theatrical.

Film scoring

Bradford and Worbeck composed the score for the feature film Dead Within.

Project Simple Shelter

Bradford founded the non-profit Project Simple Shelter, which provides music workshops and collaborative songwriting projects in underserved communities. The program has been noted in coverage of his musical career.

Discography

With Stayte

Growing Pains Abandon in the Amber Cognitive Dissonance The Two Sisters
  • ''Orogenesis''

With Simple Shelter

In Dreams Walk With Me A Phoenix from the Ashes All Is One Walking in the Land of Wind and Ghost The Words We Only Whisper
  • ''Songs and Stale Bread''

With Revolting Cocks

With Ministry

Cover Up – vocals on "Bang a Gong "