MULTI-PLATINUM PRODUCER + COMPOSER

Michael bradford

x KABOOM STUDIO ORCHESTRA

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ONE NIGHT

What happens when multi-platinum producer walks into a scoring stage with a full orchestra, no safety net, and a fistful of new music? You get this night.

Michael Bradford, known for his work with Madonna, Deep Purple, and Uncle Kracker, joined forces with Kaboom Studio Orchestra and conductor Liza Grossman to bend genre and expectation. Together, they built something raw and cinematic, on the fly, with cameras rolling and the audience inside the process.

ONE TAKE

Held at Cleveland Scoring, the event was a live recording session, a film shoot, and a performance rolled into one. It was groove meets grit. Strings against synths. A masterclass in collaboration.

The music will be released as a live album. The story behind it is becoming a film. But you kind of had to be there.

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Event flyer for Kaboom Collective featuring Michael Bradford and Kaboom Studio Orchestra performance on May 30, 2025, at 7 PM in Cleveland, Ohio. Contains a QR code for donations and information about the organization.

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Michael Bradford x Kaboom Studio Orchestra
Live at Cleveland Scoring
May 30, 2025

Cleveland Scoring opened its doors to a standing-room-only crowd for Kaboom Collective’s first-ever experiential performance at its new home. The space was packed. Every seat taken. People lined the walls to witness 80 minutes of original music that fused electronic textures with the full force of a live orchestra.

Legendary producer and composer Michael Bradford led the evening with a set of new works written specifically for this collaboration. Guided by conductor Liza Grossman and brought to life by the Kaboom Studio Orchestra, the music unfolded in real time. No pre-recorded tracks. No second takes. The entire performance was filmed and recorded live for an upcoming album release.

It was a session. A creation. A happening. The musicians worked as collaborators, building the sound piece by piece with Bradford in the room, reacting and refining as the music evolved.

This night marked a turning point. A new sound. A new space. A new way of inviting audiences into the heart of the creative process.

CREDITS

Executive Producer
Vocals
Electric Guitar
Electronics
Michael Bradford

Executive Producer + Conductor
Liza Grossman

Executive Producer
Joe Weagraff

Recording Engineer + Mixing, Mastering
David Kennedy

Photography
Robert Muller

Director of Photography
Derek Snyder

Asst Camera Operator
Caleb Cameron

Lighting
James Zammikiel

Original Music
Bernard Herrmann

Orchestra Arrangements
Michael Bradford

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Kaboom Studio Orchestra

Violin 1
Miranda Hervey + Christopher Fler
+ Imogen Bergin + Coda Scheuer

Violin 2
Maria Tarnay + Nathaniel Tisch
+ Savannah Mitchell + Ryan Detwiler

Viola
Ilona Eke + Jerri-Lou Lugo
+ Isabella Dunlap + Angie Zalinski

Cello
Renee Danko + Carter Langmack
+ Jordan Fears + Julia Stouges

Bass
Delaney Allen + Julia-Marie Cooch + Grace Cooper

Harp
Anastasia Seckers

Kaboom Studio Orchestra (continued)

Flute
Lily Waugh + Ian Wenz (double piccolo)

Oboe
Bailey Coon + Abigayle Huff

English Horn
Amelia Johnson

Clarinet
Ashley Handwerk + Chloe Fuller

Bass Clarinet
Owen Ganor

Bassoon
Emma Foster + Meghan Janke

Contrabassoon + Bari Sax
Arian Di Biase

Horn
Anderson Oleskiewicz + Ezren Roark

Trumpet
Christopher Hunt + Meredith Hurley

Trombone
Kyle Zeitz

Bass Tuba
Henry Foster

Tuba
Thomas Fortin

Drum set
Crystal Burk

Timpani
Andrew Pongracz

Percussion
Joseph Fox + Kelly Baird

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