Scott Bradoka
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | INDIE
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“best live guitar fusion album of 2003!"
Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar - 20th Century Guitar
"Guitarist Scott Bradoka won over lots of guitar fans with his first three solo albums including two sets produced by guitar great Carl Verheyen. On his latest album, Create Your Own Reality, Bradoka is joined by the gifted producer and multi-instrumentalist Eric Bazilian and the result is Bradoka's most accomplished and melodic album yet. Kicking off an atmospheric fusion jaunt entitled "X2000," Create Your Own Reality proceeds with an impressive range of modern, high-tech guitar instrumental terrain even including a rockin', jazzy instrumental of Brian Wilson's classic Beach Boys melody "California Girls." Trading off hot guitar licks and sharing compositional credits on a number of tracks here, Bradoka and Bazilian receive like-minded support from drummer Scott Williams and there is even an appearance from guitarist Jeff Golub. In the spirit of guitar masters like Beck, Morse, and Howe, Create Your Own Reality is a near perfect sounding and thoroughly inventive guitar instrumental album." Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar magazine - 20th Century Guitar
“best live guitar fusion album of 2003!"
Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar - 20th Century Guitar
“Scott Bradoka is an extremely sensitive guitarist, displaying a keen touch to go with a rich, bluesy tone and impeccable phrasing and timing.”
Alan Paul, Guitar World
- Guitar World
“Scott Bradoka is a brilliant guitarist that bends his sound around predictable smooth jazz and overly aggressive instrumental frenzy. Instead, his melodic tones take the listener on an adventure from the edge of one genre to the other, without losing his balance. Bradoka’s sense of humor and personality shine through the compositions.”
Randy Allar, WCSB, Cleveland, Ohio
- Radio
“Scott Bradoka is an extremely sensitive guitarist, displaying a keen touch to go with a rich, bluesy tone and impeccable phrasing and timing.”
Alan Paul, Guitar World
- Guitar World
“Create Your Own Reality, with its diverse mixture of rock guitar pyrotechnics, jazz phrasing and harmony, world beats, refreshing arrangements as well as funk and pop music influences is a strong forecast for the future of contemporary jazz guitar. The disc’s brilliant songwriting and production, courtesy of Bradoka and Eric Bazilian, Create Your Own Reality stands head and shoulders above most guitar oriented recordings. Scott Bradoka as a guitarist, composer, or simply as a very modern contemporary musician, will be a major force on the national and international music scene for many years to come.”
Darin Scott, Tune-Up Magazine
- Tune-up Magazine
“Create Your Own Reality, with its diverse mixture of rock guitar pyrotechnics, jazz phrasing and harmony, world beats, refreshing arrangements as well as funk and pop music influences is a strong forecast for the future of contemporary jazz guitar. The disc’s brilliant songwriting and production, courtesy of Bradoka and Eric Bazilian, Create Your Own Reality stands head and shoulders above most guitar oriented recordings. Scott Bradoka as a guitarist, composer, or simply as a very modern contemporary musician, will be a major force on the national and international music scene for many years to come.”
Darin Scott, Tune-Up Magazine
- Tune-up Magazine
“Scott combines a clean contemporary jazz sound with exceptional musicianship to create a very enjoyable variety of material. Bradoka possesses the same smooth sound and technique heard in the playing of guitar greats Robben Ford and Eric Johnson.”
Mike Haid, Fuse Magazine
- Fuse
“Scott combines a clean contemporary jazz sound with exceptional musicianship to create a very enjoyable variety of material. Bradoka possesses the same smooth sound and technique heard in the playing of guitar greats Robben Ford and Eric Johnson.”
Mike Haid, Fuse Magazine
- Fuse
“Scott Bradoka wields an axe to watch in the very rich and growing power rock-jazz crossover…”
Hilarie Grey, Jazz Times
- Jazz Times
“Scott Bradoka wields an axe to watch in the very rich and growing power rock-jazz crossover…”
Hilarie Grey, Jazz Times
- Jazz Times
“…reminiscent of Jeff Beck’s albums from the 70s…a well produced, unpretentious album that contains enough licks to satisfy any guitar head, and avoids self-indulgence to satisfy everyone else.”
Gerry Coleman, Sound Check Magazine - Sound Check
“…reminiscent of Jeff Beck’s albums from the 70s…a well produced, unpretentious album that contains enough licks to satisfy any guitar head, and avoids self-indulgence to satisfy everyone else.”
Gerry Coleman, Sound Check Magazine - Sound Check
"Scott Bradoka's brilliant third release, Pulse, puts him right along side some of his heroes and contemporaries like Jeff Golub, Carl Verheyen, Craig Chaquico, Steve Lukather, and Richard Smith as one of the leaders in the contemporary guitar field...this recording is full of catchy melodies, tight funky rhythm parts, impeccable tone, interesting and focused compositions and solos, and some tight ensemble work from the supporting musicians. With an additional twist, the fun factor, which is something that is lacking on many instrumental recordings.
Overall, this disc is a very excellent recording from one of the freshest voices on the modern guitar scene and it certainly says that as a guitarist and solo artist Bradoka has plenty to offer the world of music, and hopefully more to offer in the future." Darin Scott, Tune-Up Magazine
- Tune-Up Magazine
"Scott Bradoka's brilliant third release, Pulse, puts him right along side some of his heroes and contemporaries like Jeff Golub, Carl Verheyen, Craig Chaquico, Steve Lukather, and Richard Smith as one of the leaders in the contemporary guitar field...this recording is full of catchy melodies, tight funky rhythm parts, impeccable tone, interesting and focused compositions and solos, and some tight ensemble work from the supporting musicians. With an additional twist, the fun factor, which is something that is lacking on many instrumental recordings.
Overall, this disc is a very excellent recording from one of the freshest voices on the modern guitar scene and it certainly says that as a guitarist and solo artist Bradoka has plenty to offer the world of music, and hopefully more to offer in the future." Darin Scott, Tune-Up Magazine
- Tune-Up Magazine
"Though Bradoka is in complete control of his instrument, playing with a smooth mastery, he rarely hits the listener over the head with his prowess. Instead, he fits his guitar into a set of well-arranged instrumentals, often trading licks with producer Carl Verheyen. Bradoka certainly has what it takes to follow Verheyen's path to session-musician success, but his spot-on playing, excellent melodic sensibility and knack for penning hummable lead lines also indicate that he could blaze a path through smooth jazz radio." Alan Paul, Guitar World - Guitar World
"Though Bradoka is in complete control of his instrument, playing with a smooth mastery, he rarely hits the listener over the head with his prowess. Instead, he fits his guitar into a set of well-arranged instrumentals, often trading licks with producer Carl Verheyen. Bradoka certainly has what it takes to follow Verheyen's path to session-musician success, but his spot-on playing, excellent melodic sensibility and knack for penning hummable lead lines also indicate that he could blaze a path through smooth jazz radio." Alan Paul, Guitar World - Guitar World
Discography
WithoutWords (CD 1994)
Swamp Party (CD 1997)
Pulse (CD 2000)
Create Your Own Reality (CD 2003)
Live & Loose (CD 2004)
All You Want From Me (CD 2008)
Everything (2CD/DVD 2009)
My Collection (book 2009)
dubiousWISDOM (EP 2012)
Never Been Cool (CD 2013)
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"Following his releasing some of the great electric guitar fusion albums of the 2000’s, Scott Bradoka hasn't been resting on his laurels. Having toured Europe with the Jeff Beck Group in the middle of the decade, Bradoka now puts his recording career into perspective with the 2009 triple disc release of Everything. Featuring 34 tracks spread over 2 CDs, Everything encapsulates the best of Bradoka’s recorded output over the past fourteen years, including studio tracks produced by guitar giants like Eric Bazilian and Carl Verheyen. The CD's also include four new studio tracks, 2 live tracks and a pair of hip-hop remixes. Many of the tracks have been remixed and remastered especially for this package. Accompanying the 2 CDs is a five track DVD featuring bonus footage of Bradoka in his studio demonstrating some of his guitars. Tying it all together at the same time, Bradoka has also released a coffee table style hard cover book, entitled My Collection showing over 100 guitars from his vast collection. Commenting on his book, Scott adds, ‘I have been on a 25+ year adventure of searching out guitars. I not only collect, but I also play.’ Looking back, fans can enjoy Everything until Bradoka returns with his next, long awaited CD of all new music." - Robert Silverstein, Music Web Express
"best live guitar fusion album of 2003!" -Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar
"Scott Bradoka's guitar is as true a voice as any in contemporary music... and more believable than most." -Eric Bazilian, Grammy nominated songwriter, The Hooters, Joan Osborne, Ricky Martin
"Scott Bradoka is an extremely sensitive guitarist, displaying a keen touch to go with a rich, bluesy tone and impeccable phrasing and timing. I look forward to hearing more from him." -Alan Paul, Guitar World
"Guitarist Scott Bradoka won over lots of guitar fans with his first three solo albums including two sets produced by guitar great Carl Verheyen. On his latest album, Create Your Own Reality, Bradoka is joined by the gifted producer and multi-instrumentalist Eric Bazilian and the result is Bradoka's most accomplished and melodic album yet. Kicking off an atmospheric fusion jaunt entitled "X2000," Create Your Own Reality proceeds with an impressive range of modern, high-tech guitar instrumental terrain even including a rockin', jazzy instrumental of Brian Wilson's classic Beach Boys melody "California Girls." Trading off hot guitar licks and sharing compositional credits on a number of tracks here, Bradoka and Bazilian receive like-minded support from drummer Scott Williams and there is even an appearance from guitarist Jeff Golub. In the spirit of guitar masters like Beck, Morse, and Howe, Create Your Own Reality is a near perfect sounding and thoroughly inventive guitar instrumental album." -Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar magazine
"Scott Bradoka's brilliant third release, Pulse, puts him right along side some of his heroes and contemporaries like Jeff Golub, Carl Verheyen, Craig Chaquico, Steve Lukather, and Richard Smith as one of the leaders in the contemporary guitar field...this recording is full of catchy melodies, tight funky rhythm parts, impeccable tone, interesting and focused compositions and solos, and some tight ensemble work from the supporting musicians. With an additional twist, the fun factor, which is something that is lacking on many instrumental recordings.
"Overall, this disc is a very excellent recording from one of the freshest voices on the modern guitar scene and it certainly says that as a guitarist and solo artist Bradoka has plenty to offer the world of music, and hopefully more to offer in the future." -Darin Scott, Tune-Up Magazine
"Though Bradoka is in complete control of his instrument, playing with a smooth mastery, he rarely hits the listener over the head with his prowess. Instead, he fits his guitar into a set of well-arranged instrumentals, often tra
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