Travel back to the time of dusty Vinyl. Shimmering piano solos & feel good music on the AM Radio. When great artists would help transport you into another world.

Hailing from Australia, Bradley McCaw is tour de force entertainer/recording artist/storyteller/piano man who as a teenager, heard Billy Joel’s music playing through a pair of old speakers, leading to a life altering realisation;

‘…there is almost nothing better in life, than a great song.’

It was the lush vocal harmonies, the percussive Rhodes piano and that incredible 52nd street band that inspired what was to come.

In 2013, he first stepped inside a recording studio with ten songs (later titled WORRIED MINDS LP), but unbeknownst to him and the musicians on the session, these songs would take a staggering ten years to complete.

Over the next decade, from the small town of Brisbane (Australia), Bradley would begin the journey to become a true artist. Eventually working with genuine music legends (Louie Shelton, Nathan East, J.R Robinson, Greg Phillinganes and James Morrison) at some of the world’s most prestigious studios including Capitol Studios (LA).

His journey begun travelling the world as a solo entertainer, studying and perfecting the great piano man tradition, enchanting audiences with the transformative power of music developing his craft song by song.

This transformation was enhanced by Bradley’s first professional career, a classical trained singer/actor touring the world performing with award winning singing group ‘The Ten Tenors’ at 20 years old. (This also included a performance at AFL GRAND FINAL in 2014).

During this first career, he starred in premiere musical productions in Australia, wrote several full length award winning musicals and cabaret works performed in New York and London, and first stepped into the recording industry producing works for other artists that featured on Australian Radio, won Aria Awards (The Australian Grammy’s), reached #1 on the charts and streamed over 20+ million times online.

But it wasn’t till a meeting with LA music legend ‘Louie Shelton’ (Lionel Ritchie, The Jacksons, John Lennon, The Monkees and many many more) in 2013, that his sound would find it’s muse.

Under the mentorship of Louie, one of pop musics great icons, Bradley studied the art of record making, song arrangements, and musicianship. He would even obtain a Masters In Music from Griffith Conservatorium, studying Blues & Gospel Piano during this time, performing at some of Australia’s most prestigious venues and small local Saturday markets alike.

It wasn’t till the worldwide covid lockdowns in 2020-2022 that his debut album came back into focus.

Working at the historic ‘Studios 301’ in Sydney Australia, Bradley & his team endured lock downs and isolations, following all legal responsibilities, developing those ten songs from 2013 into a full length record.

In addition to Louie Shelton’s masterful guitar work they would be joined by a handful of new musical legends.

Nathan East on bass guitar, a founding member of the chart-topping contemporary jazz group, Fourplay, and collaborator to legendary artists like Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder. And musical solo features by Australian music royalty James Morrison and Andrew Oh.

By June 23rd 2023, Bradley’s search, inspired by that Billy Joel song… was complete and his debut album WORRIED MINDS was released worldwide by Old Fashioned Records.

The record featured his singles SO GLAD, YOU AIN’T FOOLIN’ ANYONE, CRAZY, and a duet SOMEONE LIKE YOU ( with Australian Diva ‘Paulini’) featured on Australia TV & Radio, broke into the Top 10 iTunes Country Charts and is nearing 500,000 streams on Spotify. The album's music videos have been viewed over 3 million times online and his first Christmas single IT’S CHRISTMAS topped the PlayMPE charts, grabbing the top spot over new releases by more famous International artists.

This story, providing real life is stranger than fiction, has been adapted in the upcoming documents podcast series “MAKING WORRIED MINDS: Ten Years in Ten Songs.”

The ten part series includes interviews with the projects collaborators and team members and weaves a true crime/memoir style.

The work highlights Bradley’s gift as a storyteller and truly unique artist, highlighting the album’s journey while exploring what it means to be an artist in the modern music business. This is landmark series releasing in mid 2024.

More recently Bradley debuted his new ongoing live series, with his ‘Live At Studios 301 LP. Recorded over one day in late 2023, Bradley performs some of his favourite piano man numbers at the historic studios. The 20 track LP weaves audio from the session welcoming the audience into the room during recording in real time, creating a truly unique listening experience. The lead single a haunting rendition of DANCING IN THE DARK will be releasing June 2024.

Lastly, Bradley is developing new music for an upcoming TIMELESS LP (working title). Showcasing his smooth trademark vocals and sensation piano driven rock band, these immaculate renditions of rock classics hits from the 70s and 80s will be made available digitally on all streaming platforms during 2024/2025.

REVIEWS FOR ‘WORRIED MINDS’ (Old Fashioned Records)

“AN EXTRAORDINARY LISTENING EXPERIENCE… A SONIC JOURNEY LIKE NO OTHER… REMARKABLE MUSICAL ADVENTURE. ” TOP SHELF MUSIC MAGAZINE

“…Old school artist that is fusing that legendary sound — which is a such a welcome hug on our battered hearts.” anr factory

“This is a total throwback, but I’m just optimistic enough to think it might inspire a revival. We can only hope!” soundsofoz