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Michael W. Bradley, MPA
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
With over 18 years of experience in artistic and creative arts leadership, I started MCS to live out my passion of teaching and training creatives and artists to execute their gifts to their fullest potential.
My Journey
Michael W. Bradley has been an active member of the arts community both locally and abroad for over 15 years. Michael attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he graduated with a B.M. in Music Education. Michael currently chairs the Music Department and serves on the Voice faculty of Boston Arts Academy where he teaches Vocal Technique, Music Theory, Contemporary Vocal Ensembles and the award winning “Spirituals” Ensemble. Michael has become a writer and director in the fields of Choral and Gospel music, respectively. Michael's choirs have been able to perform for such prominent figures as Yo-Yo Ma and Damien Woetzel and at The White House for First Lady Michelle Obama. Currently, Michael is the Chair of the Music Department of Boston Arts Academy, Boston's Only Public High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has the pleasure of directing the award-winning Spirituals of Boston Arts Academy, which has achieved top rankings at local and national music festivals and appeared at the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Conference in March 2024. Also in 2024, The Spirituals released three albums, "Genesis," a classical crossover album that reached #1 on the Classical and Classical Crossover Billboard Charts, "The Kidz At North Station," a kids album that reached #1 on the Kids Album Billboard Charts and "American Dreamers," a Spoken Word Album. This year, Michael will be traveling with The Spirituals to appear at festivals in Atlanta, GA, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. After serving for nearly 20 years in worship ministry leadership in New England and South Carolina, Michael founded Motif Creative Services to strengthen the administrative and artistic practices and systems of creative teams of churches and creative organizations of all sizes. Services offered include short-term and long-term administrative residencies to help facilitate transitions, the onboarding of new leadership, and one-on-one coaching. A true believer in education, adding to his undergraduate studies, Michael has a Master’s in Public Administration and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Music in Choral Conducting at Boston University. Although Michael has joyfully led and served in the Creative and Liturgical Artistic communities for almost 20 years, his greatest joy is being married to his amazing wife, Daniella K. Bradley.
My Artistic Journey
October 2019 - June 2023
Minister of Worship
Morning Star Baptist Church
September 2015 - September 2019
Director of Worship, Arts & Communications
Bethel A.M.E. Church
January 2014 - August 2015
Asst. to the Minister of Music
Morning Star Baptist Church
September 2012 - August 2013
Worship Leader & Choir Director
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
September 2008 - May 2012
Student Director
(Apprenticeship)
Reverence Gospel Choir
September 2005 - December 2007
Worship Director
Apostolic Life Ministries
Served as Senior Manager and Director of all worship, artistic and technical ministries and services for Morning Star Baptist Church. Led all worship services, special programs, funerals and weddings, including praise & worship, choir and guest artists. Led Sunday Morning Worship Services including Praise & Worship and the MSBC Choirs, led and/or appointed Worship leaders for all Worship Services including Mid-Week services. Coordinated with Pastor to facilitate and implement Special Worship services (Solemn Assembly, High Praise Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, Christmas and Thanksgiving services, Music Ministry events, etc.). Supervised all Worship & Arts Staff and musician schedules. Responsible for employment matters concerning all Worship Ministry personnel. Coordinate, implement and manage other ensembles and artistic programming such as the Men’s Fellowship Choir, REFUGE Young Adult Choir, REFUGEWorship, MSBC Live Recordings, Fund Raising initiatives, and Concert Series. Instituted the use of Planning Center Online: SERVICES: to help manage the scheduling of worship teams through services, and maintain an annual Worship & Arts department budget.
Senior manager and administrator over all Worship, Artistic and Communications Ministries of Bethel AME Church. Develops robust programming to enhance the dynamic worship environment for all members and guest of Bethel AME Church. Providing administrative oversight to the Worship & Arts Department, which consist of Dance, Deaf, Drama, Media and Technical Arts Ministries, with direct leadership over the Music Ministry. This includes working with worship leaders to provide a balanced musical selection of hymns and contemporary gospel music for all weekly rehearsals, bible studies, and worship services. Instituted the use of Planning Center Online: SERVICES, RESOURCES, GROUPS and CHECK-INS. Maintain department budget, build current musical repertoire, provide spiritual direction, logistical support, and provide and lead creative programming for Dance, ACCESS (Special Needs), Drama and Technical Arts Ministry Leaders to produce a uniform liturgical presentation of the arts at Bethel. Manage Communications for the Bethel Community (Internal and External); produce and maintain Bethel Calendar of Events and Communications Calendar to properly support and publicize all ministry events and activities to the Bethel and global community. Develop and implement the formal Bethel AME Communication Plan.
Responsibilities included assisting in the teaching, directing, and leading the Sanctuary Chorale, Joyful Noise Children’s Choir, Men’s Day Choir, Joshua XII and Adult Praise and Worship Team for rehearsals, bible studies, and worship services, with direct oversight for REFUGE (Newly Formed Young Adult Choir). Also, planned, arranged, and composed the 2015 Christmas Cantata.
Served as the Choir Director for the Mt. Zion Mass Choir and worship leader for the Praise and Worship Team for rehearsals, bible studies, and worship services, under the leadership of the Minister of Music.
Responsible for teaching the Reverence Gospel Choir and Overjoyed Gospel Ensemble at Berklee College of Music. This included selecting music with a weekly themed curriculum, rehearsing the musicians and programming the annual end-of-semester concert. This included a full stage plot, sound inventory and intricate tech and soundcheck schedule.
Responsibilities included teaching and leading the Praise and Worship Team and Choir for rehearsals, bible studies, and worship services and also providing leadership and oversight to the Dance ministry, Drama ministry and Audio and Visual Ministry with scheduling, planning, and budget for equipment and materials.
