Erik Bradford is a professional guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Erik brings nearly 30 years of guitar performance and songwriting experience to the table.

Erik is/was…

  • Guitarist, singer, and songwriter for alt-psych band The Domesticated in Austin, Texas 2007-2011 featuring Danny Mee, former drummer of Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) and Dave Norwood, bassist of The Gary (recorded with Steve Albini)

  • Guitarist, singer, and songwriter for alt-psych band Short Lives in Washington DC 2013-2018 featuring drummer Jeff Miller and bassist Kate Rears (collaborator with Ken Stringfellow of the Posies).  Two albums recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Va.

  • Ongoing songwriter, performer, and digital music programmer at home on SoundCloud as Erik Bradford.

  • Lead guitarist for The Gathering Gloom, Maryland's tribute to the Cure, including experience playing on a Fender Bass VI.

  • Singer/guitar for Dashing Blumpkins (Smashing Pumpkins tribute), Shortgarden (Soundgarden tribute), Metaphysical Graffiti/Soso (Led Zeppelin tributes).

Gear List

Guitars:

  • 1996 Tex-Mex Fender Stratocaster

  • 1998 Paul Reed Smith 24 fret McCarty

  • 2022 Taylor 214ce Acoustic-Electric

Amps:

  • Fender Hot Rod Deville 

  • Marshall JCM900

  • Orange Tiny Terror

Accessories:

  • Smart People Factory Green Line

  • TC Electronics Hall of Fame 2

  • EHX Memory Boy

  • EHX Pumpkin Pi Muff Fuzz

  • Death By Audio Octave Clang 

  • Various pedals by Capitalist Death Cult

  • Boss Digital Delay-5, CE1 Chorus, DS-1 Distortion, Overdrive, Flanger, Tremolo, Slicer (primarily for Cure tribute)

  • MXR Phase 100

  • MXR Fullbore Metal

  • Vox Wah

  • E-bow, slides, Toy

Audio/Video

Here are samples of the body of Erik’s work from Spotify, Soundcloud, and YouTube.