Clive Bradley

Clive Bradley (4 November 1936 – 26 November 2005) was a known arranger of steelpan music.

Person Bradley grew up in Diego Martin, Trinidad, where he attended elementary school. He then went to Fatima College. He did not play steelpan himself, but in 1968 he was asked by Mr. Rudolph "Charlo" Charles, manager of the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra from Laventille to try his arranging talents for the band. Besides Mr. Bradley's 6 panorama arranging victories with Desperadoes, he led them to wins at Pan Fiesta in 2003 and 2005, and Pan in the 21st Century in 2005. Mr. Bradley is the only arranger to place 3 steel orchestras in the top-three at panorama in 3 decades. Desperadoes 1st in 1977, Pandemonium 2nd in 1988 and Nutones 3rd in 1999.

In 1973, Bradley founded an advertisement agency together with historian Gérard Besson. Bradley also was a teacher of mathematics at Fatima College and later on at the University of West Indies.

Clive Bradley also arranged for a number of steelbands from New York City. In 1999, he arranged the same song for two competitions and steelbands and won the Panorama title both in Port-of-Spain and New York. He repeated the same in the year 2000, won the Panorama title in Trinidad and came second in New York.

Panorama

Panorama in Trinidad Bradley won the Panorama competition in Trinidad seven times, six times with Desperadoes. Year Song Composer Steelband 1970 "Margie" Lord Kitchener Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 1976 "Pan in Harmony" Lord Kitchener Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 1977 "Crawford" Lord Kitchener Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 1983 "Rebecca" Blue Boy Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 1986 "Sugar for Pan" Mighty Terror Pandemonium Steel Orchestra 1998 "High Mas" David Rudder Nutones Steel Orchestra 1999 "In My House" Emmanuel Synette Desperadoes Steel Orchestra 2000 "Picture on My Wall" Emmanuel Synette Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

Panorama in New York Over the years, Bradley took part with three steelbands in the New York Panorama, held during the West Indian Carnival Day. He won the competition ten times with two different groups: Year Song Composer Steelband 1982 "Jenny" Nelson Metro Steel Orchestra 1987 "Say Say" Baron Metro Steel Orchestra 1990 "Tell Me Why" Baron Metro Steel Orchestra 1991 "This Melody Sweet" Baron Metro Steel Orchestra 1992 "Dingolay" Shadow Metro Steel Orchestra 1999 "In My House" Emmanuel Synette Pantonic Steel Orchestra 2001 "Stranger" Shadow Pantonic Steel Orchestra 2002 "Ben Lion" Andre Tanker Pantonic Steel Orchestra 2003 "Trini to the Bone" David Rudder Pantonic Steel Orchestra 2005 "Action" Emmanuel Synette Pantonic Steel Orchestra