Bradford Reed was first played on NTS on 17 January 2024. Songs played include Motivational Music For Pedestrians.

Bradford Reed is quite possibly the most epic dude of all time. He invented the most original sounding instrument ever: The Pencilina. Its versatility provides Reed with the opportunity to drop some of the heaviest grooves ever heard. His blunt lyrics and thick, viscous sound resonate with unparalleled vigor. Bradford Reed never fails to entertain and inspire. This Brooklyn, NY based composer, performer and producer fights and tames the idiosyncrasies of the pencilina, an original instrument of his own design and construction. The pencilina is an electric ten stringed collision of the hammer dulcimer, slide guitar, koto and fretless bass with six pickups of varied types. It is struck with sticks, plucked and bowed, giving Reed an incredibly wide sonic palette. Many have enjoyed Reed's frequent street performances and club dates. In additon to his solo work, Bradford plays the pencilina, drums and keyboards with King Missile III ("Detachable Penis” and “Jesus Was Way Cool”) and produced Failure and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (on Shimmy Disc/Instict Records) as well as Royal Lunch (Important Records). He also played the electric zither in the Blue Man Group's band in their lauded Off-Broadway show, Tubes for 8 years. Reed has appeared with his pencilina on MTV, USA Up All Night, Fox's Sound FX, The Tonight Show and has toured throughout the USA, Asia and Europe. Reed is also featured on Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones, Ellipsis Arts' second experimental instruments compilation album which includes music by Tom Waits, Aphex Twin and John Cage. Bradford produced records for Krakatoa, Red Velvet Room, Spookorama, Phil Kline and Derek Buckner. He's also been busy composing for Augenblick (animation) Studios, as well as the Rhombus and Julia Riter Dance companies. He was awarded a fellowship to the Sundance Institute's 2002 Film Composers Lab where he received mentoring from some of Hollywood's top composers and film music personnel. In April of 2003 he completed a residency at the Ucross foundation in Wyoming. Bradford serves a mentor for the Music for Youth Foundation and is currently working on a new album and suite for pencilina, string quartet and percussion ensemble.