Who We Are/What we do

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Micah Bradford is an educator, band director, and performing artist whose career spans public education, higher learning, and professional performance.

He began his teaching career in 2003 in Montgomery, Alabama, serving as the band director at Sidney Lanier High School, his alma mater. Rooted in the same community that shaped him, this experience established his commitment to culturally responsive music education, student leadership, and excellence in the marching arts.

Bradford later matriculated to Jacksonville, Florida, where he has served as band director at two high schools and as a music educator at two elementary schools, working across grade levels and instructional contexts. His work has consistently centered on student development, discipline, and the use of music as both an educational and civic force.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Stillman College, pursued graduate study in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) at Capella University (internship incomplete), and completed a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, strengthening his capacity to design, manage, and scale complex educational initiatives.

In addition to his educational career, Bradford maintains an extensive professional performing background. Most notably, he toured nationally as a trumpeter on the 2004 Soulful Tour with Ruben Studdard, bringing firsthand experience from the professional music industry into his teaching and program design.

As Founder and Artistic Director of MiMa – Marching in Musical Advocacy, Inc., Bradford merges pedagogy, performance, leadership, and history—creating legally protected, scalable models that position marching band not only as an art form, but as a vehicle for education, advocacy, and collective memory.