John Sanders

Influences are Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Jason Becker, Eddie Van Halen. Music theory thrown in there as well. Most students just want to learn technique. That's fine, we aim to please.

Questions? MSN: dougsteele69@hotmail.com

Music: American born John Sanders (aka Doug Steele) currently resides in Melbourne, Australia. Finished top 18 in Dean Guitar's Worldwide Shredder Search Competition and currently working with Alex Bolt, Australia's Dean Importer. Doug uses Dean guitars for his online guitar teaching site, http://www.learnshredguitar.com/

Doug has done clinics for Line 6 and Ibanez guitars, played regularly as a featured guitarist at the Frankston Guitar Festival, and currently plays in Melbourne cover band Dr. Nick. He owns and runs Guitar Fight Club with fellow Flatstick guitarist and good friend Ben Quirk.

Doug's original Band Flatstick has been praised by Chris Adler from Lamb of God and Eddie Head from Haji's Kitchen. Both tried to get Flatstick signed to labels, but labels weren't looking to sign zany crossover metal at the time.

Entertainment: Doug worked 5 years at Austereo stations Triple M and 2Day/Foxfm. Doug's roles were radio personality, character voices, rants, song parodies, and voice overs for commercials.

MC: Through Austereo, Doug has MC'd many events, from Red carpet events to instores to club work. The most memorable MC gig was Charlie's Angels Full Throttle Red Carpet Premiere. With zero prep, Doug entertained the 2 thousand strong crowd for close to an hour before Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore arrived. Clips of the event were showed on America's entertainment tonight.

TV: Doug has appeared in a Rock Eisteddfod Challenge television commercial which appeared on channel 10. He has also appeared on Australia's Channel V's room 208 as a dance contestant. His dancing was shit personified.

"I cannot be stopped. Unless of course, I've been killed."