Michael Lee Ostrander
Shred Metal with Techno/Industrial influence and Bluesy/Rock Instrumentals
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Pied piper of Heresy
Technical but Melodic Shred Metal,Very Thrash Metal with sick solos
Badge of the Black Prince
Epic Shred Metal Masterpice,My crowning acheivement(so far!!)Lots of different parts but well written and not just self-indulgent Shredding as f***!! 2 Guitar solos and a killer melody break
160 BPM
Upbeat electronic drumming meets Shred Metal guitars and Thrashy rhythm Killer melody and shredding soloing
Tekno Shred
A marriage of Techno synths and beats meets Shred Metal guitars Sick high-speed solo
Babylon
Grooving mid-tempo song with great guitar melody and harmony lines Screaming Guitar solo
Law of Return
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I am Michael Lee Ostrander
An Instrumental guitarist based in Albuquerque,NM
My music is a mix of Shred,Metal and Techno/Industrial
I perform Live with backing tracks on CD and have opened for ANDY TIMMONS and GREAT WHITEBand/artist history
BIOGRAPHY-Michael Lee Ostrander aka One-Man Shred Machine
Location-Albuquerque,New Mexico
Style-Shred Metal-Instrumental Guitar Music
Goal-To play music for a living
Michael is an Unsigned Instrumental Guitarist with 25 years of Metal/Rock Band,Studio and Live Performance experience
Michael performs Live sans band with backing tracks on a CD and has opened for Favored Nations Recording Artist ANDY TIMMONS at an Ibanez/Mesa performance clinic at Grandmas Music and Sound
Andy commented when he took the stage after Michaels set..."Wow,Maybe I should take some lessons from that guy!!"
Michael has also opened for ULI ROTH,MICHAEL SCHENKER and BLUES SARACENO(with his former band SYSTEMIC)
Michael has been featured in Guitar 2001 Magazine and on Guitar Nine .com
He has 2 Instrumental CDs available for listen/download on his official website www.theunknownshredder.com and a NEW INSTRUMENTAL CD entitled I Shred Therefore I Am" being recorded currently which will be released for sale and download on Michaels various websites
Tomb of the Unknown Shredder,Michaels first Instrumental CD was a compilation of his first cassette release Declaration of Revolution (1997)with 7 songs he had just written
Tomb is available for purchase on www.myspace.com/michaelleeostrander and www.theunknownshredder.com
Originally released in 1998, Tomb garnered over 6000 plays on mp3.com,2 New Mexico Music Industry Coalition Awards and some great reviews in the underground fanzine scene
The New Jersey native,who has resided in Albuquerque since age 16 was described as Joe Satriani on Acid by one author
Michael has been playing in Metal and Rock bands,since the age of 16,the most notable and recent being SYSTEMIC
The group disbanded in 2004,the victim of a scam record label,gear theft,musical differences and personal issues but not before releasing 2 CDs,Opening for the Guitar heroes mentioned above as well as Motorhead,Drowning Pool,Adema and American Head Charge
One of the most popular Metal bands in Albuquerque history,selling close to 2000 CDs locally and internationally,received over 10,000 plays on mp3.com(certain songs spent as long as a week at the #1 position on the Metal charts)and played shows in LA,Scottsdale,Denver,New Orleans ,El Paso ,as well as all over New Mexico and had a video made by drummer Mike Carreras for the song Surgical Solution featured on Heavycores DVD Roasting Posers
Michael played Live for 3 years in the late 90s,(before forming Systemic )as a 1-Man Band,his first show by himself was opening for Great White and he played with virtually every Metal band in Albuquerque at numerous shows
You can also hear and see the latest of Michaels music,pics,video and blogs at www.myspace.com/michaelleeostrander
www.garageband.com/michaelleeostrander
www.betarecords.com/michael.lee.ostrander
www.indiecharts.com/onemanshredmachine
www.youtube.com/hd147man
www.mp3.com/artist/michael-lee-ostrander/summary/
Contact-Michael Ostrander
3522 Wyoming Blvd NE Apt 101
Albuquerque,NM 87111
E-Mail-unknownshredder@comcast.netHave you performed in front of an audience?Yes.Clubs in Albuquerque,NM,Music stores
I love playing Live,its a blast
I dig when fans ask me for autographs,which happens quit a bit
Your musical influences
Yngwie Malmsteen,Joe Satriani,Michael Schenker,Randy Rhoads,Buckethead,Pantera,Metallica,Exodus,Testament,Judas Priest,Lords of Acid,Crystal Method,Static-XWhat equipment do you use?
Dean USA Time Capsule ML-Exotic Redwood
Ibanez RGA321F
Marshall JCM 2000 DSL50 head
Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab
Digitech Whammy 4
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
Boss GE-7 Graphic EQ
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppresor
Boss TU-2 Tuner
Dunlop 95Q Wah
Dava Jazz Grip picks
Monster cable
SKB PS45 pedalboardREAD MORE
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Comments (4)
NICE WORKZ>>>>>Play on ROCKER>>>>Drumnjon
Absolutely beautiful.
Magnificent Guitar work!!!!!
Have a happy weekend.,
Countess Lekzee
Nice fret work....got me all pumped up!!..Lucindra
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