Michael Lee Ostrander

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 WHITE

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 perform’s 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”,Michael’s 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 play’s on mp3.com,2 New Mexico Music Industry Coalition Awards and some great review’s 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 band’s,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 CD’s,Opening for the Guitar heroes mentioned above as well as Motorhead,Drowning Pool,Adema and American Head Charge

One of the most popular Metal band’s in Albuquerque history,selling close to 2000 CD’s locally and internationally,received over 10,000 play’s on mp3.com(certain songs spent as long as a week at the #1 position on the Metal charts)and played show’s 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 Heavycore’s DVD “Roasting Posers”

Michael played Live for 3 years in the late 90’s,(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 Michael’s 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.net

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

Yngwie Malmsteen,Joe Satriani,Michael Schenker,Randy Rhoads,Buckethead,Pantera,Metallica,Exodus,Testament,Judas Priest,Lords of Acid,Crystal Method,Static-X

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 pedalboard