Steven 'gaze' Sanders
Steven 'gaze' Sanders (born August 19, 1976) is a Belgian guitarist noted for his work as founder, guitarist and manager for Spoil Engine. He also holds a Master of Science degree in micro-electronics and is the founder of Quicksand, a micro-electronics company.
Steven 'gaze' Sanders | |
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 Steven 'gaze' Sanders live at Pukkelpop 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steven Sanders |
| Born | August 19, 1976 |
| Genres | Groove metal, melodic thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, MSc. EE |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Universal |
| Associated acts | Spoil Engine |
| Website | www |
Guitarist
From 1996 to 2002, he was a founding member of the five-piece deathcore band Deformity, which primarily toured in the European underground scene and played Dour festival. From 2004 to present, he is a founding member of the four-piece groove metalband Spoil Engine, a Belgian metalband with Dutch singer and drummer, with albums on Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast and Universal. Spoil Engine directly supported bands such as Megadeth, Motörhead, Killswitch Engage, Papa Roach, Arch Enemy and Prong and primarily toured in Europe and Asia. Major festival appearances include Graspop (4x),[1] Pukkelpop (2x),[2] MIDI China, Wacken Open Air, 70000 Tons of Metal, Summer Breeze, Dour festival, Zwarte Cross, Alcatraz, Masters at Rock (2x) and Suikerrock (2x).
He is the CEO of Daily Sin Entertainment, currently managing Spoil Engine and closed deals with Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast, Universal and Live Nation. He also convinced Belgian surrealist Panamerenko to deliver artwork for the album cover of The Art of Imperfection.
Micro-electronics
In 2001, he graduated cum laude as Master of Science in Electronic Engineering at Leeds Metropolitan University. While contracted at IMEC, he co-invented two patents[3][4] in ultra low power wireless sensor design. In 2005, he started the micro-electronics company Quicksand.
Endorsements
- Mayones Guitars (2005–2012)
- ENGL amplification (2013–present)
- BlacKat guitars (2013–present)
- Mooer (2017–present)
- Kemper Amps (2017–present)
- EVH 5150 (2019–present)
- Charvel guitars (2019-present)
Discography
With Deformity:
- Live Beyond (1996 – demo)
- Misanthrope (1997 – EP on Goodlife)
- Murder within Sin (1999 – Blasphemour Records)
- Superior (2002 – Displeased Records)
With Spoil Engine:
- The fragile light before ignition (2006 – demo)
- Skinnerbox v.07 (2007 – Apache Records)
- Antimatter (2009 – Roadrunner Records)
- The art of imperfection (2012 – Universal)
- Stormsleeper EP (2015 - Daily Sin Entertainment)
- Stormsleeper (2017 - Arising Empire/Nuclear Blast)
- Renaissance Noire (2019 - Arising Empire/Nuclear Blast)