Nicholas James Sterling (born June 18, 1990) is an American guitarist from Mesa, Arizona. He has played with rock musicians and bands such as Aerosmith, Kid Rock,Rodman, Sarah (2002-08-24). "Aerosmith rocks hometown crowd", Boston Herald, p. 27. Cheap Trick, Cinderella, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Gary Hoey, Peter Frampton, Gavin Degraw, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Jackyl, Sebastian Bach, and Guns N' Roses.
Biography Sterling started learning guitar at the age of seven. By age 10, he had released his first CD, Ten.Landers, Rick (2006-01-06). "Nick Sterling Interview ", Modern Guitars Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-12-27. The same year, he shared a stage with Alice Cooper at a New Year's Eve concert.McLennan, Scott (2001-01-04). "Guitar prodigy, age 10, steals the show", Telegram & Gazette, p. C4. When he was 13, guitarist Dave Mason expressed admiration for his talent.Molenda, Michael (April 2004). "Dave Mason on Nick Sterling", Guitar Player 38 (4): 176. In 2005, Sterling released his second CD, Life Goes On. Sterling played all the instruments, did the vocals and recorded both CDs himself. His third album Invisible was released in 2010.
Since 2008, Sterling has been a columnist for Modern Guitars Magazine.no byline (2008-08-25). "Modern Guitars Launches New Column by Nick Sterling ", Modern Guitars Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
In October 2009, Sebastian Bach announced that after a long search he had chosen Sterling to be his new guitar player. Sterling joined Bach on stage for the first time in Helsinki in December 2009 when they opened for Alice Cooper.https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=153441898346&ref=mf In August 2012, Sterling was fired from Bach's band after refusing to sign a release to perform with Bach on AXS TV.
Sterling is currently the lead guitarist in the Phoenix-based band WYVES. He has a daughter with his fiancé Cyreena.
Discography
Solo Ten (2000) (Desert Dog) Life Goes On... (2005) (Desert Dog) Invisible (2010) (Desert Dog)
Sebastian Bach Kicking & Screaming (2011) (Frontier Records)
References
External links Nick Sterling at MySpace Promo Footage of the Nick Sterling documentary by Simon Barron when Nick was 13