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Doctor Steel Full Name Phineas Waldolf Steel Is An American Musician Located In Southern California Popular In The Steampunk Goth And Rivethead Scenes. He Has Performed On Rare Occasions With A "backup Band" Claiming That A Fictitious Robot Band Had Malfunctioned. Shows Have Incorporated Puppetry Multimedia And Performances By Female Members "Nurses" And "Scouts" Of His Street Team The Army Of Toy Soldiers. Steel Has Begun Breaking Into The Mainstream Media Having Made A Brief Appearance On The Tonight Show Been Interviewed By Suicide Girls As Well As Numerous Genre Magazines And Been The Subject Of An Article In Wired Magazine Regarding Allegations That Dr. Horrible Had Copied His Style. Steel Has Frequently Been Cited As An Archetypal Example Of Steampunk Music. Musical Career Steel Began Publicly Performing In 1999 Essentially Busking On The Streets Of Los Angeles. A Few Years Later He Began Performing At Venues Like The Key Club And The CIA. His Live Shows Combine Music With Puppetry And Video Projection That Reflect The Stories And Meanings Of The Songs. In 2001 And 2002 The Albums Dr. Steel 2001 Dr. Steel II Eclectic Boogaloo 2001 And People Of Earth 2002 Were Released Digitally To ITunes Amazon And Other Stores. The Dr. Steel Collection 2004 Was The First CD Release Featuring Many Tracks Which Were Released On Other Albums Slightly Altered. The Dr. Steel Collection Also Features The Track "Land Of The Lost " About The 1970s Version Of The Show By The Same Name. Some Attempts Were Made To Get The Song Into The Soundtrack Of 2009 Movie Version Of Land Of The Lost But They Were Unsuccessful. Steel's Second CD Release Was The Dr. Steel Read-A-Long Album 2006 . It Was A Limited Distribution And Quickly Sold Out. The Album Art Included A Recreation Of The Sleeve Of Read-Along Records And The Disc Design Resembled That Of A Vinyl Record. In 2007 Steel Re-Released The First Three Albums Once Again In Digital Format. Steel's Music Can Often Be Heard On A Number Of Steampunk Radio Broadcasts That Stream Worldwide Such As The Clockwork Cabaret. His Song "Boogieman Boogie" Was Also Included In A Compilation Of Steampunk Music Released By Gilded Age Records. Musical Style Steel's Music Is Eclectic In Genre Often Combining The Noise And Distortion Of Industrial With Aspects Of European Folk Classical And Even Jazz As Well As Hip-Hop And Opera. Many Songs Feature Samples From Vintage Public Service Announcements And Educational Films Such As Duck And Cover. Rue Morgue Magazine Described The Sound As "Industrial Hip-Hop Opera".Dr. Steel Cites As Some Of His Musical Influences Igor Stravinsky Tom Waits Pink Floyd Queen Mike Patton Nine Inch Nails Danny Elfman Beck And John Zorn. Stage Persona Doctor Steel's 'mad Scientist' Persona. On Stage And In All Public Performances And Interviews Steel Maintains The Fictitious Persona Of A Mad Scientist Bent On Conquering The World. The Fictitious Dr. Steel Was A Former Toymaker Who In A Fit Of Rage Over Being Fired For Creating Drastic Designs Such As Babies With Buzzsaws For Hands Burned Down The Factory He Worked At And Was Committed To A Psychiatric Institution. The Back-Story Relates That Steel Escaped The Sanitarium And Retreated To A Deserted Island Laboratory Where He Became Bent On World Conquest In Order To Create A "Utopian Playland" Where His Toy Designs Could Be Enjoyed. As A Mad Scientist Steel Is Obsessed With Conspiracy Theories Giant Robots Baking Cupcakes And Experimenting With Hamsters. In Appearance Steel Draws On The Mad Scientist Archetype Dressing In A White PVC Lab Coat With Comically Large Black Buttons Black PVC Gloves Black Boots Shaved Head Sinister Goatee And Antique Welder's Goggles. When Not In His "mad Scientist" Costume Steel Typically Dresses In A Very Aristocratic Neo-Victorian Steampunk Style While Still Retaining His Goggles. He Has Never Been Seen Without The Goggles. Discography Digital Releases
Dr. Steel 2001 Self-Published Re-Release 2007 Reapandsow Inc. Dr. Steel II Eclectic Boogaloo 2001 Self-Published Re-Release 2007 Reapandsow Inc. People Of Earth 2002 Self-Published Re-Release 2007 Reapandsow Inc. CD Releases
The Dr. Steel Collection 2004 World Domination Records Dr. Steel Read-A-Long 2006 World Domination Records read less