He is the drummer, backing vocalist, keyboardist, and co-founder of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace.

[3] During his childhood, his older brother passed away in a car accident, as well as his father in a separate death.

"[20] Speaking of the band's move to larger playing sites, he continued "It's great to be able to see everybody in a smaller place.

[22] Sanderson co-wrote the singles, "Get By" and "Hell Raisin' Good Time" by Tim Hicks.

[26] He performed on The Standstills' live event, "#UnpluggedTogether", to help fund the Healing in Harmony campaign, a therapy program for trauma survivors.

[29] Sanderson co-produced the tracks, "Snake" and "Christ" from Left to Suffer's 2023 EP, Noah.

[32] Sanderson produced the tracks "Time Bomb" by Saliva and "Sincerity" by Butcher Babies.

[35] His kit includes a double-bass, Sabian Artisan cymbals, an Evans drumheads and a Yamaha DTX Multi12 sample pad.

[36] Sin Lucas, writing in The Silver Tongue said "It's hard to pick a highlight ... but the drum solo by Neil Sanderson was nothing short of spectacular.

"[39] But Nikki M. Mascali of The Weekender wrote of the same performance "Though an interesting concept, it was an unnecessary lull in the show.

[42] In 2017, he travelled to Kenya with World Vision to film a mini-documentary raising awareness of some of the challenges accessing clean drinking water.

[43] In 2018, Sanderson opened up about his battles with anxiety at the fifth annual Friday Night Lights fundraiser for Team 55 Let's Tackle Suicide Awareness and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

[44] Sanderson has served as a producer and songwriter on the Three Days Grace discography and has also worked on music released through Judge and Jury Records, in addition to a wide range of other projects.