Doug engaged the talents of his band members, RUSTY COCHRANE, ANDREW HOSKING, MARK D’ROZARIO and ANTHONY TAYLOR in the recording of this fourth, self-produced album, as well as recruiting other local musicians, JACOB McGUFFIE (DAVIDSON BROTHERS) on rhythm guitar as well as JONATHAN DE ROBILLIARD and BRENDAN MAROLLA on keys. For this album, Doug also called in the talents of Nashville-based steel player, DAVID SPIRES, who has toured with the likes of JO DEE MESSINA, JOSH TURNER and CRAIG CAMPBELL and JENEE FLENOR (MARTINA McBRIDE, TERRI CLARK and currently with BLAKE SHELTON) on fiddle and mandolin. Career achievements to date:
ALBUMS 
2008: All I Need 2010: A Good Place 2012: Made That Way 2014: Somewhere better To Be APPEARANCE ON COMPILATIONS
 2011: Pure Country video compilation (for digital jukeboxes and retail stores play), SBA (Honky Tonk Shoes)
2012: Hell Yeah! Ultimate Country Drinking Songs, ABC, Universal Music Australia (What I’m Drinkin’ About) 2013: Beaut Ute Anthems 2013 (5 Star Honky Tonk) ABC, Universal Music Australia 2013: Songs That Make Us Country, ABC, Universal Music Australia (Honky Tonk Shoes) 2014: CMAA Winners 2014, Universal Music Australia (Thank God I’m A Cowboy) HONOURS & AWARDS South Australian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee 2009 Tamworth Independent Artist Recognition Awards, Winner - Best Male Artist (What I’m Drinkin’ About) 2009 Victorian and National Country Music Awards, Winner - Smoky Dawson Best National Independent Release (All I Need), Winner - Victorian Album of the Year(All I Need), Winner - Male Vocalist of the Year Awards (What I’m Drinkin’ About) 2009 Tamworth Songwriters’ Association (TSA) National Songwriting Competition, Winner - Best Contemporary Song (I Know About Lonesome), Finalist -Traditional section (Just Three Minutes) 12th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest , Finalist - Americana section (All I Need) 2011 Victorian and National Country Music Awards, Winner - Victorian Album of the Year (A Good Place), Winner - Victorian Male Vocalist (Honky Tonk Shoes), Winner - Best National Traditional Song (Coffey Road) 2011 Victorian and National Country Music Awards Runner-up - National Independent Release and Victorian Entertainer of the Year 2011 Southern Stars Independent Country Music Awards – Finalist, Australian Independent Male Vocalist (Coffey Road), Finalist, APRA/AMCOS, Finalist, Independent Single of the Year (Honky Tonk Shoes), Finalist, Independent Album of the Year (A Good Place) 2011 Country Music Guild of Australasia, Winner - Most Popular Artist 2012 Country Music Channel Awards, Nominee - Best Oz Artist, Best Video (Honky Tonk Shoes) 2012 Tasmanian Independent Artists Recognition Awards, Winner – Best Male Vocalist (Coffey Road), Winner - Best Vocal Collaboration (Close Enough) 2013 Country Music Channel Awards, Nominee - Best Oz Artist, Best Video (Sweet) 2013 Southern Stars Independent Country Music Awards Finalist - Best Male Artist, Finalist - Best Single, Finalist - Best Album (Made That Way) 2013 The Age - Music Victoria Genre Award, Finalist, Best Country Album (Made That Way) 2014 Country Music Channel Awards, nominee Male Oz artist and Best Oz Artist 2014 Country Music Awards of Australia (Golden Guitars) Finalist, Best Male Artist (Thank God I’m A Cowboy) RADIO CHART SUCCESS 
2008-2009  Album: All I Need 
All I Need – 15 weeks in the Australian Hot Country Top 50, reaching # 20 
What I’m Drinkin’ About - #4 Kix Country Top 20 Countdown (7 weeks in top ten), and released in Europe and charted in the European Country Music Association (ECMA) radio airplay charts (including #1 in Ireland and Austria). 
Just Three Minutes - debuted at 55 in its first week in the ECMA Top 100, and reached # 4. 
2010-2012  Album: A Good Place

Close Enough - # 13 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart 
Coffey Road - #1 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart for 2 weeks Sweet - #2 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart for 2 weeks and #17 on CMC Top 30 countdown (16 weeks in Top 50). Finalist CMC Video of the Year 
Honky Tonk Shoes - #2 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart for 3 weeks. 

2012 Album: Made That Way

Made That Way - #2 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart for 3 weeks 
Thank God I’m A Cowboy - #6 on the Australian Country Tracks Top 30 
Clock Out At Five Currently - #1 on the Australian Country Tracks Top 30 2014-current  Album: Somewhere Better To Be
Broke Down Heart - #2 on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart (currently) 
 MUSIC VIDEOS 2009: What I’m Drinkin’ About 
2009: I Know About Lonesome 
2010: Honky Tonk Shoes Coffey Road 
2012: Sweet #17 on CMC Top 50 countdown / #20 in CMC’s “Top 50 Australian videos of all time” countdown 
2012: Made That Way #30 on CMC Top 50 countdown 
2013: Thank God I’m A Cowboy #20 on CMC Top 50 countdown 
2013: Doug Bruce # 4 on CMC Best Independent Artist Top 50 countdown 
            2014: Broke Down Heart