Mark Tremonti

Mark Thomas Tremonti ( born April 18, 1974 in Detroit ) is an American guitarist.

Life

Tremonti began at the age of eleven years, taught himself to play the guitar. In 1990, he got in Orlando Scott Stapp know. Tremonti himself played at the time in a band called Wit 's End as a guitarist. After high school graduation Tremonti went for a year at Florida State University in Tallahassee and studied finance, without success. But his guitar skills were so far advanced that he founded with Scott Stapp own band, which also included Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips. This group became world famous under the name Creed. The first song recorded the band was called " Grip My Soul". They founded a music publishing, the " Blue Collar Records" and produced on their own their first album, "My Own Prison" in an edition of 6000 pieces. Then they began a U.S. tour, first with moderate success. The breakthrough came when a local radio host learned of the band and played the pieces. After that, the band reached gradually worldwide recognition. The second studio album by the group - Human Clay - heard in the United States to albums 100 best-selling ever. For the song With Arms Wide Open Tremonti won a Grammy with his band.

2001 Tremonti got from the guitar Paul Reed Smith company his own guitar model. He was the second guitarist after Carlos Santana, whose Signaturemodell Paul Reed Smith sold. He left Creed and started new projects, such as with Submersed or Troy Stetina. He also played as a guest with various other bands.

2003 married Tremonti, the first child came in 2005 on the world. The family currently lives in Florida.

Along with Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall and Myles Kennedy the singer 2004 he founded the band Alter Bridge, which soon their first album One Day Remains recorded and toured with it. Five years later, in 2009, Creed joined together again. The band Alter Bridge is still continue, so Tremonti acts as a guitarist in two bands.

Influences and style

Tremonti describes himself as a metal fan and called different metal bands that have inspiert him as a youth. These include Metallica, Celtic Frost, Anthrax or Slayer. At the same time include blues and rock guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan among his favorite musicians. Also called Tremonti as influences, among others, the cover with Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Journey or Black Flag, bands a wide range of progressive rock to grunge.

So Tremonti has developed a varied sound containing both metallic riffs and atmospheric fingerstyle tunes. Characteristic are often acoustic intros to songs. He exercises, as he himself says, every day up to four hours on the guitar. Examples of more metallic songs are What If, Bullets or Ode by Creed, and Find The Real, White Knuckles, Ties That Bind or Metalingus of Alter Bridge. Quieter Parts see, for example, to in Faceless Man or One Last Breath by Creed or about Burn It Down and Watch Over You by Alter Bridge. Tremonti 's music style is considered by some critics also assigned to the post grunge, the self but a mixture of different styles, similar to the alternative rock represents.

Tremonti has it written on the flag, again more to incorporate the guitar solo in modern rock music. To be found especially in songs by Alter Bridge very many guitar solos, which Tremonti partially plays extremely fast runs. Examples include Blackbird, Brand New Start, Slip To The Void or Open Your Eyes.

Solo project

In 2010 Mark hinted in several interviews to the desire for a solo album. Together with his friend Eric Friedman, whom he met many years ago at a music fair, he planned the realization of a solo album. As intention for his solo project is to Mark that he has written some songs that neither fit the style of Creed, nor the style of Alter Bridge and the it would be a shame if they would not publish.

On April 6, 2011 Mark Tremonti announced via Facebook officially announced the launch of his solo project, which bears the name "The Tremonti Project". Mark Tremonti is as the front man for the first time not only responsible for the lead guitar, but also for the main vocals.

Instrumentation:

• Mark Tremonti - vocals, guitar ( Alter Bridge, Creed )
• Eric Friedman - Background vocals, guitar ( Submersed )
• Brian Marshall - Bass ( Alter Bridge, Creed )
• Garrett Whitlock - Drums ( Submersed )
• Wolfgang Van Halen - touring bassist ( Van Halen )

Producer Michael " Elvis" Baskette

Title: All I What

Influences Melodic Hard Rock with Metal Speed ​​: Style.

Discography

Creed:

Alter Bridge:

• 2004: One Day Remains
• 2007: Blackbird
• 2010: ABIII
• 2013: Fortress

Tremonti:

• 2012: All I what