Mark Tremonti
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Website | marktremonti |
Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American guitarist and singer, best known for his tenures with the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other artists over the years. He formed his own band Tremonti in 2011 and has released five albums with them, including A Dying Machine, which was adapted by Tremonti and science fiction novelist John Shirley.
Since his early years with Creed, Tremonti has received positive recognition as a guitarist and songwriter and has received a number of accolades, including one
Early life
Tremonti was born on April 18, 1974, in
After graduation, he moved to Clemson, South Carolina to attend Clemson University to major in finance. After his freshman year in college, he moved back to Florida to enroll in Florida State University, where he was reunited with his then future Creed bandmate Scott Stapp, whom Tremonti had known since high school.
Before Creed took off, he worked as a cook at Chili's.[5]
Career
Creed
Tremonti is a founding member of the American hard rock band Creed. He formed the band with lead vocalist Scott Stapp in 1994 with fellow members Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips joining as bassist and drummer, respectively.[6] Creed is recognized by many as one of the major acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Tremonti and Stapp have been collectively recognized as one of the most prolific songwriting teams in all of rock music.[7]
The band released their debut album
Marshall left the band in 2000 due to increasing tension with Stapp and to pursue other interests. He was temporarily replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla.[10]
Creed also won their first, and to date only,
The band announced that they had disbanded in 2004, citing tension between Stapp and the other members, Tremonti in particular.[13] The three instrumental members went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp opted for a solo career, and Creed released their Greatest Hits in November 2004.[citation needed]
However, after months of speculation, despite early claims from Tremonti that Creed would never return,
The band released a record-breaking concert film titled Creed Live in December 2009.[17] Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips, initially planned to alternate tours between Alter Bridge and Creed with the singers of both bands working on their own projects while the other band is active.[citation needed]
A fifth Creed album was expected in late 2011 or early 2012 according to Tremonti,[18] and in early 2012 the band reconvened to tour and start work on a fifth album which never began production.[19]
In June 2015, while promoting his second solo album Cauterize, Mark Tremonti claimed in interview with Kerrang that he "[hasn't] been a close friend of Scott's in 9 years". He said that Stapp thought that Tremonti, Marshall and Phillips would return to Creed permanently and forget their work with Alter Bridge. The band felt this was unfair and didn't talk any further about Creed's future during the whole South American Tour in 2012. Alter Bridge kept going at the tour's conclusion.[citation needed]
Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge was formed in January 2004 by Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips after Creed disbanded. They asked Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the future vocalist for Slash's solo project, to be their singer.[20]
The newly formed band released their debut album, One Day Remains, in August 2004 on Wind-up Records. It saw mostly mixed reviews, but became Alter Bridge's only RIAA-certified album, going gold.[21] Three singles were released from One Day Remains: "Open Your Eyes", "Find the Real", and "Broken Wings".
After a tour, it was followed by a second album,
Alter Bridge embarked on a successful world tour in support of Blackbird, recording their December 7, 2008, show at the
A single-disc version of this DVD was sold exclusively at venues during the
Alter Bridge's third album, AB III, was released on October 11, 2010, in Europe and the UK on Roadrunner Records,[25] and on November 9, 2010, in North America on Alter Bridge Recordings via EMI.[26] A loose concept album,[27] AB III has received critical acclaim, with Rick Florino from Artistdirect calling it a "sprawling masterpiece".[28]
Its lead single, "
The band reunited in late 2012 and recorded from April to July 2013 their fourth album, Fortress, released on September 30, 2013.[33] The band reconvened in January 2016 to record their fifth studio album The Last Hero, which was released on October 7, 2016.[34][35]
Tremonti
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Current members[36]
Past members
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During the time that Creed was at the end of its career in the early 2000s, Tremonti had intentions to form a
His DVD, which is the first in The Sound & the Story series of instructional DVDs, also features guest appearances from Myles Kennedy, Michael Angelo Batio, Rusty Cooley, Bill Peck, and Troy Stetina. The aforementioned series also includes DVDs by Leslie West[38] and Troy Stetina.[39]
Tremonti later began expressing interest in releasing a solo album in 2010. "The bands are so different", he said of his two current main projects. "And I write so much. I'm going to do a solo record because there are some songs that I'd hate to think wouldn't see the light of day because they don't work for Creed or Alter Bridge."[40] He plays guitar and singing lead on all of the songs himself, and former Submersed members Eric Friedman and Garrett Whitlock perform on the record as well. Tremonti described the music as "melody driven",[41]
In a May 2011 interview, Tremonti said that it would be a "heavier-sounding" thrash metal album.[42] He later said that the album is "probably heavier than either Creed or Alter Bridge", and that it would have "lots of soloing".[43]
On January 20, 2012, Tremonti launched a website for his solo album where fans can sign up to receive news, previews, live streams, and giveaways. A list of working song titles was also included on the webpage, as well as the album title, All I Was. He later launched a new website for his solo work after the album's release.[44]
It was set for a July 10, 2012 release on FRET12 Records with "You Waste Your Time" being the first single from the album,[45] and according to FMQB, "You Waste Your Time" would be released to active rock radio stations in May 2012.[46]
The entire song was made available for listening on May 6, 2012, one day before its release, on
His solo band originally consisted of Friedman and Whitlock alongside Alter Bridge and Creed bassist Brian Marshall playing bass guitar as a touring member.[36] The band performed its first solo concert at The Social in Orlando, Florida, on July 17, 2012, with the performance filmed for a future video release.[51] Wolfgang Van Halen replaced Brian Marshall as a touring bassist in September 2012.[52]
Tremonti recorded their second album with Wolfgang Van Halen playing bass for the 2015 release. On March 3, 2015, Tremonti released a sample of the song "Radical Change" whilst revealing the album title Cauterize and the track listing for the upcoming sophomore effort. On March 17, 2015, Tremonti released another song preview for the track "Flying Monkeys" and also gave a concrete release date of June 9, 2015, for Cauterize. On March 20, 2015, Tremonti unveiled via Twitter that the first single, titled "Another Heart", was released March 24, 2015.[citation needed]
On March 23, 2015, the single Another Heart was made available for streaming via fret12. On March 27, 2015, the artwork for Cauterize was revealed and it was revealed that Cauterize was the first of two albums to be released as the two albums were recorded together. "The second album titled Dust will be released in early 2016, "after [they] record the Alter Bridge record and [they] have that three or four month gap, [he]'ll be looking to tour on it to support it." Tremonti said he "wanted to make sure both albums flowed dynamically. If there were two slow moody songs, [he]'d put one on each album, same thing if there were two really heavy aggressive songs, [he] would split them up evenly. There's isn't a specific theme to one or the other. Each record is mixed"[citation needed] and that "it's definitely not the 'b-sides' of this album."[53] Dust was released on April 29, 2016, via FRET12 records, and produced by Michael Baskette who produced Tremonti's past two records and has also produced most of Alter Bridge's records.[54]
Tremonti's fourth solo album, the concept album A Dying Machine, was released on June 8, 2018, via Napalm Records. The record was once again produced by Michael Baskette. The album is accompanied by a full-length novel under the same name written by Mark Tremonti and John Shirley, tying together loose ends of the album's plot. Tremonti supported Iron Maiden on the European leg of their Legacy of the Beast Tour in June 2018. [55]
Other works
Tremonti has worked with several artists since his beginning years with Creed. In 2001 he collaborated with comedian Larry the Cable Guy on his comedy album Lord, I Apologize, on which Tremonti is credited as a performer and songwriter.[56] Tremonti later recalled, "We had become friends a long time ago, before his career really started to take off. We joked about getting together and doing a song, and he called me up one day to say he actually wanted to do it. So he sang me his idea, and I went to record my guitar lines that day, and the record went gold."[57]
Tremonti later began performing in the
In 2004, Tremonti co-produced, with Don Gilmore and Kirk Kelsey, some songs on In Due Time by Submersed, whom Tremonti helped get signed to Wind-up Records. Former Submersed guitarist Eric Friedman recalled his experiences with Tremonti in the studio, saying that watching him "taught us a lot as far as music and songwriting and being able to get across the things we want to get across."[61]
Tremonti said that producing is not "something I'd do any time soon again."[59] He later continued working with other artists on the musical side, in 2005 with Fozzy on their album All That Remains,[62] performing a guitar solo on the song "The Way I Am". His Alter Bridge bandmate Myles Kennedy also appeared on the album.[63]
In 2008 Tremonti made two guest appearances, one with the metalcore band Bury Your Dead on their self-titled album,[64] and another with Sevendust on the song "Hope" from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, which also featured appearances from Myles Kennedy and Chris Daughtry.[65][66]
In March 2022, Tremonti announced that he would be releasing a
Personal life
On December 14, 2002, Tremonti married Victoria Rodriguez, with whom he has two sons, Austen and Pearson, and a daughter, Stella. They currently reside in Windermere, Florida. Tremonti's daughter Stella has Down syndrome and he supports Down syndrome charities.
Tremonti is a collector of guitars,
One of Tremonti's brothers, Michael, is Alter Bridge's fan liaison and publicist.[69] Another brother, Dan, has created the artwork for all of the albums by both Alter Bridge and Creed and is the president and creative director of a design/marketing company called Core Twelve.[70] Tremonti's mother died in January 2002 and Alter Bridge's song "In Loving Memory" is a tribute to her.[71]
Awards and accolades
RIAA certifications
These statistics were compiled from the RIAA certification online database.[72]
- Studio albums
- My Own Prison: 6× platinum (August 2002)
- Human Clay: 11× platinum, 1×(+) diamond (January 2004)
- Weathered: 6× platinum (January 2003)
- One Day Remains: gold (November 2004)
- Compilations
- Greatest Hits: 2× platinum (November 2008)
Grammy Awards and nominations
The
- "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2001 (nomination)[1]
- "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Song, 2001 (winner)[1]
- "My Sacrifice" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2003 (nomination)[74]
Other accolades
Loudwire Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Mark Tremonti | Best Guitarist | Nominated |
2015 | Mark Tremonti | Best Guitarist | Won |
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2008 | Mark Tremonti | Best Shredder | Nominated |
2014 | Mark Tremonti | Riff Lord | Won |
Tremonti was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World magazine,[2] and in 2011 he was listed as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time by Total Guitar.[3] In addition, and also in 2011, the guitar solo in the Alter Bridge song "Blackbird", which Tremonti performed with Myles Kennedy, was named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist magazine. In December 2019, he was named Guitarist of the Decade by Guitar World and was featured in its covers along with Tosin Abasi, Gary Clark Jr. and Nita Strauss who captured the next three positions respectively.[22]
Discography
Creed
Studio albums
- My Own Prison (1997)
- Human Clay (1999)
- Weathered (2001)
- Full Circle (2009)
Alter Bridge
Studio albums
- One Day Remains (2004)
- Blackbird (2007)
- AB III (2010)
- Fortress (2013)
- The Last Hero (2016)
- Walk the Sky (2019)
- Pawns & Kings (2022)
Tremonti
Studio albums
- All I Was (2012)
- Cauterize (2015)
- Dust (2016)
- A Dying Machine (2018)
- Marching in Time (2021)
Solo
Studio albums
- Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra (2022)
Holiday albums
- Mark Tremonti Christmas Classics New & Old (2023)
Filmography
- Behind the Music: Creed (2000)
- Mark Tremonti: The Sound & the Story (2008)
- Alter Bridge: Fortress: The Sound & the Story (2014)
- OSW Review: Episode 84 - Survivor Series 93 (2019)
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