Music
Mark Tremonti
born 1974 · guitarist, singer, songwriter
Detroit-born guitarist of Creed and Alter Bridge who spent most of his childhood in suburban Grosse Pointe.
- Born
Detroit, Michigan
age 52- Birth name
- Mark Thomas Tremonti
- Detroit years
- 1974–1980s
- Field
- Music
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Mark Tremonti was born in Detroit in 1974 and grew up in a Catholic Italian-American family in Grosse Pointe, just outside the city, where he spent most of his childhood. The family later moved to Wilmette, Illinois, and then to Orlando, Florida; as the new kid in town he spent his free time playing guitar and recording on a four-track machine. In Tallahassee he co-founded Creed, one of the best-selling American rock bands of the late 1990s, and shared a Grammy for “With Arms Wide Open.” With three Creed bandmates he formed Alter Bridge in 2004, and since 2011 he has also led his own metal band, Tremonti, which has released six albums. Guitar World named him Guitarist of the Year three years running, and he has also recorded an album of Frank Sinatra songs. His Detroit tie is his birth and early years.
Highlights
- Born in Detroit; grew up in Grosse Pointe
- Co-founder of Creed and Alter Bridge
- Grammy for Creed's “With Arms Wide Open”
- Guitar World's Guitarist of the Year three years in a row
- Leads the band Tremonti, formed in 2011