Mark Tremonti

Mark Tremonti , born on April 18, 1974 , is an American musician and songwriter . He attended Florida State University and Lake Highland Preparatory School . Tremonti holds the citizenship of the United States and was born in Detroit . His full birth name is Mark Thomas Tremonti .

Tremonti is best known for his tenures with Creed and Alter Bridge . He demonstrates various skills in music as a guitarist , singer , songwriter , and record producer . Throughout his career, he has explored several genres including heavy metal music , alternative metal , hard rock , alternative rock , post-grunge , speed metal , and thrash metal .