Monte Pittman

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Raised in Longview, TX., Monte Pittman made the bold decision at only 24 to move to L.A. to
pursue a career as a professional musician. Upon arrival in LA, he made ends meet by working at
a local Guitar Center. Realizing he was better at teaching than selling, he left to start providing
guitar lessons.

As fate would have it, his third student would end up being British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, who

had just received a guitar from his girlfriend, Madonna. Soon after, Monte was introduced to the
iconic performer, and became her guitar teacher as well. A month later, Monte was invited to join
Madonna on stage at the David Letterman Show to promote her album, Music.

Monte has since played on every live tour starting with her 2001 Drowned World Tour to sharing
writing credits on songs like “Easy Ride,” “Hey You” and “It’s So Cool” from 2009’s Celebration.
Monte has also played guitar and bass for the Industrial Rock band Prong. He is credited with
co-writing songs on Scorpio Rising from 2003 and co-writing/co-producing their 2007 album, Power
of the Damager, to which he also added backing vocals and bass. Monte is currently the lead guitarist
and music director for Adam Lambert’s live band, and recently toured on the Glam Nation Tour.
His rock influence is evident in Lambert’s more recent live performances. Fingers fly on the fretboard
during electric solos, while his acoustic skills are showcased in the stripped-down arrangements of
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