guitarist, instructor & Founder
Lee Priddy is a guitarist based in the DelMarVa region. He started playing guitar at age 12 learning Rush, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, Joe Satriani, and anything that he could find that inspired him. He began performing professionally at age 15 with some high school friends. By the time he was 19 he was playing in bands with seasoned professionals and started touring at age 21. Lee has studied Jazz at AACC, PJC, and Towson University plus under a handful of teachers, including Jim Cunningham (U.S. Naval musician) and Sheryl Bailey (Berklee Instructor, featured in Guitar Player Magazine). He plays fluently in the styles of Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Funk, R & B, Blues, Reggae, and Latin.
His playing has taken him from the southeast thru the mid-Atlantic region playing in notable venues such as Club La Villa in Panama City, The Dock in Jackson Mississippi. He has graced the same stage as Prince, Cheap Trick, Hootie, and the Blowfish, The Counting Crows, BB King, and many more. Lately can be seen performing at local festivals and venues such as Eastportarockin’, Nextival, Burgers & Bands For Suicide Prevention, MD Food Truck Festival, Anne Arundel County Fair, First Sunday Arts Festival, Inion Stage, Baltimore Soundstage, Rams Head On Stage, Rams Head Live, Union Stage, 49 West, and others alongside notable acts including Collective Soul, Live, 311, Kool and the Gang, Aaron Neville, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Kelly Bell Band, and many more.
Whether it's performing with a band, playing a solo gig, teaching, or just strumming by the campfire, Lee's easy-going mannerisms and dedication to his craft have inspired countless students to realize their own musical potential, goals, and dreams. Apart from the Priddy Music Academy, he has also been the guitar instructor at Indian Creek School in Crownsville Maryland 2005-2014 where he also conducted after-school music programs. Lee also serves as a clinician in guitar workshops at the Paul Reed Smith Factory in Stevensville and many times at the Broadneck Guitar Festival in Anne Arundel County. He is credited with helping several students get accepted to music programs along with scholarships at Berklee, Towson, UMBC, and Peabody Conservatory and many more.
Lee is currently is a member of Honey Sol a local well known family band and the Lee Priddy Trio. Recent local projects include Area 301, John Van Dyke Band, and The Linwood Battle Band. He also fills in on short notice for several bands.
Some of his recording credits include several side projects and a self-produced album entitled, "Colors of Rhythm" by the Melons, Area 301, and Linwood Battle Band. Currently, he is recording with Honey Sol and a solo project he hopes to complete this year. However, the school and his students remain his top priority.