Lee McKinney is best known as the guitarist and composer of the progressive metal band Born of Osiris. He produces, records, and engineers out of Osiris Studios. Born Lee Patrick McKinney on April 24, 1989, he grew up in Chicago and picked up the guitar at the age of 10. Some of his early influences include Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, and Dimebag Darrell. In 2007 at the age of 17, Born of Osiris was offered a record contract from Sumerian Records. They have landed eight consecutive albums on the Billboard Top 200. In 2019, Lee McKinney released his debut solo album, entitled 'Infinite Mind' through Sumerian Records. In 2022, he followed it up with ‘In the Light of Knowledge.”