Marlee Mendoza graduated Magna Cum Laude at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Music where she finished her Bachelor’s degree in Guitar Performance under the tutelage of Maestro Lester Demetillo. She is an alumnus of the Philippine High School for the Arts and is trained both as a soloist and chamber musician. She has performed in various venues and events such as Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, National Arts Center, Paco Park, Steinway Boutique, Abelardo Hall, UP Theater, 98.7 DZFE, PASINAYA 2015, 2016 and 2024, Yuchengco Museum, and Likha Arts Hub. She has competed in the Trattoria Guitar Competition 2015, Southeast Asia Guitar Festival 2019, and the National Music Competition for Young Artists 2024. She has taken masterclasses with local and international guitarists such as Adolfo Timuat, Angelito Agcaoili, Judicaël Perroy, Sachiko Miyashita, Naoki Ikuta, and Salvatore Fodera.

Aside from performing, Marlee is an aspiring music educator. Her journey in teaching started in 2014 as a workshop facilitator in Museo Pambata’s Learn from the Arts, Learn from Life, Children’s Arts Fest. From 2016 to 2018, she has been part of school outreach programs in Butuan, Surigao, and Albay, and a summer music workshop for a community in Banaba, Rizal. She was also part of the 2016 Third ASEAN China Youth Cultural Exchange Festival in Chang Zhou, China and the Cultural Exchange Program with Ashok Hall Group of Schools in Kolkata, India in 2017. She is currently a volunteer for the Gitara at Awit (GA) extension program in UP and in 2021, led the GA teaching team’s special performance for the Kasama Sama Ka Year 10, an annual event for children with special needs.