Hailing from just north of the Twin Cities,
near North Branch Minnesota,
Troy Castellano is an award winning rock-pop singer and songwriter
who's music has been described as Bon Jovi met Lifehouse, got on
Matchbox 20's tour bus and jammed! Writing and performing music
has always been one of the biggest passions in his life. It's those
burning affections that continue to drive his lust for creating
memorable music.
Over the years Troy played in a number of area
cover bands. He always wrote and recorded his songs but it wasn't
until late 2008 that Troy dropped out of the cover band scene and
started out on his trek to make nothing but original music. In
2008 Troy started putting his music out online and pitching it
to publishers and music supervisors. That year a up-and-coming
record label out of Los Angeles CA contacted Troy and flew him
out to play at BB Kings at the Universal City Walk. That was a
turning point in his music career. Since then he has been writing
and recording new music.
In 2010 Troy also did some guitar work
on Tommy Lee's (of Motely Crue) latest Methods of Mayhem album.
Troy is credited on 3 of the 11 songs on the album. When the ablum
was finished Troy was invited to Tommy's home in California
and was treated to a preview of the album by rock super producer
Scott Humphrey and Tommy months before the release. It was
released on Roadrunner Records in September of 2010. How f'n cool
is that!
His latest release titled Troy Castellano
Group 2010 was met with great reviews. In 2011 the band also won
a major radio station's battle of the bands.and opened for Cheap
Trick and Styx at Midway Stadium. Troy is currently writing and
recording new material for a new album to be released later in
2012. Along with writing songs Troy also records music cues for
use on television shows.
Be sure to join Troy's mailing list by
visiting his page on www.reverbnation.com/troycastellano.
You can also find out more at www.troycastellano.com and
hook up as a friend on his Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/troycastellanogroup.
Here's some of Troys accomplishments over the
past few years.
Accolades and Awards
- Licensed music to MTV Networks, TLC Network, Oxygen Network, , Score Keepers Music, Song & Film, and SoundFile Productions.
- KQRS 92.5 FM's 2011 Rock Stock Battle of the Bands Winner. TCG opens at Midway Stadium, St. Paul MN with Styx, Cheap Trick!
- Winner of 2010 Industry Midwest Music Meltdown Summit song competition Milwaukee WI
- Guitar tracks for Tommy Lee's new Methods of Mayhem album "A Public Disservice Annoucement". Released on RoadRunner Records 2010.
- Top 10 finalist in Broadjam.com's 2011 6-Pack Songwriting Competition
- Top 20 finalist in Broadjam.com's 2010 6-Pack Songwriting Competition
- Top 20 finalist in Broadjam.com's 2009 6-Pack Songwriting Competition
- Placed 3rd in SongwritersUniverse.com Contest.
- Finalist for 2010 Show Me The Music song contest for Alternative category.
- Finalist for 2009 Show Me The Music song contest for Alternative category.
- Featured artist on Nambagear.com.
- Featured artist on BlogTalkRadio.com
- Featured artist on Indies Top 10
- Gold Artist Award from RadioIndy.com
Quotes about Troy's music
"Superb job, well done!"
Marty Peters, Recording Magazine
"Killa guitar riffs Troy, way to play in and around what we already have" "That was f'n rad dude"
Tommy Lee, Methods of Mayhem
"Troy really knows how to pack a punch in a short amount of time!"
Ross Riahala, St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Awesome radio ready songs!"
Janey Raven, The New Mix 105 FM
"A pile drive of arrangements and high quality vocals come together with precision and form. Troy's steadfast delivery of the playing comes through with a solid force." Taxi, Independent A&R
“Troy has a fantastic sound and his songs are songs that I can easily relate to”
Rockin Robin – KBEK Radio
“Every time I hear one of Troy’s compositions I instinctively turn it up, because he rocks”
Mei Young – KQRS Radio
“Troy electrifies the stage with the presence of a yester-year guitar great, killer tunes, and excellent performances.”
Marshall Washburn – Stone Roller Magazine
Where it all Began
As with many of us that grew up in the 70s and 80s, Troy found him self enthralled with guitar oriented rock music from bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, to Van Halen. Although Troy does not sound distinctly like the bands he admires, Troy’s music reflects the many sound scapes and dynamics of guitar bands of today and the past. Troy's passion for music started one fateful X-mas when his parents bought him his first electric guitar. Coupled with another gift of music, Deep Purple's Machine Head album that year, Troy's musical fire was ignited with sparks bursting from the soul. That fire has been a non-extinguishable flame that burns strong and bright today.
Since those first sparks, Troy has felt that music is the most influential force in the world. As he says, “Music can be the healer, the peacemaker, the influencer, the agitator, and the fire starter. You name it, music has been there in all forms and emotion throughout the history of the world. |
