Troy's guitar track being considered for Tommy Lee's new Methods of Mayhem album!
Posted 11/21/2009
Very cool news today! My guitar track for Tommy Lee's new song Only One is being considered for use on the new Method's of Mayhem album. Check out the video on the media page by clicking here. Also, here's a link to the video on The Public Record web site click here. There you can view the comments on the video too! That's all for now! See Ya...
We are in the studio recording songs for the the new Troy Castellano Group album...
Posted 11/15/2009
We started recording drums this week for the new TCG album. We have an amazing drummer for the sessions, Lee Brandenberg. With the help of Lee and my partner in crime bassist CJ Stahlberg we'll be getting some great performances captured. So far things are on track. We've got about 20 songs to choose from. The hard part is gonna be narrowing them down to 12 tracks for the album. There so many good ones to pick from, and of course I'm biased, I want to do them all! We'll see how things go with that (smiles). I'll be posting updates and some video from the studio over the next few months. Be sure to check back every now and then! Later....
Troy's doing tracks for Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem's new album, The Public Record...
Posted 11/15/2009
Tommy Lee's got a cool new project going called The Public Record. It's a new ground breaking endeavor, Tommy's making a record with the pubic. You get the raw tracks of his latest songs and you get to add your own parts to it. Thousands of people are sending parts from around the world! A few of my tracks have made finalist and I have had a few compliments from Tommy directly. You can check out my video submissions on the media page. They're kind of cheesy but Tommy and crew wanted to see us performing our parts, so there you go! In any case it's a very cool undertaking and I am proud to be a part of it. You can check out more about it here at www.thepublicrecord.com. Later...
Had a great time in Hollywood....
Posted 04/29/2009
I had a great time in Hollywood last week at the ASCAP "I create music" Expo. I got to meet some of the biggest songwriters and producers in the biz today. The first night I was there was just the registration so I hung out in the hotel bar chatting with other songwriters. We're all chasing the same Dragons you know! Anyhow as I was chatting with someone I hear a some what familiar voice next to me...it was Tom Green. Anyone remember him? I think he's slipped a bit out of fame as not to many people noticed. I said hello and continued my conversation with Jack Daniel's and my new writer friends (smiles).
The next day I hit some of the master classes on Apple's Logic Pro. Got to chat with Ryan Tedder of One Republic. Ryan's the most sought after pop rock writer out there now. He has 4 songs on Kelly Clarkson's new CD, worked with Daughtry, Timbaland, Natasha Bettingfield, Chris Cornell and many others. I also met Dan Wilson of Semi Sonic. He still lives in Minnesota! Also met Multi-Platinum selling writer/producer, "Spider" Ron Entwistle. That guy knows Logic inside and out and has produced top dance club mixes and produces music for some of the Nickelodeon shows stars. Also met Mark Needham, another producer extraordinair. He's produced great acts like, the Killers, My Chemical Romance, Fleetwood Mac, and many others.
That evening I got to see an intimate performance by Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart. They talk about the biz and the ups and downs of their 30 year career. Amazing artists! They still kick ass and sound fresh as ever! After the performance the events for the day were over. I trekked my way down Hollywood boulevard and stopped by one of Frank Sinatra's old haunts, Miceli's Italian Restaurant. I had a couple of Crown & 7s and ordered a pizza. I only ate about 2 pieces of it and I was full. By this time it was dark on the boulevard. I took my pizza box and headed back to my hotel to hook up with my bro Rob aka Mr Phresh from PTD Entertainment. As I was walking down the boulevard I stared to notice some of homeless people hanging out on the boulevard. It must have hit me in a soft spot because I proceed to hand out my leftover pizza to them as I past. I got the biggest smiles from them and it made me feel pretty good to. Image that, me strutting down Hollywood blvd handing out pizza to the homeless? I know there's a song in there somewhere!
The next day was pretty cool too. I got to meet more very cool people including a very nice guy named Woody Moran. He is the CEO of NambaGear.com. They make the coolest bags for musicians! You've got to check them out! I used mine the whole week I was out there. I won one in a song contest last year and I am an endorser of NambaGear products. Check out the pic of me & Woody on my home page.
Regarding pics, we weren't allowed to take pics in the ASCAP events, so I did not get pics of all the artists, producers and events. I was also there by myself so most of my pics are of the Hollywood area that I took.
After it was all over I had gotten to chat with many cool people, got a demo CD into the hands many of the movers and shakers of the biz and have started some cool relationships. Hopefully I'll hear back from some of them and we well perhaps work together in the future. For now it's back to writing tracks for my catalog. I have lots of new recording techniques and ideas to get too and am excited to be back in my studio! Thanks to all of you that asked about my trip to L.A. it was a blast! Can't wait to go again!
Oh yeah, a big shout out to Rob/Mr. Phresh for the iPhone and for our new musical ventures yet to come! You can check out the Hollywood pics onmy myspace photos page.
Highlights from March 1st Interview on BlogTalkRadio with Risky Business (Jack) & Deb
Posted 03/03/2009
Original story from Risky Business's BlogSpot (click here)
This was a really good show. It simply amazes me how we keep getting awesome guests and Troy was no exception. Amazing guest, amazing musician, we really had fun on this one.
First let me toss out some web links....
Troy's website is www.troycastellano.com/. While you are there be sure to sign up for his newsletter.
Here's his Myspace here, and he also has a ton of music on his youtube page.
We talked about his songwriting process, some of the things he's been up to lately and played some of his songs. It literally took my breath away, this music is totally amazing.
I don't remember ever seeing the chat room so packed. Deb and I thought it was amazing the amount of support he is getting, especially from his family. We almost had a riot at one point while I was waiting for some songs Troy sent me to upload and process. Thankfully the files processed pretty quickly (which surprised me considering some of the issues we've been having on blogtalk lately) and we were able to get the songs played before the live portion of the show ended.
Especially listen to the story behind the song Angelene after we played it, names changed to protect the guilty of course, and one of many light hearted moments we had during the show.
We did continue the show after the live stream ended, in fact we ran close to 3 hours, so the best way to enjoy this one would be to go to the actual showpage (click here) and listen from here. Blogtalkradio does have a "pop out" player that does seem to work, well most of the time anyway.
Having said how long the show was, I also have to say that 3 hours wasn't long enough to talk about the stuff we wanted to talk about.
Guess that means we'll have to have him on again, I'm looking forward to it!
Troy signs music publishing deal with Score Keepers Music
Posted 02/25/2009
More great news to share...I signed a music publishing deal withwww.scorekeepersmusic.com last week. This prominent music library provides music for many of today's top network and cable TV shows. This is a great opportunity for me to get my music heard by thousands if not millions of TV viewers. Whoo Hoo! One more door open as I make progress with my original music! I'll keep you up-to-date with any TV placements I get with my songs and let you know where and when you can tune in. In the words of the TV industry stay tuned (smiles)!
Interview with Troy on the Indie Spotlight show on Blog Talk Radio Sunday March 1, 2009. 8 PM CST.
Posted 02/25/2009
Sunday evening, March 1 at 8 PM (CST) I will be on the internet radio talk show Indie Spotlight with host Jack a.k.a. Risky Business. We'll be talking about what I've been up to and where I'm heading with my music career. They'll also be playing some of my tracks on the show, both old and new. Be sure to tune in! If you can't tune into the live stream you can also download the podcast. Click the banner below to visit the show's web page.
Troy is December’s featured artist and endorsee of Namba Gear, Musician Gig Bags!
Posted 12/08/2008
I got some great news today. I am the December featured artist and endorsee of Namba Gear! Namba Gear is a California based bag and accessories company that designs and produces premium, high performance solutions for the working musician. Web site:nambagear.com
Back in August the company gave me a Kava Studio bag and I have used the hell out of it! If you are looking for a quality "musician friendly" laptop/portable studio and backpack bags for the transport of your gear be sure to check them out. There gear holds up on the road and on stage! A big shout out to Woody and the gang at Namba Gear for the support!
Troy’s Song All Torn Up Wins Song of The Month on Broadjam.Com
Posted 09/01/2008
I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend! I received some great news last week and wanted to let you all know. My song All Torn Up won Broadjam.com's July Song of the month! I submitted my song back in June and received a lot of great reviews. If you like the song you can buy the MP3 download for $.99! Use the link on the right side bar to buy my tracks on Broadjam.com. As always, thank you all for the support for my music!
Troy’s Song Featured on Indies Top 10 Show!
Wow this is way cool and an honor! My song "All Torn Up" is featured this month on Mike Cameo's Indies Top 10 "Bringing you the best Indie Music from the World's Chart Toppers". This radio show is listened to by thousands daily, around the world! I am being featured on this show because the song "All Torn Up" has been on the international pop charts at www.broadjam.com for the past few months (and you can purchase the track there too)! It's a very cool thing and I can't thank them enough for the feature!
Please check out the show at http://www.indiestop10.com. Click on the play button right under "July 2008 TOP 10 POP". I believe All Torn Up is the 4th song on the show. For all you iPod and iTunes users you can download the podcast and listen when your mobile! Just search Indies Top 10 on iTunes and get the July 2008 Pop show.
A big shout out to all of you that truly support me and my music. I appreciate it immensely! Be sure to pass this email to all your indie music loving friends. And please drop Indies Top 10 an email, contact@indeistop10.com and let them know that you want to hear more from Troy Castellano. That's it for now!
