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About Troy Castellano
Hailing from the Twin Cites Minnesota, Troy 's undying affection for creating and performing music is non stop. Always reaching for more heart and soul, Troy has been tapping into a well of feelings and emotion. Creating memorable songs and instrumental music. His music has been described as Bon Jovi met the Goo Dolls and got on Daughtry's tour bus and jammed!
Troy wrote, produced and recorded a full length CD with his regionally popular band the Troy Castellano Group (self titled 1999). The release received airplay on 5 Minnesota radio stations. Recently Troy engineered, produced and recorded a 6 song EP/CD called Reliability Test Lab with his current cover/original band, To The Core, which at the time of this writing is getting local airplay. The band also garnered the cover of the music magazine Stone Roller (March 2005 & March 2006).
Wearing the producer hat Troy has produce songs with for local artist as well as the amazing talent, Amanda Harris . Through that relationship Troy produced and recorded Gingerjake’s (Amanda's current band) initial 4 song demo which lead them to a win in radio station 93X's battle of the bands contest. The win earned them a slot on the bill at the 93x Music festival in 2004 (MN/WI).
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. His music has been recently compared to Bon Jovi, Nickelback, Bryan Adams, sprinkled with a touch of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.
Troy's passion for music started one fateful X-mas in 1973 when his parents bought him his first electric guitar. Coupled with another gift of music, Deep Purple's Machine Head that year, Troy's musical fire was ignited with sparks 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.
Quotes about Troy Castellano:
"A pile drive of arrangemenst and high quality vocals come together with precision and form. Troy's steadfast delivery of the playing comes through with a solid force. The vocals offer emotion and passion via their committed presence. Troy brings delivers a perfect marriage of all of these elements is in his music. That is what creates memorable music."
Taxi, Independent A&R
“Troy has a fantastic sound and his songs are songs that I can easily relate toâ€
Rockin Robin – KBEK Radio
“Every time I hear one of Troy’s compositions I instinctively turn it up, because he rocksâ€
Mei Young – KQRS Radio
“Troy electrifies the stage with the presence of a yester-year guitar great, killer tunes, and excellent performances.â€
Marshall Washburn – Stone Roller Magazine
These days Troy's passion for music is even stronger than ever before. Writing more everyday, Troy intends to purse getting his music recorded by other artists, placement in film and TV, as well as continuing to rock the “hood†with his constantly booked band To The Core. Stay tuned and be sure to come back to this page every so often to hear the new music Troy Castellano has to offer your musically seasoned ears!