Michael Troy Website: http://www.michaeltroykeyboardist.com


Michael Troy Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecommichaeltroy

Michael Troy has been an active pianist/keyboardist for more than
twenty years. First approaching the keyboard at age twelve, he took it
upon himself to master his chosen instrument, eschewing the suburban
rite of passage known as "piano lessons" in favor of kneeling at the
feet of several masters, via the marvels of modern audio recording,
and the benefit of a really good ear.

Michael spent much of the mid-nineties promoting his first recording
project, the album Sudden Enchantment, a collection of New Age piano
compositions, in the style of Yanni and John Tesh, within the greater
Central Pennsylvania region.

In his mid-twenties, he headed west, and spent several years living
and working as a pianist in Las Vegas, NV, performing in such lofty
establishments as the Golden Gate Inn, the Monte Carlo, and several
special events at Bally's and the Rio. He was a regular performer at
the Imperial Palace's 5th floor Nomiya Lounge, entertaining the
diverse clientèle with a wide variety of arpeggio-embellished
pop-piano standards.
If you asked him about his time in the City of Sin, he'd probably just
shrug it off, tell you that it was a surreal experience, and probably
reference a certain ubiquitous marketing cliché that's become part of
the public lexicon. Still, his tenure as a Vegas lounge lizard
provided him valuable performance experience, expanded his already
bulging repertoire, and taught him how to really play to his audience.

The talented keyboardist has been part of many musical projects over
the years, plying his trade in tap houses and music halls across this
great nation in a variety of musical styles; though his list of
personal influences draw deeply from classic rock and roll and heavy
metal, including Kansas, Styx, Journey, Rainbow, and Deep Purple
(particularly the work of DP keyboardist Jon Lord), Iron Maiden, Judas
Priest, Ronnie James Dio and neo-classical metal guitar virtuoso
Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

In the last year, Michael Troy and his music have begun to attract
international attention, as the subject of a feature profile in the
October 2007 issue of Keyboard magazine, a vibrant and aggressive
presence online. Most recently, handling keyboard duty for Yngwie J.
Malmsteen's Rising Force on the Unleash the Fury tour in Central and
South America 2007 and will be touring in 2008 in support of the
Maestro's highly anticipated upcoming release.