Troy Horne

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Troy Horne
Birth nameTroy Horne
BornUnited States
GenresPop music, Rock music,
Occupation(s)Pop/Rock Musician
Websitehttp://www.troyhorne.com/

Troy Horne is an American pop/rock musician who has starred in the Broadway show Rent,[1][2] NBC’s The Sing Off,[3] Star Search and the ION Networks Firebrand TV.[4] He has been featured as a spokesperson and musical guest for personal development giant Nightingale Conant . Additionally, Troy has toured the world with his band Moses alongside Steve Miller (musician) and Gov’t Mule. Troy became a creative leader and band member of the a cappella band known as The House Jacks.[4][5] He co-founded Colorado School of Acting; Colorado's only trade school for the performing arts[6] Troy is featured on Forbes Magazine[7] and on ESPN's 2011 Monday Night Football musical opener.[4] He's also profiled on MTV[8][9] and ReverbNation,[10]

Music career[edit]

Troy Horne takes delight in creating music. In 1998 he founded the Troy Horne band and was later featured in Forbes Magazine with Freedom Zone record label founder and owner Jim Milligan during the Levi's Steve Miller Gov’t Mule Tour.[7] In 2000, Troy's music was featured in the movie All About You (Faith Filmworks) which was written and directed by Christine Swanson and produced by Michael Swanson.[citation needed] The following year Troy created music for the film Thug Angel – A Tupac Shakur Documentary produced by QD3 entertainment. The music has created ongoing appreciation and recognition of his musical work.[4][11][12]

Troy is a current member of the House Jacks and has also produced music for coach Tony Dungee's audio version of his book captioned Uncommon in 2009.[5] From 2007 to 2008 Troy was featured in the hit musical Rent as Tom Collins. It was during his time in this production that the idea for a school that teach others how to become professional actors was born. Later in 2009 Troy and his wife Elizabeth Karsell Horne founded Colorado School of Acting, Colorado's first and only state certified vocational school of actors.[6][13] Later in 2011, Troy Horne was featured in NBC’s The Sing Off (Season 3) in the ground-breaking a cappella hip hop group Urban Method.[3]

Discography[edit]

Troy Horne has a catalogue of musical recordings which have been featured on music platforms including IMDb[14] and RiverbNation.[10] The table below chronicles some of the musical contributions included in his discography:

Year Work
2001

All About You

2003

The Real Cancun

2005

ClubHouse

2005

Parental Control

2005-2012 Weeds/Showtime
2007

America’s Next Top Model, Engaged and Underaged

2009

Tribe

2010 Western Time Warp

His current album captioned I AM comes with a message of empowerment and personal celebration for the world.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Troy Horne married Elizabeth Karsell Horne in 2002. The marriage has produced three children.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Linda, Lenzi (6 September 2008). "Photo Coverage FLASHBACK: 'RENT' Welcomes Back Rapp and Pascal". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ Craig, Brockman (6 August 2007). "BWW TV FLASHBACK : Rapp and Pascal Back In RENT!". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Joanne, Ostrow (16 August 2011). "Denver's Urban Method to compete on NBC's "The Sing Off"". The Denver Post. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Barb, Adams (9 November 2013). "November 9, 2013 – August Turak, "Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks," Dr. Susan Shumsky, "The Power of Auras," and Troy Horne, "The Power of Conscious Music"". Radio Amerika Now. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "The House Jacks Come Full Circle". The House Jacks official website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Colorado School of Acting - What We're Doing". Colorado School of Acting official website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b Joanne, Gordon (8 July 2000). "Life After Wall Street". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ^ "About Troy Horne". MTV. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. ^ "The "30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days" Interview – Troy Horne". The Pixel Project. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Troy Horne on RiverbNation". RiverbNation. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw Soundtrack, Explicit Lyrics". Amazon. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Colorado Department of Higher Education - DPOS School Directory - In-State Schools by Category". Colorado Department of Higher Education official website. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Troy Horne Discography". IMDb. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Troy Horne - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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