Troy began as a singer-songwriter, producing music and appearing in poetry slams in Tulsa during the early 2000’s. In 2004 he began studying music theory and in 2006, he began formal theory training. Soon after, he shifted focus from theory and production to opera and classical voice. For over a decade he studied, tutored, and performed classically. He was awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Music (B.M.), and Master of Music with Honors (M.M.) in Vocal Performance—both from The University of Central Oklahoma. Past operatic roles include “Sherriff of Richmond” in Flowtow’s Martha, “Donkey” in Henry Mollicone’s Starbird, “Belcore” in Donizetti’s, L’Elisir D’Amore, as well as “Sarastro” and “Sprecher,” in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Troy has also been a featured soloist in other oratorio