::OFFICIAL BLOG OF TROY DOUGLAS::
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Guitar Teacher |
| Location | Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | For 12 years I have been hammering out riffs and notes in my mind, molding them into memorable melodies in my original songs & remakes of popular hits. Today - i focus on the songs within myself that are yet to be born. email me to find out more about the songwriting process! I was a musician the moment I put my ears & hands on the guitar. The music has always been there, even before I taught myself – it was waiting to be released from my mind. Music and I have an unconditional love. Love is an action verb like struggle. And so is my life; the music I create. I really have no choice BUT to choose the path of music. Every day I choose it; it chooses me. While living in Georgia from 2004-08, I took advanced vocal training from Tobias Mostel, the son of the late film star Zero Mostel. Tobias mentored me in a traditional Italian Operatic style of singing. He brought my TRUE voice to life & this is me PAYING IT FORWARD. |
| Interests | teaching guitar, open mic nights, performing acoustic guitar, going to concerts, reading new things i don't know anything about, |
| Favorite movies | I like movies that challenge my perception of what is and isn't, the classic surf documentaries, old westerns, Johnny Depp films, August Rush, Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Notebook, The Elephant Man, The Fox & the Hound & Lady & the Tramp, Robots. |
| Favorite music | I love all music but generally, i like music that edifies me and uplifts in some way. I can listen to death metal fine and dandy, i love it....but, i'm finding that in life, there's so much stress and chaos in the world...why invite unnecessary opposition in a peaceful heart and mind? so i'm focusing on more pop oriented power driven rocking hook-laden songs that challenge the boundaries of sound itself more than i'm trying to find the hardest heaviest band with the sickest breakdown or the fastest guitar player on earth. that is fun to find & listen to but it's lasting effect and presense in my mind doesn't hold as much respect as a well rounded musician would. |
| Favorite books | Zen Guitar, Effortless Mastery, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintanence, Like Water for Chocolate, Hatchet, Dear Mr. Henshaw, etc. |