Troy Harley

Troy Harley (born November 9, 1984 in Nizhny Novgorod as Roman Arkhipov) is a Russian pop-rock singer.

Early life

Troy Harley, earlier known as Roman Arkhipov, was born in Nizhny Novgorod, in Russia.[1] When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to Moscow. As Roman, he gained significant popularity in his native country by competing in the Russian Star Academy (Фабрика Звёзд - Fabrika Zvezd) with his band Челси. By doing so, he amassed big popularity there. Troy’s career in Russia began when he, along with Denis Pietrow (Денис Петров), Alexey Karzin (Алексей Корзин), and Arseny Borodin (Арсений Бородин) formed a band called Челси,[2] during the project Star Academy (Fabrika Zvezd) sixth edition. His solo career began in Los Angeles, where he started his collaboration with JK Music Group

Career

Randy Jackson signed him to his indie record label Friendship Collective. Roman Arkhipov became Troy Harley.

Troy's first commercially released song was “End of Summer.” [3] The song was produced by Randy Jackson and it was recorded in the Henson Studios (formally A&M Studios), where Bon Jovi, Metallica, U2, John Lennon, The Doors, Joe Cocker, and Pink Floyd had recorded previously songs. The song was released worldwide in July 2012.“End of Summer” was originally performed by Theory of a Deadman, which was written by Zac Maloy, who is responsible for writing and producing songs for artists Carrie Underwood, Our Lady Peace, Hanson, and Chris Daughtry.[4]

During the summer of 2012, Troy took part in the Warped Tour with a multi-national band (Russian, American and Australian players). The tour took place throughout the East Coast, South, Midwest, and Canada. The band’s experiences can be seen in the official video for “End of Summer,” shot in Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis.[5]

After the return to Los Angeles, along with Eric Scullin (keys and guitar), Mike Avenaim (drums), Derek Frank (bass), and Sasha Afanasov (guitar), he began writing new tracks for upcoming tour dates and an album release, planned for spring 2013. Lyrics from that album are to show how universal life experiences can be, and the topics to be covered are varied, from issues between parents and children to relationships between men and women (“The First Day” and “From This Live”).

In October 2012, on a trip to his homeland Russia, he debuted with his band during shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in Belarus, supporting Nickelback.[4]

On November 6, 2012, Troy’s first official single “Someone Like Me” became available for purchase at online retailers. The song was recorded at Henson Studios and was co-written by Zac Maloy and Rune Goldberg, who was responsible for co-producing songs for artists such as Adam Lambert, Chris Daughtry, and Kris Allen.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Roman Arkhipov Biography". Purepeople.ru. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Chelsi". 4elsea.com. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Roman Arkhipov Biography". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "JK Music Group". jkmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  5. ↑ "YouTube "End of Summer" video". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.

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