Troy Cartwright
Troy Cartwright (born April 3, 1990) is an American country music singer-songwriter. The Dallas, Texas native currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Origin | Dallas, Texas |
Genres | Singer-songwriter, Country, Texas country music, Americana (music) |
Years active | 2013–present[1] |
Labels | Hard Luck Recording Co. |
Associated acts | Rob Baird |
Website | www |
Life and career
Early life
Troy Cartwright Dixon grew up in a conservative Texas home where his exposure to modern music was limited. For his twelfth birthday, his parents gave him an acoustic guitar which led him to being penning his own songs and, by the time he hit high school, he was playing regularly in bars and churches.[2] A summer program at New York University exposed Cartwright to the world outside of Dallas and inspired him to head even further from home to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He worked his way through school with odd jobs in the music industry and wedding band gigs until he took the leap with his own music upon graduating in 2012.[3]
2013–2015
Cartwright moved back to Texas and recorded an EP, Bull Run, earning him recognition at the 2013 B. W. Stevenson Songwriting Competition.[4] The following year, he was the recipient of the 2014 Rising Star Texas Music Award.[5] A performance with John Fullbright led Cartwright to Oklahoma, where he collaborated with producer Wes Sharon on his 2015 self-titled full-length debut.[6]
2016–present
Radio play coupled with extensive touring caught the ear of fellow Texas songwriter Rob Baird, who offered to co-produce Cartwright's latest release, an EP titled 'Don't Fade', with Brian Douglas Phillips at Phillip's Austin-based Rattle Trap Studio, which released October 7, 2016.[7] The new project played a part in helping him land an agency deal with William Morris Endeavor (WME).[8] 'Don't Fade' also garnered Cartwright debuts on numerous Billboard music charts – No. 60 on the US Country Chart, No. 53 on the US Heatseekers Chart, and No. 8 on the Heatseekers South Central Chart.
Cartwright has shared the stage and toured with several notable acts including Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Green River Ordinance (band), Turnpike Troubadours, Randy Rogers Band, William Clark Green, Rob Baird, Stoney LaRue, Wade Bowen, Sean McConnell, Cody Jinks and more.
Discography
Studio albums
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EPs
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Don't Fade |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
- 2015: "Next Flight Home"
- 2016: "Busted"
- 2017: "Somebody Else's Problem"
- 2020: "Hung up on you"
References
- "About Troy Cartwright". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Who's New: Troy Cartwright + Listen to a Sneak Preview of His New Album". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Alumnotes | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Cartwright takes B.W. Stevenson 2013 songwriter title". Scene in Town. April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "TMA Results". texasmusicawards.org. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- Dearmore, Kelly (October 20, 2015). "Troy Cartwright Is Flying High on a Texas Country Journey". Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Troy Cartwright Set to Impress with "Don't Fade" EP | Texas Music Pickers". www.texasmusicpickers.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- "Industry Ink: APA Nashville, Pennington Entertainment, WME, Bud Light". MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City. August 12, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.