by Ashleigh BeaudoinSpecial to the Langley Advance
After writing and working on a new sound for two years, Troy Toma is ready to show his fans his new style.
Toma, who owns and operates Cadence School of Music in Langley, has been playing the guitar for more than 20 years. Over that time, he has played classical, rock, and covered many iconic artists.
But recently, his style has turned towards country.
“Where I’m at now, musically, it’s more evolved and much stronger than ever before,” said Toma.
Cold Love is Toma’s third EP and a new phase in his personal, musical evolution.
After becoming a member of the BC Country Music Association last October, Toma started a collaboration with Doug Folkin, who co-wrote one of the songs on Cold Love with him.
Two of the songs, including the one co-written with Folkin, are written by Toma, based on his own personal experiences, but also based on things that he feels a lot of fans will be able to relate to.
“I want people to be able to listen and think, ‘I can relate to that’,” Toma said. “It’s really part of the job as an entertainer, to connect with people.”
The EP is more country rock than any of Toma’s earlier recordings, but he says that country is something he can see himself playing for a long time to come.
Toma is looking forward to launching this new EP with a show in Langley this weekend, and will also be performing at other venues throughout the Lower Mainland in the coming weeks.
“I grew up in Langley and I went to music school in Langley, I’m connected to it,” said Toma.
In the future, Toma is hoping to tour across Canada, starting in Alberta and working his way east. But, for now, he is excited to see his local fans and share his latest work with them.
“I’m pumped to get out there and get started,” he told the Langley Advance.
Toma will be launching his new EP at Gabby’s Country Cabaret on Sunday, April 9 at 9 p.m., where copies of Cold Love will be available for purchase.
