Alumni

Alex Steging

Major: Communication

Minor: Business

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

Dream job: Professional world traveler, who is also the CEO of a multi-national corporation and an award-winning theatrical director

Music background: Ridiculous amounts of musical theatre beginning at age six until I transitioned to being the ultimate choir kid in high school

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: We take having fun seriously

Favorite TT song: Breathe

Alexa Nickow

Major: Communication

Hometown: Wilmette, IL

Dream job: Music attorney at a big law firm

Music background: Multiple choirs since I was six and ten years of classical and jazz voice lessons

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: We are so much more than a singing group - TT is truly a family

Favorite TT song: You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)

Andrew Abaria

Major: Music Industry emphasis in Jazz Vocal and Entertainment Communications

Hometown: Beaverton, OR

Dream job: Musician with a successful streak of Billboard Hot 100 records

Music background: Piano, Flute, Voice

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: The people I met in the group are friends I will have for life

Favorite TT song: How Will I Know

Barbara Loll

Major: Business Administration

Minor: Philanthropy, Nonprofits, & Volunteerism

Hometown: Frederick, MD

Dream job: Ben & Jerry's taste tester

Music background: I sing while I mow the yard, ride in the car, or go for a hike

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Doing crazy things with people I love

Favorite TT song: Push

Becca Dorman

Major: English

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA

Dream job: Owner of a bookstore & coffee shop complete with a shop cat snoozing on the counter

Music background: Choir, musical theater from the ages of 6-17, and my ongoing position as resident soprano in all Dorman family jam sessions

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Probably the massive volume of ridiculous quotes and memories I've compiled from 4 years of retreats, costume meetings, and assorted other TT activities.

Favorite TT song: The 90s Medley and Downfall

Ben Raynor

Major: Vocal Arts

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA

Dream job: Food Critic/College Football Analyst

Music background:Opera Major and USC Choir

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: That’s easy, Retreat!

Favorite TT song: Push and 90's Medley (Too hard to decide)

Dan Kuenzi

Major: Business Administration

Hometown: Redmond, WA

Dream job: Owning my own dog kennel for the inevitable Martian colony

Music background: One year of HS choir, four years of Troy Tones, and 20 years of car/shower singing!

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Fall and spring retreats with my #1 USC family

Favorite TT song: Downfall

Darby Cahill

Major: Theater and Public Relations

Minor: Public Management

Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA

Dream job: Starting a nonprofit theater program for kids with a focus on building literacy

Music background: Choir as a kid

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: How close everyone becomes and how silly we get

Favorite TT song: Mad World

Jason Lubin

Major: Cinema-Television Production

Minor: Business

Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI

Dream job: Creative Director at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce

Music background: Regular on the Karaoke Circuit

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Neil Vyas

Favorite TT song: 90's Medley

Jenny Gruen

Major: Business Administration

Minor: Business

Hometown: Oak Park, CA

Dream job: Director of Marketing for Durex Condoms

Music background: Singing in choirs, musicals, commercials, bands, etc.

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: How much fun we have when we are not singing!

Favorite TT song: You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)

Jessica Stoll

Major: Biological Sciences

Hometown: Camarillo, CA

Dream job: Genetic Counselor

Music background: Musical theatre, classical, choirs, quartet

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: How much of a family we really are!

Favorite TT song: Circle of Life

Jill Johnson

Major: Communication

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

Dream job: Making Sydney, Australia the new entertainment capital of the world

Music background: Musical theatre, a cappella choir, and SHOW CHOIR!

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Insane costumes, being a gold-star alto, and midnight meetings

Favorite TT song: Downfall

Joe Neuhaus

Major: Theatre

Hometown: Grand Island, NE

Dream job: Judge, legislator, or litigator

Music background: I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember, but other than that, school choir and self-taught guitar.

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: The groupies.  Just kidding.  Being able to make so many friends and sing and perform with them is something I will always remember.  It was one of my favorite parts of my entire college experience.

Favorite TT song: It’s a tie between Mad World and The 90’s Medley

Josh Epstein

Major: Theatre

Hometown: Paola, KS

Dream job: Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment

Music background: High school musical theater and choir

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: The fun, the family, the shenanigans

Favorite TT song: Foolish Games

Leslie Tang

Major: Broadcast Journalism

Hometown: Various parts of California/ Hong Kong

Dream job: Disney princess voice

Music background: Choir and musical theater geek.  Shower vocalist extraordinaire.

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Becoming one big quirky family!  And the crazy costumes…

Favorite TT song: Mad World

Matt Harkenrider

Major: Biological Sciences; Communication; Public Policy, Management, & Planning

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Dream job: Jet setter extraordinaire

Music background: Raised to sing by wolves

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: I will never again be a part of such a unique, wonderful, inspiring, fun, CRAZY, talented (...should I just stop now?) group of individuals. What a privilege it has been, and what an AMAZING time I have had being a part of the TT family. I love you all so much.

Favorite TT song: "I’ll Be There" for my sentimental side... Any one of Ricky's arrangements live... "Foolish Games" for a recorded song... Basically, I am way too indecisive for this question.

Mike Kane

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Skokie, IL

Dream job: CEO of Google

Music background: Choir, a cappella, guitar

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: The people!

Favorite TT song: We Built This City

Neil Vyas

Major: Biological Sciences

Minor: Vocal Performance

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA

Dream job: Ophthalmologist or Broadway Performer

Music background: Multiple high school and college choirs as well as my vocal performance minor at USC.  Four years with the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles.

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: Being able to make such amazing music with some of my best friends.

Favorite TT song: Mad World

Paige Reilly

Major: American Studies and Ethnicity

Minor: Music Industry

Hometown: The entire Tri-State area

Dream job: Rock star who is a Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream taster on the side

Music background: I sang so much and so badly that my mom got me singing lessons as a child… I got better I guess

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: The costumes… always amazing costumes

Favorite TT song: I’ll Be There

Ricardo Parra

Major: BM Vocal Performance

Hometown: El Paso, TX

Dream job: Nun/Selena Impersonator

Music background: Haverbrook School for the Deaf Choir

Favorite thing about Troy Tones: RETREAT

Favorite TT song: Barbie Girl: Theme and Variation