Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is an actor and a multi-genre musician originally from Rotorua, Te Kaha and Te Aute. A small-town boy at heart, Kingi is now based in Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, where he lives a pretty simple life with his wife and five children.
Kingi rose to fame after the release of his first two multi-award-winning albums Guitar Party at Uncle’s Bach and Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, along with memorable major roles in Kiwi films including Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Pā Boys, Mt Zion and The Kick.
Kingi’s passion for music has led to a successful and ever-expanding artistic career. A hard task master on his own creativity, Kingi has now released the 8th album release from his aspirational 1O 1O 1O Series (to release 10 albums in 10 genres in 10 years).
Leatherman & The Mojave Green, was recorded in Joshua Tree California at the legendary Rancho de la Luna studios, the place where much of the music that inspired Troy to pick up a guitar in the first place was made.
The resulting album, Troy believes is his most inspired work to date.
The album is accompanied by a 4 part documentary series Troy Kingi’s Desert Hikoi which premiered on TVNZ, and now sits on Radio New Zealand’s website. Troy Kingi’s Desert Hikoi features Serj Tankian, Brant Bjork, Dave Catching and many many more OG’s of the Californian Rock scene. A truly ‘Must Watch’ to an album that we sincerely believe shall become a classic of our times.
