BORN IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, TROY NŌKA—FORMERLY KNOWN AS T-WIZ—HAS BEEN CAPTIVATING THE MUSIC WORLD WITH HIS UNPARALLELED TALENT. A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING RECORD PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AND PIANIST, NŌKA IS MAKING WAVES NOT ONLY AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST BUT AS A CREATIVE FORCE RESHAPING THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERN MUSIC.

STARTING AT JUST 15 YEARS OLD, NŌKA’S JOURNEY BEGAN BY RAPPING AND PRODUCING BEATS ON A SONY PLAYSTATION. AT 18, HE MADE THE BOLD MOVE TO LOS ANGELES, DRIVEN BY A RELENTLESS “MAKE IT HAPPEN” ATTITUDE. THAT SAME DETERMINATION HAS FUELED HIS RISE TO PROMINENCE, LEADING HIM TO PERFORM AT PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS LIKE FADER FORT DURING SXSW, THE URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND TO TOUR WITH HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE DOJA CAT AND BLACKBEAR. NŌKA’S IMPACT IN HIS HOMETOWN IS UNDENIABLE, EVEN EARNING HIM HIS OWN DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

WITH PRODUCTION CREDITS ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC—FRANK OCEAN, MIGUEL, CHRIS BROWN, NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, CIARA, JOHN LEGEND, AND TYGA, TO NAME A FEW—TROY NŌKA HAS SOLIDIFIED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER TALENTS IN THE INDUSTRY. HIS WORK SPANS GENRES, LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE CAREERS OF ARTISTS SUCH AS BACKSTREET BOYS, ANTHONY HAMILTON, CHERYL COLE, CODY SIMPSON, ANGEL HAZE, AND TYLA YAHWEH, WHOSE SINGLE “WHO SHOT JOHNNY?” BENEFITED FROM NŌKA’S SIGNATURE SOUND.

MOST RECENTLY, NŌKA CONTRIBUTED TO SHAKIRA’S GRAMMY-WINNING ALBUM LAS MUJERES YA NO LLORAN, PRODUCED MULTIPLE TRACKS FOR DOJA CAT—INCLUDING HER VIRAL SENSATION “MOOO”—AND PLAYED A ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION OF “ALONE” FROM DOJA CAT’S GRAMMY-NOMINATED PLANET HER. NŌKA ALSO LENT HIS PRODUCTION EXPERTISE TO BEYONCÉ AND MADONNA’S COLLABORATIVE REMIX OF “BREAK MY SOUL” (QUEENS REMIX).

TROY NŌKA’S MUSICAL JOURNEY IS A TESTAMENT TO HIS VISIONARY ARTISTRY, BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT’S POSSIBLE IN MUSIC.