Trey Files' diverse interests have led him to work with an eclectic array of ensembles and musicians.  As a member of Ethos Percussion Group, he has performed contemporary and world music at many of the country’s most prestigious venues (including Carnegie Hall, the Krannert Center, Hancher Auditorium and the Herbst Theater) and presented clinics and master classes at schools such as Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School.  During his twelve years with Ethos, the ensemble has commissioned over twenty works for percussion quartet, released four CD’s and collaborated with Glen Velez, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Simon Shaheen, Colorado String Quartet and the Kansas City Symphony.  Trey has also performed and/or recorded contemporary music with Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, New Music Consort and the Michael Gordon Band.

His extensive work in commercial and avante-garde theater includes a three-year stint as music supervisor for off-Broadway's De La Guarda and his current job as drummer/associate conductor for Spring Awakening, a Broadway musical which won 8 Tony Awards (including Best Musical and Best Score) in 2007.  Trey is co-artistic director of 2nd Species, a collective of aerialists and musicians which has performed for audiences in New York and Los Angeles and for corporate clients such as Diesel Fashion, ESPN and Red Bull.  He also directs the percussion ensemble at La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts, where he has taught since 2001.

His discography features recordings on the Decca/UMG, Newport Classics, Koch International, Traditional Crossroads and Victory labels, and his national television appearances include the VH1 Fashion Awards and The Late Show with David Letterman.  A rock drummer at heart, Trey happily spent much of his youth touring the US and Europe with several bands you've never heard of and making records for indie and major labels which very few people bought. He earned performance degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas) and Manhattan School of Music; his non-Western music studies include the drumming of Guinea, West Africa and the marimba tradition of Chiapas, Mexico. Trey is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at City University of New York. 


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