Stroik

BIOGRAPHY

Stroik and his mother relocated frequently, from Florida and West Hollywood to Las Vegas and ultimately Cary, NC, where the teenager’s demeanor irrevocably changed and he began to feel like an outcast. Recognizing his true calling by the age of 17 – but with no connections in the music industry – Stroik used email as his gateway to reaching his heroes, sending a nonstop barrage of his demos to everyone who inspired him. One of the few responses came from Ivy’s Andy Chase, whose NYC-based label Unfiltered Records had released records by The Postmarks, a band Stroik loved.