LAST WORD with Mickey Levis, Troy Horse

Mickey currently lives in the Victorian countryside, freelance designing venue tech systems and acoustics. Prior to that he accidentally co-founded a bedrock of Sydney’s indie rock scene, Troy Horse. It grew from a rehearsal studio into a studio complex, manufacturing plant and multi-city major events company.

I studied music at Sydney Conservatorium as a guitar and bass player. In the ’80s, I played in punk and jazz bands as a teenager. Anything I could do to make a living.

I never really saw myself as an entrepreneur, I always pictured myself as a musician.

We didn’t start Troy Horse with the idea of building a big