Troy Rainbow

Troy Rainbow is a composer, performer and mixed-reality artist. His work focuses on subjective psychological experience. He holds a Master of Music and is a current PhD candidate at UNSW. His research is on creating virtual theatre environments that explore the Phenomenology of Schizophrenic Experience.

In 2025, Troy Rainbow wrote, directed and produced the second major iteration of The Door in Question, a 90-minute multi-location XR artwork staged across Footscray that fused virtual reality, augmented audio, immersive live performance and site-responsive environments to place audiences inside a psychosis simulation.

In 2021, Troy wrote, directed, produced and composed the XR experience ‘The Door in Question’ – an immersive experience that places people at the centre of a psychotic episode. It was featured in Age, Broadsheet and Timeout & received funding from the Australia Council, Melbourne and Stonnington City Councils.

In 2018, Troy created and produced a five-sense Virtual Reality experience ‘Want it to End’. The work featured at VIVID, Melbourne Music Week and West Projections festivals.

In 2021, Troy presented at the Games for Change conference on the topic of ‘Creating a technodramaturgy for mental health experiences.’

Troy is also president of the Sleepless Footscray board, an arts organisation that focuses and revitalising disused spaces and runs the annual Sleepless Footscray Festival in Melbourne, Victoria.