Tray was Born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Warrenton, a small costal town. Tray grew up in a Christian home and experienced the awesome power of God at the age 16 during a mission trip with Teen Mania. It forever changed his life. After graduating high school in 1994 he joined the Teen Mania Internship program. He toured with Acquire the Fire youth convention for a year performing his musical talents and ministering to thousands of youth. In 1996 he was asked to join a ministry called Big World Venture and toured the US presenting the gospel through drama and music. In 1998, he returned from Oklahoma to lead worship for two years at his home church, Philadelphia in Warrenton, Oregon.

In 1999, Tray realizing the need for Christian entertainment in the Northwest; he started a local magazine in Portland, Oregon called the Spotlight, a Christian entertainment magazine to showcase artists on the national and local levels and to create a platform of interest and support for Christian music in Portland metro area. During that time he was asked to join a new ministry based in Portland called Chosen For Action where he became the Vice President and worked with youth pastors to bring entertainment and creative ideas to reach youth. Then in 2002 he joined To Shine Too, INC., a youth concert, touring ministry. Where he was in charge of production and taught acting. Now he is currently on staff at East Hill Four Square Church as the student ministries worship director and in charge of production. Tray's motivation and goal is to reach the lost and encourage the saved through music and entertainment, doing so with the highest of quality and continuing to be on the cutting edge. Tray desires to bring Christian entertainment above and beyond the secular realm.