Noam Weinstein

These days it's hard to find a single person who isn't familiar with the music of Noam Weinstein. But how many people know the story behind the man? If you're a fast reader, there will soon be one more. If not, there will eventually be one more.

Descended from a long line of casually dressed Eastern European Jews, Noam was born in May of 1977 to Boston's Diane Weinstein and her husband Larry. Upon seeing their son's face for the first time, they named him Noam, Hebrew for "acceptable." Since then, Noam has been called everything from "a thrilling songwriter" (The Nashville Rage) to "a young Elvis Costello mixed with Randy Newman" (PasteMusic) to "utterly unique" (Performing Songwriter). The editors at Time Out New York heard echoes of Harry Nilsson in his songs, while other folks mention Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, The Band, Ben Folds, or Jakob Dylan. But one thing is clear: every word that has ever been written, spoken, or thought about him
has been complimentary.

The 32-year-old artist (whose correctly pronounced name rhymes with “No-Bomb Einstein”) grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and began playing guitar and trumpet in elementary school and performing at
venues such as Club Passim as a teenager. After college Noam headed for New York City, where he became involved in the Greenwich Village songwriters exchange and began singing his own material at area clubs and accompanying other songwriters as a guitarist. In 2001 Noam released his debut EP, Enough About You. In 2002, he followed it up with Above the Music, produced by Jimi Zhivago, and in 2004 he completed his first full-length album, Probably Human , with Tyler Wood. Late 2006 brought We're All Going There, with Lee
Alexander. Sadly, Noam sold his trumpet in 1999, a year when the trumpet market had more than sufficient inventory.

From October 2008-June 2009, Noam released a series of two-song singles online; they can be downloaded free here. In February 2009, Germany's Skycap Records put out Sixteen Skies, Noam's first foreign release. More details (here.)

In addition to his own recordings, Noam has been honored to have songs of his recorded by Jess Tardy, Greta Gertler, Naomi Sommers, and Lin McEwan, and performed live by artists like Anita Suhanin, Mieka Pauley, andMatt Kanelos, as well as the cast of Nero's Favorites. He is also honored to have been a guest
vocalist on albums by The Great Unknowns and Sam Sadigursky.

To learn more please visit eNoam.com