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