Hometown: Chicago, IL
Label: Cartoon Lion Music Group
Website: Facebook.com
Sounds Like: John Legend
Genre: R&B/Soul
My music is gospel-drenched, soulful music…socially conscious, spiritual lyrics that are Biblically versed…poetic and metaphoric love songs, and hopefully I express all that without making you feel like you’re being preached to. I take an honest approach to life, knowing it’s made of joy, pain, conflict, understanding and more, and this all comes out in my music.
As an artist whose music is influenced by a higher power, I still struggle to live out what my music says. I understand that’s part of being an artist though. Once you reach that point you want to be, you can retire, but when you have pain and conflict, you have something to give to people…the only way you can get people to feel you is to be going through it or have gone through it yourself. I’m writing about doing all the right things but still working my way towards bettering myself, and that’s my struggle. But trying to “get right” is everyone’s struggle, and that’s how I connect with people.
I’m influenced by lots of different artists and everything from gospel to soul, jazz to Afrobeat and reggae to classic rock. I try to infuse my music with what I truly feel in my heart, sharing emotions and aspirations that everyone can identify with. I have an EP out called Therapy, which is a sampler covering things such as love, compassion, faith and social change – check it out sometime and I’m sure you’ll find something you can relate to.
My upcoming album, We the Beautiful: Children of the Sun, is a collection of both introspective and spiritually uplifting songs to inspire listeners to make a change for the better, both personally and socially.
Everything I believe in manifests in the music. I’m even trying to reach those who may not have known that they are soul fans or how they are affected by spirituality – give me a listen, and hopefully you can understand the message in my music no matter what your background.
“He's really the truth....with so much soul and 'gospel-drenched' with a demeanor of a cool gentleman...”
INdigo! - INdigo!Sound
“Take care of that voice, and keep it grimey and from da soul...the crowd loved your candor and honesty in your music! They were like...'Who is that guy singing? He's baddass!'”
Tina Howell - The Untamed Poet
“...each song is like food to the soul....Noah has the spirit of Bob Marley, John Legend, Smokie Norful, and of a dove...”
Hector De La Rosa - Consciousness Magazine
“I call him 'soulful dopeness...'”
Elena Luv, radio show host - Mi Gente/My People Radio
“Put aside any stereotypes you may have about soul or spiritual music. Noah the Genius fuses the two so smoothly and passionately that you can feel both the music and the message...”
James McQuiston - NeuFutur Magazine