Noah Sanders: Born August 7, 1971. Guitarist turned sound engineer and back again.
Noah has been singing and chasing music since the young age of three where he enthusiastically changed the lyrics of "Taking Care Of Business" to "Thank You For My Whippin'."
Since then he has picked up and tried to play any instrument he could get his hands on. He claims that his real music interest began in sixth grade where he played flute for the school band. Even though his choice of instrument was influenced by Jethro Tull, the ridicule of his classmates forced him to switch later to alto saxophone. At the age of twelve, he finally picked up his $50 electric guitar and struggled to learn the classic "Stairway to Heaven" off of "The Song Remains The Same" LP. That was where it began.
Through the years Noah has played with Metal, Rock, 80's Pop, Grunge, 90's Pop bands but never really found his niche or voice.
"I spent too much time trying to sound just like someone else."
He eventually grew disillusioned with the dream of fame and fortune as a rock star and did the next best thing... he went to work for them.
Noah began running sound for friends as well as his own bands at the age of 15. He later went to work as an engineer in a club where he cut his teeth working for national acts like "Drivin N' Cryin'", "Survivor", and "Leon Russel" as well as up and coming acts like "Everclear", "Tabatha's Secret(Matchbox 20)","Sister Hazel", and "Edwin McCain." He also joined the Local IATSE and worked as a stage hand for shows such as "Riverdance" and "Cats."
The strain on his family and the fact that working in music killed his love for music eventually caused Noah to abandon working in the entertainment industry. He quit the business and went to work designing Intelligent Home Systems, and claims that the only thing he listened to for a year after was “NPR” and books on tape.
In the midst of the divorce of his wife of ten years he decided to end his eight-year absence from the stage. “Songs began to flow again.” He wrote vigorously through the finalization of his divorce, a failed relationship and sudden news about the end of his parent’s 26 year marriage to create his third release: “Rinse & Repeat.” He says that it is the first set of songs that are truly “him.”
“Yea, you can hear a lot of influences. I love the old Motown stuff as well as artists like Sting and Edwin McCain. But this time… it’s my voice and my playing style. It’s not me trying to sound like John Mayer.”
