Check Out Noah Anthony’s Story

 

Today we’d like to introduce you to Noah Anthony

Noah, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I was born in Mesa, AZ and moved to Atchison, KS when I was in second grade. I’ve been very interested in music my whole life starting with drums. My dad played drums knew how to play drums so we started doing lessons at the age of three. I played drums up to 8th grade and then decided to learn guitar due to being really good at guitar hero. I also decided to learn guitar because I refused to sing in 8th grade choir and my teacher was going to give me a bad grade. I learned a guitar part for the end of the year concert that my choir teacher couldn’t figure out so I could get an A in the class. By my sophomore and junior year of high school I had also picked up piano and bass on the way. All that was left was to do was to learn to sing. By my senior year all I truly cared about was playing baseball in college. It ran in my family that all the guys played baseball. My dad, his 3 brothers, and my grandpa all played division 1 baseball. I had signed to play at Benedictine College to play but the summer going into my senior year a lot changed. I was doing my summer job as the groundskeeper at the high school I attended and thought I would truly try singing for the first time. I had never done it up to this point because my friends and I all did sports and thought singing wasn’t cool. I found out that my voice was very different when I tried singing loud and decided to practice 8 hours a day on the mower. I had found an even greater love for music than I had had before. I decided to talk to my college baseball coach the next summer before I got to college and tell him I wasn’t going to be able to play because I wanted to put all my extra time and effort into music. If I wanted to do it for the rest of my life, I would need to get a lot better at it. Through all four years of college I’d spend at least 3 hours every night practicing and diving into the art of songwriting. Luckily, I had and still have very good mentors and friends already in the field that helped me hone in on the craft. After writing hundreds of songs I have finally released a couple and have a new project on the way. I’ve been doing music full time now for over 2 years and have played at places from Kansas City, to Texas, to Nashville and I plan to keep expanding. The Nashville shows were a result of getting recognition from artists like Zach Bryan and Randy Houser. I have gotten to play on Broadway in Nashville to see what that crazy life is like and also have gotten to open for a major artist (Dermot Kennedy) with my friend Anna Hamilton. I’ve continued to meet new artists, writers and producers in Nashville which is where I’m putting together my next project. I spend half my time in Nashville and the other half in KC. I am going to move to Nashville in the very near future and can’t wait to see where it all goes.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I think the hardest part was the initial change of going from college baseball to only doing music. My whole family was shocked because of how much time and effort I had put into it. I had a lot of potential left and had only ever gotten better every year, earning All-State honors my junior and senior year. I dropped it all pretty suddenly from the outside perspective of my peers and family. I knew in my heart that I loved music and was going to make it happen. The biggest problem was that I wasn’t very good when I had made the decision. I had only been singing for about 8 months and I didn’t sound anything like I do now. I knew that I could get a lot better though because I started watching every interview I could on my favorite artists. Ed Sheeran has an interview of what he sounded like when he first started and it was horrendous, so it gave me hope I could get a lot better. Also, through sports and being surrounded by that community, I had come to learn that if you work extremely hard and govern yourself the right way, you can achieve anything. So all through college I’d put hours and made sure I out worked everyone around me to get better. My family and friends are now my biggest supporters. They were never against me, they just weren’t able to see what I saw and were worried out of love for me for how difficult a career path like that could be.

Another struggle has been having to have the patience and discipline through it all. Almost nothing good in my life has came easily. There are so many different aspects to music as far as performing, being able to play different instruments, producing, audio engineering, and songwriting. They all take so much time but I knew if I wanted a shot at this career I’d have to be able to understand how they all work. It is a major struggle trying to do all these things but it’s a struggle I enjoy. I love doing music and every day is difficult but I know I’m getting closer and closer to my goals everyday. I feel blessed getting to get up everyday and pursue it.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
As of right now my job is all based around music performance and being a creative. I normally do about 3-4 gigs a week learning how to become a better performer and entertainer. The rest of the time I’m either writing, making media content, producing, or learning new songs. Most people that see me know me as an artist and performer. I think I’m most unique for my voice and the way I perform. I try to sing the way all my favorite artists try to sing. So my voice is very influenced by Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi, James Arthur, Zach Bryan, Chris Stapleton and Corey Harper. I use a loop pedal like Ed Sheeran but love doing guitar solos like John Mayer. So I’m by myself performing most of the time, but I can make it sound like I have a full band. I do every part of the song from the drums, to bass, to guitar, to keys, to solos to vocals.

Although this type of performance sets me apart now, I think what will ultimately set me apart is songwriting. I’m most proud of the songs I’ve released and my upcoming projects. I’ve been surrounded by some amazing people that I’ve learned a lot from and I know the future is going to be exciting. My goal is to become an artist and tour my own songs so these steps are what I’m most proud of.

Is there any advice you’d like to share with our readers who might just be starting out?
I would tell them to believe in yourself/stay positive, out work everyone, always learn, and have patience. I’ve been extremely blessed to have great role models and friends in my life to where I was taught a lot of these things since I was very little. You’re going to be forced outside your comfort zone but if you put in the work and believe, you’ll be much more prepared for the moment.

If there’s one thing at this point in my life that I could’ve learned earlier, I would say to learn who to trust and who’s opinion truly matters. There’s times I get influenced by what other people think that really shouldn’t matter. I’m a people pleaser and like to include everyone, but there’s a balance I had to learn. Making your own choices and sticking up for yourself is what will set you apart. You have to find the balance of it all and even now, I’m still learning how to do that today.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://noahanthony.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahanthonymusic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoahAnthonyMusic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnropkbrZIJ76TpV2hpQAng
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qeMVIH1Q3y5yG3ZDjCXjF?si=gaVNtIR2SM-UzytiaYyfjw