Lau Noah

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Lau Noah
Spanish folklore
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Years active2014–present
Websitehttps://www.launoahmusic.com

Lau Noah (born February 11, 1994) is a Spanish self taught

Tiny Desk Concert.[2] Her first LP[3] contains collaborations with artists such as Jacob Collier, Jorge Drexler, Chris Thile, Cécile McLorin Salvant
, and many others.

Biography

Life and career

Lau Noah was born in

Disney
movies as a major influence on her music at that time. In her adolescence she played the organ at church and performed her songs in several small cities in Catalonia.

When she was 17 years old she moved to a musicians commune on a mountain overlooking the city of Barcelona, where she was exposed to jazz music for the first time. She recorded a never released demo entitled Wolves (2013) which was her introduction to recording and producing, collaborating with drummer Jorge Rossy.

At 19 years old, Noah moved to

Montréal
she discovered the guitar.

Over the next years Noah would start posting videos on Facebook, of herself playing her songs on guitar, catching the attention of celebrated underground musicians like pianist Larry Goldings, who put together a soirée in his Los Angeles home for her to perform, inviting Maroon 5's Jesse Carmichael, famed producer Blake Mills and other influential artists. This would grant Lau a reputation among underground musicians.

In February 2019 Lau performed a solo set for

Billboard Magazine wrote about the performance: "Lau Noah enchants music lovers one song at a time."[5] Bob Boilen, the creator of the series said: "There's a magical aura that surrounds Lau Noah. She writes these thought-provoking song-stories that captured my heart."[6]

Later that year Noah played piano and guitar for the TV show Little Voice created by Sara Bareilles.[7][circular reference]

During the

Gavin Degraw, Phoebe Bridgers and Moses Sumney
among others, thanks to the videos she posted on Instagram performing her songs.

Lau self released her first EP, entitled 3, in June 2021. It was a compilation of original songs on guitar and voice.

In July 2021 Noah was invited to perform with Jacob Collier at the

Woodstock festival
of 1969.

Lau went on tour with

Macarthur Grant awardee Chris Thile in the fall of 2022 opening his shows in Europe, and in early 2023 opened for Americana superband Nickel Creek in the UK.[8]

On May 19, 2023, Noah released the first single of her album, featuring Jacob Collier. The song called "If a tree falls in love with a river" amassed over 400.000 streams on Spotify the first week after release.

In the fall of 2023 she opened for Ben Folds in the UK,[9] performing at the Royal Albert Hall and other legendary venues, receiving standing ovations and making audiences of around 5000 people sing in perfect two-part harmony. When the tour was suddenly cancelled due to Folds health issues, Noah took to social media and turned to her fans, who helped put a headliner tour together in three days, spanning over 10 dates in several locations in Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain.

Lau Noah turns the audience into a choir

Noah released her first LP, A DOS

.

Throughout January and February 2024 Noah was on the cover of

Recording Academy's Global Spin.[14]Album of the Year, the user run music review website gave Noah's duet with Collier a 100% rating,[15]
and the full record a rating of 86%.

In March 2024 Noah became a finalist in the American Songwriter song contest.[16]

Award winning Jamie Cullum spoke about Lau's record and played it on his BBC radio show in March of 2024.[17]

Lau Noah has given several conferences about creativity in Ivy League universities[18] ( Brown University 2023) and music festivals and conservatories worldwide ( Cork international guitar festival 2019, Connecticut Guitar festival 2018, St Louis Classical guitar conservatory 2020, Escuela Superior de Musica creativa de Madrid 2020, Taller de Musics de Barcelona 2024)

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Global Spin: Lau Noah Acknowledges Her Weaknesses In This Acoustic Performance Of "Lesser Men Would Call It Love" | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ^ "Lau Noah Tiny Desk Concert".
  3. ^ "Lau Noah presents A Dos".
  4. ^ "Lau Noah Tiny Desk Concert".
  5. ^ "Lau Noah on Billboard Magazine".
  6. ^ "Bob Boilen on Lau Noah".
  7. ^ "Little Voice Apple TV".
  8. ^ "Nickel Creek + Lau Noah".
  9. ^ "Lau Noah on tour with Ben Folds".
  10. ^ "Lau Noah album release".
  11. ^ "Lau Noah Cover Story".
  12. ^ "Lau Noah New Sounds NPR".
  13. ^ "WBGO Lau Noah".
  14. ^ "Lau Noah Grammy.com".
  15. ^ "Album of the year review Lau Noah".
  16. ^ "Lau Noah finalist of American Songwriter".
  17. ^ "Jamie Cullum talks about Lau Noah".
  18. ^ "Lau Noah at Brown University".

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