There are many artists, but very few artists. Noam Weinstein, however, is that rarest breed of all: an *artist*. Descended from a long line of casually dressed Eastern European Jews (see upper left), Noam was born in May of 1977 to Boston's Diane Weinstein (see upper right) and her husband Larry (photo unavailable). 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: to correctly pronounce his name, you must make it rhyme with "No-Bomb Einstein."

The 30-year-old artist 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 local legend Jimi Zhivago), and in 2004 he completed his first full-length album, Probably Human (with the soon-to-be-legendary Tyler Wood). Late 2006 brought We're All Going There, produced by the ingenious Lee Alexander. Sadly, Noam sold his trumpet in 1999, a year when the trumpet market had more than sufficient inventory.

Noam is a three-time finalist in the USA Songwriting Contest, a finalist in the 2007 International Acoustic Music Awards, a four-time recipient of the ASCAPlus Award, and an honorable mention winner of the 2004 Song of the Year. His music has begun receiving airplay on stations like WERS, WXPN, and WFUV (more stations can be found here), and his song I Can Hurt People aired on the Showtime network during its program Weeds. His songs are regularly heard on Internet Podcasts and sites like Pandora and Last.fm, and his albums are available from all the major online retailers. Live appearances have included South by Southwest in Austin, CMJ and The Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, and various clubs across the nation, as well as in Ireland (a small country in Western Europe) and England.

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 and Mieka Pauley, as well as the cast of Nero's Favorites (a musical produced by his father). He is also honored to have been a guest vocalist on albums by The Great Unknowns and Sam Sadigursky.

In May '08, Skycap Records will be putting out Sixteen Skies, Noam's first foreign release. (Details can be found here.)

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