Noly

R&B singer/ songwriter Noly is someone that you might not be too familiar with now, but a name you should definitely pay attention to. His smooth vocals, combined with some of today's hottest production, create a style that is uncommon among most young artists. He draws his inspiration from musical legends such as Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to current artists like Luther Vandross and Maxwell.

A native of Southern California, Noly has been singing and performing since the time he could pick up a microphone. His experiences participating in choir and playing the saxophone in his high school band laid out a concrete foundation for his talent to shine in the many unforeseen opportunities to come. Additionally, with extensive hip-hop dance performances throughout his adolescent years, singing seemed like the natural transition. Getting together with a couple of his close friends, they began performing up and down the West Coast, receiving rave reviews on their w ay to becoming one of the most sought-after R&B groups in California. This eventually led to upcoming shows with national acts such as Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Sole. These experiences helped to shape and refine Noly's performance skills and have made him a virtual veteran of the stage. He now utilizes this experience in his solo exploits to create an explosive, energetic, attention-encompassing stage performance.

When not on stage, you can find Noly writing songs and poetry revealing his passion for life. "I try as much as possible to draw from personal experience because when you manufacture your material it sounds just that way...manufactured. It's like trying to teach something you know nothing about," he says. In fact, Noly wrote nine of the twelve tracks on his debut release "eclecticurbanflow".

As expressed in his song "Reasons", Noly shares his experience with having to grow up at an early age due to the fact that he lost his mom and lived without his dad. As a result, his older sister was left with the responsibility of having to raise Noly.

Noly's song, "I Love", is featured on the Operation Ground Hero compilation, which is a benefit/tribute album for the heroes of NYC. "I feel honored to even be asked to participate: For one, to be on the same album with some of the most talented people I've ever met, and for another, because this is for such a good cause. I hope that people view my song, "I Love", as a warm reminder of a lost loved one".

What to expect from "eclecticurbanflow"? Audiences will get to experience the eclectic style and music in the album. In his words, "I am an artist and a musician. There are good and bad artists in this industry, and I believe that talent doesn't know nationality; soul doesn't know nationality. All that matters is that the music is good."

By bringing together the essential elements of classic and contemporary R&B, Noly will be impacting the nation with a musical style that will not only catch your ear but also touch your soul.

Yes, anywhere I can. I love performing live...I'd have to say the stage is one of the places I feel most at home.

All the original Motown acts, Maxwell, Musiq, D'angelo, Stevie Wonder, and the list goes on...