Noah Kroeze started playing guitar at the age of 9 in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. He spent his early years playing in his school Jazz Band and performing his own songs and covers at local coffee shops and farmers markets. Once in high school he began performing with Indie band Contra Costa and fronted the Punk band Hive Mind. For ten years he studied guitar at his local music studio Blue Raven and later Piano and Drums at Fiddlestick Music.
After finding Lincoln had limited opportunities he decided to move to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, where he is currently in his final semester of study. It was at Berklee he met many of his best friends and collaborators, some of whom he would go on to form bands with and regularly gig local venues including Union Tavern, The Middle East, Warehouse XI, The Silhouette Lounge, The Cantab, and many others.
He is a performance major with a primary focus in Jazz yet is is incredibly versatile. He has live experience playing R&B, Folk, Indie, Grunge, Pop, and more. Much of this varied experience comes from subbing for other bands both as a performer and session musician. He also has experience recording in the video game and film scoring departments at Berklee.
His longest project is the Indie band Hypnofruit which became a regular of the Boston Indie scene and developed a local following. Another significant project for him was his the Jazz ensemble "The Be-Bop" guitars where he was first guitar. This ensemble required Noah to draw upon a diverse array of skills that involved heavy sight reading, tasteful accompaniment, and of course improvising solos. In all of his projects he is dedicated to serving the song in whatever way is called for whether that means taking on a solo or laying back to support the other musicians.
Whether only for a few lessons or for years, Noah has studied with many great guitarists including Melanie Faye, Tomo Fujita, John Baboian, Rich Hinman, David Gilmore, Nate Radley, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan notoriety. He has embraced the vast and diverse knowledge that has come from each of them and used it to inform his own unique perspective on guitar.
Other skills he has specifically worked on honing include sight reading, walking bass, slide guitar, chord soloing, and vocal accompaniment. Outside of performing he also has a deep understanding of music theory, harmony, and ear training. He is a proficient user of the notation software Musescore and DAW Logic Pro.