The Other People's Eyes Presents Singer/Songwriter Noe Venable

Triad Pictures presents yet another episode of Other People's Eyes. Noe Venable- Noe Venable is a singer-songwriter, composer, and poet. Having honed her songwriting and musicianship within the context of San Francisco’s rich experimental and jazz music scene, Venable has gone on to wider recognition through the release of five albums, as well as national tours opening for artists from Ani DiFranco to They Might be Giants. Venable has shared stages with artists as diverse as Patti Smith, Gillian Welch, Robyn Hitchcock, Carla Bozulich and Tom McRae. Musically complex, yet emotionally accessible, Venable's songs have proven capable of reaching audiences across genre boundaries. Here Venable cites David Abram and Wendell Berry as influences, as well as a winter spent as a composer in residence Caldera Arts in Sisters, Oregon, recording snowfall and listening to streams.Her first album was produced by Lee Townsend (Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter). More recent collaborators include bassist Todd Sickafoose, violinist Alan Lin, guitarist Nels Cline, (Wilco), and avant garde marimba virtuoso, Payton MacDonald, (Alarm Will Sound). At present, her live ensemble features pianist / vocalist Greta Gertler and cellist / vocalist Yair Evnine. As well as performing her own music, Venable often sings on the projects of others. She can be heard on albums by Ani DiFranco, John Vanderslice, Faun Fables, and Vienna Teng. Film credits include Cherish, by Finn Taylor, which used Venable's songs in its score and soundtrack. Venable is also a teacher committed to empowering young people through the arts. A passionate believer in the capability of imagination to liberate, Venable has taught creative writing, songwriting, theater and visual arts, working with youth ages nine to nineteen in a variety of settings. In service of this dimension of her work, she holds a masters degree in education from Harvard Divinity School. She has also started work on a new album, for release in 2010.