In January 2007, Bree Noble was named Best Female Performer at the Inland Empire Music Awards in Southern California. Her powerful vocals and commanding stage presence have won over audiences at large venues such as Saddleback Church and Dodger Stadium and at intimate venues like small town churches and coffeehouses. Her fans will tell you that she has the unusual ability to sing anything from Rock ‘n Roll to Opera. Whether she’s performing her signature lyric-driven pop/rock or a sensitive acoustic ballad, her vocals communicate deep emotion. This classically trained vocalist may even throw in an occasional offering by Bach or Mozart to display her vocal and artistic diversity.
Although Bree’s vocals are always compelling, they are not her greatest asset. Songwriting is her real signature as an artist. Her style has been compared to Nichole Nordeman, Ginny Owens & Sara Groves. Musically it is a blend of Contemporary and Adult Alternative that is both mainstream and eclectic.
Bree likes to think of herself not as a Christian songwriter, but as a songwriter who is a Christian. She writes about specific aspects of her own Christian walk, but she also writes about problems that are universal like greed, homelessness, racism, and family situations. Her lyrics explore common emotional issues: apathy, fear, loneliness, mistrust, and seeking joy in suffering. And then there are those special songs that are her most personal, that convey her heart, not just as a woman of faith but as an individual who has learned to overcome great adversity. Bree has Glaucoma and has been legally blind since birth. With songs such as “Running” and “You Are My Vision” she unveils her most intimate feelings about growing up with a disability and how it has affected her life and her relationship with God.
Bree spent her elementary years in Redwood City, CA and then at age 13 moved to Modesto, CA and became very active in the music department at Thomas Downey High School. She attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA and earned degrees in Vocal Performance and Business. In 2007 Bree was honored with an article about her music in the Westmont College Alumni magazine. She has called Southern California home for the past 13 years and has been active as a classical soloist, worship leader and performer.
Bree has performed with several bands over the past 15 years including Zephaniah (Westmont College touring ensemble), Day One, and the all-female Alternative Rock band Not Martha. In 2002, she released her first solo album, Overwhelmed, on the MP3.com independent label. Many of the songs from the album placed in the top 10 on the MP3.com Christian charts. Songs from the CD were also featured on other compilation projects. The song “Reason To Smile” was featured on a benefit CD called “Hold On Baby Jacob”, while the title track was featured on a CD called “With My Song” put out by the website WeAreChristian.com. By popular demand, the album Overwhelmed was re-released in 2005 on Gevania Records LLC.
Bree took some time off from performing after the birth of her daughter Julia in April 2003. During her pregnancy, Bree was a chief collaborator and vocalist on a new Broadway style musical called Little Italian Girl. She enjoyed writing music to fit the storyline and weaving some of her older material into the fabric of the story. The result was a CD of highlights from the musical released in 2003 as well as a CD of Bree’s best solo work from the project called Can You See The Stars released on Gevania Records LLC in 2004.
Now that Bree is a mother, she has found great joy in fellowshipping with other mothers of young children in her local MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers) group. God has recently opened the door for Bree to minister to young mothers like herself in MOPS groups throughout California. Her presentation called “You Are My Vision” is a narrative and musical journey through her life. Bree hopes this presentation will help and inspire other mothers to trust God in all things and to lean on Him in times of struggle. Bree received recognition for this ministry in Dec, 2006 in an article for “Amazing Mom Stories” on the MomsOnTheMove.com website.
Bree enjoys collaborating with other songwriters and lending her unique vocals to projects by other artists. She appears as a guest vocalist on several other projects by Indie artists including David Aucoin, Jerry Allen, Allan Licht and Michael Borges. Recently she has signed contracts with Victoria Lane Publishing and Allan/Bradley Music Publishing.
Bree’s 3rd solo CD Healing Waters was produced by veteran CCM & AC producer Allan Licht. Released in September 2006, Healing Waters has generated stellar reviews from sites like ChristianMusic.Suite101.com, Depot-Radio.com and Channel Z’s “The Zeph Report”. In July 2006 Bree was honored to perform the national anthem in front of 56,000 people at Dodger Stadium. Bree and her band are currently performing throughout Southern and Northern California at churches, special events, coffee houses and festivals.