Check Out Noah Khorey’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Noah Khorey.

Hi Noah, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I started out on drums. Well, I guess really I started out on a tambourine. I brought that thing everywhere – banging on it with silverware in restaurants, lugging it around the playground, tucking it in at night. My dad was a musician, I spent a lot of time at shows from a young age. I think he probably recognized I was into the percussion thing, so when I was around 5 or 6, my parents got me the full drum kit. And from there, music has sort of always been around. I learned piano next. Then started focusing more on singing, trying to be a vocalist like my dad. Guitar came last, actually. With all music pursuits, I think I always held onto that early foundation in rhythm. I don’t play drums as often as I used to, but as I got older and focused more on guitar, I got into heavier styles of music where I found a lot of syncopation and some exciting rhythm sections. I don’t think it’s a coincidence, and I incorporate that percussive perspective into my playing pretty heavily. So that’s how I wound up in a metal band, who watched one too many movies and decided we needed to move out West. We ended up in Denver around 2018 and have been here ever since!

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No. I’ve thought lots about whether or not it was the right decision to leave home. It was hard starting over and I doubted myself every day. But I try not to wonder as much anymore about paths I didn’t choose, it’s energy better spent focusing on what’s in store for me today.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I don’t know that I really do anything out of the ordinary. I believe that creativity flows through people according to its own schedule, not ours. When it reaches us, it feels sort of like a great wind, rushing past until you decide to chase it. But all breeze comes at random, and it’s not up to me to decide when it blows.

So if I’m just a vessel, it helps take away some of the pressure. When something new starts to take shape, you build it up over time, etching as you go. You wait for the winds to return. You know it when you hear it. And in the end, you’ve got something you think checks all your boxes. Doesn’t have to be reinventing the wheel. Doesn’t have to be your magnum opus. Sometimes, it can just be what you wanted to see in the moment, like a rom-com on a Tuesday night with a predictable ending. And you better believe I’m curled up under a blanket with my popcorn still asking, “Do you think they’re going to kiss at the end??”

So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
I’m always around. Hit me up if you ever need anything. Get down to D3 Arts or Seventh Circle. Support the people in Colorado whose hearts are on their sleeve.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/noahkhorey
• Instagram: @nkhorey

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