ABOUT
Noey Budde is an Empathetic and Tenacious Composer, Animator, and Artist. An early child prodigy, Noey has always had an "old soul" and a love for creating and telling stories. After completing a BA in Music and a minor in Animation from Columbia College Chicago, Noey found their niche in Composition for the Screen. With their Neurodiversity and Synesthesia, the unique ability to hear color, taste sound, and feel emotion, Noey creates an emotive experience for viewers of their work.
Noey uses they/them pronouns and is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
BIO
Born on Robin Williams' Birthday, Noey was destined for great things. Their passion for the arts started at age three, attending classes at the Waukesha Civic Theatre and watching Disney and Dreamworks films for hours on end. They began their music career in 3rd Grade by singing the National Anthem acapella at their elementary school talent show. At age 12, they were the youngest member of the West Allis Grace Bible Church Worship Team by 10 years at least and started showcasing their animation skills by creating stop-motion with Legos and Sidewalk Chalk. In Highschool, they’d continue performances at WCT(Candy Cane Tales and Holiday Carols, Hunchback of Notre Dame) and also be a part of Sudbrink Performance Academy performances (Beauty and the Beast, School of Rock, Footloose). They’d dive deeper into the world of music and animation at CCC with the teachings of Cassandra O’Neal (Keyboardist for Prince), Doug Rice (Animaniacs Animator), and many others.
As a Kid, Noey was able
to study music under
Courtney Sharp Najimi
Private Cello Instructor
Jess & Jacob Sudbrink
Musical Theatre
Shannon Messplay
Private Vocal Instructor
Courtnay Gildersleeve
School Orchestra Teacher
Karn Johnson
Private Vocal Instructor
Noey takes Composition inspiration from a wide variety of Music Artists
Popular Musicians and Bands
(Hozier, Gorillaz, U2, David Bowie, Cab Calloway)
Film Composers
(Joe Hisaishi, Hildur Guðnadóttir,
Alexandre Desplat, John Powell)
Videogame Composers
(Adrian Berenguer, Inon Zur,
Marcin Przybyłowicz, Brian Tyler)
Classical Composers
(Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov,
George Gershwin, Camille Saint Saens)
Animators known for
their Musical Skills
(Jack Stauber, Dan Povenmire,
Ralph Bakshi, Norman McLaren)
At College, Noey was able to study music under
Cassandra O'Neal
Music Foundations, Gospel Music
Doug Lofstrom
Folk & Classical Composition
Brandon Stanley
Digital & Film Composition
Walter Owens
Gospel Music
Stu Greenspan
Music Foundations