Noella Grey, born Naporche’ Noel, was raised in rural Mississippi. Marks, MS proved to be a wonderful starting point for the transpiring artist; she sang her first solo in the Baptist Choir at the wee age of five and often accompanied her late Grandfather with sing-a-longs. The soulful sounds of Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, B.B. King and Bobby Rush, shaped the soulful tone Noella Grey nurtures in her Music. In 2001. she relocated to Austin, Texas where the blends of sounds and people gave way to endless musical exploration. She became a background vocalist for M.i, and together they created her debut album Journey.
The Imaginary Band originally formed in Houston and transplanted to Austin in 2014. Led by Tony Jay, the group’s song writer, the band began playing live shows and recording an album. At one of these shows they happened to perform after local artist Noella Grey. They became friends and began helping each other with their respective musical endeavors. Tony Jay used his vast expertise to assist with the technical aspects of recording Noella Grey’s depute album Journey and Noella recorded background vocals for The Imaginary Band’s first release, The Lingerie Party, which came out in 2016. After proving to be natural collaborators Noella Grey and Tony Jay began writing songs together eventually leading to restructuring the group with Noella on lead vocals. Thus Noella Grey And The Imaginary Band was formed.