[4] Adopted Nigerian son of Indian-of-origin Mozambican/Belgian parents, Noel has lived on every continent except Antarctica and his work draws on a wide variety of musical traditions as a result.

[6] Noel was a contributing writer for St. Thomas's student newspaper The Aquinian from 2010-2013 and his writing often focused on Fredericton's music and arts scenes.

[6] Following the dissolution of Redwood Fields in 2014, Noel went on to form a new band, Sentimentals, with fellow St. Thomas University alumnus Will Pacey, and Cam "Terminal" Corey[9] and also began focusing on recording and releasing solo material.

After a period of prolific collaboration with local musicians which resulted in a string of releases, Noel was named Grid City Magazine's 2015 Artist of the Year.

[11] A long time singer and collaborator with numerous fellow musicians, bands and projects Noel released new solo work in 2020 on the LPs Patterning[12] and Nothing Forever, Everything.