His early musical influences were bassists Geddy Lee, James Jamerson, Larry Graham, Eric Avery and Flea.
[3][7][1] He bartended while playing weekend shows with a variety of local acts, including the bands Switch and Botfly.
[3][9][1][2] Acting on a tip from his booking agent, in late 1998 he successfully auditioned for Blue October and moved to San Marcos, Texas.
[5] Noveskey played guitar, bass and sang backing vocals on Blue October's 2000 major label debut Consent to Treatment.
He also created the artwork for the album and along with Justin Furstenfeld, co-wrote the single "James" and the live fan-favorite "You Make Me Smile.
Hudson, in 2010, Noveskey temporarily took over guitar duty during performances until the band hired Julian Mandrake as a full-time lead guitarist.
The band actively toured during 2004 and 2005 with such acts as Canvas, SouthFM, 7 Mary 3, Vallejo and the Burden Brothers, and even opened for Blue October.
The duo began recording their debut album in 2020, which features contributions from Paco Estrada, Scott Graham, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Lukas Rossi, Kelsey Flanagan, Justin Furstenfeld, Will Knaak and Ryan Delahoussaye, among others.
[12] In June 2021 Icarus Bell's music video for their song "Vultures" received a bronze Addy award from the Austin chapter of the American Advertising Federation.
Several of the artists Noveskey produced have signed to major labels, won awards, achieved chart success and had their songs placed in movies and television shows.
[17][19] Noveskey also tours as a solo artist, often sharing the stage with friends and bandmates such as Justin Furstenfeld, Joseph King, Jeff Crowder, Wesley Lunsford, Ryan Holley, Casey McPherson, Paco Estrada and Johnny Goudie.
In 2014, Noveskey joined the band Harvard of the South with Steve Schiltz of Longwave and Justin and Jeremy Furstenfeld of Blue October.
[21] He also is a member of the advisory board for Black Fret, an Austin-based organization that finds and funds local music talent.