Noel Johnston; Guitarist, producer, composer and educator currently resides in the Dallas, TX area. He has performed on over 25 albums, one as a leader, two as a co-leader. He has performed and/or recorded with local and international musicians: Alex Acuna, John Adams, Joey Baron, Ignacio Berroa, Vinnie Colaiuta, Wayne Delano, Sheila E., Joel Fountain, James Gabriano, Dan Haerle, Fred Hamilton, Stockton Helbing, Pete LaRoca, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Monica Mancini, Adam Nussbaum, The One O'Clock Lab Band, The Drew Phelps Group, Charlie Rapier, Lynn Seaton, Ed Soph, Curtis Stephen, Paul Tynan, Bill Watrous, Gary Willis, and Kenny Wheeler.

Currently, he can be heard playing in a variety of styles regularly performing in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and around the country with his own Duos, Trios and Quartets, with party band, Special Edition, Jazz Artist John Adams, Jazz Artist Stockton Helbing, with Country artist Derek Sholl and on the Christian television network, DAYSTAR as a member of the Daystar band. Noel has performed as a freelance guitarist in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex for the past nine years, was previously in Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, California.

Noel is currently on faculty as a Jazz Guitar instructor at the University of North Texas and Lone Star Music Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar from the University of Southern California and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. He has previously served on the faculty at Wesley Institute for Ministry & the Arts in Sydney, Australia, and at Grayson County College in Denison, TX.