Noah Gundersen, lead singer of the The Courage (also known as Noah Gundersen And The Courage), hails from Centralia, Washington - a small town 85 miles south of Seattle on the I-5 corridor. Gundersen has been making music since childhood, learning piano at a young age and later teaching himself guitar. He often played in cafés as a teen, occasionally with his younger sister, Abby Gundersen, the two have been formally producing music since 2005. Gundersen's music banks on strong lead vocals, boasting a poetic and lyrical charm, backed by ambient backgrounds of strings and percussion.