Who is Nooshi (a.k.a. Nooshi the Balloon Dude)?

Nooshi, also known as 'Nooshi The Balloon Dude' is a balloon character created by artist and musician, Riley Weber. Nooshi, a children's musical artist, has several albums available for download on the Internet through iTunes and Amazon. Nooshi's first album, entitled, 'Kids Easter Songs to Christmas Melodies' was released in the spring of 2008. Nooshi's second album, entitled, 'Ready Set Go Green' was released a few months later during in the summer of 2008.

In July of 2008, Nooshi released 'Halloween Songs to Christmas Melodies' which did very well on iTunes. The song by Nooshi, '12 Days of Halloween' made it on the top Children's Music iTunes charts for two weeks. During that time, in October of 2008, Nooshi crept from number 83 to number 24 on the iTunes top children's songs chart. It was there, surrounded by other top children's artist such as 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' and a few Disney children's musical artists. Nooshi, however, is a completely independant artist. Nooshi donated 1/2 of all of the proceeds from his 'Halloween Songs to Christmas Melodies' album to one of his friends, Christian Nielson and his wife, who were severely injured and burned in a airplane crash a few months prior.

In early 2009, Nooshi released 'Christmas Songs to Other Melodies' and 'Environmental Songs about Going Green'. During the spring of 2009, Nooshi released 50 Mini Birthday Songs. Nooshi has plans of releasing two more albums in the next few months, one all about 'food' and the other about 'animals'.

All of the Nooshi's music is done by Riley Weber himself. Riley plays several instruments including the keyboards, guitars, drums, vocals, and records all of the music in home studio; his old bedroom converted into a recording studio. Riley taught himself to play most of the instruments but has had experience singing in chiors, playing in rock bands, and taking recording classes from a local community college in Mesa, Arizona. Riley says that he makes 'Nooshi's' voice by simply imaging himself singing to his young nieces and nephews. He talks to them like he sings on the albums.