Clayton Noone is among the most prolific and versatile experimental musicians working in Aotearoa today — and one of the least recognised locally relative to his standing abroad. He has led or co-led a remarkable range of projects across improvised music, post-punk, noise, and avant-garde composition, including The Futurians, CJA, the Strange Girls, Space Wolf 2, Wolfskull and Claypipe, alongside a substantial body of solo work and international collaborations. His recordings circulate widely in specialist experimental and improvised music circles in Europe, North America, and Japan, and he is regularly cited by international peers as a key figure in the Aotearoa experimental tradition.

Noone’s approach is grounded in a restless creative intelligence that resists genre categorisation. Whether performing in duo, ensemble, or solo contexts, he brings an exceptional ear, deep improvisational fluency, and a commitment to exploring the outer edges of form. His international profile has grown organically through decades of dedicated output, released across a range of international labels and distributed through networks that value experimentation over accessibility. A European tour in 2026 would place his work directly before the audiences most equipped to receive it, while opening new collaborations and opportunities for ongoing exchange.