SOE NOIRE (musically known as kaybug thug) is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary artist, community organizer, and filmmaker based in Western Massachusetts. Noire’s work aims to capture and celebrate femme nostalgia, coming of age, and spirituality based on his lived experiences. Noire began community organizing in 2023, creating the First Black Queer magazine/arts initiative in Massachusetts, Frizz Media, created to celebrate Black Queer whimsy, joy, and creativity. With drag events [as his drag persona, Miss Alaynia] held in cyberspace through Frizz Drag Nite, and Covid-safe Afromystical performance art shows like Fros and Faes, Noire is passionate in creating radical third spaces that celebrate Black Queerness and Joy. 

“The present themes in my work are a mixture of romance, grief, Afromysticism, and coming into my own personhood. Creating Black artwork has been an absolute necessity for my own healing and spiritual journey. Art and music is a form of therapy for me, and also a form of worldbuilding. The mission of my work is to liberate myself and others, and to encourage people in my community to appreciate the beauty in our culture and practices.”