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As a woman who is highly introspective in nature, Fayth Hope uses her life journey & worldview to shape her sound and artistic persona. Her music & vocal style are a combination of soul and spoken word with playful nuances from jazz, hip hop, & alternative genres. Filled with verses inspired by trials, triumphs, & lessons, Fayth's music is like a life soundtrack...life as she's experienced it.
Hailing from Birmingham, AL, Fayth has been involved in music throughout her entire life. As a youth, Fayth studied voice at Birmingham-Southern College Conservatory’s community music program. She went on to attend high school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts as a voice major. Fayth continued her musical activities at Clark Atlanta University where she was a member of the Philharmonic Society (the university’s concert choir) and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, Inc.
Fayth found her voice as a performer while organizing and promoting events in the Augusta, Georgia arts scene. The events gradually became a platform where she could experiment with her voice and other performance elements. Although it took a number of years for Fayth to realize the full range of her gifts, she finally decided to take the proverbial leap of faith and launched her singing career in 2009.
In April 2012, she released her debut project, Out of Obscurity, Pt. 1: From the Darkness… The single, “Love Didn’t Mean A Thing” made it to #1 on London’s “Morpheus Soul Show Top 5 Countdown” after a 5-week run alongside artists such as Ledisi, Robert Glasper, and Esperanza Spalding. Later that year the EP’s lead single, “Truly Deeply Madly”, was featured on BBC 6 Music’s internationally syndicated show “Gilles Peterson Worldwide”, hosted by world-renown DJ and musical tastemaker Gilles Peterson, who has since continued to support Fayth’s music on the show. Gilles described her as “a little bit of Marlena Shaw, a little bit of Jill Scott, a little bit of Ursula Rucker, and a lot of originality too.”
Riding this tide of the international attention, Fayth had the opportunity to visit England in May 2013 where she performed dates in London and Leeds. She was even invited by jazz guitarist Femi Temowo (Amy Winehouse, Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula) to perform during his jam session at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. In 2014, Fayth won the category for Best Jazz Artist in the UK-based Love Music Awards, a victory that has helped her to gain momentum not only as progressive soul artist, but also as a jazz artist.
Currently, Fayth is writing and recording material for Out Of Obscurity, Pt. 2: …Into The Light and a number of other projects. She recently unveiled a new track titled "Jasmine Breeze Flower Ecstasy". Seductive and alluring, this offering promotes her upcoming book, Deliciously Imperfect: Poems, Prose, and Musings. “Jasmine Breeze Flower Ecstasy”, which is an audio showcase of a piece featured in the poetry collection, marks a shift from her earlier beat-driven sound to a more organic, jazz-laden style.
In addition to music and poetry, Fayth plans to publish a children’s book and is in the process cultivating her own outreach and counseling program, Seeds of Hope. This program focuses on character-building and sociocultural activities for youth and families from underserved communities through the platform of EDUCATION, ENLIGHTENMENT, and EXPOSURE. Seeds of Hope also offers traditional individual, family, and group counseling as well as online counseling.