Jonny Faith's journey in music has taken him from Edinburgh, through London and Sydney, to his adopted hometown of Melbourne. Along the way he has soaked up the local music scenes, dropping releases on labels that have been home to the likes of Bonobo, Om Unit and Quantic.
Jonny's particular knack for sneaking cosmic melodies into cutting edge beats drawing on hip hop, jungle, footwork and dub has won him support from Clash, Stereofox, Gilles Peterson, Don Letts, Lauren Laverne, Radio Nova, KCRW, DJ Mag, Triple J and more.
While he is mostly known for instrumental music, Jonny's sound is actually perfectly suited to vocal collaborations, as those familiar with his production for Harleighblu and remixes for The Bamboos and Hot 8 Brass Band are well aware. For 'Fana', the first single from the upcoming 'Night Lights' EP, Jonny invited Mohamed Camara into the studio to add a touch of Guinea to a chiming uptempo broken beat track.
This second single from the EP takes a more relaxed approach, with Jonny's smoky boom bap beats providing the perfect backdrop for upcoming US MC Lady K. Jonny was totally charmed on hearing a single track on her Soundcloud page, and here her jazzy, gentle flow — part rapped, part sung — comes off like a cross between Noname and Vinia Mojica (Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, De La Soul, DJ Spinna, DJ Medhi, etc).