Hyll Factor

Hyll Factor takes the melodic and rhythmic sounds of Jazz, Reggae, Soul, and Hip hop to create a very distinct sound all there own. One MC and one Vocalist are slowly but surely storming the music scene, and carving out their own niche of genuinely good music. Their influences range from Ella Fitzgerald and John Coltrane to Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke to A The Roots and The Fugess.

Amber Mims (reason), was born and raised in Washington DC. Throughout her adolescence she loved music, to listen to it, to create it, and even imitated some of its most talented musicians. Duke Ellington School of the Arts is where she began formal training in the department. Throughout her four years of High School she continued to perform as a vocalist in many school productions, choirs and bands in and outside of school. Studying mostly classical, she later branched into jazz upon entering New School University’s Jazz and Contemporary music program. She understands music is a passion and a gift, you either love it or you don’t and she loves it.

Rashea Faulkner (rhyme), better known as Rah, is currently a student at New Jersey’s Fairleigh Dickinson University. This rapper /poet /singer/ songwriter has a flow like her spirit- fire. Her passion for this art began with writing & reciting poetry in Junior High School, which progressed into rapping. She began to battle in her high school courtyard, ripping men and women alike. Adulthood has taken her to ciphers throughout New York, New Jersey and around the greater- Metropolitan area.

Hyll Factor plans to bring their music to the world. Blending a distinct balance of jazz, soul, hip- hop, blues, rhyme and reason. With recorded music, they have already begun to get their message out there. Their first single, “Positivity” has been aired on several radio stations. They have recently performed at Washington DC’s Java Head Café, T.A. Battle’s “The life of Richard Pryor” Comedy Show, Opened for Lil' Mo and Damiean Marley at D.C.'s anual Unifest, as well as Tavis Smiley’s Youth to Leadership talent showcase. They also add to their performances, “Smoke m Out”, at New School University and an “Open Mic Showcase” at Cooper Union University, Sarah Lawrence’s “Black Love Concert,” to promote voting in urban communities and black history awareness, and SLC's "project Rhythm" hip-hop showcase. Other un-named venues have also sponsored their talent. They are hopeful to add more to their list, and be able to touch more people with a dynamic they feel is powerful, with music they know can change lives.