New Jersey born, Atlanta bred Dionne Farris’ blessing of song professionally

launched her career at an iconic level with the 1992 groundbreaking release of

Arrested Development’s Tennessee. The achingly unforgettable vocal plea that made her instantly famous swept a unified movement of like minds, kindred spirits and stirred souls in a veritable awakening of consciousness. (Her decision to relocate to Atlanta obviously paid off). Increasing fame garnered by this Grammy Award winning contribution led Dionne to take domain of her own expression with the 1994 critically acclaimed release, Wild Seed Wild Flower. With the help of American Idol’s superstar panelist Randy Jackson, this honest representation of Dionne’s artistic merit and creative values brought a rare and organic element to popular music impervious to category. I Know, widely received by her public, pitched a tent at number four on the 1995 Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. This widespread afterglow distinguished Dionne instantly as one who can vocally bring to light a collective utter of truth befitting a social representative and she was deemed a ‘soul revolutionary,’ one who would be considered ‘completely full of ardor’ coming ‘straight from the heart’.

 

In 1997 Theodore Witcher brought to a visual sense an elegant and intellectual

glimpse of love in the passionately received film ‘Love Jones’. With the help of

Dionne Farris’ exceptional recording of the chart-topping Hopeless, Witcher called to national attention the presence of a culturally progressive body of people, Dionne gave them the content of their hearts, and with this, soundtracks were instinctively brought from the sideline to the mainstream. The presence of ‘Love Jones’ and its soundtrack proved that exceptional art can most certainly give way to glimpses of the times, and Dionne proved that a single voice could define a moment and provide definition for a body of people severely under-defined.

 

A variety of compilations and soundtracks would carry her voice through the

next several years, but Dionne’s commitment to honesty and truth would take

her in another direction. In the height of her recording tenure, Dionne took a

sacred sabbatical and put her complete focus and genius into nurturing Sequoia.

Dionne’s divine role as mother lent her a most invaluable expression as she has

called Sequoia her ‘masterpiece’. When asked in an interview how she felt about her time away from the limelight, Dionne responded, ‘If it’s meant for you to be at a certain place at a certain time, I believe you’re going to get there. I think it was supposed to happen regardless. I look at it now, and I have no regrets.’

 

Presently Dionne is avidly composing her current work with emphatic optimism.

She is moving forward with confidence and a pristine eye for content in her

highly anticipated album, Signs Of Life. She is comfortable in her creative place and resumes her position void of type or grouping, but filled with universal

testimony and a celebration of life. ‘I’m curious to see what the response will be to the new album. I’m not worried about it. I’m just curious. I’m happy and grateful to be at peace again.’