Emma G unveils new single and music video, ‘Faith In You’

New Zealand-born, D.C.-based musical activist, youth empowerment coach, author, and singer-songwriter, Emma G unveils her new single and video, Faith In You. The first song revealed off the Born In Crisis: Soundtrack, releasing on August 6th. Stream HERE. Watch HERE.

Faith in You is a stripped-down, honest glimpse into the quiet power of trust after trauma. Her passionate melodic lines, interwoven with delicate, breathy vocals, paint a tangible picture of the power that can be found in vulnerability. Reaching out to anyone who feels isolated by their trauma, she cries, “I’m learning to trust again / if love is having faith in you.” Emma G eloquently translates inner strength into song with an eclectic and versatile sound drawing comparisons to Alanis Morrissette, Alicia Keys, and P!nk.

Elaborating, Emma G shares: “I’ve always been relatively outspoken about my physical scars – and how important it is to heal oneself, but writing Faith in You was a step towards emotional scars that I didn’t realize I needed to write until it was finished. This was only the second song of my “write a song a day” challenge back in February, and it definitely served as a massive “a-ha!” moment when I realized how important it was for me to finally trust vulnerability, trust love, and have faith that it would be okay to let my scars heal. Finally.”

An unlikely story of survival, Emma G was just four months old when she was diagnosed with a rare condition called hydrocephalus. Ten brain surgeries and 24 surgeries in total later, Emma G found that singing her truth was a powerful and effective tool for processing her condition and past while connecting and empowering audiences around her.

In the Born In Crisis documentary and soundtrack, Emma G reveals her emotional and physical scars as she recounts the effect that abusive relationships, assault, bullying, depression, and ongoing health struggles have had on her life. Cutting through the chaos with an impressive resilience, she’s developed a thick skin and has found her voice along the way.

“If it weren’t for music, I would not be alive,” shares New Zealand-born Emma G in her recent feature in The Washington Post. It’s a visceral realization not only driving her empowering artistry but one that also alludes to the healing elements of music — a topic heavily examined in her documentary and forthcoming album. Directed by Telly Award-winning director Gene Sizemore, the documentary has already received early recognition from Medium’s Authority Magazine, Drop The Spotlight, and Humankind Zine.

A testament to her unwavering will to thrive, Born In Crisis: Stripped Soundtrack captures a multi-faceted artist baring her soul to save the lives of others in the same way music saved hers. The exact mission and tour de force fueling the Emma G-founded D.C. artist incubator, The Capitol Groove Collective.

Featuring 13 songs, including the uplifting track Step Into Your Power, the no-nonsense Miss Me With That, and the introspective song The Wolf I Feed, the Born In Crisis: Stripped Soundtrack is a powerful album revealing another aspect of an artist pouring every ounce of her being into music.

Dubbed as one of the “Best of D.C.” by Washingtonian Magazine, one of The Washington Post’s “favorite people,” and with career-spanning features in Fox 5, WUSA9, District Fray, and ANR Factory, Emma G’s documentary film and soundtrack, Born In Crisis is an in-depth and personal side to an artist already lauded for her distinguished contributions to Washington, D.C.’s unique music community.