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Steve Langley
Victor Pinkney
Chris Hunter
Troy "Sol" Edler
Kevin Owens
Jason Deering
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When not performing with Reverb, Steve is writing. In fact,
he wrote or co-wrote five of the 12 songs on "The Mission
Statement," the group's current CD. One of those compositions,
"In This Land," was featured on the CBS-TV drama
"The District." The song is the title tune of a
CD by the Grammy-winning vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Steve is also a playwright. His one act, "Gone Fishin',"
created a buzz at a theater festival in his native Washington,
DC, in 1998. The play also was produced in Houston. In Aug.
2004, actors in Brooklyn, NY, staged an excerpt of his barbershop
play, "Cut/Uncut." In May 2004, Washington theatergoers
saw a preview of his latest drama, "Billy Be Home Tomorrow,"
concerning a Harlem, NY, family dealing with the aftermath
of 9/11.
Steve has been with Reverb since Day 1 in 1990.
Victor Pinkney grew up in Brandywine, MD. He has participated
in his church choir since he was 12, and while a high school
senior, traveled with America's Youth in Concert throughout
Europe. He is a graduate of Gwynn Park High School.
Victor joined Reverb in 1992.
Christopher Hunter was born February 2, 1960. A native of
the District of Columbia, he graduated from Howard D. Woodson
Senior High School, where he performed with the H.D. Woodson
Male Chorus for three years. He has also performed with several
local gospel groups in the DC metropolitan area. He devotes
much of his time in church worshiping God. He is a devoted
member of the Greater Morning Star Pentecostal Church of the
Apostolic Doctrine.
Christopher acquired his technical expertise in the area
of visual art from The Art Instruction School Inc. On January
8, 1991, he founded Amber Productions Art. He was selected
by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (Federal City Chapter) as one
of the 1995-96 Emerging Artists.
As a reward to himself, Mr. Hunter has volunteered as an
art instructor at Thompson Elementary School, his alma mater.
Christopher joined Reverb in 1994.
 Troy
"Sol" Edler
"Sol" has been performing his unique brand of soul
for years now in Washington, DC, and across the country. Following
a brief tenure teaching art and music, he decided to pursue
music full-time, proclaiming: "It's the only thing that
makes me happy and keeps me sane." Taking to the DC open-mic
circuit, he hooked up with Reg Jones and David Kuti of BolaMarge
Entertainment, appearing on seemingly every mic in the metropolitan
area. Lending his voice to the group, Zwei, and other area
acts, Sol caught major attention as a background singer for
Eric Roberson in 2003.
Since then, he has opened for or sang with acts such as Faith
Evans, Brooke Valentine, Mint Condition, Eric Roberson, Leela
James and Rahsaan Patterson. Likened to legendary male vocalists
such as Luther Vandross and Donny Hathaway, Sol's style touches
on every corner of soul music, and he was recently nominated
for a Washington Area Music Award. His debut project, "Song
of Solomon, Book I," is a cross-section of R&B, jazz,
funk & Gospel from his own unique perspective. While performing
with Reverb, he is working on his next CD release.
Sol joined Reverb in 2002.
 Kevin
Owens
Kevin has been busy rehearsing as a backup vocalist for R&B
star Mario of J Records. As an undergraduate music major at
Howard University in Washington, D.C., Kevin performed with
Afro Blue, the university's premier jazz vocal ensemble, which
Downbeat magazine named as best vocal group in the student
jazz division in 2003. He graduated in May 2007.
He also works as an instructor of piano and voice for beginner
and intermediate students at the District of Columbia Music
Center. Kevin's "jazzspel" singing style combines
the harmonic intricacies of jazz with the soulful expression
of Gospel. With a razor sharp ear, the native of suburban
Atlanta has helped refine Reverb's arrangements. For more
about Kevin, visit him at myspace.com/KevOTheArtist.
Kevin joined Reverb in 2004.
 Jason
Deering
Jason was born in Mt. Holly, NJ. At his grandmother’s
church, he discovered that music was one of his passions.
He learned various instruments and began cultivating his craft.
He then relocated with his family to Petersburg, VA, where
he played for a church and sang for the Peabody Middle School
Step Team. He was featured on a Petersburg newscast and opened
for recording artists 702 and Donell Jones. He also was featured
on the TV show “Kids Like You and Me.”
Jason left Petersburg and moved to Franklin Park, NJ, where
he joined the Franklin High School Concert Choir. It was then
that Jason realized he wanted to study music. After graduating
from Franklin High School, he enrolled at Howard University
in Washington, D.C., where he is studying jazz voice. He has
performed with the Howard Gospel Choir and the Howard University
Choir. He also performs with the JC Singers, a D.C. Gospel
group. While in Washington, he has played piano for two churches
and has directed many choirs.
Jason joined Reverb in 2005.
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