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The Hilton Head resident is holding a record release party for his first EP album, "Songs About Her," Sunday night at Bluffton Live.
Stee, aka Sterlin Colvin Jr., is the son of local musicians Sterlin and Shuvette Colvin. Over the past several years, he's been honing his craft in venues on Hilton Head and in his native Washington, D.C.
He's mainly been an opening act -- recently performing before R&B artist Marques Houston -- but the release party is his chance to take center stage.
Stee explains why he's ready for the spotlight.
Question. How long has the album been in the works?
Answer. We've been working on it for about three years. It's pretty much the debut of Stee. This will be the first show I've done by myself. I've opened for a lot of R&B artists, but I've never done a show by myself. But I've been doing this so long it'll be like second nature.
Q. Describe the album for me.
A. It's R&B. Not like R&B-pop. It's R&B like Luther Vandross and Gerald Levert. I would like to make that transition to R&B-pop at some point. We'll just stick with this for a while. And then maybe we could do Lady Gaga (laughs). Maybe not.
Q. Probably couldn't get the same kind of outfits.
A. Yeah, not quite (laughs). But this is a fun, good-time album. All originals. My brother-in-law Malcolm Horne produced it and my sister Brooke is a producer and writer, as well. I wrote a song, and they did the rest and they outdid themselves.
Q. Where have you been performing?
A. I've been doing Electric Piano (on Hilton Head). Brick Oven has its open mic night. I go back and forth to D.C. a lot. I play some clubs in D.C.
Q. You come from a musical family?
A. I grew up around my dad, who played in a band that toured the U.S. (and) Europe. That's what I grew up with. My uncle, Mike Scott, plays guitar. He plays for Justin Timberlake right now, Prince for eight years. He was on Janet Jackson's album; he played with New Edition. I feel like music is our niche; this is what we do.
Q. Is there much interest for R&B here?
A. I know that Savannah is huge for that. We do have a lot of R&B listeners on the island. Here it's more equal between R&B and country and rock and all that. It's a mixture. I think a lot of people are open here. They may not listen to this kind of music, but they're willing to try it out. We put elements of other styles of music in ours. It's not too R&B or too hip-hop.
Q. Can you sing Jimmy Buffett?
A. I can't sing any Jimmy Buffett (laughs). But I know about him. I'm not up on Jimmy Buffett, but I can get up on anything if you want me to.
