Steve "Stone" Huff started out as a bassist in his church band and went on to produce, perform, and collaborate on songs that would become platinum hits, as well as to establish a respectable solo career. After spending years in supportive roles as a producer, touring musician, and session player for gospel and R&B stars like R. Kelly, Yolanda Adams, the Winans, and many others, Huff stepped out on his own in the mid-2000s, issuing several singles and eventually a full-length as he split his time between music and ministry. Steve Huff grew up in a religious household in Evanston, Illinois, purchasing a bass when he was just a kid and teaching himself how to play. Before long, he moved from performing in church to teaching himself other instruments and the rudiments of music production, and he was soon sitting in on studio sessions with other artists. Huff's reputation in gospel and R&B circles grew, and he spent much of the 1990s and 2000s hitting the road as a touring bassist and producing tracks for acts like Keith Sweat, Sparkle, Avant, and Keke Wyatt. In the late 2000s, he switched his focus more towards preaching, working as a pastor in Chicago, and spending time with his family. In 2016, music under Huff's own name appeared in the form of the single "#DWTS." He issued several other singles in advance of his 2017 album iPromise, a hybrid of gospel and R&B production that reflected his long and storied musical journey. He returned in 2018 with the single "Cookies." ~ Fred Thomas