BIO

Formed in late 2017, The Sun Champs, a Pittsburgh-based funk rock band began crafting a unique sound which incorporated rock, funk, blues, jazz, and latin influences. The band consists of blues-rock guitar connoisseur Randall Penn on vocals and guitar, multi-instrumentalist Michael Cerveris on guitar and keys, master jazz enthusiast Gerald Homme on the alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones and ewi, and the funk-gospel rhythmic juggernaut pairing of Ryan Black on bass guitar and Jordan Allen on drums.

Made up of members with various musical backgrounds, The Sun Champs focused their mission on writing and performing their own musical compositions and constantly challenging their own ideas in order to create a seamless live show, which has been described as a thrilling multi-genre jam session.

The band’s self-produced debut LP “Equator” was released in August 2023, and is now available on all major streaming platforms. In June 2019, The Sun Champs independently produced and released their first self-titled EP.

/ MEMBERS / 

Randall Penn   /   Guitar & Vocals

Michael Cerveris   /   Guitar & Keyboards 

Ryan Black   /   Bass & Vocals 

Gerald Homme   /   Saxophone & Percussion 

Jordan Allen   /   Drums