Piano Lessons in University City

Born on a Monday in 1985 in Haiti, Margel began classical piano lessons at the ripe age of six. He steadily showed growth, winning scholarships throughout his teens to several credited institutions, such as the Settlement School of Music, Princeton University, Temple University, and the Nelly Berman School of Music. At the age of 12 he won first place in the New Jersey Marion Anderson Music Guild Competition and continued to do so for three consecutive years. In 2004, he was awarded the Presidential Scholarship from The University of the Arts; in December 2008 he graduated with his BA in Jazz Piano Performance. Margel Overton is a living culmination of precise dedication to one’s craft, currently working as a producer, vocalist and teaching artist under the name, ‘theSophant’. Margel has curated quite a few performance series, the latest of which is called “The Hangout” hosted at The Velvet Whip

Margel has featured award winning singers and musician's in this series for the last year.