Angelo Starr is an American singer, musician and record producer. He is also the younger brother of the late soul singer
Edwin Starr.
Background
Angelo Starr was born in
Cleveland,
Ohio. His time as a youth was spent in Cleveland as well as
Detroit,
Michigan, where he would go to see his brother Edwin during the summer school breaks. The reason Starr came to the UK was because of his brother.
One of the fields Starr had worked in is as an
audio engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...
with the
UK hip hop
British hip hop, also known as UK hip hop or UK rap, is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of R&B/Hip-Hop. Briti ...
label
Kold Sweat Records
Kold Sweat Records was a British independent record label specializing in hip hop music, based in Askew Road, London. The label was founded in 1990 by Tony Powell, who was the Managing Director, CEO at MCA Records between 1987 and 1992. Upon lea ...
.
The Team
The Team was Edwin Starr's touring band. It was formed in 1982 by percussionist Clive Hare and bass player Kevin Kendall. Angelo Starr's first involvement with the group came about during the 1990s when he took the place on a show filling in for their absent guitarist. He carried on doing work for them and served as their musical director.
Upon the death of his brother in 2003, he felt he had reached an impasse and did not know if he still wanted to be involved with music. He eventually stepped in to front his brother's touring band The Team which had been around for years. They played at various venues such as the Riverbank Bar & Kitchen, which was part of their concert tour with their end concert in
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
in November 2017.
Other music involvement
Starr also contributes as a singer in The AllStars Collective.
[The AllStars Collective ]
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Discography
References
External links
Angelo Starr's Official Website
Angelo Starr & The Team (aka "The Edwin Starr Band")
''Blues & Soul'': The Team: Starr Turn
''The Guardian'': Lemar and Angelo Starr’s special musical relationship
UK Music Reviews: Interview Angelo Starr by Kevin Cooper
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Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male singers
Record producers from Ohio
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
Year of birth missing (living people)