While still in grade school, the music of the era captured the attention of Eddie Star.  Growing up in the 1970s,

songs like Cheap Trick’s, ‘I Want You To Want Me,’ and “Rock-n-Roll High School,” by the Ramones became favorites of Star. After being introduced to the Sex Pistols, and Generation X, Star traded in his classical guitar lessons for an electric guitar and never looked back.

Upon graduation from high school, Star began working with producer Arthur G. Wright (Righteous Bros, Ike & Tina Turner, Billy Preston).  While recording at Quad Tech Studios in Los Angeles, Wright encouraged Star to go out on acting auditions as he thought it would help his career in music.  Star appeared in numerous small parts, including Paramount TV’s “Bronx Zoo,” and Aaron Spelling’s “Nightingales.”

Star began working with Lead Guitarist, Kelly Charles after being introduced by a studio engineer during a recording session in the San Fernando Valley. Charles doubled on bass and brought in his friend, Drummer Don McCurdy to finish recording. With the Generation Zero album in the can, bassist Vince D’Alessandro joined the band, and Eddie Star & The Zero Effect blazed through the 90s, taking their brand of rock-n-roll to audiences everywhere. The EP “Live From Hollywood” (1998), captures the spirit of the band.

As the new century dawned, Star began working on his second solo album. While recording, Star relocated to New York and worked in Artist Development with music industry veteran Gary Monroe’s company, The Monroe Entertainment Group, and the 2004 MTV Battle For Ozz, rock core runner-ups, Guilt by Association.

“Twenty-Seventeen,” was released as a single to promote the reissue of Star’s titles in 2013, along with a music video, featuring a special guest appearance by MTV VJ, Jesse Camp.

In 2015, Star released his long-awaited follow-up album “Informal Deviance (13 Sexational Songs),” with his side project, JoyBox. College radio put the song “Manic Part One” into rotation, and the band played a string of club dates to support the album.

In 2016, Star turned his focus to film, directing several shorts, including the music video “Science Fiction/Double Feature” for his single released in October 2019.

Star’s music captured the attention of Actor, Writer, and Director, Philip Paul Kelly, who adapted ten songs from Star’s discography to his musical, “Rockquiem for a Wrestler.” In a documentary released in 2019, Kelly said, “I thought it would be a good compatible form of music to compliment the grittiness of the wrestling environment.” Star made his Off-Broadway debut at New York’s, Triad Theater, in 2019, appearing in the first reading of the new musical.

In 2020, Star launched “The College of Rock-n-Roll Knowledge,” a new podcast that examines the music and culture that influenced his life and journey through the world of Rock-n-Roll.Charting his path independently, Star started Ton-Up, Inc., a small label that has turned into a growing creative enterprise with interest in music, film, theatre, and digital.

From the recording studios of Hollywood to the stage, screen, and digital world, Star has come a long way through persistence and determination. Star credits his parents, “My Dad and Mom always told me, ‘Attitude will determine Altitude.’ I’m grateful for all the opportunities that have come my way.”