David Starr and Friends

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About David Starr:

With a name like Starr, is it any wonder? The Arkansas native has honed his decades-long career releasing over eleven albums, touring internationally, sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as John Oates and John McEuen, and opening for acts like America, John Oates (Hall & Oates), Jim Messina, Travis Tritt, Restless Heart, Karla Bonoff, The Steel Wheels, Survivor, and more. 

His unique mix of soulful vocals and honest lyrics create a Blues/Americana sound all his own; garnering him prestigious showcase performances at Folk Alliance International, AmericanaFest, and Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. He consistently independently books and performs over 70 dates per year, including dates in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, where he has continued to grow recurring audiences year after year. David frequently tops the Colorado Music Chart and is one of the most downloaded artists on Airplay Direct. A master guitarist, he is endorsed by Breedlove Guitars and was honored to create his own limited edition signature guitar and featured on the cover of their Spring 2021 magazine. 

His latest project Starr & Stucky is an acoustic album with longtime accompanist and mandolin player Erik Stucky. The record is a nod to Starr’s dynamic live show with reimagined acoustic versions of setlist favorites. With each song recorded in one take at Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville, TN there are virtually no edits, showcasing both of their raw talents. 

In 2023 he released Better Me, which includes high energy acoustic-driven songs such as the title track and “Closer To You,”  the fiesty blues-rock “Poison The Water,” as well as the haunting “Any Chance Of Going Home,” which features classic fingerpicking with Starr’s sharpened storytelling lyrics. 

Better Me follows Starr’s 2020-21 album Touchstones, where he released a single a month for a year. A crowd favorite, Starr went back to his roots covering the music that shaped his own, from "I've Got To Use My Imagination" (Gladys Knight),  to “Drive” (The Cars), and to "These Days" (Jackson Browne).

Starr’s critically acclaimed album Beauty & Ruin is a collection of songs inspired by Of What Was, Nothing Is Left, a novel written by Starr’s grandfather in 1972. Produced and arranged by John Oates, it is a southern gothic tale beautifully told through Starr’s own musical lens, with the help of some of his favorite Nashville collaborators including ​​Dana Cooper, John Oates, Irene Kelley, Doug and Telisha Williams, Shelley Rae Korntved, and Jim Lauderdale.

David Starr | Better Me

About Mark Prentice:

Mark is a Nashville, TN based Grammy Winning Record Producer (Fairfield Four/Elvis Costello), and an in-demand studio musician, music director, and hit songwriter. His versatile and exhaustive music industry resume` includes recording and performance credits with renowned County Artists as well as various Internationally known Pop, R&B, and Rock-n-Roll Artists, including: Elvis Costello, John Fogarty, Desmond Child, The Fairfield Four, Lyle Lovett, BJ Thomas, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Olivia Newton-John, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash, Don McLean, Crystal Gayle, Kevin Griffin

(Better Than Ezra), Frankie Miller, Herb Alpert, Kenny Loggins, Joe Walsh, Status Quo, Paul Carrack, Jennifer Nettles, Michael McDonald, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Bruce Hornsby, Felix Cavaliere, The Young Rascals, Charley Pride, Steve Earle, Allison Morer, Sam Moore, Billy Preston,

Ben E. King, Michelle Wright, Jennifer Hanson, John Oates, Pat Boone, Patti Page, Kip Moore, Lady Antebellum, Rodney Atkins, Chuck Wicks, Paulette Carlson, Bruce Cockburn, Holly Williams, Bo Diddley, Mitch Ryder, and many others. Mark co-wrote the Hit-Country-single, “Lipstick,” recorded by Rockie Lynne. The CD single remained at #1 on the SoundScan sales chart for 12 weeks. Additional songwriting credits include cuts with Sara Evans, Susan Ashton, Leroy Parnell, Walt Wilkins, Rockie Lynne, the Raphaels (Stuart Adamson), Kate Wallace, and Cliff Sarde, others. Mark spent 2013-14 on tour as bassist and Musical Director for “Once Upon A Dream”, a Steven Van Zandt production featuring the reunion of the Young Rascals, as well as touring Europe and the US with Don McLean in 2015-16. Having just played on the Jimmie Allen #1 Country song “Down Home”, other current projects include producing the last project for Grammy Hall Of Fame artist B.J. Thomas, and music production for two feature films, a television show and various Artist projects.

Michelle Prentice:

A singer of phenomenal range and talent, Michelle Nicolo Prentice began singing at age four and had her first professional engagements at age eight. A native of Salt Lake City Utah, she won the prestigious Otto Harbach Award, was the National Talent Winner of the Modern Miss Pageant, and received a full scholarship to the University of Utah's Musical Theater Program.   

Her extensive professional resume includes recording work with  Bebe Winans, Dennis DeYoung, Wynonna Judd, Lari White, Russ Taff, and Mike Reid, starring roles in the original cast productions of hit songwriter/playwright Marcus Hummon's "Francis Of Guernica" and "Warrior" about which the Tennesean’s reviewer Evans Donnell wrote, “As Iva, Thorpe’s first wife and great love, Michelle Nicolo    Prentice provides some of the most exquisite singing moments you’ll find on any stage.”     

Michelle delivered a stirring performance with the Sarajevo Symphony to celebrate the anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords,  and sang "Somewhere" on the Original Cast recording of West Side Story with Kenneth Schermerhorn and the Nashville Symphony.  She is a featured artist, along with Enrico Caruso and Leontyne Price, on the NEA’s Great American Voices CD.   

Michelle is also featured in Marcus Hummon's Easter Cantata, “The Passion”, on both the original cast recording and on live performances. 

She has sung on tour with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Artist Felix Cavaliere, of Young Rascals fame and is currently in development for her own internet television show.   

Michelle resides in Nashville, TN with her husband Mark and her children Gabrielle, Matthew and John. 

Michelle Prentice My Baby Just Cares For Me