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Maurice Starr

real name Larry Curtis Johnson

DeLand, United States

Maurice Starr is credited on 1,370 releases across 293 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,370

Credits

293

Albums

6

Decades active

104

In collections

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American musician, songwriter and record producer born 19/November/1953, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida - UNITED STATES.
Brothers with Michael Jonzun, son of Ray V. Johnson Sr., Maurice Starr was originally in the Boston-based family band The Johnsons with his 5 brothers, prior to taking on the Maurice Starr name. He released 2 albums as Maurice Starr prior to making his name as a multi-instrumentalist producer for New Edition, New Kids On The Block, Peter Wolf and many others starting in the early 1980s. Frequently appears with Michael Jonzun on projects.

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Credited work

1,370 releases · 293 albums · active 1978–2025

  • Performance · 3,754
  • Production · 1,200
  • Engineering · 419
  • Other credits · 141
  • Mastering · 18

Studios: The House Of Hits, Boston, MA · Mission Control Studios, Boston · Syncro Sound · Normandy Sound

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