Pseudonym for [[artist:28795]]'s earlier production work as Engineer on his own records and for other artists such as [[artist:109389]], [[artist:79433]], [[artist:The Time]] and [[artist:76012]] primarily the years preceding "Purple Rain". Sometimes credited as "The Starr Co." or [The Starr ★ Company](http://www.discogs.com/artist/452758-Starr-Company-The).