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ON DECK: starRo

Soulection's new star may be the next big thing in future-leaning, downtempo electronic music.

Do you ever find yourself in those life-moments when you reminisce to the first time you saw or heard an artist who now occupies a substantial pillar of your musical mainframe? While you may already have heard starRo's name and sound, if not, this could very well be one of those monumental milestones in your life.

Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, and currently a resident of the musical breeding ground that is Los Angeles, California, Shinya Mizoguchi AKA staRo makes electronic music that is oveflowing with soul. Currently on the roster at another mecca of soulful beats, Soulection, the artist represents the label's long-loved affinity for jazzy, woozy sounds quite well. It's almost as if someone took the best parts of revered beat-makers like Dilla, new future-leaning genre-less acts like Giraffage and Spazzkid, the experimental R&B flavor of the Shlohmo-types, and hell, maybe even maybe a couple hot dashes Boyz II Men. All together, it's the type of music your ears won't want to release.

Having just dropped his latest fully-original EP Emotion, a heart-grabbing ride through beat-laced R&B, as well as a number of diverse and extremely satisfying remixes for everyone from Frank Ocean, to Outkast, the artist's style flows with an interesting creative wide breadth, but one remain held together by a constant linking bond of jazzy downtempo melody. With an ability to relate so seamlessly with such an array of tones, the limits to what staRro can do as a producer seem endless. We're excited to see where he takes us in the future, and just as excited to see where he takes you right now, with his brand new mix for ON DECK. Enjoy.

TRACKLIST:
Lindsay Olsen - Evection Resonance (Late Evening) Idea
COLDNIGHTS gone (ft. JavvyLuu)
starRo - Secret
Tailor McFerrin - Stepps
KRNE Jump On
Fwdslxsh - 4U
Full Crate - Cherrie Hats feat. Chris Turner
GEOTHEORY - On My Mind (LP Version)
starRo - Mister Magic
Grimes - Go (Muneshine X Khamsin Flip)
XO - Through The Night (feat. RobLaw)
BRAYTON BOWMAN - STEPHEN
The Internet - Dontcha
Slum Village - Players (starRo Edit)
J-Louis - Can't You See
Full Crate - Hurt Your Back
KOA - All Of My Love
starRo - My Oh My (ft. Jesse Boykins III)
Blackbear - Playing Dead (SevnthWonder Remix)
IDEH - Do Smoething (Prod. Vbeats)
Krs. x Oshi Ft. Drake // Company
Jarell Perry - Eleven (feat. Chuck Inglish)
ELHAE - Wonder Woman (Lafayette Ellis Edit)
DISA - Marry You

starRo is on Facebook // SoundCloud

Do you ever find yourself in those life-moments when you reminisce to the first time you saw or heard an artist who now occupies a substantial pillar of your musical mainframe? While you may already have heard starRo's name and sound, if not, this could very well be one of those monumental milestones in your life.

Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, and currently a resident of the musical breeding ground that is Los Angeles, California, Shinya Mizoguchi AKA staRo makes electronic music that is oveflowing with soul. Currently on the roster at another mecca of soulful beats, Soulection, the artist represents the label's long-loved affinity for jazzy, woozy sounds quite well. It's almost as if someone took the best parts of revered beat-makers like Dilla, new future-leaning genre-less acts like Giraffage and Spazzkid, the experimental R&B flavor of the Shlohmo-types, and hell, maybe even maybe a couple hot dashes Boyz II Men. All together, it's the type of music your ears won't want to release.

Having just dropped his latest fully-original EP Emotion, a heart-grabbing ride through beat-laced R&B, as well as a number of diverse and extremely satisfying remixes for everyone from Frank Ocean, to Outkast, the artist's style flows with an interesting creative wide breadth, but one remain held together by a constant linking bond of jazzy downtempo melody. With an ability to relate so seamlessly with such an array of tones, the limits to what staRro can do as a producer seem endless. We're excited to see where he takes us in the future, and just as excited to see where he takes you right now, with his brand new mix for ON DECK. Enjoy.

TRACKLIST:
Lindsay Olsen - Evection Resonance (Late Evening) Idea
COLDNIGHTS gone (ft. JavvyLuu)
starRo - Secret
Tailor McFerrin - Stepps
KRNE Jump On
Fwdslxsh - 4U
Full Crate - Cherrie Hats feat. Chris Turner
GEOTHEORY - On My Mind (LP Version)
starRo - Mister Magic
Grimes - Go (Muneshine X Khamsin Flip)
XO - Through The Night (feat. RobLaw)
BRAYTON BOWMAN - STEPHEN
The Internet - Dontcha
Slum Village - Players (starRo Edit)
J-Louis - Can't You See
Full Crate - Hurt Your Back
KOA - All Of My Love
starRo - My Oh My (ft. Jesse Boykins III)
Blackbear - Playing Dead (SevnthWonder Remix)
IDEH - Do Smoething (Prod. Vbeats)
Krs. x Oshi Ft. Drake // Company
Jarell Perry - Eleven (feat. Chuck Inglish)
ELHAE - Wonder Woman (Lafayette Ellis Edit)
DISA - Marry You

starRo is on Facebook // SoundCloud