AKI STARR

My Story

Aki has been in Event Production and entertainment for 20 years and is a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 in San Francisco. Aki is also a member of IBEW 45, the "Broadcast" labor Union that facilitates technicians for all the major sporting events, primarily the NFL, MLB, & the NBA.
Aki Starr is an internationally acclaimed singer, actor, dancer, songwriter, music
producer, and radio personality whose latest dance/freestyle single “Voices In My Head”
that peaked on the Billboard chart at #18!!. He started his entertainment career at 12 as
a b-boy, dancing with the world-renowned b-boy crew that he founded, the
Renegade Rockers.
Shifting his gears to the music industry, Aki teamed up with Sway (TRL, MTV) and King
Tech as the singer on their album under Giant Records (Warner Brothers). The group had multiple songs
that charted on Billboard and they shared stages with Boys 2 Men, KRS1, Digital
Underground (Tupac), Paris, MC Hammer, Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy & more.
Moving to Radio along with Sway & Tech, Aki was part of the original World Famous
Wake Up Show, which has become the most successful simulcasted rap radio show in
the United States.
Venturing off, Aki then became one half of the Warner Bros duo boy band Spanish Fly
during the revolution of the genre of dance music known as Freestyle. The group had
multiple Billboard charting hits and shared stages along with Selena, Aaliyah, Duran
Duran, Usher, TLC, Brandy, Stevie B, Cover Girls, Cynthia, Johnny O, Sweet
Sensation, and more. One of the group's highlights was performing at the Latin Billboard
Music Awards in Miami shortly after the death of Selena and they got a chance to pay
tribute to her and her family. Aki still currently performs as Spanish Fly, doing it solo
now.
Eventually, Aki was recruited to be the lead singer of the Legendary Latin Rock band
Malo, famous for their Lowrider Oldies anthem ‘Suavecito”. The band featured Jorge
Santana, brother of Carlos, on lead guitar. During Aki’s tenure with Malo, he has toured
globally along with Tower Of Power, War, Gene Chandler, Denise Williams, Ohio
Players, Zapp, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, Delfonics, GQ, Blue Magic, Billy Paul, The
Moments, Bloodstone, and more. Malo is working on new music which will feature Aki on
lead on a few of the tracks.
Aki has also moonlighted as front man for the band Foreverland (MJ Tribute band),
Bueno (Christian Band), and Poprocknsoul Motown Revue (Impersonating and singing
MJ). While working with Dwayne Wiggins at the House Of Music in Oakland as his Pro
Tools Engineer, Aki also helped develop the career of superstar singer Kehlani and
other local talent.
As an actor, Aki’s highlight was playing the lead role of Cesar Chavez, the iconic farm
worker and Union Organizer in the highly acclaimed musical “Let The Eagle Fly”. 

Aki’s radio career includes having worked for the Wake Up Show at KMEL (San
Francisco), promotions at KYLD (San Francisco), PD at 92.7FM Freestyle Hits (Miami),
APD at Power 107 (Miami), and MD/Operations manager & On-Air Personality at
Rhythm 105.9 FM (Sacramento).
Always working to perfect his craft, Aki has been coached vocally by Seth Riggs and
Raz Kennedy. In addition to all of the above, he owns and runs his own recording studio
above the legendary Club End Up in San Francisco. Aki loves mentoring and
developing new talent and is always available for consultations and recordings.