Keydo Starr

Keydo Starr, (Calvin M. Jasper Jr.) the fresh new voice of R&B, was born in Hampton, Virginia. From day one, Keydo Starr had music deep in his heart. As a young boy, his mom put him in piano lessons, Keydo was also interested in singing. His influence of the human voice came from the influence his musical grandmother had on him. In elementary school, he was part of his first singing group. Keydo also got involved in his church choir activities.

In middle school, Keydo first discovered the impact of the gift he had been given. Keydo attended Spratley Middle School. In the seventh and eighth grades, he took concert choir as an elective. While in concert choir, he sang alto, a very unusual part for a middle school boy. He soon became a key part of the concert choir, and was even asked perform important solos in the fall and spring concerts.

Even though he was known in the middle school arena as a talented performer, an unexpected twist occurred when in his last year at the middle school level, the choral director from the nationhood high school, Phoebus High, came to visit him and request his attendance in the high school choir the following year. Keydo was every bit the key member he was perceived to be, earning every accreditation a choral student can receive at the High School Level, including attendance in District, All- Virginia, and the coveted Honors Choir, which was only available once in a students high school career.

After deciding he wanted to pursue music as a career, and with the help of his mother and father, Keydo decided he wanted to study Music Education. Keydo received the James P. Stamos scholarship for singers at Old Dominion University, Norfolk Virginia. While earning his degree, he was an integral part of the music program there as well. He performed with the Continental Army Band, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, and Carnigie Hall, New York, and also in Vicenza, Italy. Nevertheless, he could not shake his deep desire to perform R&B and Pop music. He also began to own the craft of writing music to his own piano and guitar accompaniment, and performing at school talent shows and open mic events.

At 24, Keydo Starr is what people come out to see and hear when they go out to see an artist. He can sing and play keyboard instruments to the cover tunes of your favorite songs including Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Brian McKnight, and many more. In case you are wondering, he is also well grounded in the church. Keydo Starr’s talents can intrance anyone when he performs his original works. His first single, entitled “Call Me,” is a mid tempo R&B song that is a tasteful delight all about meeting the girl of your dreams. This is one piece of Keydos debut album entitled “A Starr in the Making.” Even so, you don’t have t wait to receive a taste of Keydo Starr, his acoustic album is available courtesy of Too Tight Productions upon request. Keydo Starr: the singer, the song writer, the producer…the complete package.