It’s setting the bar high when you are a musician and your stage name is Star. But Ryan Star never shies away from a challenge.

The singer wasn’t even exactly trying to be cute with his name, he was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky. Lots of musicians over the years have used their middle name rather than their last. The fact that it was an aspiration as well as a name was just a nice coincidence.

Star has been knocking on stardom’s door for years now and with the recent release of his major label solo debut 11:59, the door is starting to open.