RON SOBEL, President, is a nationally recognized entertainment attorney, and was V.P./Creative Affairs and head of the L.A. office at ASCAP, having held various positions over the course of 16 years. Ron's expertise as an entertainment attorney, coupled with the breadth of international relationships across all sectors of the industry provides North Star Music Group with a unique opportunity to develop strategic business alliances and deliver comprehensive music services. While at ASCAP, Ron was a member of the New Media Council, served as Director of Business Affairs, and signed Lenny Kravitz, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Dave Mason, among others. Ron has published several music industry articles, and his latest book, “Music Publishing: The Roadmap to Royalties”, has just been released by Routledge Books. Ron was on the Board of Directors of the California Copyright Conference for 18 years, and is a frequent speaker at USC and UCLA.

DAN KIRKPATRICK, V.P. Administration, has an extensive background in the music industry, having served as V.P. of Publishing Administration at Songwriter Services. Dan was Executive Director of the National Academy of Songwriters, producer of the critically acclaimed "Salute To The American Songwriter" concert series and published "SongTalk" magazine. Dan is a past President and former Board member of the California Copyright Conference.

JOSH MCCAY, Manager, Royalties & Licensing, handles royalties for over 40 publishers and has worked on the licensing and music clearance for high profile projects such as American Idol: Season 6, American Idol Rewind: Season 2, and Honda’s Battle of the Bands. After graduating from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, Josh worked in various positions in the film industry before gladly making the jump to the music business.

STEPHEN "TACO" HERRING, Manager, Creative Services manages all pitching and promoting for North Star's diverse song catalogs, which include artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Collective Soul and other platinum-selling artists. Stephen manages NSM’s marketing materials, including the company’s promotional CD’s, website, and the company’s growing digital marketing efforts. He’s also North Star’s go-to technology and computer guru. A Berklee College of Music Graduate, in his free time, Stephen enjoys playing saxophone and other instruments with various L.A.-area bands.