Son of John Starling. Studied drums at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Played electric guitar with regional band Mclaws Drive and keyboards with rock steady band The Transmitters.” After learning to play the dobro, he played the national bluegrass circuit with singer/songwriter Adrienne Young. After that, he was invited to play dobro with Keller Williams.
Starling moved to Asheville, NC in 2012.