Star Licks Productions

Star Licks Productions (also known as StarLicks) was an instructional music publishing company conceived by Mark Freed and co-founded by Andrew Cross and Robert Decker. The company was at the forefront of creating instructional videos featuring well-known musicians demonstrating their unique musical styles and techniques on-camera.^[1]

Key Information

Star Licks / Star Guitar logos (1983)
Industry	Music Education
Founded	1982
Founder	Mark Freed, Andrew Cross, Robert Decker
Defunct	1999
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California
Area served	Global
Key people	Wolf Marshall, Al Lapin Jr., Rex Olson
Products	Star Licks Lead Guitar Series Star Guitar Star Jam Star Licks Master Series Star Licks Master Sessions
Services	Instructional Video/Audio products
Parent	Hal Leonard Corporation
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In 1984, the company's video portfolio debuted with a wide-ranging group of musicians including: Brian May of Queen, Steve Lukather of Toto, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire, Carlos Cavazo of Quiet Riot, Louis Johnson of The Brothers Johnson, noted country guitarist, Albert Lee, and acclaimed guitarist/educator Wolf Marshall."^[2]