Rich Mattson and the Northstars

Iron Range rock band led by Rich Mattson of Sparta Sound studio.

Rich Mattson and the Northstars is a rock band led by Rich Mattson, who runs the Sparta Sound recording studio on the Iron Range. Albums include Skylights, Totem, Aeroplane Mode and Starmaps. Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling, who have played together in the band since 2010, performed as a duo at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm in August 2026.