Mo Ostin, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who led Warner Bros. Records for nearly a quarter-century and worked with some of music’s all-time biggest names — from Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix to Neil Young — died overnight in his sleep. He was 95
to Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and the Grateful Dead — died overnight in his sleep. He was 95. Warner Records Co-Chairman Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck announced the news today but gave no other details.
One of the architects of the modern music business, Ostin worked at Verve Records before being poached by one Frank Sinatra to help with the launch of his Reprise Records as GM. Ostin was president of the nascent label when was sold to Warner Bros in 1963, and one of his early signings was a young London-based group called the Kinks. He went on to sign a then-unknown — stateside, at least — Jimi Hendrix after his legendary Monterey Pop Festival Performance.
Ostin went on to head DreamWorks Records upon its founding by Steven Spielberg, David Katzenberg and David Geffen, and the latter’s Geffen Records distributed the imprint’s releases. Its first album was George Michael’sa few months later. DreamWorks Records was sold to Universal Music Group in 2003 and later was part of Interscope Geffen A&M before being shuttered in the mid-2000s.
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