Under his leadership, the company was home to both mainstream pop stars like James Taylor and Fleetwood Mac to edgier artists such as Frank Zappa and The Sex Pistols. In 1970, Ostin became president of Warner Bros. Reprise was eventually bought by Warner Records. In 1960, when Frank Sinatra started his own record label, Reprise, he hired Ostin as its administrative vice president. Ostin oversaw the careers of a long list of marquee talent: The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Prince among them.īorn in New York to Russian immigrants, Ostin's early years in the business were spent at the jazz label Verve. The music industry is paying tribute to powerhouse record executive Mo Ostin who died "peacefully in his sleep" on Sunday evening, according to a statement from Warner Records.
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