Bob Ostertag

American sampler artist Bob Ostertag embodies the sociopolitical conscience of late 20th century avant-garde music. An activist in human rights, anti-nuclear, anti-war, and gay causes, he infuses his compositions with an emotion, depth, and subtlety found nowhere else in either political works or electronic/sampler music. A key musician in the development of the N.Y.C. Lower East Side scene of the late '70s (which pushed John Zorn to near-stardom level), he became a respected artist in the field of mixed media performance in the '90s. As a teenager, Ostertag played the electr...