Who is Joyce Ostin, Daughter-in-Law of Music Exec Mo Ostin?

Mo Ostin is an American record executive who has worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks.

Mo Ostin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 by Paul Simon, Neil Young, and Lorne Michaels.

Mo Ostin attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and studied economics and law at UCLA.

Mo Ostin began his career in the mid-1950s as controller at Clef Records, a record company started by Norman Granz, brother of friend and neighbor Irving Granz. The company was soon renamed Verve, where he was involved with Jazz At The Philharmonic, a worldwide concert promotion operation that provided a live performance platform for the label’s touring stars.

Mo Ostin spent 32 years at Warner/Reprise and was instrumental in the acquisition of the independent Elektra label by Warner Communications, as well as the subsequent formation of WEA Corporation and WEA International.

Recognized as an industry titan, Mo Ostin served as chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America for a two-year term.

After departing Warner Bros., in 1994, Mo Ostin went on to found the music division of the entertainment conglomerate DreamWorks SKG.

Who is Joyce Ostin, Daughter-in-Law of Music Exec Mo Ostin?

Joyce Ostin is a photographer and daughter-in-law of  Mo Ostin.

Joyce Ostin died on Dec. 29, 2021 at her Pacific Palisades home after a battle with cancer, her family announced.

Joyce Ostin was 64.