Michael Ostin is an American music industry executive, manager, producer, and entrepreneur.

After hearing the song once, Ostin played "Like a Virgin" for Madonna.

Fire: https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-industry-leaders-lost-homes-la-fires-brad-fuller-lesli-linka-glatter/ https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/how-madonna-became-madonna-an-oral-history-94288/ Nile Rodgers association Art = https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/music-mogul-mo-ostins-son-sounds-out-art-buyers-72fmlkb9f MOB https://www.billboard.com/pro/brian-postelle-interview-mob-management/ When DreamWorks SKG heads Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen formed DreamWorks Records in 1995, they picked three of the music industry's most highly regarded executives to run the label: the legendary Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker and Michael Ostin. With Michael Ostin as head of A&R, artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell continued to produce some of their best work, as well as help draw other acts to the label. After being dislodged in a Warner Music Group shake-up in the mid-'90s, the trio resurfaced to launch DreamWorks. Now, following the sale of DreamWorks Records to Universal Music Group, the three once again find themselves at a crossroads. Melinda Newman BB - DreamWorks Keeps A&R Staff .  ; New York Vol. 116, Iss. 4, (Jan 24, 2004): 5,65. https://www.proquest.com/docview/227187328/29DBA7EDB91A4F65PQ/4?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Trade%20Journals

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Land of the Good Groove, the label formed by Nile Rodgers and music executive Michael Ostin.

“My relationship with Warner and Michael formally started with Like a Virgin,” Rodgers said referring to Madonna’s 1984 hit. “The album is double diamond, just like our friendship is.” BACK TO BASICS .  ; Hollywood (Aug 17-Aug 23, 2004): S3-S4,S57. - Shrek 2 tamara https://www.proquest.com/docview/235335983/29DBA7EDB91A4F65PQ/34?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Trade%20Journals

All this activity hasn't yet made the 32-year-old Rodgers a household word. But within the music business, his name is becoming as good as platinum. Says Michael Ostin, the Warner Records executive who suggested him as the producer for Madonna's smash album, "Like a Virgin": "Nile is the one producer I know that's like taking out an insurance policy." Lambert Pam (1985, Jun 04). Behind the scenes with one of pop's hottest hitmakers. Wall Street Journal Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/behind-scenes-with-one-pops-hottest-hitmakers/docview/397971487/se-2

Like a Virgin - Stephen Holden The New,York Times. (1986, Jul 04). Madonna likes to 'tick people off'; singer returns with cleaned-up image and new song bound to stir controversy: [FINAL edition]. The Citizen Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/madonna-likes-tick-people-off-singer-returns-with/docview/238959983/se-2

Chris Rock - The former Warner Bros. Records founder, notes fellow DreamWorks officer Michael Ostin, was indeed the driving force behind Rock's signing. "It's an incredible move and statement for our young company to be associated with an artist like Chris," says Ostin. "He's topical, poignant, irreverent, politically incorrect-but so on the money with his observations. He's leaps and bounds beyond everyone else out there." Bessman, J. (1996). Super-hot chris rock links with DreamWorks. Billboard, 108(39), 100. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/super-hot-chris-rock-links-with-dreamworks/docview/227099902/se-2

Mark Eitzel - AMC - Hilburn, R. (1993, Aug 15). POP MUSIC he's a happy-go-lucky guy (really) american music club leader mark eitzel just writes songs about how life is so tough. why? sunny just isn't very interesting.: [home edition]. Los Angeles Times (Pre-1997 Fulltext) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/pop-music-hes-happy-go-lucky-guy-really-american/docview/282132858/se-2

The Social (?) The Social lineup is hardly cutting-edge -- it includes Prince, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews, Tom Petty and James Taylor. (Bulldog Entertainment, a two-year-old promotion company, says it sought mainstream artists with the help of former Warner Bros. and DreamWorks record executive Michael Ostin.) Hannah Karp and, S. S. (2007, May 18). WEEKEND JOURNAL; the weekend adviser: It's only rock 'n' roll -- at $15,000 a seat. Wall Street Journal Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/weekend-journal-adviser-only-rock-n-roll-at-15/docview/399007815/se-2

co-produced SNL 25 CD - Gundersen, E. (1999, Aug 24). 'SNL' CDs mix not-ready-for-prime-time music: [FINAL edition]. Usa Today Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/snl-cds-mix-not-ready-prime-time-music/docview/408864913/se-2

Papa Don't Preach - It was originally intended for Christina Dent, a new signing to Madonna's label, Warner Bros, in 1986. Elliot ran his demo past Michael Ostin, Warner's A&R executive. But Ostin had other ideas: he slipped Elliot's tape into the drawer marked 'Madonna'. Webb, R. (2005, Apr 22). Rock & pop: Story of the song ; 'PAPA DON'T PREACH' madonna (1986): [first edition]. The Independent Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/rock-pop-story-song-papa-dont-preach-madonna-1986/docview/310768335/se-2

Morse, S. (1992, Apr 17). Stealing the show in `Wayne's world': [city edition]. Boston Globe (Pre-1997 Fulltext) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/stealing-show-waynes-world/docview/294669045/se-2 (Tia Careera)