Nivek Ogre

Nivek Ogre
Kevin Ogilvie
Background information
Birth name	Kevin Graham Ogilvie
Also known as	Ogre, ohGr
Born	December 5, 1962 (1962-12-05) (age 48)
Origin	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Post-industrial, electronic, dark ambient, noise, glitch, synthpop, IDM
Occupations	Vocalist, musician, performance artist, actor
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, drums, percussion
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Nettwerk Records American Recordings Spitfire Records SPV GmbH
Associated acts	Skinny Puppy Rx ohGr Pigface Ministry KMFDM

Nivek Ogre (born Kevin Graham Ogilvie December 5, 1962) is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor best known as a founding member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy.^[1] Since that band featured another Kevin (Crompton, a.k.a. cEvin Key) and was produced by another Ogilvie (Dave, a.k.a. Rave), Ogre's alias was practical as well as theatrical.

Career

Ogre has been involved with many industrial music acts such as KMFDM, Rx, Pigface, PTP, the Tear Garden, the Revolting Cocks, Ministry, and his side project ohGr.^[1] He also composed two music tracks for the computer game Descent II. His current projects includes ohGr^[1] and the reformed Skinny Puppy.^[2] Ogre has appeared as Pavi Largo in the rock opera film Repo! The Genetic Opera, as well as Harper Alexander in Tim Sullivan's new comedy-horror film entitled 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams.^[3]

Skinny Puppy

Ogre, along with cEvin Key, founded Skinny Puppy in 1982. In the 1990s, the musical press reported on Ogre's cocaine addiction,^[4] speculating that it was the source of band discord that might lead to Skinny Puppy's dissolution. While recording the Skinny Puppy album The Process in Los Angeles, a rift began to grow between the band members with Ogre on one side and the other two band members, Key and Dwayne Goettel, on the other. In 1994, Skinny Puppy completed the master tapes for the album. Key and Goettel returned to Vancouver with the tapes while Ogre decided to stay in Los Angeles. Ogre quit Skinny Puppy in June 1995, two months before Goettel died from a heroin overdose.^[2]

In 2000, Ogre reunited with Key as Skinny Puppy for the Doomsday Festival in Dresden. Relations improved between the two band members after the performance. Key joined ohGr for its 2001 tour while Ogre appeared on the track "Frozen Sky" on Key's 2001 album The Ghost of Each Room. Skinny Puppy has since put out three albums: The Greater Wrong of the Right (2004), Mythmaker (2007), and hanDover (2011).

ohGr

Ogre started the side project ohGr in 2001 with the help of Mark Walk. He has released four studio albums under that name. Welt in 2001, SunnyPsyOp in 2003, Devils in my Details in 2008 and UnDeveloped in 2011. He also recorded some vocals for the Celldweller song Kill The Sound for the Dead Rising 2 Soundtrack.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Having Survived Industrial Rock, Ogre Takes on the Future". Rolling Stone. October 16, 2008. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/16/having-survived-industrial-rock-ogre-takes-on-the-future/. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Skinny Puppy Bark Back". Rolling Stone. May 20, 2004. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/skinnypuppy/articles/story/6056448/skinny_puppy_bark_back. Retrieved February 9, 2010. 
3. ^ "Watch Some Muddy Gals at the Viaduct". NBC. January 23, 2010. http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/events/Chicago-Mud-Queens-Repo-Windy-City-Rollers-J-Woww-82448952.html. Retrieved February 9, 2010. 
4. ^ http://chicago.decider.com/articles/nivek-ogre-of-skinny-puppy,1086/

External links

• ohGr.org Official Site (redirects to WDIHTF.com)
• WDIHTF & tRAGEk Official ohGr on Facebook
• WDIHTF Official ohGr on YouTube
• Full Worm Garden
• Ogre Needs Love, Miami New Times
• Q&A With Ogre of Skinny Puppy, Miami New Times: Crossfade

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