“Keep an ear out for whatever [Oberstein] produces next: If his streak of recent awards is any indication, it’ll be a keeper.”
“[t]he listener has to be mindful of a kind of multidimensional production within the musical multidimensionality. That has to do with the power-partnership between [Dafnis] Prieto and his GRAMMY Award-winning co-producer Eric Oberstein. If you count the number of musical home runs struck by these two figures you are sure to realize that they ... feed off each other.”
“Producers serve as creative collaborators and project managers, both caring for and serving as point on a project.... Producers are a go-between for all parties involved in the development of new work, including artists, managers, agents, presenters, funders, donors, marketing, press, education and community engagement partners, and other stakeholders.”
PROFILES / STORIES
Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet: 3 Sides of the Coin (Latin Jazz Network. October 31, 2024.)
The 2023 Dance Magazine Awards Celebrated the Power of Dance to Transcend Barriers (Dance Magazine. December 8, 2023.)
Alternative Venues for Jazz: Eric Oberstein (Alternative Venues for Jazz. April 11, 2023.)
New Jazz Vocal Album Produced by Two Duke Alumni, Eric Oberstein and Harsha Murthy (Duke Arts. November 8, 2022.)
MMH Interviews | Eric Oberstein (Music, Movies & Hoops. June 7, 2022.)
Creative Producers Take Their Seat at the Table (HowlRound. October 4, 2021.)
Harlem Stage Names Eric Oberstein as New Managing Director (Harlem Stage. January 19, 2021.)
Jazz Congress Podcast: Jazz Between the Coasts (JazzTimes & Jazz at Lincoln Center. December 5, 2019.)
Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast: Eric Oberstein (The Rock/Star Advocate. March 1, 2019.)
Eric Oberstein wins third GRAMMY for 'Back to the Sunset' with help of two Duke alums (The Chronicle, Duke University. February 25, 2019.)
Eric Oberstein and Bill Ferris Brought Three GRAMMYs Home to the Triangle Sunday Night (INDY Week. February 13, 2019.)
Alumnus Eric Oberstein (’09) reflects on collaborating with artists and teaching future arts administrators (Arts Administration Program, Teachers College, Columbia University. November 2, 2018.)
Album produced by Duke’s Eric Oberstein nominated for Latin GRAMMY (The Chronicle, Duke University. October 3, 2018.)
Exploding Imagination (DownBeat. May 2018.)
Training the Next Generation of Arts Leaders (Duke Arts. April 17, 2018.)
The Arts Up Close (Duke Today, Duke University. January 25, 2017.)
Eric Oberstein scores his fourth GRAMMY (The News & Observer. November 18, 2016.)
An Interview with GRAMMY Winner Eric Oberstein (Arts Administration Program, Teachers College, Columbia University. March 4, 2016.)
Recess Interviews: Eric Oberstein on his GRAMMY win (The Chronicle, Duke University. February 18, 2016.)
Duke’s Eric Oberstein wins second straight GRAMMY (Duke Today, Duke University. February 16, 2016.)
Another GRAMMY Award for Durham’s Eric Oberstein (The News & Observer. February 15, 2016.)
Also GRAMMY-nominated: Eric Oberstein (The News & Observer. December 9, 2015.)
Duke’s Eric Oberstein picks up two GRAMMY nominations (Duke Today, Duke University. December 9, 2015.)
Eric Oberstein is a star behind the scenes (The News & Observer. April 18, 2015.)
GRAMMY-Winning Duke Grad’s Jazz Roots Run Deep (Duke Today, Duke University. April 14, 2015.)
Eric Oberstein (M.A. ’09) Wins GRAMMY for Best Latin Jazz Album (Teachers College, Columbia University. February 2015.)
Duke alumnus Eric Oberstein wins GRAMMY (The Chronicle, Duke University. February 26, 2015.)
Blue Devil of the Week: A Duke Grad and GRAMMY Winner (Duke Today, Duke University. February 16, 2015.)
Durham’s Eric Oberstein wins two GRAMMYs for his work with Arturo O’Farrill (INDY Week. February 11, 2015.)
A Second GRAMMY (Duke Today, Duke University. February 11, 2015.)
Interview: Eric Oberstein (The Chronicle, Duke University. December 4, 2014.)
An International Jazz Advocate Brings His Gospel to Duke (INDY Week. October 22, 2014.)
Artist Residencies Bring Art to Life (Duke Today, Duke University. September 30, 2014.)
Eric Oberstein, Bringing Strategy to the Arts (TC Today. June 2014.)
Recess Interviews: Eric Oberstein (The Chronicle, Duke University. November 15, 2012.)
All That Jazz: Eric Oberstein (Harvard Graduate School of Education. August 10, 2011.)
Arturo O’Farrill in Cuba: NYC Pianist Arturo O’Farrill Finds Himself in Cuba, and Brings His Father Home (The Village Voice. February 23, 2011.)
Be the Change You Want to See (Teachers College, Columbia University. May 21, 2009.)
Eric Oberstein profiled at Teachers College Convocation (May 19, 2009.)
Duke University Student Stories: Eric Oberstein ’07 (Duke University. November 27, 2006.)
Creatively Connecting the Community (The Chronicle, Duke University. October 5, 2006.)
PUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH
20UNDER40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century (20UNDER40. 2010.)
The Art of Higher Learning: The Creative Campus and the Evolving Phenomenon of University Arts Engagement (Master's Thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2009.)
Taking Note: A Study of Composers and New Music Activity in the United States (by Joan Jeffri with Eric Oberstein and Trevor Reed. Research Center for Arts and Culture. 2009.)
Negotiation with the Revolution: The Politics and Commodification of Cuban Music During the Special Period (Undergraduate Thesis, Duke University. 2007.)
Photo by David Garten.