B. George

B.George (born Bob George, November 24, 1949, in Youngstown, Ohio) is the co-founder and executive director of the ARChive of Contemporary Music in New York City. He also published the first comprehensive discographical reference work on punk rock and new wave music and founded the company One Ten Records.

After coming to Ann Arbor in the late 1960s, B. attended the University of Michigan College of Art and Design. He was a member of the Art School Steering Committee, and worked under George Manupelli on the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the largest independent/experimental film festival of its kind. In or about 1972, B. became the manager of the Art Department of the University Cellar, the student-owned and student-run bookstore servicing the University community. One of his ideas during this time was to create "The Whole Art Catalog." It was never realized, and would have encompassed a materials and equipment catalog on the creation of art, whether it be painted miniatures, or massive earthworks.

George went to New York City in 1974 as a visual arts student at the Whitney Museum Studio Program. From 1975 to 1979, he co-directed performance artist Laurie Anderson’s stage show.

In 1977, he formed One Ten Records and released the first commercial compilation of audio work by visual artists—a two record set entitled Airwaves, that included the initial recordings of Laurie Anderson and unreleased work by Meredith Monk. In 1980, he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to produce recordings by visual artists, and in 1981 released Laurie Anderson’s first single “O Superman”. This single went to number two on the UK charts and reached the top 20 in 16 countries. It was eventually released by WEA and has sold close to a million copies worldwide.

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