Editing Nivek Ogre (section)

==Music career==
===Skinny Puppy===
Ogre's work with Skinny Puppy has primarily been as the lead singer, though he would occasionally contribute work with [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] and [[synthesizer]]s.<ref name="EveryDog" /> The first song he wrote for the group was titled "[[Back & Forth (EP)|Canine]]" and helped establish the philosophy of writing songs about the world as seen through a dog's eyes.<ref name="Afternoon">{{cite journal|title=Dog Day Afternoon|journal=Melody Maker|date=May 21, 1988|url=http://litany.net/interviews/mm88.html|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> "It was about a dog watching his master beat his wife and then questioning himself - should he be loyal to the man or rip his head off?"<ref name="Taboos" /> Along with [[Bill Leeb]] (Wilhelm Shroeder), Ogre and Key produced the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Remission (EP)|Remission]]'' in 1984 and released it through the newly established [[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]] label.<ref name="EveryDog">{{cite web|last1=Wolanski|first1=Coreen|title=Skinny Puppy: Every Dog has Its Day (1 February, 2002)|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinny_puppy-every_dog_has_its_day|website=Exclaim!|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> Next to follow were two full-length albums, ''[[Bites (album)|Bites]]'' in 1985 and ''[[Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse]]'' in 1986, the latter of which spawned their first single, "[[Dig It (Skinny Puppy song)|Dig It]]".

[[File:Nivek Ogre Skinny Puppy 1987.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A photo of Nivek Ogre performing with Skinny Puppy in 1987.|Nivek Ogre performing with Skinny Puppy in 1987]]

Many of Ogre's early songs, specifically from the album ''Bites'', were about his ex-wife.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stern|first1=Perry|title=Canine Caterwauling|journal=Graffiti|date=September 1986|url=http://www.litany.net/interviews/cancat.html|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Following ''Bites'', Ogre began to construct more politically and socially minded lyrics such as those for the song "Dig It", which he says describes "a fight to rise above in the work force/ which can turn into your early grave".<ref name="Taboos" /> Ogre's writing would gradually become more "worldly" and "[[ecology]]-minded".<ref name=AintDead>{{cite journal|last1=Walczak|first1=René|title=Skinny Puppy: It Ain't Dead Yet|journal=Propaganda|date=1991|issue=17|url=http://www.litany.net/interviews/prop91.html|access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> [[Animal rights]] and environmental degradation would become recurring elements in Skinny Puppy's music.<ref name="HarshReality">{{cite journal|last1=Luhrssen|first1=Dave|title=Skinny Puppy make the most Harsh Reality|journal=Milwaukee Journal|date=October 26, 1990|url=http://litany.net/interviews/milw102690.html|access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> 1988's ''[[VIVIsectVI]]'', written as "a biting commentary on animal rights",<ref name="BloodRock">{{cite journal|last1=Bonner|first1=Staci|title=Blood Rock: Skinny Puppy's Morbid Extremes|journal=Spin|date=December 1988|volume=4|issue=9|pages=15|url=https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_5oyYjDeNc_AC#page/n13/mode/2up|access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref> spawned the single "[[Testure]]" which peaked at no. 19 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]]'' [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Skinny Puppy - Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279535/Skinny+Puppy/chart?f=359|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref>

Skinny Puppy became known for their [[performance art]] laden live shows, a result of Ogre's use of costumes, props, and fake blood.<ref name="Kleinfeld">{{cite web|last1=Kleinfeld|first1=Justin|title=Skinny Puppy (1 April, 2007)|url=http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/skinny-puppy/37723|website=Electronic Musician|publisher=NewBay Media|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> The set design for a live show often falls to Ogre, who usually builds the sets himself.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Chris|title=Report: Skinny Puppy, Live in Toronto|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/report-skinny-puppy-live-in-toronto/|website=Fangoria|publisher=fangoria.com|access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520014300/http://www.fangoria.com/new/report-skinny-puppy-live-in-toronto/|archive-date=May 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ogre described the ''[[Too Dark Park]]'' tour as his career high point, during which he ran off what he called "car-crash energy".<ref name="Soundcheck" />

While recording the Skinny Puppy album ''[[The Process (Skinny Puppy album)|The Process]]'' in [[Los Angeles]], a split began to grow between the band members with Ogre on one side and the other two band members, Key and keyboardist [[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.<ref name="AllBio">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Skinny Puppy: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/skinny-puppy-mn0000750970/biography|website=AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic.com|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref>

He joined the [[Banff Centre]] as an artist-in-residence in spring 2000<ref>{{cite journal |title=There and Back: Celebrating 15 Years of Artists Who Shaped A.P. |journal=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=September 2000 |issue=146 |url=http://litany.net/interviews/ap0900.html |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> before reuniting with Key to perform at the [[Doomsday Festival]] in [[Dresden]] as Skinny Puppy.<ref>{{cite journal|title=There and Back: Celebrating 15 Years of Artists Who Shaped A.P.|journal=Alternative Press|date=September 2000|issue=146|url=http://litany.net/interviews/ap0900.html|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Relations improved between the two band members after the performance and they released ''[[The Greater Wrong of the Right]]'' in 2004; they followed this up with the release of ''[[Mythmaker]]'' in 2007 and ''[[Handover (album)|hanDover]]'' in 2011.<ref name="AllBio" /> In 2013, inspired by the news that their music had been used for torture at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], they released the album ''[[Weapon (album)|Weapon]]''.<ref name="FuseTorture?">{{cite web|last1=Noah|first1=Alan|title=Skinny Puppy: Music as Torture? (21 February, 2014)|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2014/02/fuse-news-skinny-puppy-guantanamo-torture-music|website=Fuse|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> In early 2014, Ogre and Key sent the US government an invoice for $666,000 for the use of their music at the camp.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Flanagan|first1=Andrew|title=Skinny Puppy on Invoicing the U.S. Government: 'I'm Sure BMI and ASCAP would Like to Know' (7 February, 2014)|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5900955/skinny-puppy-on-invoicing-the-us-government-im-sure-bmi-and-ascap|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> Ogre told the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' that "they didn’t even use our actual recordings – they used [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]], so there was all sorts of hiss and distortion in the mix, which was probably even more disturbing to the person who was having it done to them".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lanham|first1=Tom|title=Skinny Puppy Makes Torturing Music (18 December, 2014)|url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/skinny-puppy-makes-torturing-music/Content?oid=2914589|website=The San Francisco Examiner|publisher=[[San Francisco Examiner]]|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> In 2015, they embarked on the ''Down the Sociopath'' tour with [[Youth Code]] through North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=SKINNY PUPPY YOUTH CODE US TOUR|url=http://litany.net/posts/2015/08/12/skinny-puppy--youth-code-us-tour|work=Litany.net|access-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807161942/http://www.litany.net/posts/2015/08/12/skinny-puppy--youth-code-us-tour|archive-date=August 7, 2016}}</ref> A follow-up tour in Europe entitled ''Down the Sociopath too Euro 2017'' began in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skinny Puppy's Down the SocioPath too Euro 2017 Tour!|url=https://www.metropolis-records.com/tour/291/skinny-puppys-down-the-sociopath-too-euro-2017-tour|website=Metropolis Records|publisher=metropolis-records.com|access-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref>

===ohGr===
In 1989, Ogre and Al Jourgensen started the side project [[W.E.L.T.]] (When Everyone Learns the Truth). Some material was recorded, but the only song they released was turned into Ministry's 1996 song "[[The Fall (Ministry song)|The Fall]]", from ''[[Filth Pig]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wolanski|first1=Coreen|title=Ministry: Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1 March 2003)|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ministry-nothing_exceeds_like_excess|website=Exclaim!|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> During the recording of ''The Process'' in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], Ogre befriended [[Ruby (British band)|Ruby]] member Mark Walk.<ref name="Chaos">{{cite web|last1=Gourley|first1=Bob|title=Skinny Puppy Frontman Nivek Ogre Interviewed about his ohGr Side Project (2008)|url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/ogre/|website=Chaos Control|date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> They revived the W.E.L.T. project by producing a 14-track album, but this was eventually shelved by their label, [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]]. Ogre became depressed as a result of the labels decision; he told ''[[Exclaim!]]'' in 1998 that to relieve the situation, he picked up a book on [[Pink Floyd]] and started playing the guitar. "That was really good for me, it was really good therapy. It took hours and hours of time that would have been spent fixating on a problem that there was really nothing I could do about".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Twomey|first1=Chris|title=Ogre Unmasked|journal=Exclaim!|date=1998|url=http://litany.net/interviews/ogr-exclaim.html|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Nivek Ogre with ohGr in 2011.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A photo of Nivek Ogre performing with ohGr in 2011.|Nivek Ogre on stage with ohGr in 2011]]

Ogre was kept on the label for three years, unable to do anything with the recordings. "It wasn’t until about 2000 that I pulled myself up by the bootstraps and went to see what was going on. I found out that all that time, I could have just walked away from it because no one was going to do anything".<ref name="Chaos" /> Ogre and Walk landed a deal with [[Spitfire Records]], but were unable to retrieve their original master recordings from American. This meant they had to rerecord the entire album, a feat which took them roughly three to four months.<ref name="MK">{{cite journal|last1=Bayle|first1=Phellon|title=Ogre and the Thief of Welt|journal=MK Ultra Magazine|date=2001|url=https://www.litany.net/interviews/mkultra2001.html|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509180618/http://litany.net/interviews/mkultra2001.html|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Using the new moniker [[ohGr]], the album was released as ''[[Welt (album)|Welt]]'' in February 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viglione|first1=Joe|title=ohGr: Welt Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/welt-mw0000118235|website=AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> A video for the song "Cracker" was produced by Skinny Puppy collaborator [[William Morrison (director)|William Morrison]], who would join the group on tour. Also joining the tour was cEvin Key, who performed drums.<ref name="MK" />

ohGr would produce three more albums including ''[[SunnyPsyOp]]'' in 2003, ''[[Devils in my Details]]'' in 2008, ''[[UnDeveloped]]'' in 2011, all of which landed on ''Billboard'''s [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ohGr - Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ohgr|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> "What makes ohGr different from Skinny Puppy", Ogre explained to ''[[Westword]]'' in 2011, "is that Skinny Puppy focuses on sound design with lyrics laid on top, while ohGr bases its music around lyrics". He stated further: "When we're performing live, with ohGr, we strip back a lot of the electronics and the stuff that doesn't need to be there...All the guitars out, all the bass out, when it's played live, and a lot of the keyboards are played live, too".<ref name="Westword" />

ohGr released their fifth album, ''[[Tricks (album)|Tricks]]'', on June 18, 2018. The album was funded by a [[PledgeMusic]] campaign.<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |title=ohGr: Tricks on PledgeMusic |url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ohgr |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The album had been intended for release on October 31, 2017, but the release date was pushed back due to a [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] error.<ref>{{cite web |title=ohGr: Tricks Release |url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ohgr/updates/90624 |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The band promoted the album with a 32 date North American tour and included three dates for the 2018 Cold Waves festival,<ref name="RMM">{{cite web |last1=Veronac |first1=Alex |title=Ohgr Supports New "Tricks" Album with US/Canada Tour (21 June 2018) |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/ohgr-supports-new-tricks-album-with-uscanada-tour/ |website=[[Release Music Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> which they had performed in the year prior while supporting [[KMFDM]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Michael |title=KMFDM Announce Two New Releases + Fall 2017 U.S. Tour (25 April 2017) |url=http://loudwire.com/kmfdm-announce-two-new-releases-fall-2017-u-s-tour/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=April 25, 2017 |publisher=Townsquare Media, Inc |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> The tour was the first time in 25 years Ogre performed in his hometown of Calgary.<ref name="RMM" /> The band was supported by Paul Barker's [[Lead into Gold]] and Omniflux.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Geoffrey |title=ohGr, Lead into Gold, and Omniflux at Slim's, Wednesday August 15, 2018 |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshows/ohgr-lead-into-gold-and-omniflux-at-slims-wednesday-august-15-2018/ |website=[[SF Weekly]] |date=August 16, 2018 |publisher=SF Weekly |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>

In January 2019, amid similar stories from other bands, Walk told ''Billboard'' that PledgeMusic had owed the band $100,000 in funds raised during the campaign.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stutz |first1=Colin |title=PledgeMusic's Failed Promise Leaves Artists in Limbo and the Future of Music Crowdfunding in Jeopardy (February 8, 2019) |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8497348/pledgemusic-music-crowdfunding-industry-artist-campaigns-regulation |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> The company had been unresponsive with regards to when the band would be paid, which had forced them to release the album digitally and tour without merchandise to sell.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trapp |first1=Philip |title=Crowdfunding Platform PledgeMusic Owes Its Artists Thousands (January 24, 2019) |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/pledgemusic-owes-artists-thousands-report/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Collaborations with Al Jourgensen===
Ogre's first collaboration with [[Al Jourgensen]] was in 1987 during the recording of the song "Show Me Your Spine" for the film ''[[RoboCop]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Macdonald|first1=Cameron|title='Ministry Early Trax' Review (13 January, 2005)|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11779-early-trax-side-trax/|website=Pitchfork|date=January 13, 2005 |publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> The song was recorded by [[PTP (band)|PTP]], a side project of Jourgensen's alongside [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] cohort [[Paul Barker]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bergstrom|first1=John|title='Ministry Trax! Rarities' (27 February 2017)|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/ministry-trax-rarities/|website=PopMatters|publisher=PopMatters Media|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> Jourgensen explained that he "didn't even know who he [Ogre] was, but somebody said he was some singer from somewhere, so I just said "hey man, make yourself useful, get in here and sing".<ref name="prongs/al/ogre">{{cite web|last1=Radio|first1=Joe|title=Interview: Al Jourgensen and Ogre, 1989|url=http://www.prongs.org/ministry/alogre|website=prongs.org|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref> Ogre would later go on tour with Ministry to promote their album ''[[The Land of Rape and Honey]]'' in 1988.<ref name="Soundcheck" /> Ogre asked Jourgensen if he would produce the 1989 Skinny Puppy album ''[[Rabies (Skinny Puppy album)|Rabies]]'', a job he accepted. Jourgensen described his experience with Skinny Puppy as tumultuous since it had been Ogre, not Key and Goettel, who asked for assistance on the record; "Sometimes bad vibes make for great, tension-filled music, and that's what Skinny Puppy thrived on".<ref>{{cite book|last=Jourgensen|first=Al|title=Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen|date=July 9, 2013|publisher=Da Capo Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/ministrylostgosp00jour/page/87 87]|isbn=978-0306822186|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/ministrylostgosp00jour/page/87}}</ref>

Ogre next worked with Jourgensen on the Ministry album ''[[The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste]]'', receiving credit as a writer on the song "[[Thieves (Ministry song)|Thieves]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry: The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-taste-mw0000654036|website=AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> Ogre introduced Jourgensen to  [[Toronto]] native Angelina Lukacin whose voice was recorded for the album closer "Dream Song".<ref>Jourgensen (2013): p. 95-96</ref> Ogre joined Ministry on tour contributing guitars, keyboards, and vocals.<ref>{{cite web|title='In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up' Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-case-you-didnt-feel-like-showing-up-mw0000690211/credits|website=AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> He said that "Playing with Ministry was insane everywhere, especially during the tour for ''The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste'', which had the cage set up at the front of the stage. It became all you saw, the cage separating you from the raging mass of people in front of you".<ref name="Soundcheck" /> The single "[[Burning Inside (song)|Burning Inside]]" featured a live cover of the Skinny Puppy song "Smothered Hope",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Byrom|first1=Cody D.|title=Ministry Rantology (8 January, 2006)|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5310-rantology/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> with Ogre contributing vocals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skinny Puppy Rabies (21 November, 2016)|url=http://www.post-punk.com/skinny-puppy-rabies/|website=Post-Punk.Com|date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>

Ogre had also worked with Jourgensen in the industrial group [[Revolting Cocks]], originally as a touring member. Ogre mentioned that he "had a gas" while on tour, referring to it as an initiation; "My brain was rotating about four feet above my head".<ref name="prongs/al/ogre" /> He continued to work with the group by providing vocals for their 1990 effort ''[[Beers, Steers, and Queers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gilmore|first1=Steven|title=The Peril's of Puppy|url=http://litany.net/interviews/ipso89.htm|work=Ipso Facto Magazine|issue=7|date=1989}}</ref> When Ogre was again invited to tour with the band, he declined, explaining that his friendship with Jourgensen had become strained. "There were a few things that happened between me and him [Jourgensen] that really made me question our whole friendship and his reason for having me down there. So I decided to bow out of the Revolting Cocks tour. If I hadn't, I would have come back totally addicted to heroin".<ref>{{cite journal|title=24 Hours in Vancouver|journal=Alternative Press|date=February 1992|issue=35|pages=40–46|url=http://litany.net/interviews/altpress91.html|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Other musical ventures===
Ogre became involved with [[Pigface]], an industrial music collective formed by [[Martin Atkins]], on their 1990 debut ''[[Gub]]''. He sang on the song "Tapeworm"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Radford|first1=Chad|title=10 Essential Albums from the Outer Reaches of Skinny Puppy's Universe (5 December 2014)|url=http://www.clatl.com/music/article/13081152/10-essential-albums-from-the-outer-reaches-of-skinny-puppys-universe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809033202/http://www.clatl.com/music/article/13081152/10-essential-albums-from-the-outer-reaches-of-skinny-puppys-universe|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2016|website=[[Creative Loafing]]|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and was featured on the 1991 live album ''[[Welcome to Mexico... Asshole]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Raggett|first1=Ned|title=Pigface: 'Welcome to Mexico Asshole' Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-mexico-asshole-mw0000085645|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> Ogre also contributed to the studio albums ''[[Fook (album)|Fook]]'' (1992)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harper|first1=Jim|title=Pigface: 'Fook' Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fook-mw0000097178|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Notes from Thee Underground]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harper|first1=Jim|title=Pigface: Notes from Thee Underground|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/notes-from-thee-underground-mw0000114703|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and the live album ''[[Truth Will Out]]'' (1993) as a guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harper|first1=Jim|title=Pigface: Truth Will Out|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/truth-will-out-mw0000104304|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> Ogre again teamed up with Atkins to form the band Ritalin, later renamed [[Rx (band)|Rx]]. The duo's only release, 1998's ''Bedside Toxicology'', provided a showcase for Ogre's singing, something which he had worked on while spending time in [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Best|first1=Chris|title=Rx: An Interview with Ogre|magazine=Lollipop|date=1997|issue=45|url=http://litany.net/interviews/Rx-Lollipop.html|access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> Ogre also made several contributions to KMFDM, providing vocals for the song "Torture" on their 1997 album ''[[Symbols (album)|Symbols]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hinds|first1=Andy|title=KMFDM: 'Symbols' Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/symbols-mw0000028951|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> He joined the band as a guest musician for their ''Symbols'' tour. He said of his experience: "There was a really great vibe on that tour and I really got along with all the people and it gave me a chance to laugh maniacally".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lamb|first1=Simon Rust|title=Ritalin: Ogre's Over the Counter Prescription|magazine=Fix Magazine|date=1998|issue=23|url=http://litany.net/interviews/fix-ogre.html|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> He worked with KMFDM again in 1999, singing on the songs "That's All" and "Full Worm Garden" for the album ''[[Adios (KMFDM album)|Adios]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boldmen|first1=Gina|title=KMFDM: Adios|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/adios-mw0000034498|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref>

Ogre appeared on [[The Final Cut (band)|The Final Cut]]'s 1991 debut album, ''Consumed'', alongside [[Chris Connelly (musician)|Chris Connelly]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carruthers|first1=Sean|title=The Final Cut: 'Consumed' Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/consumed-mw0000611231|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and provided [[Monster Voodoo Machine]] a remix of the song "Copper Theft" on their 1994 album ''Defense Mechanism''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monster Voodoo Machine: 'Defense Mechanism' Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/defense-mechanism-mw0000121107/credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> Ogre worked with Mark Walk on several tracks for the 1996 video game ''[[Descent II]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Descent II CD-Audio Tracklist|url=http://www.descent2.com/goodies/music/d2_tracklist.shtml|website=Descent-Network|publisher=descent2.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and later on a remix of "Smothered Hope" for the album ''[[Remix dystemper]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Skinny Puppy: Remix dystemper|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/remix-dys-temper-mw0000043623|website=AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> The pair also provided a remix of the song "Edge of the World" by [[The Crüxshadows]] on their release ''[[Shadowbox]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lim|first1=Stacy|title=Brap...The Skinny Puppy Discography|url=http://prongs.org/brap/SP.html|website=Prongs|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> He covered the song "[[Borderline (Madonna song)|Borderline]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] for the album ''Virgin Vocies 2000: A Tribute to Madonna''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r470714|title= Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Vol. 2 > Overview|last=Pharst|first=Heather|date=March 21, 2000|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and appeared on cEvin Key's 2001 solo album, ''[[The Ghost of Each Room]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Through the Key Hole|magazine=Terrorizer|date=December 2001|issue=95|url=http://litany.net/interviews/terror-key.html|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> Ogre supplied a remix of the track "Wraith" for [[John Carpenter]]'s 2014 album ''[[Lost Themes]]''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory|title=John Carpenter Gets Remixed by Zola Jesus, ohGr, JG Thirwell for Deluxe 'Lost Themes' (15 December 2014)|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/john_carpenter_gets_remixed_by_zola_jesus_ohgr_jg_thirwell_for_deluxe_lost_themes_release|website=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=Exclaim!|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> and also contributed to the  2015 ''[[Demons (1985 film)|Demons]]'' (1985 film) remix album.<ref name="FangRemix">{{cite web|title=Exclusive Audio Preview: "DEMONS" Soundtrack Remixes by ohGr and Chris Alexander; Win CDs (29 April, 2015)|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-audio-preview-demons-soundtrack-remixes-by-ohgr-and-chris-alexander-win-cds/|website=Fangoria|publisher=Fangoria Entertainment|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref>