Ulf Oesterle has spent a career operating at the intersection of the music business and higher education. Oesterle spent nearly two decades teaching at Syracuse University while also managing artists, running an independent record label, curating and hosting a commercial specialty radio program and booking talent for events in Central New York. Currently he directs marketing efforts for After Dark Presents, a concert promoter with offices in Buffalo & Syracuse, NY and oversees music business internships at Hofstra University. Outside of music, Oesterle is a TikTok creator with 350 million+ views of his original content on the platform.