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STEVE BARTEK


Steve Bartek is Oingo Boingo's lead guitarist and Danny Elfman's orchestrator. Born the 30th of January 1952, Bartek played the bass in high school and was a flautist/songwriter for Strawberry Alarm Clock. In 1975, he met with Danny and was promptly invited to the Mystic Knights, replacing guitarist Stan Ayeroff.

Bartek was the lead guitarist (sometimes accordionist on special occasions) for the band until the breakup in 1995. During his time in the band, he began to work alongside Danny in his projects, having worked on over 50 projects together.

After Oingo Boingo, Bartek continues his work as a composer and conductor, while also playing guitar in Vatos' Oingo Boingo Former Members.