Oliver Edward Ackermann (born November 22, 1976) is an American rock musician, who is the founder of the Brooklyn-based effects pedal company Death By Audio and is guitarist and vocalist for A Place to Bury Strangers, a rock band hailed as "the loudest band in New York".
Ackermann currently resides in Brooklyn, New York and is a contributor to the Death By Audio space and collective.
In 2007, he teamed up with Richard Fearless from Death In Vegas to form Black Acid only to later disband it as A Place to Bury Strangers was gaining global acclaim.
At Death by Audio, Ackermann designs and manufactures hand-wired guitar-effects pedals,[1] and has provided custom effects equipment to bands such as U2, Wilco, and Nine Inch Nails.
[4] The former Death By Audio location also operated as a live/work environment for artists and musicians, recording studio, and art/music venue.