Seymour Stein

About the Author

SEYMOUR STEIN is the co-founder and chairman of Sire Records, as well as a Vice President of Warner Bros. Records. Sire Records, which he founded in 1966, is known as the pioneer of New Wave music and discovery of such artists as Madonna to the Ramones in the 1970's. Stein was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 under the lifetime-achievement category.