Seymour Stein

Seymour Stein
Stein in 2013
Born
Seymour Steinbigle

(1942-04-18)April 18, 1942
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • music executive
Spouse
(divorced)
Children2, including Mandy Stein
AwardsMember of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Seymour Steinbigle (April 18, 1942 – April 2, 2023), known professionally as Seymour Stein, was an American entrepreneur and music executive. He co-founded Sire Records and was vice president of Warner Bros. Records. With Sire, Stein signed bands that became central to the new wave era of the 1970s and 1980s, including Talking Heads and The Pretenders; he signed Madonna as well. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.