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, was the pioneer of New Wave music. Stein was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 under the lifetime-achievement category. He lives in New York City.
Stein is the author of the memoir, Siren Song.