Steve Leeds has worked in the music business for over 40 years. Since 2004, he has served as the Vice President of Talent and Industry Affairs at SiriusXM. He has held senior executive positions at Virgin Records, Universal Records and Island Records. Leeds also worked for MTV for several years in a variety of Talent Relations roles. Following several years running his own music industry consultancy, he was Managing Director for Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records. He began his professional career in the 1970s at Atlantic Recording Corporation as National Album Promotion Director, where he worked closely with such iconic classic rock acts as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Foreigner, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes and Genesis.
Music industry veteran Steve Leeds shares a story about a tour stop with Joan Jett in St. Louis and an unforgettable drive in their special guest’s Cadillac