Kevin Stein

Kevin Stein has built his career at the intersection of emerging technology, entertainment, audience behavior, and cultural storytelling. As Executive Producer at Heaven Research, the creative production company named by Jimi Hendrix, and Big Sky Productions, he develops original intellectual property exploring the intersection of AI, storytelling, and consciousness. His current projects include Tales of 1001 Algorithms, House of Dreams, and the immersive experiences The Room Full of Mirrors Experience and Rock and Roll Time Machine. He is also Principal and Co-founder of Signal Path Immersive, an experiential entertainment production company based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Throughout his career, Stein has held senior leadership positions across entertainment, digital media, and technology. He previously served as Vice President of Original Programs at HBO, Director of Late-Night Programs and Interim Vice President of Specials at CBS, and Vice President of Development at King World Productions, where he was part of the team that launched The Oprah Winfrey Show. His work spans network, cable, syndicated television, film, and emerging media, with expertise in business development, content strategy, and innovation.

Stein has also led executive initiatives in generative AI, augmented reality, neuromarketing, and AI training for entertainment and corporate organizations. Earlier in his career, he served as SVP of Social Business at Strategic Partners, General Manager at DMI Media and Marketing Solutions, and Chief Strategy Officer at Buzztone, where he worked with major brands and media companies including Disney, DreamWorks, Microsoft, Sony, NBC Sports, and Time Inc.

As a producer and consultant, Stein has worked with Paramount, Columbia Pictures, VH1, HBO, Warner Bros., MTV, PBS, the Jimi Hendrix Estate, the Zappa Family Trust, and numerous music and documentary projects. His productions include Jimi Plays Monterey, Music, Madness and the Sixties, Rock and Roll: The Early Years, The British Invasion and The Kids Are Alright.

His nonprofit and educational work includes helping launch NASA's Challenger Center for Space Science Education, co-founding the Jimi Hendrix Foundation, and co-founding The Bridge Program at Antioch University, which has provided tuition-free humanities education to marginalized adults in Los Angeles for more than two decades. He continues to serve as a marketing consultant to the Les Paul Foundation, supporting music education and innovation.

Stein is co-authoring, with Dr. Howard Teich, the forthcoming book The Secret of Complementarity: How to Live Beyond Binary Thinking, which explores archetypal psychology, identity, myth, and AI. He recently co-authored the chapter Artificial Muse: Reconciling AI and Human Creativity in the forthcoming volume Artificial Intelligence in Arts Administration: Pedagogy and Practice (Routledge).