Ed Steinberg

Who is Ed Steinberg?

Ed Steinberg is a New York City-based music video producer/director. Steinberg also founded the RockAmerica video distribution network. Steinberg has a colorful reputation. He is perhaps best known for making Madonna's first ever music video in 1982 for the song Everybody, but he has produced and directed more than 90 music videos for other artists such as Gipsy Kings, Cheap Trick, U2 and Yello. Long-form television programs he has produced include music specials for MTV; Alive From Off Center for PBS; and The Palladium, Where Mambo was King for Bravo. His videos are in collections in the Whitney Museum, The Museum of Modern Art and The Guggenheim. He has served as the musical director for the Havana Film Festival since 2000.

Steinberg is currently the President of ROCKAMEDIA LLC, a media production and distribution company and Media Advisor to KIDOS, an educational web site for kids 3–7 years old.