Miles Davis
Properties, LLC announces an exclusive partnership with global licensing and
merchandising company Perryscope Productions, as official merchandiser of
record for music icon Miles Davis, in a recent deal closed by the Miles Davis
Estate. A comprehensive, high-end Miles Davis online shop is scheduled to
launch spring/summer of 2019 featuring clothing, jewelry, watches, wall art,
original art and coffee table books, among other unique items. Perryscope will
develop a licensing program of wearables and collectibles that pays homage to
the life, art and legacy of Davis, while expanding and enhancing the globally
recognized musician's likeness worldwide.
"We're excited to work with Perryscope to launch an extensive
worldwide campaign that celebrates the genius and legacy of Miles. The size and
scope of this project will be revolutionary, just like Miles," says the
Miles Davis Estate.
Norman Perry, President of Perryscope Productions comments:
"In 1973 I found myself living in London working in concert production as
part of the team that staged two sell-outs by Miles Davis at the famed Rainbow
Theatre. Years later, it is an honor to be working with the Miles Davis Estate
in maintaining his global status as one of music's most iconic and innovative
craftsmen. We are developing a comprehensive assortment of authorized apparel,
collectibles and wall art that features the imagery and artistry of Miles to
complement his timeless music."
One of the most innovative figures in jazz history,
trumpeter Miles Davis notched his mainstream breakthrough with 1970's Bitches
Brew, which reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum. His
1959 album, Kind Of Blue, ranks as the best-selling jazz album of all time.
Rolling Stone lists "Kind Of Blue" in their "500 Greatest
Albums" round up.
The world-class Renaissance man changed the course of music
five or six times and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame,
defying music categorization. He remains relevant to multiple generations. To
date, he's won 8 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and 10 of
his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. More recently,
the soundtrack for the 2015 film Miles Ahead, starring Don Cheadle, won a
Grammy for "Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media." He remains
among the most sampled recording artists today, crossing genres.
Davis also remains a fashion icon, consistently being
included on GQ and other fashion publications' "best of" lists. He
was also the consummate fine artist, with sold-out international art
exhibitions of "We Want Miles" hitting Paris, Montreal and Brazil.
His iconic likeness on a U.S. postage stamp spiked a record breaking 23+
million sales. Perhaps the greatest homage was NYC's 77th Street being renamed
Miles Davis Way with a massive block party, in addition to the unanimous
passing of Congressional Record 894 honoring the 50th Anniversary of Kind Of
Blue.
His mass crossover appeal has led to the annual Miles Davis
House event at SXSW, hitting a younger, cross genre demographic, to packed
venues.
He remains the sole ambassador of the trumpet. Nobody can
wrestle the trumpet's legacy away from Miles Davis. The spirit of Miles lives
on.
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