Pez Jax
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Perry Jax | |
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| Born | Perry Jax November 13, 1987 London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Southampton University |
| Genre | Author, Publisher, Music expert, Influencer |
| Notable works | "Off The Wall: From the Beginning, Brick by Brick"; "The Story of HIStory"; Kingvention, The European Michael Jackson Convention |
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Pez [Perry] Jax (born November 13, 1987) is an British author, writer and commentator and creator of the European Michael Jackson Convention called Kingvention. Jax is also director of Sixteen11 Media Group Limited, a company dedicated to being a fan of music.
Early life[edit]
Jax was born on November 13, 1987, in Harlow, England. He studied music at Southampton University and previously worked at Metropolis Studios in London.
Bibliography[edit]
"Off The Wall: From the Beginning, Brick by Brick" – ISBN 978-0-9931780-2-3.[1]
"The Story of HIStory" – ISBN 978-0-9931780-6-1[2][3]
Michael Jackson Fan Club[edit]
Jax, alongside Mayah Thomas, created in 2006 a fan club dedicated to Pop Star Michael Jackson named MJVibe. MJVibe has become one of the most visited fan websites in Europe since its creation with over two million views. The aim of MJVibe is to give a platform to the fans with News, event calendar, articles, interviews about Jackson.[4]
Editor in chief[edit]
Jax is Editor in chief of several magazines dedicated to the music industry.
The first one to be released was Iconic Magazine, a fan magazine dedicated to Michael Jackson. The magazine had many contributors from the Michael Jackson Fandom and interviews are mostly done by Jax.
Jax has interviewed over 80 individuals who have worked with Jackson for the magazine and subsequent projects.
Iconic Magazine was first released on a quarterly release schedule and in 2017 became a yearly release.
Jax embarked on a second venture this time dedicated to Janet Jackson. The publication was called Feedback Magazine after the singer's single from 2007. Feedback Magazine had only three issues between July 2011 and March 2013.
Jax also oversaw a standalone issue of JBiebz Magazine, a fanzine dedicated to Justin Bieber.
| Magazine | Issue | Title | Interview | ISSN# | Date | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Magazine | ||||||
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 1 | 15 Years of HIStor | ISSN 2047-3222 | November 2011 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille | |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 2 | L.O.V.E | Siedah Garrett
Christophe Boulme |
ISSN 2047-3222 | February 2011 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille Liam McEwan |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 3 | ICON | Jennifer Batten | ISSN 2047-3222 | May 2011 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille Richard Dyson |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 4 | 4.0 | Travis Payne | ISSN 2047-3222 | August 2011 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille Richard Dyson |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 5 | Dangerous/Invincible | Travis Payne | ISSN 2047-3222 | December 2011 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille Richard Dyson Amber Myers |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 6 | To Love, Honor & Terrify | Teron Beal
Thriller Live Cast |
ISSN 2047-3222 | March 2012 | Mayah Thomas
Sebastian Mille Amber Myers Nicolae Vidan Richard Dyson |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 7 | The Gangsta Issue | Will Wilson | ISSN 2047-3222 | June 2012 | Mayah Thomas
Amber Myers Chandni Buljhoo Chris Cadman Birch Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Nicolae Vidan |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 8 | BAD25 | David Nordahl
Bernard Mouillon |
ISSN 2047-3222 | August 2012 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan Chris Cadman Richard Lecocq Peter Dufour Amber Myers Rebecca Reza |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 9 | Identity | Michael Lee Bush
The Immortal World Tour Cast |
ISSN 2047-3222 | December 2012 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 10 | Live | Stacy Walker | ISSN 2047-3222 | March 2013 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan Chris Cadman Astrid Bjonness Sylvie Mariani |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 11 | Stranger in London | Joseph Yacoe
Kristian Kachitis Eric Zimmerman |
ISSN 2047-3222 | June 2013 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan Christophe Boulme |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 12 | The Image | Diana Walczak
Jeff Kleiser Alex Topaller & Dan Shapiro from Aggressive |
ISSN 2047-3222 | August 2013 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 13 | The Businessman | Jonathan Morrish
Scott Christopher |
ISSN 2047-3222 | December 2013 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan Vanessa Wood |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 14 | Music & Me | Matt Forger
Rob Hoffman |
ISSN 2047-3222 | March 2014 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 15 | His Vision | Vittorio Storano | ISSN 2047-3222 | June 2014 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 16 | Neverland | Rob Swinson
Brick Price Larry Nimmer |
ISSN 2047-3222 | September 2014 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Brad Sandburg |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 17 | They Don't Care About Us | Spike Lee | ISSN 2047-3222 | December 2014 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 18 | Superhero | Nicholas Pike | ISSN 2047-3222 | March 2015 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen Nicolae Vidan Dan Urquhart |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 19 | Scream | Eddie Wolfl
Martin Mervel |
ISSN 2047-3222 | May 2015 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 20 | 20 | Bruce Swedien
Sybil Azur |
ISSN 2047-3222 | September 2015 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 21 | The Dance | Lorraine Fields | ISSN 2047-3222 | December 2015 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 22 | The Later Years | Carol Lamere
Yuko Sumida Jackson |
ISSN 2047-3222 | May 2016 | Steve Bigglestone
Sebastian Mille |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 23 | Dangerous 25 | Timothy White
Dan Beck |
ISSN 2047-3222 | November 2016 | Sebastian Mille
Steve Bigglestone Jack Silk |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 24 | Legacy | Lavelle smith Jr
Jean-Marie Horvat |
ISSN 2047-3222 | Year 2017 | Sebastian Mille
Steve Bigglestone Jack Silk Daniel Elliman |
| Iconic Magazine | Issue 25 | Diamond | Dorian Holley
Eddie Garcia |
ISSN 2047-3222 | Year 2018 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille Kate Allen |
| Iconic Magazine | Special #1 | Innocent | Aphrodites Jones | N/A | Year 2013 | Sebastian Mille
Richard Dyson |
| Iconic Magazine | Special #2 | Xscape | Joseph Vogel | N/A | Year 2014 | Mayah Thomas
Richard Dyson Sebastian Mille |
| Iconic Magazine | Special #3 | Diamond | N/A | Year 2018 | ||
| Feedback Magazine | ||||||
| Feedback Magazine | Issue 1 | Up Close and Personal Tour | ISSN 2047-3923 | July 2011 | Kim Jackson
Sebastian Mille | |
| Feedback Magazine | Issue 2 | Janet goes Deep | Tony Martinez | ISSN 2047-3923 | February 2012 | Kim Jackson
Sebastian Mille |
| Feedback Magazine | Issue 3 | It's Janet | Barry Lather | ISSN 2047-3923 | March 2013 | Kim Jackson
Sebastian Mille |
| J-Biebz Magazine | ||||||
| J-Biebz Magazine | Issue 1 | Justin Bieber | Year 2011 | Nicole Wallace
Sebastian Mille |
Publisher[edit]
Jax is the director and publisher at Sixteen11 Media Group Limited, a publishing company with the sole purpose to release publications and services for the music lovers.
Jax created the publishing company and was named after the day he met pop star Michael Jackson on November 16, 2006. Jax is named as publisher for numerous books including the Ultimate Collector Book Series, a series of catalogs about Official Michael Jackson Merchandise.
| Publication | Edition | Author(s) | Foreword | Contribution | ISBN | Year of Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume V – HIStory from 1995 to 2000 | Classic | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Diana Walczak | 978-0-9931780-0-9 | 2015 | |
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume IV – Dangerous from 1991 to 1994 | Classic | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Harrison Funk | 978-0-9931780-1-6 | 2016 | |
| Off The Wall: From the Beginning, Brick by Brick | Classic | Pez Jax | Kate Allen | 978-0-9931780-2-3 | 2016 | |
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume VI – Invincible: From 2001 to 2008 | Classic | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Jean-Marie Horvat | 978-0-9931780-3-0 | 2017 | |
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume V – HIStory from 1995 to 2000 | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Diana Walczak | 978-0-9931780-0-9 | 2018 | ||
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume III – BAD from 1987 to 1990 | Classic | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Dorian Holley | 978-0-9931780-5-4 | 2018 | |
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume IV – Dangerous from 1991 to 1994 | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Harrison Funk | 978-0-9931780-1-6 | 2019 | ||
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume III – BAD from 1987 to 1990 | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Dorian Holley | 978-0-9931780-5-4 | 2019 | ||
| The Ultimate Collector Book: HIStory – 25th Anniversary Edition | Special Edition | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Rob Hoffman | 978-0-9931780-0-9 | 2020 | |
| The Story of HIStory | Pez Jax | Dan Beck | 978-0-9931780-6-1 | 2020 | ||
| The Story of HIStory – Limited Edition* | Hardback | Pez Jax | Dan Beck | 978-0-9931780-6-1 | 2020 | |
| The Ultimate Collector Book: Volume II – Thriller from 1982 to 1989 | Classic | Fabrice Ancellet & Sebastian Mille | Larry Stessel | 978-0-9931780-7-8 | 2022 |
*The Story of HIStory – Limited Edition hardback printed in metallic ink with a Gold look. This Edition came with an Ivory Coloured Box with Michael Jackson HIStory Statue Gold Foiled.[5][6][7]
King of Shop[edit]
Jax created a Michael Jackson online store named King of Shop following the success of MJVibe and to offer another platform to the Michael Jackson fandom. The online store is offering Official Jackson Merchandise since 2011 and is one of the most popular Jackson Merchandise online store in the world and ranking on the first place on google search for Michael Jackson Merchandise
Jax secured few exclusive Official Merchandise for King of Shop and worked closely with Bravado, Danilo and Rock Off.
Early events[edit]
Following the success of King of Shop online store, Jax organised an one day Pop-up Shop in Central London, United Kingdom on December 17, 2011. Over 100 people came and shop for only 5 hours.
In May 2013, Jax organised a photo Exhibition with French Photographer Christophe Boulme. The Event took place in Central London on May 11 & 12 and had over 150 attendees. Called "Making HIStory Exhibition" showcased rare photos of Jackson taken by Boulme.
In 2014, Jax was involved with the launch of the Michael Jackson new Album Xscape at HMV Oxford Street. The event took place in the famous store in London on May 12, 2014 and pushed the sales of the album. Since Jax maintain a good relationship with the flagship store for future Jackson events and promotion until its closure on February 5, 2019.
Kingvention[edit]
Jax is the creator of Kingvention, the First European Michael Jackson Convention.[8]
The idea for the convention was founded in 2013 by Pez Jax, Mayah Thomas and Sebastian Mille following attendance to various Michael Jackson events across Europe and the idea to create a Michael Jackson UK Convention where the name Kingvention was created in 2014.
The First Kingvention was held on September 12, 2015 and due to its success, Sixteen11 Media Group Limited continued to organise the event in 2016, 2017 and 2019.[9]
Jax is also doing the live interview on Stage with special guests who worked with Jackson.
In 2020, due to COVID-19 and social distancing, the convention went online and called KV:GLOBAL. The event was free and had different guests and parts for fans to enjoy.
With the ease of Social Distancing and COVID related restriction, Kingvention organised a Birthday Party for the King of Pop in Central London on August 28, 2021 called "Kingvention presents BURN THIS DISCO OUT" with over 100 fans attending.
After Covid, the Michael Jackson Fan Convention resumed in 2022 at the Pullman London Hotel and Shaw Theatre.
On The Wall Exhibition[edit]
The National Portrait Gallery organised an Exhibition about Michael Jackson which took place between June 28 to October 21, 2018 and called "Michael Jackson: On The Wall". Jax, through MJVibe, was involved in the early stage of the Exhibition and promoted the event to the Michael Jackson fandom with special discounts, competitions and events surrounding the Exhibition. In the references of the official Exhibition Book, MJVibe was credited with a link.[10]
Jax also attended the Exhibition in Paris, France which took place at Grand Palais between November 23, 2018 and February 14, 2019 and in Bonn, Germany at Bundeskunsthalle between March 22 and July 14, 2019.
The exhibition moved to Espoo, Finland at the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA) taking place between August 21, 2019 and January 26, 2020.
Supporting and defending Michael Jackson[edit]
Jax has been supporting and defending American Entertainer Michael Jackson. Throughout his life, Jax attended many fan and official events across the world to build his knowledge on Jackson.[11]
In 2009, Jax with Thomas, organised demonstrations in central London to revoke the medical license of Conrad Murray, the doctor who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for improperly administering the anesthetic drug that led to Jackson's death and served two years of a four-year prison sentence. They collected thousands of signatures from the general public and fans like and sent the list to the US Medical board.
In December 2010, following the release of Michael (album) which has three controversial songs believed to not be Jackson's vocals, Jax set up an email address to collect concerns from the fans. All emails were sent to Sony Music and the Estate of Michael Jackson.
On August 29, 2018, Jax can be seen with many other fans celebrating Michael Jackson's 60th Birthday on the south bank of the river Thames, London where Sony Music erected a giant crown in honor of the pop star.[12]
With the release of the "documentary" Leaving Neverland, Jax went on National TV Sky News to defend the King of Pop. Jax also written opinionated articles on MJVibe about the subject which got him some media attention and request to appear on Good Morning Britain which he declined.
Video editing[edit]
Jax took for passion editing video. His first success was directing and editing a fan promotional video for Michael Jackson's Xscape song in 2014 which had over ten thousand views across different platforms. Jax is also responsible for all promotional videos for Kingvention, the Michael Jackson Convention since 2015 and all the visuals at the event. Jax also created and edited the online Michael Jackson Convention taken from Kingvention: KV:GLOBAL.
References[edit]
- ↑ Jax, Pez (2016). Off The Wall - From The Beginning, Brick By Brick. United Kingdom: Sixteen11 Media Group Ltd. pp. Amazon. ISBN 978-0993178023. Search this book on
- ↑ The MJCast (20 September 2020). "The MJCast Season 6, episode 123".
- ↑ Jax, Pez (2020). The Story of HIStory. United Kingdom: Sixteen11 Media Group Ltd. pp. Amazon. ISBN 978-0993178061. Search this book on
- ↑ "Author Interview with Pez Jax and RARE STORIES about MJ!". YouTube. 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "The Story Of History, from Pez Jax". Hector Barjot. 24 September 2020.
- ↑ Hennigan, Kerry (19 August 2020). "Academic Book Review: "The Story Of History"". The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.
- ↑ "Lanzamientos The Story Of History". La Corte Del Rey Del Pop.
- ↑ Guerrini, François (September 22, 2023). "Kingvention 2023: Interview de Pez Jax". MJFrance.
- ↑ "Kingvention, London 2017". Hector Barjot. 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson: On the Wall - National Portrait Gallery". NPG. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ↑ Lacy, Chris (6 August 2023). "'Invincible': The Michael Jackson Story". Chris Lacy.
- ↑ Ménard, Vincent (29 August 2018). "Le "Roi de la Pop" Michael Jackson aurait eu 60 ans". EuroNews.
External links[edit]
- Pez Jax Official Website
- MJVibe Official Website
- King Of Shop Official Website
- Sixteen11 Media Group Limited Official Website
- Kingvention Official Website
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