Madison Jones (producer)
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Madison Jones is an American film and television executive and producer. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Los Angeles based de Passe Jones Entertainment (dJE) with Suzanne de Passe
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Madison went on become Founder and CEO of IPM (Intellectual Properties Management) an entertainment, media and IP licensing firm. He negotiated licensing deals with such companies as Apple Computer, Microsoft, Harpo (Oprah Winfrey), Scholastic, The United Negro College Fund, NBC, Fox, ABC, HBO, ESPN, MTV, BET, and other major TV networks and film studios.
Madison built the successful global licensing business for the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
His publishing output deal with Warner Books re-released Dr. King’s words through books and audio discs, including the posthumous, Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., which won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word by actor LaVar Burton.
Madison was also the architect of the $32 million dollar deal to sell the King Papers Collection to Morehouse College
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Madison served as executive producer of the Emmy award nominated, animated production, “Our Friend Martin” (DIC/Disney) which included the voices of Oprah Winfrey
and John Travolta
.
Along with Suzanne de Passe, Madison executive produced President Barack Obama’s 2009 Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball honoring the nation’s military.
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dJE has created a new comic book and graphic novel imprint in order to pre-brand some of its original content. dJE’s first project, Humpty Dumpty, the graphic novel of the upcoming horror film, will be distributed by IDW Publishing
, the publishers of the Star Trek, Transformers, and GI Joe comics. Madison is producing the film Humpty Dumpty with Suzanne de Passe
, Mark Ordesky
, the Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings
film trilogy and two time Oscar winner Harvey Lowry.
Most recently Madison and Suzanne de Passe have closed a deal with Fox
to executive produce a half-hour family comedy series called “Becoming K.K. Jones”.
Suzanne de Passe
Suzanne de Passe is an American television, music and film producer. As well as the Co-Chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group-Career:Suzanne began her career at Motown as Creative Assistant to company founder, Berry Gordy...
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Career
Madison Jones entered the entertainment industry at an early age working for HBO in the areas of programming; Family, Sports, Variety, Comedy, Specials, Film Acquisition, and Business Affairs.Madison went on become Founder and CEO of IPM (Intellectual Properties Management) an entertainment, media and IP licensing firm. He negotiated licensing deals with such companies as Apple Computer, Microsoft, Harpo (Oprah Winfrey), Scholastic, The United Negro College Fund, NBC, Fox, ABC, HBO, ESPN, MTV, BET, and other major TV networks and film studios.
Madison built the successful global licensing business for the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
His publishing output deal with Warner Books re-released Dr. King’s words through books and audio discs, including the posthumous, Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., which won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word by actor LaVar Burton.
Madison was also the architect of the $32 million dollar deal to sell the King Papers Collection to Morehouse College
Morehouse College
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....
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Madison served as executive producer of the Emmy award nominated, animated production, “Our Friend Martin” (DIC/Disney) which included the voices of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
and John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
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Along with Suzanne de Passe, Madison executive produced President Barack Obama’s 2009 Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball honoring the nation’s military.
Current Projects
Madison is currently producing a film on Martin Luther King’s life with Suzanne de Passe and Steven Spielberg for DreamWorksDreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
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dJE has created a new comic book and graphic novel imprint in order to pre-brand some of its original content. dJE’s first project, Humpty Dumpty, the graphic novel of the upcoming horror film, will be distributed by IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
, the publishers of the Star Trek, Transformers, and GI Joe comics. Madison is producing the film Humpty Dumpty with Suzanne de Passe
Suzanne de Passe
Suzanne de Passe is an American television, music and film producer. As well as the Co-Chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group-Career:Suzanne began her career at Motown as Creative Assistant to company founder, Berry Gordy...
, Mark Ordesky
Mark Ordesky
Mark Lowell Ordesky is an American film producer and film studio executive. He is best known for executive producing the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy.- Personal life :...
, the Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
film trilogy and two time Oscar winner Harvey Lowry.
Most recently Madison and Suzanne de Passe have closed a deal with Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
to executive produce a half-hour family comedy series called “Becoming K.K. Jones”.