“Steve Aoki-The In-Demand Touring DJ and Record Producer-Has in Recent Years Launched Business Ventures Involving the Metaverse and NFTS. Now, his Latest entrepreneurial effort is all about tangible goods. Sound X Vision, An Upstart Pop-Culture Auction House Specializing in “Entertainment Artifacts,” Joins The Ranks of Sector Stalwarts Like Heritage and Julien’s.”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Sound X Vision, An Upstart Pop-Culture Auction House Specializing in “Entertainment Artifacts,” Joins The Ranks of Sector Stalwarts Like Heritage and Julien’s. The Company Held ITS INAUGURAL ONLINE SALE OF MORE THAN 300 LOTS ON SEPT. 9. It Own Bid for Disruption: Enforced Transparency in A Realm WHERE PHANTOM BIDDING OFTEN CREATES OF THE APPEARANCE OF DEMAND.
For Aoki, HIMSELF A Longtime Memorabilia Collector, The Curation Process Was About “Finding and ShowCAPACAPACY you away. ” HE adds of pop-Culture Objects: “They have a figure resonance than Fine art. It’s a Teleportation Feeling.”
Key HamMered Pieces Included A Golden Snitch from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone ($ 21.760), Wolverine’s Claws from X2 ($ 19.200), Jason Voorhees’ Machete from Jason goes to hell ($ 9.600) and Sylvester Stallone’s Light-Up Pistol From Judge Dredd ($ 8.320). Some of the Unsold Merchandise Included Michael Jackson’s Stage-Worn Glove from His 1984 Tour, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Lasso, Eddie Van Halen’s Stage-Played “Frankenstrat” Guitar and Christian Bale’s Batman Cowl From The Dark Knight.
Aoki’s SXV Partner, Oz Cift, A Seasoned Industry Veteran of the Collecting Space, Describes The Firmst Auction as “Both A Litmus Test and a Stress Test” for the Company PLATFORM INTO ITS NEXT CAPTER ”with REGUral Sales over the Next Year.
Cift Explands that sxv is Also Pursuing A Strategy of Direct-From-Studio Deals on UpcomING FILMS. The Company Sees Particular Undappled Value Within the Sci-Fi, Horror and Superhero Fandoms. “Big Blockbuster Movies Are Exciting, But SomeTimes Is Smaller Films with Dedicated Followings That Wuld Work Best,” He Says. The Idea is to make the merchandise available in Tandem with it theatrical debut, or else laster, as an additional marketing Vector WHEN.
Cift Notes The Pop-Culture Memorabilia Market Remains in Its Formative Era. (“Authentication is a Big Topic.”) But IncreASING NUMBERS OF DEEP-POCKETED, AVID COLLECTORS Are Creating More Opportunities for Sellers and Brokers. TOSE LIKE CIFT, WHO’V WITNESSED The Sector Explode from Nothing in the ’90s, Believ There’s Still Far More Room to Grow. “I WAS ONE OF THE EARLY Buyers of Jeff Bridges’ Big Lebowski Bathrobe – You Could HAVE IT FOR $ 500, ”HE Explans by Way of Explanation.“ The Last Time It Sold at Auction House Was For $ 169,000. ”