The Isaac Hayes Estate has signed an exclusive representation agreement with Beanstalk, a global licensing agency headquartered in New York. Isaac Hayes, arguably one of most important singer-songwriters of this past century, is known for his virtuosic body of work as an American soul singer, songwriter, actor, producer and voice artist.<\/p>\n
As one of the creative minds behind the southern soul music label, Stax Records, Hayes was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for writing iconic songs for himself, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas and many others. Hayes\u2019 hit song \u201cSoul Man\u201d was recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame and his music score for the film Shaft (1971) won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972, making him the third African-American to win an Academy Award. Hayes also won three additional Grammy Awards throughout his prolific career, one for his legendary music album Black Moses.<\/p>\n
Famous for his deep, baritone voice, the icon forayed into acting – from major motion pictures such as Truck Turner to voicing the character Chef on the animated television series South Park for ten seasons.
\nThe singer\u2019s namesake son, Isaac Hayes III, commented, \u201cWe were introduced to Beanstalk and the amazing work they do two years ago. With the addition of their Icon Representation business, they approached us about partnering to expand and develop opportunities for Isaac\u2019s brand and we can dig it!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIsaac Hayes had a legendary and multi-faceted career as a singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and voice artist,\u201d said Martin Cribbs, VP, Brand Management of Beanstalk\u2019s Icon Representation service. \u201cFrom the smash hit, Soul Man, in the late 60s, to his complex and beautiful music for Shaft in the 70s, to his voice work as \u2018Chef\u2019 on Soul Park in the 2000s, Hayes\u2019 imprint on pop culture, music, and fashion has been deep and enriched us all.\u201d\u00a0 Hayes\u2019 contemporary relevance is evidenced by licensed samplings of his music in Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201c6 Inch\u201d from her platinum album Lemonade and Alessia Cara\u2019s double-platinum single \u201cHere\u201d.<\/p>\n
Beanstalk will represent the personality rights of the icon for use in advertising, media, and long-term brand associations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Isaac Hayes Estate has signed an exclusive representation agreement with Beanstalk, a global licensing agency headquartered in New York. Isaac Hayes, arguably one of most important singer-songwriters of this past century, is known for his virtuosic body of work as an American soul singer, songwriter, actor, producer and voice artist. As one of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[424],"class_list":["post-7171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrities-music-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n