FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 2, 2009
David Bowie e-book is released in Apple app store
New York, NY ? Mosaic Legends, LLC and world-renowned photographer Mick Rock today announced the release of the Ziggy Stardust eBook App. Available exclusively at Apple?s iTunes App store, this interactive electronic book chronicles David Bowie?s journey as he transforms in to Ziggy Stardust. This eBook features over six hundred images from Mick?s photo archive many of which are being release for the first time.
“Bowie is a great subject for this creative medium,” said Mosaic Legends founder Craig Adam. “His eclectic music and Ziggy persona have left their mark in rock history and Mick, as his exclusive photographer, amassed an amazing archive of images which we are excited to share.”
Craig Adam created the cover artwork for this eBook. This eye-popping interpretation of Rock?s 1973 portrait combines the patented Photomosaic® technology with Mick?s photo archive to create a stunning visual documentation that traces the entire two-year career of Ziggy Stardust. Double-tap or pinch to zoom into the Photomosaic all the way to the full resolution of a single image. Each interactive photograph contains information such as the location, date and photographer notes. Users can e-mail each image to a friend or start a blog-like conversation in the Ziggy forum.
“To have the ability to use so many of my images in the eBook is nostalgic and surreal as it captures this magical snapshot of Bowie?s career and personal life,” said Mick Rock.
Mosaic Legends? digital publishing platform simplifies the App building process and allows content creators to easily enter photographs, text, audio and video through it?s web based interface. This turnkey solution gives Mosaic Legends the ability to bring new products to the public via the App store in a relatively short period of time. “I?m looking forward to opening my archive to Mosaic Legends so they can continue to create new and entertaining Apps of the many artists I?ve had the opportunity to photograph”.
David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. Active in five decades of rock music, and frequently re-inventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an influential innovator, particularly for his work through the 1970s. Bowie has taken cue from a wide range of fine art, philosophy and literature. He is also a film and stage actor, music video director and visual artist.
Mick Rock is “The Man Who Shot the 70s”, the inimitable rock photographer who launched his career with an unknown David Bowie in 1972. Rock?s career with key 70s images includes Lou Reed?s Transformer, Iggy Pop?s Raw Power and Queen?s Queen II and many more.
Mosaic Legends is a digital media company focused on turning digital assets into marketable consumer products & services. The company is a leader in designing, developing and marketing mobile applications.