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A Nightclub Promoter Answers Your Burning Questions
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Xander, a 32-year-old nightclub promoter in Hollywood, C.A. has answered some of your most pressing questions about what it’s like to be on the other side of the velvet rope over on Jobstr.com. What do you need to know about a night out at the club?
Bottle service is great when someone else is paying. “…[I]f you have a couple of friends who drink and run up bar tabs then maybe the premium of bottle service isn’t that bad as long as you keep it to one bottle. But once that runs out, so will any chicks at your table.”
Who gets in? “The club’s General Manager will explicitly tell promoters that there were too many Mexicans or Persians or fat chicks. Most places in LA don’t even bother with the illusion of a line anymore. It’s just a mass of people at the front and the door girl/guy or bouncer hand picks who comes in. Hot girls have first priority obviously.” Brutal! (In another question, he says, “Clubs with heavily Hispanic or African- American clientle are thought to be prone to violence.” Stereotypes suck.)
How much does a promoter make? “It varies quite a bit but I’d say a decent mid-level promoter makes about $25K per year.” So this is definitely a side gig.
And in case you were thinking of opening up a nightclub: “[The lifespan of a club] ranges from less than a year to as much as four years, typically. The average is probably two,” he says. The bigger the club, the more people you need to fill it, the less strict the door is, the quicker you go out of business.
Read the entire Q&A here.
Selita Ebanks Punches Woman For “Hitting On” Boo Terrence J
Don’t mess with Selita Ebanks’ man. A friend of Terrene J, the model’s new boo, just found that lesson out the hard way. Magazine and video model casting director Liza Irizarry reportedly filed a police report against Selita, claiming she punched her in the face after Liza gave Terrence a friendly greeting.
Liza told the YBF.com:
While arriving at Miami’s DREAM Nightclub in Miami around 5am this past Sunday morning, she crossed paths with her old friend Terrence J whom she never dated, but has known through the industry for years. As he was exiting the club, Liza, who was arriving, says she simply told him ‘Hello,’ and gave him the usual friendly kiss-on-the-cheek greeting.
That’s when the ish went left. According to Liza, Selita, who was standing behind Terrence, yelled out ‘Don’t be kissing on my man!’ and instantly swung her fist at Liza’s face. Liza says Selita’s girlfriends who were with her also got in on the fight, throwing several slaps and punches at Liza’s face and body. She says she got jumped by multiple girls all at once…and it all happened quickly.
A male friend of Liza’s girlfriend broke it up, along with a bouncer, and escorted her and her bloody nose to the bathroom.
What did Terrence do throughout the catfight? Liza tells us, ‘He did nothing. I even texted him later to tell him that wasn’t cool and asked him what the hell was up with Selita. I never disrespected either of them. He never responded.’”
The next morning Liza said she woke up to a pillow full of blood and extreme pain in her nose. Selita, get yourself together. Sounds like a case of extreme insecurity, wouldn’t you say? Over Terrance J?!?
If a rich supermodel has to beat down average looking women to keep a man, it might be a sign that he is not the man for her. No man should make you feel that defensive. What do you think?
Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.
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Nightclub Faces $500M Racial Discrimination Suit
(Gothamist) — Flatiron bar and lounge 230 Fifth (you may recall its rooftop bar as the host of Kobayashi’s controversial solo hotdog eating contest on July 4) is at the center of a $500 million racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a black man from Texas. Rainbell Owens is claiming that he and his 15 friends, all of whom were also black, were kicked out of the bar during a 2009 birthday party after owner Steven Greenberg started screaming that the cake they brought in would “f- – k up my $10,000 sofa.” Owens is suing the bar for $500 million in damages. It’s not the first time the bar has been at the center of a lawsuit—in 2009, a chef was arrested for sexually assaulting a guest during a Halloween party.
Pr. George’s Bill Cracks Down on Dance Halls
(Washington Post) — The Prince George’s County Council passed an emergency bill Tuesday that would impose stringent requirements on dance halls and give police and other officials broad authority to shutter them should they be deemed a threat to public safety. The bill, which must be signed by County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) to become law, is intended to help stem nightclub and dance hall violence that police and other officials say has been especially problematic this year. Six of the county’s 64 homicides in 2011 have had a link to nightclubs or dance halls, compared with three in 2010 and four in 2009, police officials said.
Know-How for Opening a Nightclub
(Black Enterprise) — Many aspiring entrepreneurs dream of opening a hot nightspot that attracts A-list celebrities and a crowd eager to spend their money to take in the ambiance while sipping pricey wines and spirits. But this type of business is tricky. It requires the right décor, location, marketing, food and drink and sometimes a bit of luck to avoid the astronomical failure rate these ventures have to contend with. But don’t close the doors just yet. Industry experts and successful entrepreneurs recommend the following steps to ensure you’ve got the best chance at winning in this highly competitive field.
Learn the ropes. There’s no substitute for hands on experience, behind the bar, at the door, or in a management position. A good resource for more information on the industry is the Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer/Food & Beverage Convention & Trade Show. This national event attracts thousands of people working in the hospitality industry.
Know-How for Opening a Nightclub
(Black Enterprise) — Many aspiring entrepreneurs dream of opening a hot nightspot that attracts A-list celebrities and a crowd eager to spend their money to take in the ambiance while sipping pricey wines and spirits. But this type of business is tricky. It requires the right décor, location, marketing, food and drink and sometimes a bit of luck to avoid the astronomical failure rate these ventures have to contend with. But don’t close the doors just yet. Industry experts and successful entrepreneurs recommend the following steps to ensure you’ve got the best chance at winning in this highly competitive field.
Learn the ropes. There’s no substitute for hands on experience, behind the bar, at the door, or in a management position. A good resource for more information on the industry is the Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer/Food & Beverage Convention & Trade Show. This national event attracts thousands of people working in the hospitality industry.
Daytime Parties are Bringing District Nightlife into the Light
(Washington Post) – This can’t be it. You check the address again. But, yes. A line stretches down the street from the K Street Lounge, like those lines seeping out of clubs in New York. Red velvet ropes hold the crowd back as the bouncers pick the prettiest among them, letting in only beauty and those accompanying beauty.
Rapper Jay-Z Sues David Ortiz Over Nightclub Name
(AP) — Jay-Z and a business partner are suing slugger David Ortiz, claiming the Boston Red Sox star named his Dominican nightclub after the mogul’s chain of 40/40 clubs.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court, accuses Ortiz of naming his Santo Domingo club Forty-Forty in the hopes of trading in on the rap star’s fame.
