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Billionaire mogul buys up Miami nightclubs
Robert F.X. Sillerman the billionaire mogul and founder of Live Nation made headlines last summer when he told members of the press that he intended to buy about 50 major companies and festivals in the EDM industry. The amount he spent ended up being over one billion dollars, and he announced that he was reviving [...]
How to dance in the club
I wrote this for another blog, and I hope no one minds, but I enjoyed it so much that I would like to post it here in my portfolio. This is how to dance when you’re all up in the club: If you are all up in the club then there will not be a [...]
Travel Warning: Bali nightclubs
A new study from the Department of Foreign Affairs (Australia) reveals that one Australian dies in a Balinese nightclub every nine days. That must have been an in depth and costly venture to figure out. No matter where you go on Earth, there is most likely some kind of nightclub or bar. That is what [...]
Rave busted in Mumbai; 44 test positive so far
On May 20th Mumbai police broke up a “rave party” at the Oak Woods Hotel. They arrested 92 people including TV actor Tapurva Agnihotri, fashion designer Rocky S., cricketers Wayne Parnell and Rahul Sharma, and the owner of the hotel, Vishay Handa. Arresting everyone caught raving is the standard procedure in India, where dubstep and [...]
Nightclub manager plunges 31 stories to death
On Friday night a Queensland nightclub promotions manager plunged 31 stories to his death from a hotel room on Australia’s Gold Coast. Local homicide detectives are busy trying to determine whether foul play was involved or if it was a tragic accident. The 29 year old was the manager of the QLD Nightclub located in [...]
DJ back on tour after freak accident
DJ Jonathan Toubin is back on tour after a grueling year long recovery. The New York DJ suffered a broken back, fractured skull, and internal bleeding while on tour in Portland, Oregon after a taxi crashed into the hotel room he was sleeping in. The good news is you can watch this short documentary all [...]
Brooklyn Philharmonic remixes Beethoven
“The creative mind plays with the object it loves.” Carl Jung When the Brooklyn Philharmonic held the Beethoven remix project four finalists and a winner were announced. The winner is DJ Eddie Marz and his track “Ill Harmonic” based on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The remix will be adapted to a live version by composer [...]
Heineken unveils the nightclub of the future
Heineken beer unveiled the “nightclub of the future” at Milan Design Week 2012 today. The concept club was designed by 19 emerging designers selected from around the world. One hundred clubbers from 20 cities also contributed to the project’s creation. It took a year long process to complete the prototype of a futuristic nightclub. The [...]
Small Florida town bans dancing
Welcome to Weston, Florida where a recent city ordinance has banned nightclubs and dancehalls of any kind. The ban is intended to prevent the hazards associated with the large crowds at such establishments, as well as the loud noises and street crime associated with dance music and dubstep. According to the mayor Eric Welsh, “There [...]
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