Originally Posted by
dj disciple
I was the special guest with DJ Dove at the Green House opening that featured MADE IN ITALY.
Made In Italy hired both us to spin that night, not the venue.
As a Shelter lover myself, it was plenty strange walking in a venue where I heard Timmy and Sting break so much music. At GreenHouse there were tables everywhere. It was also apparent that, yes Sting did pull out his sound system. The sound guy working the room had a limiter on the system.
Also made apparent was the DJ booth. The DJ booth where Timmy used to play is now used as the special VIP room. On the right hand side of the club where people used to sneak their coats up was the DJ booth. The booth being that small was only able to handle 2-3 people at a time.
Green House is run now by the same guy who does Guest House on 27th street (see the similarities?). DJ Dove DID have a list. So did Made In Italy. Both lists were not respected. Through the organization Made In Italy, Dove in particular is able to play at most of the upscale venues that are happening in the city. He has a huge following as the Made In Italy resident and he draws drinkers, and club heads, something that venues are immediately attracted to.
It's a fact that MADE IN ITALY has the biggest following in the city as an organization that attracts a mixture of both the Bottle Service crowd and music lovers. You will hear the most upfront, cutting edge music at a Made In Italy party. Their reputation draws many hundreds of people whenever they do an event. They usually never have drama at the door and because they and Dove were disrespected, it was a slap in the face, to say the least.
In Dove's defense, he tried his best to get his people in the venue that was on his list, but it seemed that the clubs agenda was to get A-list people who buy bottles into the club first.
The stupidity here is, even though Made In Italy threw the event at the venue, it's the club who designates the door person who honors the list. He and only he can allow or refuse entry. By being disrespectful to both parties, they lost a great talent in DJ Dove, and a great organization in Made In Italy. When Made In Italy, Dove, or myself, was at Guest House, this sort of thing never happened. I think the grand opening made things more dramatic than it needed to be.
I did not bring a list nor did I want to. And that's a bad feeling to have because as a DJ when you play at whatever venue you are hired for, you want to bring your support system. The reason why me and Dove love Made In Italy is because they believe in balance. Some of these venues look at DJ's as just work for hire, and not the reason the music can make or break the club.
It's a mistake they continue make and is the reason why these types of clubs come and go so fast. They never become a landmark globally because they focus more on the promoters than they do the music.
I do play for bottle service venues, but if my people can't come in, I'm not playing. The same thing Dove went through, I went through at Room Service last year. Room Service wanted me to play but refused to let my people in.
Once they got the message that there was going to be no music played unless my people came in, they honored my list. I never played for them again and this is the same attitude that I have about GreenHouse. I would never play there if they don't allow my people to come in.
Some of the New York promoters that cater to the bottle service scene do have a balance that attracts both crowds, and others are really alienating.
The grand opening we played at did have a good atmosphere because of the energy of the Made In Italy following and the music. It was successful, but it also put a bad taste in our mouth because of the guest list drama.
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agreed with you,club like this come/go.The grand opening should give you a good taste. My opininion, will survive at least a year and half,.even the name sucks.
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