Nightlife Profiles
Nightlife Profile
So Call Me Labbe
Turns out, making a living as the life of the party is everything it’s cracked up to be
March 14th, 2013
On the heels of appearances on The Pauly D Project, Las Vegas party-maker Ryan Labbe takes care of business (that business being partying) with partner Jason “J-Roc” Craig for this Light Group endeavor. We got the fast-talking East Coaster to talk about being more relevant than your average reality-show personality, the Turnt Up transformation of Haze and his stage fright. Read more »
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Las Vegas Prepares to See the Light
An exclusive first look at the Light Group and Cirque du Soleil’s next nightlife collaboration
January 24th, 2013
Stepping into what will soon be Light, one finds a nightclub transformed—and not just the architectural aesthetics of the gutted former Rumjungle space. Here, the vibrancy of partner Cirque du Soleil will fill the space with a party set to the soundtrack of the Light Group’s top electronic-music talent. Light music/marketing director Amy Thomson (also known in the electronic-dance-music world as manager to Swedish House Mafia, among other notables) shed some, well, light on what clubgoers can expect when the megaclub that started it all for Light Group in Las Vegas is re-imagined this spring in Mandalay Bay. Read more »
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Diagnose the Dance Floor
Tao Group music director Sol Shafer sheds some light on how to grade Vegas’ DJ talent
December 20th, 2012
Even after more than a decade in the industry, Sol Shafer still gets that spark in his eye when the topic turns to electronic music and events. Shafer briefs us on what he looks for from DJs to make the dance floor “SMB”—shake, move and bounce. Read more »
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Body Talk
Go-go dancer Saturn Reyes turned her raving hobby into a fulfilling career
December 20th, 2012
And they said us “kandi kids” wouldn’t amount to anything. Add 21-year-old Saturn Reyes (yes, that’s really her name) to the list of partiers turned successful nightlife industry professionals thanks to her company, Body Talk GoGos. Read more »
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What SHe Said …
Longoria’s new new girl-powered party place will feature a fashionable steakhouse and a splash of club drama
August 27th, 2012
Opulent excess. Female empowerment. The Progressive Era sophistication of the 1920s. Introducing SHe, the newest dining and nightlife destination at Crystals in CityCenter brought to you by Landry’s. Read more »
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Think Like a Boss
Going beyond the velvet rope into Jason Strauss’ mind (VIP wristband not required)
June 7th, 2012
With the busy summer season upon us, we figured it wise to catch up with Jason Strauss. Here, the Las Vegas face of the Tao Group gives us his take on everything from late arrivals and dressing in drag to the hidden values among Marquee’s VIP tables. (Bet we got your attention with that!) Read more »
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Right on Queue
No-holds-barred nightlife advice straight from party boss Jesse Waits
March 1st, 2012
You’ve made it past the velvet rope, the club is packed and it’s time to start the night. Now what? Vegas Seven checked in with nightlife czar and co-owner/managing partner of XS and Tryst nightclubs, Jesse Waits, to get his candid take on everything you need to know about navigating a Las Vegas party. We recommend paying heed to his do’s, don’ts and other insights. Read more »
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The Revolutionary
Eduardo Cordova is bringing Las Vegas nightlife out of the closet, one party at a time
March 1st, 2012
In the four years since then he’s created a number of successful gay soirees, including Heaven at Bare Pool, Sunkissed at Rumor Boutique Hotel, numerous annual Pride events, and the one that started it all, Closet Sundays, first at Cathouse then Revolution. He invites all to the grand opening of his latest venture, Share Nightclub, on March 3. Read more »
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The Heavy Hitter
Costumes, cameras, celebrities— all in a night’s work for Jason ‘JRoc’ Craig
February 16th, 2012
To most, he’s JRoc, a nickname well known in Sin City, belonging to the “golden boy” of Las Vegas nightlife. His actual day job: He’s the guy that throws the party, lassos in the lasses and gets the party started. Having the time of his life doing so is just the happy byproduct. We’ve come to face it: JRoc often is the party. Read more »
DJ Profile
Hanging on Her Every Word
DJ88 is turning the tables on DJ interviews
January 12th, 2012
Countless DJ interviews on the ’net cover the basics. But have you ever wanted to get inside the mind of a DJ with interviews conducted by another DJ? Bree Cohen—also known on the scene as DJ88, with residencies including Insert Coin(s), Hyde and Marquee—is using her new online interview series to dig deep. And now that she’s talked to some of her favorites about the ins and outs of the biz, “Hang the DJ” is becoming the life of the party. Read more »
