DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD
Hef's
mates prep their girlfriend for wifedom
What
do Kendra, Bridget and Holly of E!'s "The Girls Next Door" have in common? Other
than the fact that they're all platinum blond. Oh, and besides the whole dating
Hef thing. And try to ignore the big boobs. The answer is one very lucky mutual
girlfriend for whom the ladies will throw the world's largest bachelorette party
on Friday, March 28 and film it for their hit show. Over 1000 women are expected
to attend this huge event at Rain nightclub where every lady gets free entry,
receives a veil at the door and will enjoy Perrier-Jouet Champagne until 1 a.m.
Guys, cancel your plans. As any Vegas party veteran knows, there's something
about those veils that makes a girl wanna get freaky!
3.16.08
- The next big sting?
ANGELS MAKING WAVES
Angel
Music Group flourishes despite legal attack
Don't
believe the hype. Life in Clubland isn’t all sparkler service and block-rockin’-
beats. Sometimes it can get downright ugly. And when it does, no one knows
better how to pull it together and refocus than the residents of Vegas’
ever-expanding nightlife empire. Even while battling former business partners in
Federal court, the ranks of Angel Music Group (AMG) continue to grow in the days
prior to the opulent Wet Republic Ultra-pool's opening at MGM Grand.
A
preliminary injunction for a restraining order as well as a $90 million law suit
were filed in New York on February 27 against Angel Music Group CEO Neil Moffitt
and five other AMG employees by former business partners Andrew Fox and Neil
Heiman of The Management Group (TMG; owners of Track Entertainment,
Clubplanet.com, NewYears.com, nocheLatina.com, CoolJunkie.com, and
WantTickets.com). The case was removed to Federal court on March 4 with a
show-cause hearing held that Friday. TMG accuses AMG of essentially disregarding
all stipulations of their partnership agreement and—later—the dissolution
thereof, and of stealing employees, luring away $1 million client DJ Tiesto, and
of making threats of violence.
A little
history: TMG and AMG came together for a short while (May 2006-march 2007) after
successfully collaborating to bring AMG's Global Gathering brand to the US, the
union also a part of TMG's attempt to build a presence in Las Vegas for their
own brands. A number of prominent Las Vegas nightlife entities report that they
too were at one point in discussion with TMG about forming a partnership. "He's
not the most stand-up guy," said one such colleague of Moffitt, "but then on the
other hand...," he continued to cast similar and equal doubt about Fox and
Heiman saying that should the deal with his company have gone through, he never
would have given them as much equity as they eventually would hold in the TMG/AMG
partnership as sole Members, 23.7% of AMG each.
According to attorney for the defense Ronald Richards, the allegations against
AMG specifically painting Moffitt out to be a bully were "patently false and
defamatory." That matter is essentially settled, assures Richards, except for
the remaining quarrel over legal fees and monetary damages, "a minor leftover
complaint" incurred during the dissolution of the partnership in March of 2007.
Wait,
$90 million? "Minor"?! This case is anything but over.
Numerous
allegations remain that AMG has misappropriated trade secrets, lured away key
staff members, undercut TMG prices, and specifically that Moffitt has "stolen"
TMG client DJ Tiesto, the three-time number one DJ in the world who, a source
within AMG confirms, was set to begin executing his new contract with AMG after
a Memorial Day performance elsewhere in Las Vegas. According to TMG, Tiesto
brings in $1 million annually and is named in the document as one of its "most
important clients."
While
Richards plays down the event, pooh-poohing the accusations which prompted the
restraining order and the suit itself, the prosecution points out that AMG
agreed to certain relief on Monday, March 10 to adhere to the tenets of their
prior agreements which includes dropping any plans with Tiesto, staying out of
the Miami market, ceasing to solicit TMG employees to joint AMG and much more.
Moffitt has also given his word not to pose any physical threat to Fox and
Heiman or their families. "We have been personally assured by his attorney that
Mr. Moffitt is not going to do anything and we're taking him at his word," says
Hutcher.
What is
also certain is that the suit for $90 million in damages is indeed moving
forward with the trial likely to occur in six to nine months. “We have every
expectation that we will be successful in the end,” says TMG’s attorney Larry
Hutcher. "We are confident in our position that our client's claims will be
bourne out."
Dodging
the fallout, Moffitt and his newly-formed team have persevered in assembling a
knock-out lineup of polished talent for their Vegas office, with members hailing
from nine different clubs, pools and lounges. Overseeing things are the
un-titled equilateral management team of Moffitt, Derek Silberstein, Randy
Davila, Brian Klimaski, Zee Zandi, and Steven Klimaski, who share between them a
combined club resume of Ice, Jet and Pure Management Group. In a short time,
this roster has swelled to include Wet Republic's Lead Host Blake Anthony and
hosts Jason Pollack, Travis Zipper, Danielle Kalafut, Matt Nappoli and Ben
Sabouri, all with resumes collectively touting Pure, Aura, Tryst, Moorea, Prive,
CatHouse and Ice.
By the
end of 2008, AMG expects to be successfully overseeing the promotions and
programming of three venues at the MGM Grand including Tabu, Studio 54 and Wet
Republic Ultra-pool as well as--we hear--an as-yet-unnamed, unannounced
nightclub rumored to be arriving with the fall (at the earliest) to the MGM's
soon-to-be-famous Club Row. Where's that, you ask? I'll give you a hint. If it
wasn't called Club Row before, it should be then!
GET
YOUR GLUTTONY ON
The
Service Industry's new fave sin
As
sins go, lust is probably the clear winner. But we’re willing to bet that
gluttony isn’t too far behind. Vox Wine Lounge is betting on that, too, with the
launch of Gluttony Monday industry night, “redefining hospitality happy hour.”
The event encourages locals, industry members and music aficionados alike to
book tables in the Vox dining room where they will be rewarded for their
efforts—lets face it, Vox isn’t exactly located center-Strip—with 50 percent off
the custom menu prices from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (alcohol not included). DJs,
socialites and food & beverage industry personalities of note will be tapped to
either spin, or in the case of the non-DJ host, select the soundtrack for the
night. Local favorite DJ Michael Fuller, aka The Funkler, had the honor of
launching the night on Monday, March 10, with director $hecky Green slated for
March 17. “Gluttony is special, and we plan to grow it [organically] into
something surreal and wonderful,” says rep Jimmy Foster. Reservations were
completely booked for Week 1, making tables at subsequent weeks a hot commodity.
Call 407-7780 for your date to sin with the SINers.
Xania Woodman has never met a martini she didn't like.
