#WeGoGo - Go Go Chronicles - Friday July 18, 2014 Happy Friday Go-Go's and Go-Go Lovers!!





Another Friday, another weekend....







Let's go-go.... Festival Diary: EDC Across the Pond 303 Magazine | George Peele Iâ€™m an Electric Daisy carnie. Thatâ€™s the opening line of a song I penned on the flight to London last year for the inaugural UK edition of EDC . And itâ€™s true. Iâ€™ve been entertaining EDC festies since 2009, when the main event still took place at the LA Coliseum. From Chicago to Puerto Rico, Iâ€™ve performed in every market the EDM carnival has transpired in. How could I skip EDCâ€™s first trip across the pond? Unsurprisingly, only a few American freelancers made the trek. There was Kelli, the leggy blonde dancer from Dallas, Kelliâ€™s friend Kendyl and Gigi, the busty brunette from LA. Foxie, owner of Southern Californiaâ€™s Fire n Ice Entertainment , was on hand to manage wardrobeâ€”a significant responsibility at any Insomniac event. And Erik Kabik , Las Vegas photographer extraordinaire, was on the payroll too (I was a bit envious when he fit a Stonehenge tour into his itinerary). Stratfordâ€™s Olympic Park was the venue. Iâ€™d been tasked with wrangling a small cast of mascot performers. Normally I perform myself, but my boss had given me a bigger job to go with the bigger journey. My team was comprised entirely of Brits. Delegation was key. Mascot costumes are rarely comfortable to wearâ€”Insomniacâ€™s characters are no exception. The small fan that brings each inflatable to life doesnâ€™t exactly cool the trapped air inside the giant balloon animal youâ€™re strapped into (the ice vests we once wore in New York liquefied quickly). Iâ€™m personally too tall for Owlie, though itâ€™s certainly popular with the people. The EDC sign might light up at night, but itâ€™s not exactly lightweight. Visibility is limited in all cases. Fashion over function, as my one-time clothing designer sister used to say. Toward the end of day two, I was given a new assignmentâ€”and a group of volunteers to assist me. A man sporting a large black spider puppet was to make an appearance on the main stage. My platoon of helpers and I would be evenly dispersed throughout the pit, between the lip of the stage and the barricades, armed with packages of stretchy green spider webbingâ€”the kind you can find in pop-up Halloween stores. When the spider puppeteer made his elevated entrance, we instructed those in the front row to pull the webbing over their head and pass it to the person behind themâ€”creating a one-of-a-kind, interactive, unifying special effect. How Two High School Club Promoters Who Hated Each Other Built a Multi-Million Dollar Nightlife Empire NextShark For anyone that loves partying at the hottest venues in any major city in the world, chances are you've most likely frequented a place owned by Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg. This dynamic duo are the founders of Strategic Hospitality Group, the company that owns some of the most popular nightlife venues and restaurants to date, including Marquee, TAO, and LAVO. These venues collectively made close to $200 million in revenue in 2012 just for their Las Vegas locations alone. Their awards and recognitions include being honored by the Harvard Business School through a published case study on their work, as well as being named two of the 50 Most Powerful People in EDM by In The Mix in 2013.

But all these accomplishments didn't come without lots of hard work, dues being paid, and differences set aside. Although they are best friends today, Noah emphasized that they didn't start out as friends when they started promoting clubs back in high school. It wasnâ€™t until 1993 when the two graduated high school that they decided it made sense to partner up. Although they both went to different colleges (Jason went to Boston University and Noah went to University of Miami), they both made it work and started climbing the nightlife food chain.



Itâ€™s no secret that there are a lot of negative connotations around being a club promoter. However, based on who they are today, theyâ€™ve obviously made something of themselves. While many would stop at club promoter, Jason and Noah decided to start an events management and marketing business right after college. After a successful stint there, they opened up their first club in the Hamptons outside of New York in 1999 when they were both in their mid 20â€™s. Two years later, they opened up their second club, Suite 16, in New York. Their big break didnâ€™t come until early 2000, when they met and partnered with Marc Packer and Rich Wolf, the founders of TAO restaurant and nightclub. From then on, a series of successful restaurants and nightlife venues slowly emerged all over the world, which many upscale partygoers would recognize today . By the time they built the first TAO and Marquee, Noah was 27 and Jason was 28. While many of us in this generation are constantly bombarded by the media with stories of people launching startups and exiting at billions of dollars in a couple of years, Jason and Noah's story offers a sobering reality to the classic notion that there are no shortcuts; busting your ass is the best way for success and you have to take the climb to the top one step at a time.

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg in Vegas during EDC weekend. Here, we discuss how to pick your business partners, how they consistently keep up with and form new trends, and why solid company culture is at the heart of every successful business. You both have been partners since 1992. That's 22 years of starting multiple successful businesses together; many marriages in this day and age don't even last that long. What's the partnership dynamic like between you two?



Noah: "First of all, Iâ€™d say our interests have always been aligned. Weâ€™ve been equal partners on everything since day one. Second of all, weâ€™re best friends, so we have a unique relationship, but I think the most important thing is that our partnership started so young. In an industry that was like an unpaved road, and because we sort of paved it together, this is something weâ€™re very proud of and we just share this passion for what we do. We started as like a child prodigy of something and weâ€™ve grown it into a business like itâ€™s never been done. You develop a bond, thatâ€™s what we have. We really donâ€™t fight, we donâ€™t always agree on things, but we find a way to. He and I are very different in our approaches to everything and that also helps. We have this sort of yin and yang thing going on, but as a team we tend to make the right decisions and what we know we learn from them.â€ Noah: "Jason is a very visual guy. He's very creative, he's really into the aesthetics of what we do and the sort of the lighting, the sounds, the staff and the way things look. I like to spend more time on my computer sending emails, putting things in plans, charts and graphs. I'm a very numbers-driven person. So we have a good complement in that sense where he's more of a visual guy and I'm the opposite."



Jason: "Noah and I wear all kinds of hats in the business. We obviously have different strengths, but we both handle almost all facets. He doesn't handle just one aspect of the business; we both have our hand in every facet. But, I think there's three hundred things I could probably list that he's better at that supports me (laughs). He's just an amazingly productive person. He's an amazingly strategic thinker, beyond anything that I can comprehend and he really sets the path of the strategic thinking and the game planning. And then we kind of execute things together. I think that's one of the his biggest strengths. He has many strengths, but that's definitely one of them." What's your philosophy when it comes to finding the perfect partner to start a business?



Jason: " I think the hardest thing is to find good partners. Noah and I have been through a few partners and side-businesses and some have worked out and some really havent. I think the biggest, most important attribute for a successful partnership is trust. Itâ€™s like an undying trust. Like I know whatever heâ€™s doing and however heâ€™s spending his time, itâ€™s for all of us in the business and that heâ€™s not taking that time to do three other things that are for himself. Itâ€™s a trust that started when we were in college, we had our first party together where it ended up being a disaster, and instead of pointing fingers at each other, we kind of stood together and took the brunt of the fallout and in that came the trust that has lasted twenty three years with each other. Itâ€™s really the trust that is whatâ€™s most important. The second thing is each partner has to have equivocal value, otherwise thereâ€™s resentment. Luckily he doesnâ€™t think Iâ€™m slacking and he thinks I have some value (laughs), so we have a good partnership. I think those are probably the two most important things. They both have to provide value and trust.â€ Club promoters are a dime a dozen, especially in this day and age where the industry is saturated with them. What was so different about you guys that separated you both from everyone else? Noah: "...Our business model was: let's promote our businesses and just be the promotional machine behind them and not promote ourselves. That was something that I think separated us from other people. The promoter business is complicated... We used to say, "you're always as good as your last party if you're a promoter," but what we did is we built up a promotions agency. We actually at the beginning were some of the very first guys to not only promote clubs, but we promoted brands. So we built up a brand marketing agency at the same time we built up the the nightlife marketing agency and we're doing things like the Maxim Super Bowl parties, the Victoria's Secret Fashion shows and red carpet events for products... We're talking ten plus years ago, before they were a dime a dozen, we were doing these branded red carpet events all over the country. We were flying around L.A., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, doing parties for brands like Guinness and Smirnoff and Motorola and Tommy Hillfiger... The word promoter was really, it was really a stereotype. We had a marketing business and we marketed venues... that's how we started with TAO, we originally a marketing group before we became partners.

So, over the years we just treated it as more of a marketing business and we had a very interesting network of corporate clients... Our business was really a PR business and that we meant personal relationships." It seems you guys really busted your asses back then. Noah: "We worked nine to five, 9.a.m. to a.m. and those are like - two sort of cliche statements that we used to use when describing what we did as young entrepreneurs. As we grew up, we built a real company. We have four thousand trained employees right now, we have three giant venues here in Las Vegas in which we we have multiple outlets; LAVO nightclub and restaurant are two great spaces, TAO restaurant, TAO nightclub, TAO beach, our three Marquees, Nightclub Marquee and the Dayclub. In New York, we have ten or eleven venues.

At this point we've expanded our portfolio in include all the food and beverage of The Dream Downtown Hotel, which has a nightclub called PhD, a bar and lounge called Electric Room, and a new upscale Mexican restaurant called Bodega Negra; we opened this steakhouse called Arlington Club. We've closed and re-opened Marquee in New York, which was built back up to be a huge juggernaut. We opened a Marquee in Australia, so we actually grew our business outside of the country. As young guys we were probably the first American nightlife club groups to actually take a brand that we developed here and bring it overseas. You kind of see the other way around with most brands, but we were able to do that very successfully. The club is very popular down in Sydney and it's about two and a half years old now.

Really, what we did is we built a company that delivers great guest experiences, that's one of our main pillars. Everyday no matter what happened the day before, our company's MO is literally go in every night and just try and throw a great party and give all our guest a great experience, and that is what our business is about." Your business involves constantlly being on top of current trends and creating new ones and resonate with the mainstream demographic, how do you guys do it?



Jason: "It's a constant battle to stay relevant and if we don't in our business, we won't grow. I think the only way to answer that is by culture and the discipline of coming in every day to work. And always be with the mentality of a hustler but not behaving like a hustler; the mentality of a hustler to always just be hungry to see what's going on, watching everything that's happening. In the past, we just had a great network of people that were feeding us this information, now you could be on Twitter or somewhere else to get a dramatic amount of information quickly; so it's constantly striving for that information and then processing it and then seeing how you could use it to utilize it in our business. So, I think the way we're doing it is just by being so hungry and not letting our guard down. I think if we came in there and only punched in once a week to really see what's going down the street or in our industry, we would've been dead a long time ago. I think that us punching in every day and the mentality is what keeps us relevant. What is the core passion for you guys in doing this? What drives you both?



Jason: "It's really the passion of the creation. When we build a nightclub or a venue, it's really like a movie. We're painting this picture that's in our mind and there's so many moving parts, so many different members of the team, so the creation is really inspiring. But then, what's inspiring is the culture of the company, and the people that work for us. Really, we're big, we have 3,200 employees and to be able to provide a culture that people are happy when they come to work and they know there is growth, there is reward and there's feedback, that's something we hold really true to our heart and both of those things keep us driven." How exactly do you keep everyone happy to come to work everyday?



Jason: "Again, it goes back to a corporate culture that we created probably nine years ago. There are many components to answer that question, but the ownership is really hands on. We're in our venues four to five times a week, minimum. I think seeing an ownver in the venue active, problem-solving, delivering experience to key customers, being their mentor, everyone from a new member on one of our teams to a senior manager, I think that trickles down. I think when we continue to grow and people move up in the chain of command based on merit, they know that there's growth and I think that's what keeps them motivated also. There are a lot of different components, but those are two of those for you." What are some things that you notice that young entrepreneurs today don't get? Do you have any advice for them?



Jason: "Just speaking from experience, and I know this is typically not standard, but a lot entrepreneurs get into a business and their operating almost like a CEO standard and they haven't gone from the ground up. They have an idea and they want to be a president and they're sitting there managing employees, but they've never been an actual employee. I think a part of Noah's and my success was that we were busboys, we were handing out flyers, I bartended in college, we worked for other nightclub owners for years before we dared to open up our own so that we could learn from them. We led in the trenches for a long time before we had the balls to become entrepreneurs. I think too many entrepreneurs are just jumping in without have the backdrop of the experience. How can you manage a bartender if you've never been a bartender? How can you write an employee manual when you've never been the employee and make it better than what the guy is doing down the street? You lead in the trenches before you put up your flag." So basically, you have to pay your dues.



Jason: "Yes, pay your dues. That's what worked for us. But I'll caveat and say that I've known a lot of people who haven't done that, but has become successful. However for us, that's what made us successful.



What's next for you guys?



Jason: "I think for us our next goal is really just to expand. We've built an amazing hospitality business that we're proud of. We want to expand it and give all of our team members and our senior team members the ability to grow to bring the next generation underneath them to their level. I think that's a goal of ours that we've made-to really grow the business and elevate everybody up a couple of steps and to be proud of having that all together.

I think on a positioning point, we'd like to get into the hotel business. We've already done food and beverage for an entire hotel like The Dream. We're looking to really to get into the owning a brand and a hotel and doing the food, beverage and marketing. I think we've got the skill set and the aptitude to do that." Burlesque Dancers, Cirque du Soleil Performances and Energizing DJs: An Inside Look at Miami's E11EVEN Huffington Post | Marissa Foglia Like most people, I am curious by nature and thrive on the allure of the forbidden. The naughty and the unmentionable is something that is not easily avoided in a city like Miami. So checking out E11EVEN Miami, downtown's newest unique nightlife experience, was right up my alley. Since E11EVEN opened its doors earlier this year, there has been a buzz of curiosity surrounding what type of club it actually is. It has been referred to as a strip club/night club/Cirque du Soleil-esque/restaurant/lounge/burlesque show/sports bar...I could go on. The good news is, as a 24/7 operation, E11EVEN is technically all of the above and pretty much anything else you want it to be. But I kind of like to think that it remains better off undefined, allowing its visitors to gather their own definition from their own personal experience. The meticulous planning of the club is obvious, as it operates as smoothly as a Phantom convertible on a Sunday afternoon drive. As it should, considering it boasts a $40 million price tag for its owners. You may roll your eyes at the thought of yet another nightclub flaunting scantily clad girls, private VIP rooms and even a 24-hour schedule. But please, hold your cynicism, because until you are actually walking out of E11EVEN as the sun is rising just down the street over Biscayne Bay, you will not understand that this place truly is unique from the first dance to the last. Not to say I'm an adult entertainment venue guru, but I'm far from a novice. I've seen my fair share of establishments, and this one truly offers anyone from the comfortable to the curious, an experience like no other. A contagious energy is inevitable from the moment you step into the 25,000-square-foot venue. Located on NE 11th Street (hence the name) in downtown Miami, E11EVEN is built on the graveyard of what was once the Gold Rush strip club. Luckily, it has all but erased the memories of a once dilapidated smoke-filled strip joint and in its place created a one-of-a-kind complex that acts more like a vortex of time suckage...in a good way. Case in point, my first visit to the club I arrived around 11 p.m. and before I knew it, it was nearly 4 a.m. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with founder and creator of E11EVEN Miami Dennis DeGori, to get the inside scoop of what this entertainment mecca is all about. "E11EVEN was created to be an authentic entertainment-driven venue with or without any one particular component. Whether it be the Theatr11cs, the Cabaret or a live DJ, we're literally at it 24/7," DeGori explained. "We have made a lot of friends and we have fully immersed ourselves in the Miami market. I spent over a year building E11EVEN and developing relationships to ensure we were woven into the fabric of the community instead of trying to graft ourselves onto the scene. E11EVEN is Miami, in my mind! If you haven't been to E11EVEN, then you haven't been to Miami. " I concur. It's the perfect concoction of all that is good about a "good time." The burlesque nature of the intermittent theatrical shows is enticing and downright hot. The women of E11EVEN know their way around the dance floor and yes, the pole is used quite impressively throughout the night as the dancers fulfill the fantasies of both men and women alike from the middle of the first floor stage. With six full-service bars, drinks are available without having to fight your way to the bartender, something that is not-so-common in Miami. Not to mention the drinks are actually well made, also something that too many other spots in the city lack. Another thing the venue offers is an impressive VIP experience. "We offer bottle service, personal, special event and special white glove VIP treatment," DeGori said. "Whatever you desire, we provide. Want to sit in the DJ booth or on a special make-it-rain perch? No problem. We can basically accommodate anything that a guest may want. Private and secluded VIP access even entails secret and concealed entrances for super celebrities, including their own privatized VIP bar," he said. But in a city like Miami, where nightclubs seem to come and go, I had to wonder what the motivation was to take a shot in this magical city. "Miami is the right place at the right time. Miami is a multicultural, diverse mÃ©lange of international visitors and transplants. Downtown Miami has quite recently shown a major commitment to the Performance Arts, while the Port of Miami has made a major commitment to upgrade its appeal to host worldwide traffic into our port," mentioned DeGori. "The Marriott Corporation has committed to a 2,000-room hotel with 500,000 square feet of convention space. Bloomingdale's and Macy's have announced a Mega-Mall three blocks from our location. Grand Central, a privately funded high-speed train line servicing the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm-Orlando markets has been on the drawing boards and is set to break ground in 2014. That in itself is enough said, but add to that a perfect location and a perfectly situated tract of land to recreate one of the finest International Cabarets & Nightclubs in the World, and you have your reason!" And if anyone would know exactly what it takes to open a venue like this with only the utmost confidence that it will continue to thrive, DeGori would. Born out of 30 years of nightclub experiences from NYC to Los Angeles, Las Vegas to Chicago and Miami, DeGori believes that E11EVEN is a true Miami experience. As a 24-hour venue, it can be anyone's last stop of the night or a sunset cocktail on the Rooftop at TouchÃ©, a one-of-a-kind restaurant with an award-winning chef, as a start of your night. DeGori has worked operating and owning cabarets, nightclubs and restaurants across America, and he remains one of the most successful owners and innovative operators in the US within the nightclub cabaret industry. A native of NY, he began his career in Orlando, at a small 2,000-square-foot venue. Over the course of three decades he has opened and/or operated two dozen clubs including some of the nation's highest profile, most profitable and award-winning nightclub cabarets. Certainly not a one-man show by any means, E11EVEN has a strong backbone of support keeping it running day in and day out. Between E11EVEN and TouchÃ©, the company employs over 300 people, and even that number does not include any of the entertainment-driven persons from the facility DJ's, aerialists, go-go's, contortionists, magicians, dancers, stage hands, wardrobe and beyond. Yet they all mold together to make sure that your experience is an unforgettable one. Alongside DeGori is Las Vegas native Gino LoPinto, who brings 22 years of nightclub experience. He masterminded the rise of Spearmint Rhino before founding Glo Global, a lifestyle marketing company that included Glo nightclub and record label Glo Music. He formed Vegas Alliance, and produced major concerts at Empire Ballroom including Prince, Black Eyed Peas, P!nk and The Killers, as well as celebrity events with Puff Daddy, Jamie Foxx, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. Before joining E11EVEN Miami, LoPinto was the Director of Operations at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas. Keeping things in the family, Ken DeGori brings 25 years of experience and built three cutting-edge nightclubs in NYC from the ground up including Stringfellows Pure Platinum, the first high-end gentleman's club in New York City. He also served as Vice President of Operations for BSC Management, which provides consulting services for 10 of San Francisco's most successful adult nightclubs. DeGori's work has received awards and accolades from New York Magazine, HX magazine, Exotic Dancer magazine, Citysearch and SF Weekly. Derick Henry is managing partner of executive protection and security consulting firm Premier Group & Associates. Henry has 25 years of experience managing staff and security direction. Back in 2009, he became the managing partner for Premier Group, an executive protection and security-consulting firm located in Miami, whose clients include Justin Timberlake, Prince, TLC, the Jonas Brothers, Kesha, Pitbull and Eva Longoria. Daniel Solomon, also a Las Vegas native, has held various managerial positions at TAO Nightclub and TAO Beach before becoming General Manager of the award-winning Marquee Dayclub in Las Vegas. Under Solomon's watch, Marquee was the number one grossing venue on the Nightclub and Bars Top 100 List in both 2011 and 2012. During Solomon's tenure, DJ Magazine named Marquee a top club and Best of Las Vegas dubbed Marquee the "best nightclub and day club" on several occasions. With a masterminded crew of talented pied pipers like this, it is no surprise the E11EVEN continues to thrive. I also found one of the most appealing things about it to be the mix of clientele. From the guy next door, to pro athletes, to groups of females together for a girl's night out, to couples, businessmen and everyone in between, the club is perfectly designed to accommodate anyone--at literally any time. Make no mistake though, the entertainers are flawless in both their physique and skills. Still, I had to inquire as a 24-hour venue, what were some of the challenges to keep the experience fresh for every single visitor whether it be at 10 a.m. or 11 p.m. "The challenges are infinitesimal. Sharing of consistent information over each 24-hour period without end is a big challenge. Keeping the operation consistent and the experience seamless is also a major challenge," DeGori said. "The greatest advantage that we have at E11EVEN is the depth of the leadership. Our four operating partners, each have a diverse and very rich background contributing to our ongoing success." As for the long-term goals to keep E11EVEN running as a fresh and exciting venue, DeGori recognizes it is an ongoing process. "E11EVEN is far from a fully developed concept. The concept of the showclub I created is truly a new genre of clubs in America. My concept was simple in that I wanted to create that authentic entertainment-driven venue, and in the end, marry together the best that the nightclub industry, cabaret industry and theater industry has to offer," he said. "I am constantly redefining the concept so that the overall experience will be seamless. I am constantly adding dimensions...shows, live DJs, special events and striving to perfect the recipe. E11EVEN works and will continue to be alive and fresh because I am a possibility thinker. I want the market to determine what E11EVEN is or should be." With an extremely accommodating and consistent staff, 24-hours of eye candy, great drinks, uber entertainment and the perfect hideaways tucked into every corner of the club, E11EVEN is clearly a venue that has already left its mark on the people of Miami, present company included. Regardless if you are settling in one of the VIP rooms or just sauntering around the top floor mezzanine enjoying the scenery, E11EVEN is above and beyond anything the city has yet to offer, because let's face it, we're all a little curious. Because I'm Happy Dana Michelle Pharrell has nothing on my happiness. Those were my thoughts when I heard the song "Happy" for the millionth and one time. Like the spirit of the song I feel into my own pool of joy. My personal and mental happy place. The feeling that comes over you and before you know it you've auditioned for a toothpaste commercial from smiling so hard.



But that's what it was, I was happy. What about? The go-go life. I mean, there is so much to be happy about for the industry. As every day passes on, statuses are updated, pictures are posted and videos are uploaded, gives reason to be happy. Dancers are proud. They're happy too. They love their job, full-time and part-time go-gos. Positives still outweighs the negatives. Happy. Happy to see everything that is beautiful about the go-go dancer industry in full bloom, make-up, costumes and of course dancing. The love and support that exists, the comraderie, the sharing of a passion. Happy to see continued growth. Music is meant to inspire, whether you like Pharrell's musical definition of happy, or maybe due to the overkill, you may be numb to it. I'm numb to it. But at that moment, it was everything to me. I was happy for more than just me. Happy for everybody that makes up that life, as we call it. Happy for all the continued love and support. Happy that right before our eyes that the voice of the go-go dancer industry is getting louder. We're dancing and celebrating. Passions on display, it's euphoria.



And then the song went off....



Back to work until I hear it again. Angie Starr & RTX Over the 4th of July weekend this year, Austin, Texas was the site for the RTX gaming convention. The convention drew almost 30,000 attendees including Angie Starr , cosplay model and go-go dancer from Atlanta, Georgia.

Angie Star with fans @ RTX Convention in Austin, Texas (view more photos) RTX included game designers, lovers of online entertainment and appearances by Rooster Teeth, whom the fan event was started for in 2011. Rooster Teeth is an online entertainment production house famously know for its web series Red vs. Blue, that combines video game play and voice over animation.The show in its eleventh season, has branched off into a new web series, podcasts and branded merchandise.



The first RTX event had 600 attendees and last year close to 10,000. Attendees come from all around the world to test new video games and attend panels. A cosplay and gaming enthusiast, this was Angie's first year and she gave us her first hand account of the event. "I was lucky enough to be booked to work the Smite photobooth for Hi Rez studios based here in Atlanta. They commissioned myself and two others to make our costumes based on video game characters from their PC game called Smite. Smite is a third person multi-player online battle arena video game. My character was Smite Aphrodite," says Angie.



"Our first day we had our usual photobooth set up, there were various booths all over the convention room. From live tournaments to t-shirt vendors. There was a ton of stuff happening! The best part was that there was actually other cosplayers that just showed up to be seen and support their favorite games," she continues.



A first time visitor to Austin, Angie was able to experience some of what Austin had to offer, "I flew out Thursday night, worked Friday and Saturday and hung out Sunday. The shenanigans between those days included bull riding, dancing, singing, piano bars, getting scanned for a 3D statue and shopping. Austin is a great city RTX was amazing. I hope to return next year. Now to prepare for DragonCon." View more photos of Angie Starr @ RTX Dancers Keep Your Significant Others in Check In a case that could easily be go-go dancer as opposed to exotic dancer related and the struggle with significant others. Benjamin Reddish, 26 from Lincoln Nebraska, decided to go with his girlfriend, an exotic dancer to The Office Gentleman's Club in southwest Lincoln last Saturday morning.



Police later arrested him after a disturbance in the club. Reddish became angry with a patron who apparently giving the object of his affection too much attention while she was performing. Bouncers told him to leave which is when Reddish took out a knife and cut one of the bouncers on the hand which required stitches. Ladies, if you decide to have "bae" come with you on the job which is already subject to attention please have an understanding before. Exotic dancer or go-go dancer it isn't professional and a sign that you need to get your life right if "bae" doesn't understand what your life is. But first.....

















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V. Jade EDM Comes to the Oxygen Network This past Monday the Oxygen Network unveiled its new logo and tagline "Very real" at the summer Television Critics Association press tour. The new "look" offiicially begins Tuesday, October 7th. The focus of the rebrand will be "authentic, proudly imperfect and diverse characters" featuring stories that relate to its core audience of young modern women. Oxygen is the youngest women's network and was among the top 20 cable networks among the 18-34 demographic in June. Venturing into the mainstreaming of Electronic Dance Music, Oxygen plans to add a new show currently titled, "Party INC." The show centers on Two lifelong girlfriends, Andi Cross and Lex Houser, who due to their passion for music have launched their own events and apparel startup business, The Bad Kids Collective. From starting out with very little money in Lex's mother's basement to establishing a fiercely loyal following, their venture is filled with tension and drama as these young entrepreneurs attempt to manage a hectic workplace and grow BKC into a successful powerhouse, while also juggling their day jobs so they can support their dream.



Hope this one is as good as it sounds. Most of our readers and followers can relate to that storyline. Check out Glitterati Body for all your costuming needs. Specializing in costume rentals and celebrity styling for go-go dancers, peformers and models. Go Go Chronicles readers and followers receive 15% off all purchases. Be sure to use coupon code: WEGOGO15 www.glitteratibody.com First Entertainment @ Ultra Music Festival Europe 2014 Ultra Music Festival Europe 2014 was this past weekend in Croatia. Performances included Armin Van Buuren, DJ Snake, Afrojack, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Steve Aoki and Above & Beyond.



As always, whether UMF is in Miami or Europe you can always count on beautiful dancers and performers on stage and entertaining the massive crowds. The lovely ladies of F1rst Entertainment, based in Croatia, had that pleasure. First Entertainment & David Guetta Auditions & Workshops Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub @ The Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas) is seeking professional dancers with a minimum of 5 years experience. Applicants must be 21 years of age and older. Must be available for day, night, weekend and holiday shifts. Auditions will be held @ Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub @ The Cosmopolitan (3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; Las Vegas, Nevada) July 16, 2014 @ 1p. MsEasy will be teaching dance and fitness @ Tease Studio in Denver, Coloradio July 14th, 21st & 28th @ 7:30 | Click for more information Bass Kittens Dance Team (Denver, Colorado) is looking for young ladies who are passionate, talented, fun, professional and reliable. Looking for several go-go dancers to fill high demand in booked events. If you are interested in becoming a Bass Kitten please send over a dance audition video at: basskittensdanceteam@gmail.com The Denver Nuggets Dancers will holding auditions for the 2014-2015 team beginning Saturday July 19th, 2014 | Click here for more information or contact: Amy Jo Wagner @ ajwagner@pepsicenter.com Dancer Sara Jane will be offering a Burlesque Workout Workshop in Las Vegas on Saturday July 19th 1p-6p @ Gold's Gym (9310 S. Eastern Avenue Henderson, Nevada). For more information or to reserve a spot, visit: Burlesque Workout Workshop The Phoenix Suns Dancers are holding auditions Saturday August 9, 2014 @ Talking Stick Resort - 9800 East Indian Bend Road Scottsdale, Arizona | For more class prep and audtion information: Kip Helt - khelt@suns.com The Syndicate Go-Go's of Minnesota are seeking go-go dancers and performers to join their team. For more information: syndicategogos@gmail.com The Indiana Pacemates will be holding auditions for the 2014-2015 season Monday, August, 11, 2014 @ Bankers Life Field House - Indianpolis, Indiana @ 5:45p. Click here for more information. Drais of Las Vegas is now hiring promotional models. Send headsohot and resume to: promotions@draislv.com The Glow Girls of Washington DC are currently hiring. To schedule an audition email: theglowgirls@gmail.com The Body Talk Go-Go's (Las Vegas) is accepting video auditions to join their team. Videos (3 min. max) and resume/pics should be sent to Saturn Reyes: saturn.reyes@gmail.com J-Lo Reminds Us That She Is The Booty (Twerk) OG It's no secret that twerking is a subject of debate among go-go dancers. Due to its limitation of displaying actual dance talents. But the diva oft-considered the original "Queen of the Booty", J-Lo (Jennifer Lopez if you're lost) showed that she's still got it. The iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party, (which took place a few weeks ago) aired on the CW last week. During J-Lo's performance of "Booty" from her album, "A.K.A.", the American Idol proved she's still got it. Displaying some of the moves from the official music video teaser to the song, she shows that Miley is not even in her league. Some call the dance, "controversial" but when J-Lo does it, we call it art. Don't judge us.



Check it out... J-Lo @ iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party We're Kicking Down Doors Sharon Perkins Sometimes when our team is in a room together strategizing, there are so many sports references. Probably because the agency director is a male. Maybe that's a bit sexist, but oh well. There's always spirited pep talks. Not of the us against the world talks but us against ourselves. There's just as often a musical anecdote added as well. For the longest until recently, Imagine Dragon's "Radioactive" had the longest run as one of our fight songs. Over the past few weeks we've been in development of two reality series, researching, beginning pre-production and discussing marketing strategy. After a meeting with a cable television exec, Eric (our agency director) called a meeting with the team. We met at Hollywood Bowl, one of our hangouts when everyone is in L.A. and we want to have some fun, tell some jokes and drink a little. Not a turn up but it's what we do. He showed up a little late but he was all excited about the meeting he just had. Basically getting the green light from some of the powers that be, that our reality series is closer to fruition. He was smiling, singing and humming some song that I couldn't make out at the time.



"Yeah, we kicking down the doors

You know we mean war

who you looking out for?"



As fate would have it, the song comes on and it comes full circle. Santigold's "Kicking Down Doors". This wasn't a sports reference, it was a spirited musical tribute to a frame of mind. Just like hearing a song play 100 times a day on current radio, his singing and humming of the song for the hour or so prior, only made it sound that much more familiar. I loved it. Mind you, this is after a pep talk. You feel like a high school kid at homecoming on Friday Night Lights ready to charge out of the locker room. He described it as the feeling he had about our growth, kicking down doors in a metaphorical sense. All the signs that our hard work and commitment is paying off. Being in a creative industry and all the obsessiveness that goes with it, creatives often drift into their own world. Imagining possibilities and visualizing the dream. It's like a fight song for not only our agency's cause but the go-go dancer community. Dancers from all over ask about song recommendations for their dance videos, well, for those who may be looking for one, here you go. Just let us see it when you do. Santigold - "Kicking Down Doors" Spotify Knows How Songs Make You Feel Campbell Simpson Katy Perry makes you smile. OneRepublic makes you cry. David Guetta makes you angry (yeah, I know, me too). This is what Spotify has discovered in a study with a Dutch neuroscientist. Everyone knows that listening to music can do things for your mood â€” itâ€™s easy to cheer yourself up with a happy song, or for a slow and moody song to make you even more depressed about your miserable lot in life. In research completed with Dutch cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of Groningen, Jacob Jolij. Katy Perryâ€™s Birthday â€” you know, the one that is just about birthdays and balloons, without any innuendo â€” is apparently the best song for making yourself happy. I agree with this research. Says Spotify: â€œHappy songs are up-tempo, have strong rhythm, positive lyrics, and are typically in a major key. The up-tempo rhythm of Katy Perryâ€™s Birthday will encourage active movement, which is good for your mood. â€œFurthermore, some research suggests that the major key unconsciously reminds you of a falling pitch â€“ a feature which in both human and animal vocalisations asserts dominance and confidence.â€ OneRepublicâ€™s I Need makes you sad, David Guettaâ€™s Bad makes you angry, Coldplayâ€™s Magic makes you overcome fear. The full list of the seven most heartstring-tugging songs, and the reasons behind their existence, is right here: (continue reading) All Is Not Lost! Brazil Is Still Top of the Butts The Brazilian footie team may have hit a few bum notes against Germany in the (World Cup) semi-final, but the South American country will always win the booty stakes Laura Mitchell MISS BUM BUM: Brazil hosts a annual bottom competition [PH] It was an embarrassing defeat for Brazil when Germany thrashed them to win 7-1, but the host country still has plenty to smile about. They may have lost the football but they can take solace in the fact that they are still top of the botts. Big, round and pert - Brazilian bottoms are renowned for being the BEST in the world. BOOTY: These are three finalists from Miss Bum Bum Brazil (winner in the middle) [PH] In fact Brazilians are so proud of their big behinds that they host an annual Miss Bum Bum competition to search for the best bottom in the country. The winner often goes on to become a celebrity who earns hundreds of thousands of pounds. Last year's champion Dai Macedo, 25, impressed the judges with her perfectly pert 42-inch booty and was crowned despite allegations that she bribed the judges. HOT BOOTY: The Brazilian volleyball team flaunt their pert peaches in tiny knickers [PH] The Brazilian volleyball team also gave the world a reason to envy their behinds when they flaunted their perfect peaches in tiny green lycra panties. Another Brazilian babe who has been making us enviable by showing off her delectable derriÃ¨re is WAG Gabriella Lenzi - who is dating injured forward Neymar. The beautiful brunette is constantly reminding us of our downfalls in the booty department by posting pics of her juicy assets in a series of saucy bikini Instagrams. And these stunning Brazilian beauties have started a new butt-surgery craze. Surgeons are seeing more and more women all over the world opting for cosmetic procedures to give them bouncy Brazilian booties. Dr Raj Tanna, of Mendlesham Health Centre, has noticed a huge surge in popularity from British ladies at his Suffolk practice. He said: "Different people want different bums. Some want a flatter bum, some want a bigger bum, some want theirs lifted, some want theirs lowered. "I've just finished developing a technique that I believe will give anyone the perfect Brazilian bum. PEACHY: Gabriella Lenzi flaunts her deletable derriÃ¨re [INSTGRAM] "I use liposculpting with the Lipofirm Plus machine over the lateral parts of the bum, combined with radio frequency to lift it. "I also sculpt the saddlebag area and thighs to ensure the bum looks the best it possibly can. A lot of practices only sculpt the thigh area, with hopes that it will make the bum look better, but I prefer a more rounded approach - excuse the pun." Today we wish a #WeGoGo Happy Birthday to Brooklynn Bella. Enjoy your day!!! Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Celebrates 10 Years This Week Miami Herald | Chabeli Herrera and Maria Tettamanti Models tattooed to look like mermaids. Latin America-inspired, sexily cheeky bikinis. Sheer tunics sizzling on catwalks. And thousands of buyers and designers looking to cash in on the seasonâ€™s must-have trends. Thatâ€™s the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim and its partner industry event SwimShow. And when the first pair of perfectly tanned legs makes its way down the runway Thursday in the Raleigh Hotelâ€™s backyard, it will mark 10 years of celebrating â€” and marketing â€” the nylon, spandex and polyester creations paraded along the worldâ€™s beaches. Many industry insiders view Miami Swim Week as a must-visit. â€œItâ€™s like the best day of the year outside of my birthday and Christmas,â€ said Monica Wise, creative director for the Irvine, Calif.-based L*SPACE by Monica Wise, which will participate in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim for the fifth year.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/17/4240413/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim.html#storylink=cpy â€œThe sheer amount of global media exposure this event brings is amazing,â€ said Fashion Week Swim spokesperson Cece Feinberg. â€œA young swimwear brand can be catapulted into overnight stardom â€” and an established brand can be reinvigorated. Itâ€™s that buzz of expectation â€” of seeing the best and the newest that keeps the energy level high every year.â€ IMG Fashion first brought its runway acumen to South Beach in 2004. By offering a platform for swim designers to debut their resort collections at private, invite-only shows, the ongoing partnership between IMG and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has turned Miami into a hub for both emerging and established labels. This year, the runway lineup includes designers such as Beach Bunny, Dolores CortÃ©s, Frankieâ€™s Bikinis, Luli Fama, Maaji, MIKOH, We Are Handsome, Suboo, 6 Shore Road, Mara Hoffman, Wildfox Swim, Poko Pano and more. Over the course of its lifetime, designers have unveiled their swim collections on the runway in front of nearly 100,000 attendees. This year, 10,000 guests from more than 60 countries are expected to attend the whirlwind week of runway shows along with late-night parties, poolside soirÃ©es and satellite events peppered throughout Miami Beach. So whatâ€™s this seasonâ€™s most popular trend on the catwalks? Think surfer girl-meets-boudoir. â€œSporty silhouettes such as rash guards and long-sleeve pieces in onesies and two-pieces are trending,â€ said Maaji Swimwear head designer Juliana LondoÃ±o. â€œStructured swimsuits such as body cons are also strong for this season, as well as underwire tops, strappy backs, lingerie-inspired elastics and trims.â€ Designer Mara Hoffman, a Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim regular, has a new set of swimsuits inspired by a trip to Guatemala that will feature the bright colors and prints that are true to her brandâ€™s DNA while incorporating new shapes, she said. Skimpier styles will make a splash at this yearâ€™s L*SPACE by Monica Wise show. The Saturday event promises more skin, wrap styles and reversible swimsuits in pastels, bright colors and tribal prints. Models will emulate mermaids through the showâ€™s â€œThe Water is Waitingâ€ theme, emerging with water-slicked hair and skin and sporting custom-made, scale-like tattoos by Flash Tattoos. Six months of work for Wise will culminate with the adjacent SwimShow at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the business end of the week-long swimwear extravaganza. Now in its 32nd year, the trade show runs Saturday to Tuesday. The brainchild of The Swimwear Association of Florida, SwimShow is the industryâ€™s most celebrated and established trade show. It is expected this year to attract more than 450 exhibitors showcasing more than 3,000 global swimwear brands and more than 4,500 buyers from across the world. Wise said that in terms of selling her brand, SwimShow is the biggest event of the year, annually pulling buyers to her designs. â€œAnyone in the swimwear business that doesnâ€™t believe in the Miami SwimShow is making a huge mistake,â€ she said. â€œItâ€™s the biggest show of the year for swim vendors, all the way from South America to Europe.â€ In 10th-anniversary, bigger-than-ever style, the trade show is expanding to cover almost 550,000 square feet of exhibition space and filling all four halls at the convention center. Attending will be Miami-based online brand swimsuit company ISHINE365. The business, started in 2012 by Miami natives Christina Pino and Katrina Silva, sells internationally and recently opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Little Haiti. Pino said ISHINE365, which sells high-end brands like MIKOH, Mandalynn and Acacia, has attended the tradeshow for the last two years and uses it as a major platform for choosing which brands to feature on its website. The business once showcased only five brands; through exposure at events like the SwimShow, it now sells about 50 and expects to look at adding more at this yearâ€™s show. â€œWe brought in some great designers last year, and we hope to do the same for 2015,â€ Pino said. Sneak peeks Pino received from designers have revealed that neon colors, itty-bitty bottoms and cutouts will be trending this year, she said. More and more, she is seeing bikini tops that can transition from the beach to day and night outings. â€œI feel like Swim Week is the best way to stay up to date with everything and stay on trend,â€ Pino said. â€œItâ€™s pretty crazy how the industry is changing.â€ The expansion of the event comes in line with a strong market for swimwear in todayâ€™s economy, with about 10 percent growth rate in sales every year, said Judy Stein, executive director of the Swimwear Association of Florida. â€œOur expectations are for this to be a tremendously successful season,â€ she said. â€œWe also see its popularity growing exponentially each year through the number of new brands entering the marketplace and new product lines being developed by existing brands.â€ As celebrities and world-renowned designers descend upon Miami, the pressure is on to deliver not just the latest, but the next great trend in the swimsuit industry. â€œWe understand that the benchmarks of a successful show are measured by its quality, quantity and convenience, and we look forward to not just meeting, but superseding these expectations with the top brands and the most significant buyers all under one roof,â€ Stein said.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/17/4240413/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim.html#storylink=cp Music Messaging App La-La Lets Users Chat With Songs Snippets TechCrunch | Mike Butcher As Yo has proved, the public's appetite for messaging seems not to have stopped with WhatsApp. Many others have appeared before and since. As Sarah Perez recently found out. Now another has appeared which plans to plug at our emotional side a little more, drawing the medium most tied to the heart: music.



Instead of Yo, or a word or an image, new music messaging app La-La lets its users chat with audio snippets of songs.



Say you want to send a quick 'hi' to a girlfriend or boyfriend. On La-La you might select 'Hello' by Lionel Richie (I'm sure better songs are available), pick your friend's contact and hit send. They can reply with their own sing choices, presumably until you run out of ideas.



Users can also send La-La messages via SMS (for recipients without the app) or to someone befriended to their La-La account. The recipient doesn't know what song snippet they got until they play it, adding that frisson on anticipation.



It reminds me of a different kind of take on music sharing, ThisIsMyJam, but done as messages.



Currently, La-La has a neat selection of licensed music popular artists and has the option for users to create their own messages by searching YouTube for music and clipping out a section for sending.



Unlike other "music sending" apps out there that send songs links attached to written chat messages users can't chat with words in any way on La-La - only music.



This is probably good for teens but likely to be of some frustration to adults perhaps. The Surprising History of Nail Salons & Vietnamese-American Women Gabrielle Korn #NailedIt - Vietnamese Americans and The Nail Industry (VIDEO TRAILER) Nail salons are such an integral part of the modern American landscape, it's hard to imagine a time before they were a thing. But, it's an industry that came to be more recently than you might think â€” and its history is tied to that of Vietnamese-American women. Filmmaker Adele Free Pham covers all this and more with her work-in-progress documentary, #NailedIt .



As reported by InStyle.com, Pham says, " #Nailedit follows the nail industry from its earliest days and tells the tale of how a chance encounter between 20 female Vietnamese refugees and actress Tippi Hedren in 1975 changed the face of the trade, once exclusive to the jet set." According to the article, Hedren helped Vietnamese refugees come to the States and enroll in beauty school to be manicurists, which influenced the "big salon boom in the mid-'70s."



Since then, Pham says, Vietnamese nail salons have become "a linchpin between different cultures, Vietnamese economic autonomy, and a classic American dream story." In fact, a preview of the documentary notes that 48% of nail-industry techs are Vietnamese.



We're really interested to see this film once it's finished. We're also wondering if Pham will touch on the issue of human trafficking in nail salons. M any salons in the U.K. are fronts for human trafficking operations, and a majority of its victims are Vietnamese women. And, Jezebel points out , "Human trafficking rings fronting as nail salons have been discovered in Boston; Springfield, CT; East Orange, NJ; Salem, VA; York, PA; and San Jose, CA â€” and all of this over the course of the past year." Not that there aren't plenty of legitimate nail salons out there â€” it just seems like an issue worth discussing in this context. Read past issues of the Go Go Chronicles here Follow us:



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