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cristopher lawrence 7/3 palma baltimore
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| bigjimslade002 |
For anyone who doesnt know,Palma resides in what used to be the Redwood Trust club.A beautifully designed club back when it first opened,it put not only every club in baltimore, but every well designed restaraunt, lounge, etc. in baltimore to shame.I remember when it opened it was billed as "The club that was going to save the baltimore nightlife".However,because it never tried to divert from its "place to be seen" image,and never brought in any DJ's other than the same old baltimore dj's,Redwood quickly wound up as just another failed baltimore club attempt.
Now having said that,Palma looks like it might be heading in a different direction,except when you go to the website the you see this desription:
"Palma will be a CELEBRITY DRIVEN / ULTRA VIP MEGACLUB. The highly anticipated nightclub will feature a lavishly beautiful setting, with the most premium sound and light systems designed specifically for PALMA.
Martin Audio 80,000 watt sound system imported from England (the sound will literally thump your heart!)
A $600,000 light show will BLOW AWAY any club in the U.S. including Las Vegas.
The club is being designed and operated by JON HAN - the same founder and part owner of IBIZA (The hottest world renowned club in DC).
Palma will also be the first club to open doors at 8PM!
If you ever wanted to experience the feel of a DC/NYC style club, then Palma is your ultimate party destination!! "
Im going to break down some description thats written down here with whats right and whats wrong,and im curious to see if any baltimore ta's here (or anybody for that matter but the baltimore ta's have that first hand b-more club expeirience)agree or disagree:
1."Palma will be a "CELEBRITY DRIVEN" / "ULTRA VIP MEGACLUB"
WRONG: Where to begin here.Firstly,it should be a "MUSICALLY" driven club.This is a MUST if this club is to survive.Period.Being the hottest spot and "the place to be" only lasts for so long at any club,and in baltimore you can measure it by nanoseconds.So eventually you will need to secure DJ's that people want to come and see every week.just like Ibiza has done by securing Glows services.
Secondly,theres not a lot of celebrities in baltimore to begin with,so having celebrities from time to time is fun sure,but eventually this type of gimmick dries up and then your stuck looking for another gimmick.
Also,im not sure what your trying to accomplish by making a club celebrity driven but also getting in DJ's like Christopher Lawrence.People who come to see DJ's like Lawrence do not come out for a celebrity expierience,they come to dance.And if you are going to secure high quality DJ talent(which is a must),your going to have to bend your "STRICTLY ENFORCED DRESS CODE".T-shirts and jeans will have to slide,even Ibiza has loosened thier dress code.
2.Now for the second part of this line: "ULTRA VIP MEGACLUB"
Wow. this is almost every buzzword you could say about a nightclub,other than you left out "lounge" that ones being thrown around a lot nowadays.Most clubgoers see through these kind of buzzwords nowadays when it comes to clubs.
3."The club is being designed and operated by JON HAN - the same founder and part owner of IBIZA (The hottest world renowned club in DC). "
GOOD(and maybe bad): Overall its good to promote this.most partygoers in the surrounding MD,DC,VA,PA,NY know Ibiza from going to Glow parties,so they know theres a good chance they might be getting a DC style party in Baltimore.It could be bad on one hand from people who have had a bad expierience of going to Glow and associate that with Ibiza since thats where Glows held.
4." Palma will also be the first club to open doors at 8PM!"
Well thats because baltimore clubs close at about 1:50am.
It may sound like im bashing here,but actually im really looking forward to see what this club is going to do,particularly music wise.Christopher Lawrence is a huge step in the right direction, hes a very good DJ live,and getting in more high profile DJ's like him will really make an impact here in baltimore and give the club staying power ALL baltimore clubs have been lacking.
Music Is whats lacking in baltimore,as promoters have gotten into the "lounge" gimmick and "beautiful people,place to be scene" environment.They also hire the same boring baltimore dj's that have been closing down clubs here for years.
This is not some made up statistic.Club X Ultra Lounge was another "club" that thought it could make it here by only catering to the rich and "beautiful".They were turning people away at the door they didnt like even while the place was hemoraging money.They never even tried to get any dj's in other than the people they knew(which is fine for weekday events,but you need better dj's then the ones they brought).
Not to mention the owners had no idea what they were doing because they werent business men,they were just "some guys with money" who wanted to own a club.I predicted to a promoter after my dj expeirience there they would close in a year.I was wrong.They closed in 8 months.
I recently had an encounter with someone who was supposedly "running Palma club" who tried to explain what the club was going to be like,but unfortunately they just dropped a lot of famous names who "they were friends with" and used alot of buzzwords.When i went to point out some things that were contridicting by this person they became angry and insulting and explained that they knew what they were talking about because they "had a lot of degrees".
I do wish this club luck.I really want to see a club like this succeed in baltimore,because everyone else has failed.It sounds like theres a lot of things your going to do right,the main one is securing high quality dj talent on saturdays.If you keep the "celebrity night" and the "DJ nights" apart i think this clubs going to rock.I look forward to attending!But i know if i see the same old baltimore djs 6 months down the road my partying will stay a D.C exclusive.
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| das_Mario |
While I'm a little leery about Palma being marketed as an "Ultra VIP Megaclub", I'd be willing to give it a chance. Christopher Lawrence is a perfectly good reason for me to check out Palma on July 5th!
I'd love to see what became of that space. I went to a few parties at Redwood Trust (imo nice venue) in late 2002 and early 2003, back when Buzzlife had their Saturday night parties. It was always a great time, never mind that the club closed at 2 AM. That's the one reason why I stopped going to EDM events in Baltimore. Anyhow...if Palma will actually be open till 4 AM, that's another good reason to go!
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| DCgirly |
| I heard it closed at 1:30 on Saturday... what's the deal? |
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