PATTY LAURENT 
X FACTAH, INC. & PATTY LAURENT SIGNATURE
PRESIDENT AND CEO
The New York City nightlife scene is one of the world’s most exciting and
exhilarating places to be on any day of the week. From the posh clubs in
Manhattan, to the neighborhood joints in the Bronx and Brooklyn, every
borough has a different scene for your need.
Promoters are fixtures within the nightlife industry. These are the
individuals who plan the bashes and draw the people to the nightclubs. An overwhelming
majority of the promoters are male, which has created an informal “ Boys Club.”
To this day, the dearth of self-sustaining female promoters is stunning.
This can be attributed to what many feel, a lack of respect females receive from predominantly male club owners as successful event planners. But one woman, Patty Laurent, has let nothing stand in her way and built a successful enterprise at the same time.
Continue reading "Women In Nightlife A Multi-Part Series: Patty Laurent" »
When you think about the nightlife industry and the promoters behind these extravagant bashes, you’d never stop to think that some of
these individuals aren’t big partygoers.
“The whole nightlife scene wasn’t really for me,” says Junito “June” Garcia,
President of Influential XP. “I was never a big clubgoer, but what I did
notice was the craze it created amongst my friends. I saw a market for this
craze and looked at it as a business opportunity.”
Continue reading "Purveyors of Nightlife: Junito Garcia of Influential XP" »
TAMMY FORD 
TAMMY FORD AGENCY
PRESIDENT AND CEO
They say beauty has its advantages. Former model and entrepreneur, Tammy Ford, epitomizes this adage with poise and purpose. Though many may remember Tammy as one of New York City’s premier promoters, most are not aware that she got into the game sort of haphazardly.
After a successful 8-year modeling career with Elite Model Management, she became a manager for a downtown restaurant, Match, where then-popular promoters Cordell and Everton, would often host parties. And since a party isn’t a party without the beautiful people, it was logic and good business sense that these same promoters would ask Tammy if she would grace their parties with her presence - and bring some of her beautiful model girlfriends along with her. School officially started, and for the next year, Tammy would host these Match events with the intent on learning everything there was on what being a promoter was all about.
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Welcome to our 2005 edition of identifying the top bachelors of NYC nightlife. The list is short, but it represents handsome and leading men that have made a significant impact on the NYC nightlife scene. Our goal was to take a cross-section of folks who make nightlife run: from your favorite promoter to those less conspicuous who make things happen behind the scenes. The process of identifying these individuals was more than just looking attractive individuals in the scene. I’m sure some of you ladies familiar with the scene can think of a number of stunning males in the scene that are not on this list. An individual’s accomplishments and contributions to the scene were considered more so than the physical. And without further a due, we present NYC nightlife’s top bachelors.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Ja Rule pleaded guilty to assault and was fined C$1,500 ($1,219) by a Canadian court for delivering "one punch to the eye" of a nightclub patron last year, his lawyer said on Monday.
Originally from "Reuters":http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=7830408&src=rss/Entertainment
