Oh Hello! 621 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD (07) 3257 7081 or www.ohhello.com.au These pictures are from Oh Hello! nightclub. It’s the brainchild of Brisbane entrepreneurs Adrian Mezzina and Steven Papas of The Arcade Creative. Bar and nightclub interior designer Alexa Nice made their dream a reality. “This venue doesn’t look like a traditional, murky night
Marquee — The Star Sydney 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW www.marqueesydney.com ‘There will be stories’; that’s what we’re told by The Star’s advertising agency. And you only need to hang out after midnight in the barely controlled bedlam of the Marquee’s unisex bathrooms to concur. It’s exciting, sexy and just a little bit ‘dangerous’. In
Crown Melbourne 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, VIC (03) 9292 8888 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au With The Star shaking up its F&B, Crown has brought in a new face, Nicholas Kurban. He shares with venue his plans to make Crown the toast of the world, not just Australia.
Bar100: 100 George St, The Rocks, Sydney (02) 8070 9311 or www.bar100.com.au A church, an Institute for Seamen, an art studio… a multi-level entertainment palace. Bar100 has fun with 100 George St. A drag queen hosting a trivia night. In a church. It’s the stuff that Catholic guilt is made of, and precisely what happens on
Marquee, The Star – Sydney 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009 www.marqueesydney.com The Marquee nightclub – the latest component of The Star’s $870m redevelopment – is located on the entire top tier of The Star’s new Pirrama Road harbourside entrance and has expansive views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline.
XO Lounge: Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth WA www.xolounge.com.au Hospitality young-guns Sam and Rob Franchina (aged 29 and 27 respectively) have spotted a niche in Perth. It’s the ‘best of everything’ top-shelf niche — certainly a nice niche if you can fill it. The brothers have been on the Perth scene since kicking off
Supperclub: www.supperclub.com Production Audio (EAW): (03) 9264 8000 or www.productionaudio.com.au The latest addition to the international Supperclub group recently opened in Hollywood. The venue features a flown, custom, five-way EAW line array system that covers the dancefloor and a smaller EAW system installed in the bar area. In addition, four EAW MicroWedges provide monitoring for
The Shore Club: 36-38 South Steyne, Manly (02) 9977 6322 or www.shoreclub.com.au Weathering the elements had nothing to do with the state of The Shore Club in Manly when owner Alex Said and licensee Michael Raft got to it. The three-year-old venue looked a decade old purely because it was so busy. In under a
Audio Products Group: 1300 134 400 or www.audioproducts.com.au The Denon DN-SC2000 Controller is an affordable, compact, professional-grade, solid steel MIDI controller for laptop DJs. At just $499, it gives a professional interface for mixing and controlling DJ sets, optimised for use with Traktor Pro. Features include a 105mm touch-sensitive jog wheel, 100mm pitch slider with
Platinum Nightclub: 19 Victoria Rd, Broadbeach, QLD www.platinumnightclub.com.au Platinum Nightclub has undergone a facelift to fit its crown as Queensland’s Number One club spot as voted by Sony Inthemix for 2008/2009. It’s party central at Platinum, and patrons can’t miss the fresh cracked glass bar tops with their inbuilt glow effect nor the fibre optic