South Florida Nightlife's Most Influential People
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The Talk Nightlife community has compiled a list of some of the most influential people in the history of South Florida nightlife. This list is not in any particular order. [wink] Remember that this is a wiki and that any member of the community is free to add, subtract, and re-order as they please. Somebody else might come along after you and change it again but that's just how a wiki works.
- Dade Sokoloff - I might invade your Google search results, Dade. Just for fun. Dade was the founder and owner of Shadow Lounge, an influential South Beach nightclub, which opened in 1997.
Dade Sokoloff.
- Louis Puig - The founder and owner/operator of Club Space in Downtown Miami.
Louis Puig, owner of Space in Downtown Miami. - Michael Capponi - Established promoter in the South Florida area. Caters to the "A-Listers" and celebrity crowd.
- Oscar G - Acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the 'Miami Sound' in dance music, Oscar is one half of the production duo Murk along with Ralph Falcon. As of 2008, he is the resident DJ of Space in Downtown Miami.
DJ/Producer Oscar G. - Biz Martinez - Legendary supporter of the beat.
Biz Martinez. - Chris Paciello
- Ingrid Casares
- Tony Guerra
Tony Guerra in front of Aero Bar. - Joe Budious and Tomas Cedia aka Aquabooty
- Emi Guerra
- Eddy Guerra
- Alan T - Widely recognized as one of the top door personalities in the Miami scene, Alan is known for his over-the-top mannerisms and camp style while working the doors of some of the area's most influential nightclubs. Alan is also frequently requested by the world's top dance music producers to lend his vocal style to their productions.
Alan T and a Persian cat. - Gary James - One of the top party promoters in South Florida during the early-to-mid 1990s revitalization of South Beach. Developed the traveling Avenue A series of parties, where the event would take place at a different location every week.
Gary James with Danny Tenaglia - Louis Canales
- Greg and Nicole Brier
- Carmel Ophir
- Eric Omores
- Gerry Kelly
- Tommy Turchin
- George Nuñez
- Joe Delaney
- Stryke
- Ralph Falcon
- Milon brothers
- Gilbert Stafford - The legendary doorman who, along with Alan T, defined the South Beach doorman motif.
- Dave Grutman
- Fabrizio Brienza
- Nicola Siervo
- Shelley Novak
- Jon Cowan
- Tony Goldman
- Mark Soyka
- Lord Toussaint - Founder of Infinite Audio, which has provided the sound, lighting, and video systems to some of the most successful nightclubs in South Florida, including Space, Spirits, Mokaï, La Bodegita Del Medio, as well as smaller lounges such as Badrutt's Place in Brickell.
Lord Toussaint, President of Infinite Audio. - Rony Seikaly
- Alex Omes
- Michael Ault - One of the pioneers of the bottle service scene in the United States, Michael established the club Chaos in the mid 1990s to much acclaim. Currently, he is the owner of Pangaea and Gryphon in the Seminole Hard Rock Casino complex in Hollywood, FL.
Michael Ault, Sabrina Randall, and Jamison LaGuardia. - David Padilla
- Diego (DMS12) Sanchez - Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the current South Florida dance music scene, Diego Sanchez has been playing an influential role in the area since the late 1980s. Starting out as an intern at the terrestrial radio station HOT 105, he soon progressed into DJing and production, with his studio skills being in demand by popular musicians around the world, including Beyonce, and Emilio Estefan.
Diego "DMS12" Sanchez in Miami. - Shareef Malnik
- Al Malnik
- Bobby Brandt
- Roman Jones
- DJ Irie
- Tom Laroc
- Mark Leventhal
- Bruce Wilcox
- Edgar V One of the first residents of Club Space in Downtown Miami, Edgar, along with George Acosta and David Padilla, was responsible for the surge in popularity of trance in Miami.
Edgar V in the Brickell area of Miami. - Shawn Rudnick Shawn is one of Miami's "best-kept secrets", with a massive production and remix portfolio of top dance and popular music artists.
Shawn Rudnick.
Inspiration
There are so many more. Some of those people were true visionaries and creative geniuses. But so much of what we do was influenced by and copied from guys across the pond like....
- Neil Moffitt
- Dave Beer
- Charlie Chester
References
- This article originally came from the thread The 50 (more or less) SFL Nightlife People? from our forum.
