With the Brooklyn Mirage nonetheless but to reopen after weeks of delays, its guardian venue, Avant Gardner, has reportedly named Gary Richards, higher identified to most because the veteran DJ-producer Destructo, as its interim CEO.
An inner memo that surfaced on the r/avesNYC subreddit right now signifies that “efficient instantly,” former Avant Gardner CEO Josh Wyatt is not with the corporate. The memo goes on to elucidate that Richards, who has served because the venue’s non-executive Chairman of the Board since August 2024, will lead the Avant Gardner staff’s day-to-day operations whereas they search for a brand new everlasting CEO.
Wyatt was named Avant Gardner CEO in October 2024 after a difficult interval for the 80,000-square-foot venue complicated and promotions firm, together with its disastrous takeover of Electrical Zoo in 2023. Upon his appointment, Wyatt promised that the corporate could be “clear” and {that a} new-look Brooklyn Mirage could be “100%” open by Could 1.
Three weeks after failing a security inspection on the day of its scheduled reopening with Sara Landry, the open-air venue stays shuttered and has canceled or postponed all exhibits via Memorial Day weekend.
Richards, a foremost U.S. rave pioneer who based Los Angeles’ HARD Occasions and helms FriendShip music competition inside his All My Associates firm, will probably be supported in his new function by “key members” of the Avant Gardner management staff, in accordance with the memo.
Learn the leaked memo beneath and take a look at the thrill on r/avesNYC right here.
Featured picture courtesy: Destructo.