The Club King: My Rise, Reign, and Fall in New York Nightlife by Peter Gatien (E

Description: The Club King by Peter Gatien A behind-the-scenes look at the meteoric rise and stunning takedown of a nightclub empire, by the man who held the reins.Limelight, Tunnel, Club USA, and Palladium—the cutting-edge, insanely successful, and notoriously decadent clubs that dominated New York Citys entertainment scene, their influences reverberating around the world. Across four decades, a single mysterious figure stood behind them all: Peter Gatien, the leading impresario of global nightlife. His clubs didnt follow the trends—they created movements. They nurtured vanguard music acts that brought rock, house, grunge, hip-hop, industrial, and techno to the beautiful ones who showed up night after night to tear the roof off every party. But as Peter and his innovative team ramped up the hedonistic highs, Rudolph Giuliani was leading a major shift in the city. Under the guise of improving New York Citys "quality of life," the club scene was targeted—and Peter Gatiens empire became a major focus of the administration.In this frank and gritty memoir, Peter Gatien charts the seismic changes in his personal and professional life and the targeted destruction of his nightclub empire. From Peters childhood in a Canadian mill town to the freedom of the 1970s, through the excesses of the 1980s and the ensuing crackdown in the 1990s, The Club King chronicles the birth and death of a cultural movement—and the life of the man who was in control of every beat. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Peter Gatien created, owned, and operated groundbreaking nightclubs over the span of four decades. In his early twenties, he opened his first club, the Aardvark, in his hometown of Cornwall, Ontario. He went on to helm an unbroken string of successful megaclubs, including Limelight in New York City, Atlanta, Miami, London, and Chicago, as well as Manhattans Palladium, Tunnel, and Club USA, and CiRCA in Toronto. Gatien was also the executive producer of the film A Bronx Tale. Today he splits his time between Toronto and New York City, enjoying a home life with his wife, Alessandra, his four children, and his two grandchildren. Review "A giant of the 1970s through 1990s New York City club scene…paints a picture of a simple guy with big dreams who was always vulnerable to outside speculation and conjecture…crisp, vivid prose…a warm tale of a local boy making good on the other side of the border…Sixteen years after his deportation back to Canada, Gatien tells his side of the story. An arresting and provocative narrative." —Kirkus Reviews"Gatien once dominated the empire that is New York nightlife. Now hes telling his story—the highs, the hedonism, and all the gritty details." —Newsweek"Peter Gatien may be the wisest cat in New York…hes got a tale to tell, one filled with fabulousness and tabloid phantasmagoria…The Club King, his slick new memoir out this month, chronicles Gatiens rise from a working-class kid in a sulfurous paper mill town in Ontario." —Rolling Stone"The Limelight and Tunnel are long gone. But the story of their vilified owner is still being written…With his memoir, The Club King published on April 1, he hopes for a degree of catharsis after an epic rise and fall, but also to celebrate a lost New York, when clubs felt mysterious and transgressive, luring the misfits and outcasts from the citys creative underground, and every night felt like a Mardi Gras on Mars." —New York Times"[Gatiens] legacy is—or ought to be—one of dogged entrepreneurism and a creative culture-centered approach to nightlife…If you were in New York and of partying age in the 90s, you almost certainly spent time in one or more of Gatiens spots. But the entrepreneurs story has many more chapters to it…The Club King covers one of clublands darkest chapters but doesnt dwell on it…a chance to tell his own story." —Billboard"[A] formidable career as the preeminent swizzle stick in the cocktail of Manhattan nightlife…full of stories." —The Face"Peter Gatiens new memoir The Club King: My Rise, Reign, and Fall in New York Nightlife arrives at a time when gathering at nightclubs already seems like a distant memory. Which makes this fast-paced account of his legendary run of clubs in the 70s, 80s, and 90s seem even more like a fantasy." —Now Toronto"A mesmerizing memoir chronicling [Gatiens] unlikely journey from a humble childhood in a Canadian mill town to the apex of a cultural empire that defined the spirit of pre-gentrification New York." —Another Man Magazine"NYC nightlife impresario Peter Gatien—who was behind legendary 90s clubs Limelight, Palladium, Club USA, and Tunnel—has revealed his wildest moments with celebs from Johnny Depp to Mick Jagger in a new memoir." —Page Six Review Quote "A giant of the 1970s through 1990s New York City club scene...paints a picture of a simple guy with big dreams who was always vulnerable to outside speculation and conjecture...crisp, vivid prose...a warm tale of a local boy making good on the other side of the border...Sixteen years after his deportation back to Canada, Gatien tells his side of the story. An arresting and provocative narrative." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gatien once dominated the empire that is New York nightlife. Now hes telling his story--the highs, the hedonism, and all the gritty details." -- Newsweek Details ISBN1542015316 Author Peter Gatien Publisher Amazon Publishing Year 2020 ISBN-10 1542015316 ISBN-13 9781542015318 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-04-01 Pages 280 Short Title The Club King Language English Imprint Little A Subtitle My Rise, Reign, and Fall in New York Nightlife UK Release Date 2020-04-01 Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-04-01 NZ Release Date 2020-04-01 US Release Date 2020-04-01 Alternative 9781799730330 DEWEY B Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127067610;

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