Episode 110: SEAN CHRISTIE

On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the crew sits down with one of Las Vegas’s most influential figures, @SeanMChristie, the President of Events/Nightlife for @MGMResortsIntl. They discuss why Millennials don’t gravitate to bottle service (5:34) and how this affects the concepts for new venues like @OnTheRecordLV, @DrinkMamaRabbit, and @TheMayFairLV (14:50). Sean speaks on the importance of “Industry Nights” in Vegas (23:05), losing DJ’s to other competitors (30:53) and the value of having great resident DJs like @JewcyJHoffman and @DJMightyMi, who were instrumental in his clubs’ successes (43:22). They deep dive into Sean being one of the first to lead the EDM movement at @EncoreBeachClub and the bidding wars he went through for DJ’s like @SteveAoki, @Avicii, @MarkRonson and @DJAMLives (54:32). Sean empathizes on the recent closing of @KAOSVegas (1:08:03), shares some similar challenges he faced with @IntrigueVegas (1:35:40) and formerly apologizes to @DJJazzyJeff for pulling him off the decks at @XSLAsVegas almost 10 years ago (2:01:01).

Episode 110: SEAN CHRISTIE

Welcome to the R.O.A.D. Podcast.  The show gives you unfiltered opinions from the eyes and ears of 3 seasoned DJs from the Las Vegas nightclub industry. DJ Crooked and DJ Neva come to us by way of New York; Manhattan and The Bronx respectively. Both relocated to Vegas in the early 2000s to open, what was then, Light and Jet Nightclub.   Crooked is known for his workhorse mentality, and high-energy DJ sets, but has never been one for the industry politics.  While DJ Neva has earned his OG status due to his countless years of experience in the DJ game. In 2007, they brought a piece of home with them by founding KNYEW (an acronym for “Keeping New York Every Where), a successful clothing brand, the first of its kind to be seen in Las Vegas. Similarly, Jaime Da Great grew up in LA. Jaime, while making a huge name for himself in the sneaker industry, has shifted his focus to becoming a full-time DJ.

Episode 110: SEAN CHRISTIE

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