| Oakenfold treats us to a glimpse of his set during his ten week residency at the newly refurbished Las Vegas venue ICE. The track listings feature a number of Oakenfold remixes and productions with cuts from the Perfecto Allstarz, plus Chroma and even The Doors get a taste of the Oakey magic.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- Spike TV goes behind the velvet rope and past the
burly bouncers at the one of Las Vegas' hottest nightclubs to present
a 10-episode series, "The Club," premiering Wedneday, Nov 10
(9:00-10:00pm ET/PT). The one-hour series chronicles all the trials and
tribulations that go into running a nightclub as it undergoes a makeover
to compete with the gaming hotels on the Vegas Strip.
"The Club" creator and executive producer, Ben Silverman ("The
Restaurant," "Blowout," "Nashville Star") and
his production company, Reveille, have joined forces once again with
Robert Riesenberg, President and CEO of Full Circle Entertainment, a
unit of Omnicom Media Group. Mr. Riesenberg will also serve as executive
producer.
On the eve of the first anniversary, the only stand-alone night club
in Las Vegas, ICE is getting a new look. ICE Founder and CEO Ed Williams,
is reinventing his club with new faces and a new sound. From the stirring
music of world renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold, to the dancers to the new
Hollywood hot shot promoter, Allison Melnick, "The Club" will
follow the pressures and demands the people behind the party face in
making ICE the ultimate nightlife experience. From the bachelor and bachelorette
parties to the celebrity stop- bys, cameras will be ever-present as ICE's
guests revel in the excess and put the club's new changes to the test.
Among the interesting personalities "The Club" will follow
include:
Ed - The Owner
This Chicago native is the Founder and CEO of ICE is an imposing, intimidating
figure who is determined to make the club the hottest destination in
town. He doesn't like losing -- and has no problem sending those not
on the same page packing.
Paul Oakenfold - DJ
One of the world's pre-eminent DJs for the best part of two decades
and the driving force behind their rise to prominence Paul's musical
talents have spawned a generation of club-goers around the globe. Oakenfold
was one of the dominating forces that transformed the island of Ibiza
into the most popular party destinations in Europe and now he is setting
his sights on Las Vegas.
Allison - The Promoter
The "It Girl" -- Allison is a renowned and highly-sought after
party promoter who is bringing her superior socialite skills to Vegas.
Can she apply her Midas-touch to ICE that has proved effective in the
hottest night spots in New York and Los Angeles?
Chuck - Director of Food and Beverage
This self-proclaimed 'Maverick' of the Vegas nightlife created a persona
based on the films of Tom Cruise. Even so it's every cocktails girl's
dream to become one of "Chuckie's Angels".
Michael - Efficiency Expert
Michael was brought in by owner Ed Williams for restructuring of ICE.
This heavy hitter has no problem with the phrase, "You're Fired".
He's going to be watching everyone at ICE very closely...one wrong move
and you're out!
Marc - The PR Guy
This affable Englishman has a rolodex that everyone in Las Vegas would
die for and works tirelessly to make sure that everyone knows about ICE.
Michelle - Cocktail Waitress
Michelle is new to ICE and, socially speaking, is on the outside looking
in. Some find her intimidating. She has a problem with the high school
cliques like Chuckie's Angels.
Andrea - Cocktail Waitress
Andrea looks wholesome and reserved, but there is a wild side to this
legal eagle. She put herself through law school and works at ICE for
extra money. She's got student loans, a car payment and a stay at home
fiancee to consider.
"The Club" is produced for Spike TV by Reveille and Full Circle
Entertainment. Ben Silverman, Robert Riesenberg, and Kevin Dill serve
as executive producers along with co-executive producers Mark Koops,
Tracy Dorsey and H.T. Owens.
Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 87 million homes
and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom
International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and operates the following
television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, mtvU,
VHI, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT,
NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a
package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks.
MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication
deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
The unit now known as FULL CIRCLE ENTERTAINMENT was launched with the
hiring of Mr. Riesenberg in February 2004 to develop and produce programming
with advertising clients, talent, leading producers and distribution
networks. Full Circle Entertainment is part of Omnicom Media Group, the
media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE), which also includes
media agencies OMD Worldwide and the PHD Network, as well as ICON International,
Novus Print Media and DaVinci Selectwork.
REVEILLE, a joint venture between Ben Silverman and NBC Universal Television,
develops, produces and distributes new and non-traditional programming
formats for television and motion pictures across a variety of genres,
including comedy, drama, game, and reality for American and international
markets. In addition to selling television formats for independent producers
such as NBC Universal Television Studios (USA Network, Sci Fi Channel),
BBC Worldwide, Renegade and Princess Productions, Reveille sells its
own produced program formats such as "The Restaurant" (NBC), "Blow
Out" (Bravo) and "30 Days" (FX). Reveille also distributed
the internationally renowned, award-winning "911" documentary
and is a world leader in creating integrated marketing opportunities
for leading advertisers, developing alternative financing paradigms and
selling and distributing television formats in markets worldwide.
In television, Reveille has developed projects such as, "Coupling," "The
Restaurant," "The Biggest Loser" and "The Office" for
NBC. Cable projects include "Blow Out" for Bravo, "The
Club" on Spike, "Scream Play" for E! Entertainment, USA
Network's "Nashville Star" and the Morgan Spurlock project "30
Days" for FX Networks. |
