Nightclub Promoter

Nightclub Promoter

Xander

Hollywood, CA

Male, 32

I promoted at several of Hollywood’s hottest clubs during a period of unemployment, mainly to see what all of the fuss was about. While it was fun and definitely had its perks, it also confirmed quite a few of the suspicions and stereotypes I’d previously held about how the industry works.

SubscribeGet emails when new questions are answered. Ask Me Anything!Show Bio +

Share:

Ask me anything!

Submit Your Question

210 Questions

Share:

Last Answer on March 11, 2016

Best Rated

I am an 20 yr old female & Ive just recently started promoting nightclubs& im very good at it but a competitor has offered to pay me ,and ask what i charge ..whats a reasonable proce

Asked by Lady about 12 years ago

Depends how much you are making now. Whatever he says you can make sure the real number will be less

Do clubs ever use / give promoters lower quality alcohol than the outside of the bottle suggests? I don't know how they can make a profit with all these promoters popping ace of spades and cristal.

Asked by London about 12 years ago

They do. But it's because they are crooks not because they can't turn a profit.

If you see a promoter with Ace of Spades or Cristal it means a) a rich client bought it and the promoter is just stealing his thunder or 2) he sold many, many more bottles and the club made tens of thousands of dollars so they can afford to kick him a bottle that cost them $300.

No one is going to pay you more than you are worth to them

I have a couple chips from a really good club and they say COMP on the back. A friend of mine who always gets bottles gave them to me when he was pretty hammered.. I never asked what it was. Are they bottle comps?

Asked by Lexi almost 12 years ago

Seems like he would be a better person to ask. 

It's likely a comp admission

I am thinking of going to a club with my friends visiting and one of them is plus sized but super pretty and alaways dresses to impress. Will she have a hard time getting into clubs?

Asked by Kaithlyn almost 12 years ago

Only if the club is good.

What should I pay my bottle service host? Percentage of sales or percentage of tips? Out of office hours (answering emails, etc).

Asked by Jimmy almost 12 years ago

Bottle girls usually get 20% of the bottle plus tips. 

 

Is being a promoter a good living? like raising a family and then retiring as a promotor..? I want to become a promotor in the Miami area Thanks

Asked by Gary about 12 years ago

You can make a decent living as a promoter but you absolutely can't raise a family. Bottle service and bottle feeding don't mix. While the money at the higher levels are adaquate, the lifestyle isn't. Good luck explaining to the mother of your newborn (who still carries the baby weight around) that you can't change diapers, you've gotta hit the club to pour Grey Goose down skank's throats until 4am.

And retirement? You'd drop dead first.

 

Your opinion- how do you set the dj(non-commercial/top-40/pop hop) lineups for the night? What genre goes first, primetime, last? House, electro, dubstep, etc...

Asked by ilnguy808 about 12 years ago

Not up to the promoter. The DJ and general manager handle that. In general clubs offer different music on different nights to segment the crowds