The Finale

It had been a while since the First Class team had hosted an under 21 club event. Our network was a little outdated, as many of our regular patrons were attending college. Due to the city of Boston becoming very strict on underage club parties, the First Class team decided to throw down for our underage network one last time.

The Finale was hosted at Mantra, where we hosted a Chic Rendezvous months earlier. We signed MTV's DJ G-Bello to DJ the event, along with First Class DJ's Matt Hurley and Mike Nelson. The up and coming group "AER" and rapper "Jay Bird"were signed to perform as well.

David Von Mering & Carter Schulz (AER)

Jay Bird

It was about 30 minutes before Jay Bird was supposed to perform (opening for AER), and Derek realized that there was a problem with the microphones. Only one cordless mic was working for the upstairs sound system. Mantra management failed to fix the problem, so Jay Bird & AER were unable to perform. It was refreshing to see many new faces at the Finale. The party was a good way to end our under-21 journey. Stay tuned for First Class concerts..

First Class employees Derek, Katie, & MTV's DJ G-Bello

First Class' Bobby GQ & DerekB with little brother

ENVY

The First Class team wanted to throw a large scale party. Darius & Derek browsed Boston's venues, looking for a location to transform into a nightclub. They finally arrived at the Epi-Center in Boston, a venue that Derek had DJ'd at in the past. The Epi-Center is a large art studio commonly rented out for Weddings, Mitzvahs, Proms, and Sweet 16's.

Epi-Center, Boston

The capacity of the venue (1,000) was large enough to throw the party Derek was envisioning. Derek's vision was creating a party which resembled a warehouse rave that commonly happens in New York City. These parties are underground, out of the public eye - making them completely insane. Darius & Derek signed the contract to lease the venue for November 28th 2009. One year earlier, on November 22nd, Derek had hosted Throwdown, his first party ever.

The First Class team ended up leasing about 30 movers (club/concert lights) for the event. Having that many lights made their cultivated nightclub the best lit venue in the entire city of Boston that night. We brought in the best sound equipment available, furniture, & of course First Class dancers ; )

DJ Derek The Prince

MTV's DJ G-Bello

Derek Brisson - DJ G-Bello - MC/DJ Logic

MTV's DJ G-Bello, DJ Matt Hurley, & DJ Mike Nelson ripped up the decks. You can't forget about MC/DJ Logic on the microphone! We had a packed house that night, lighting was fantastic, and the energy was great.

Crowd Outside ENVY