948-BUZZ Loft Interview
Below: Left to right---Titan and Daniel of The Loft
Recently 948-BUZZ got the chance to sit down with two individuals who are opening a new nightclub in Chinatown. Owner Titan and General Manager Daniel have put together The Loft, a beautifully designed, second floor venue. Its tucked away in the second floor of a historic Chinatown building looking deceivingly small but upon entering the venue you realize its fricken big. To get up there to enter from the street to a bakery and upon entering you take these wide ballroom style steps to the second floor. You enter to a large room with an sushi bar on the right and a stage across, the bar to the left is big, making it easier to get drinks. The windows are double paned reducing the risk of noise complaints from old geezers and making a nice view of the lite up streets of C-town!
948-BUZZ: So boys what's up at the loft?
Titan: Well we wanted to create a club that everyone can feel comfortable at, so its got a little bit of everything and we designed it with a large stage so we can start bringing in some big shows.
Daniel: Ya, we designed it with a lot of neutral colors and new age art deco furniture, classy but you won't have to sell one of your organs to keep up your partying here.
948-BUZZ: Nice. So what's going to set this club apart from all the other clubs in this town?
Titan: Everything, we have designed it so that it just an easy place to come and have fun. Forget driving around China Town looking for parking, we are providing $3. valet and $3. parking in the Chinese Cultural Plaza located close by. Also, we have the infrastructure and set up to bring in who ever we want and hold a huge crowd.
Daniel: What really makes the Loft special is the staff. We have a super friendly staff, no one will be hassling you at the door or pouring a few drops of alcohol with soda and ice and charging you eight bucks. We think that's really important, so don't be scared to say what's up all the employees.
948-BUZZ: So it looks like there's going to be a huge bar, any specials we should know about, how about that patron?
Daniel: Mojito's are our specialty, we are going to have over 20 different kinds of mojito's and you can get them by the pitcher or glass. And yes of course we got Patron, which you can order per drink or bottle through our bottle service.
948-BUZZ: Nice. So what kind of events are you lining up?
Titan: Every Friday is the Enterprise dance party, its eighteen and over, starts at nine, the cover for eighteen and over is going to be five bucks and twenty one and over is free even on first Friday.
Daniel: The Enterprise
Below: Ara, the promoter of The Enterprise
948-BUZZ- Right
sounds like there going to be a noise disturbance like every night over here,
hope those windows are sound proofed.
Titan: You got
it, double pane glass windows all around.
948-BUZZ: Oh You
buggas thought of everything.
Titan: Well
everyone seems to go to the same parties, the surfer crowd seems to go to O
lounge on Wednesdays or Lulu's on Fridays and the art crowd seems to stick
downtown but we have designed The Loft so that anyone can feel comfortable here
and party with their friends, it's a nice place but were not making it
ridiculously expensive to get in or having high priced drinks and hopefully
people will respect that and we will draw a good mixed crowd.
Daniel: We
really have more of an ability to bring in big shows and events that have the
large crowds like pipeline so we will defiantly contribute to that big show
scene, that Honolulu needs more of, since there are only a few clubs right now
that have the capacity to do big mainland and international shows.
948-BUZZ: So
what's any tips for the peeps on how to meet chicks/ dudes at your parties?
Titan: Just
don't puke everywhere. That always ruins the vibe cause it makes everyone else
start puking and then we got to clean it up.
Daniel: Just be
your self, everyone likes a certain type of person but no one likes the
fakers.
948-BUZZ: So you
boys taken or what, you know for the girls?
Titan: Ya, I've
been with my Girlfriend for a while and that's going real good.
Daniel: Nope, no
one been able to tame this yet. haah
948-BUZZ: Okay,
what's your favorite TV show?
Titan: TV what's
that.
Daniel: I don't
have a TV, we have both put so much time into this project, I just come from
one job to here to work on everything. So many things go into opening a club
from setting up the events to getting the liquor license its been crazy.
948-BUZZ: Sooo
What in your fridge?
Titan: Um I
think just left overs, ya I eat out a lot.
Daniel: Beers
and Sandwich making stuff.
948-BUZZ: What
kind of beer?
Daniel:
Newcastle
948-BUZZ: So is
that what someone should buy you if they want to get in for free?
Daniel: Sure but
no, but it doesn't even matter
since on Fridays the twenty-one
and over crowd already get in for free and eighteen and over can't buy beer
that doesn't really work out.
948-BUZZ: And
where in this crazy town do you boys get your shopping on at?
Titan: INFORMATION, those guys hold it down and got some sick duds.
Daniel: Kahili
Savers, last time I got a shirt from there for like two bucks and got so many
compliments, like six girls I didn't even know were like nice shirt I'm
telling you savers is in. Its that old worn out and beat up look I guess....
948-BUZZ: Thank for the enlightenment ha-ha. So the grand opening is coming up what's your plans for that night, drinks? no drinks?
Titan: No
drinks, seriously its going to be crazy and we can't wait.
Daniel: No
drinks, strictly business then after 2 am when everyone leaves its on, were
going out and getting our buzz on. We have working so hard we can't wait to see it
all come together.
There located at:
115 Hotel Street
in Chinatown
Website: www.loft808.com
