Manhattan on the move 22 Apr 2013 10:36 PM (12 years ago)
New York is, and has always been, a city full of movers and shakers. Isha Toor, a 25 year old Business Analyst and Sarah Reynolds, a 33 year-old freelance Photography Archivist/Artist’s Assistant & Turntablist, are now organizing the first Lunch Beat in Manhattan.
How did you first get to know about Lunch Beat?
Sarah – I had the idea to start a Lunch Beat after reading about it last May and thinking, “This needs to happen in New York. Wait…why don’t I make it happen?” By June, I had organized the first Lunch Beat New York (also the second Lunch Beat party in the US) in Long Island City, NYC with the help of many friends and collaborators.
Isha – I came across an article online about Lunch Beat during my personal search on Scandinavia in the summer of 2012; I believe I was on Slate magazine. I read the article and I wondered: ‘why hasn’t Lunch Beat happened in Manhattan yet? People have to experience this phenomenon!’ And that’s exactly what I decided to do.
You are launching Lunch Beat in Manhattan; what do you plan for the event?
The first Lunch Beat in Manhattan will happen at Slate, an upscale sports lounge, nightclub, and event space located at 54 W 21st Street (btwn 5th and 6th Avenues) in the Flatiron District. A delicious spread of vegetarian food will be provided by Slate’s in-house chef and we will also provide a bottle of water for each attendee.
Stephanie Neptune, aka Space Jam, will be on decks spinning boogie, house, bass and more. Live, keytar-triggered visuals will be created by the multifaceted video artist BAMiAM.tv. BAMiAM.tv, aka B.A. Miale.
Who do you hope will participate in, and appreciate, Lunch Beat in Manhattan?
Lunch Beat NYC is primarily for office workers and other working professionals on their lunch break, and anyone else needing a break from their workday stress. There is a huge workforce in this city and everything happens in a “New York minute”. People are working non-stop (even during lunch) and we want to provide New Yorkers a new perspective on theirlunch hour by offering them a dance club experience on their lunch break! We will provide a place where people can forget about their jobs and let loose for one hour of nonstop fun! And of course anyone is welcome at Lunch Beat, including artists, students, stay-at-home parents, and even tourists! In fact, we’ve already inspired one visitor from Honolulu who is planning to attend, to start her own Lunch Beat when she gets home to Hawaii!
Anything else you want to add about your plans, hopes or ideas for Lunch Beat in the future?
In addition to helping inspire more additions to the global Lunch Beat community, we hope to help Lunch Beat expand to other neighborhoods of NYC. Also, since summer is just around the corner, outdoor Lunch Beat NYC events are on our minds! We can’t wait for office workers to shake a leg in public parks like Bryant Park, Times Square, Madison Square Park, etc.
Lunch Beat NYC (Manhattan) is being held on April 24th at Slate, 54 W 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) in the Flatiron District.
Cambridge is coming strong 23 Feb 2013 9:40 PM (12 years ago)
Dmitri Gunn, a 35-year-old entrepreneur, startup advisor, and event host in the MIT technology community who can call himself the Executive Director of TEDxCambridge, is just about to pick up the Lunch Beat initiator title. We couldn’t be more delighted.
How did you first get to know about Lunch Beat?
I first read about Lunch Beat in Forbes back in May of 2012 and thought it was an extraordinary idea. I loved Molly’s underground dance manifesto and her creative inspiration to host the first event in a garage. Lunch Beat has come a long way since those humble origins and we hope Lunch Beat Boston plays a role in spreading the daytime dance movement across America.
You are launching Lunch Beat in Boston; what do you plan for the event?
I have assembled a fantastic team are we are organizing a high-energy daytime club experience for 200-300 people. We are hosting Lunch Beat Boston at two non-profit community venues in Kendall Square and the Seaport District. An event production company is providing all the AV equipment necessary to convert these venues into a club environment. Our DJs are spinning trance and progressive house music along with a VJ to create a visually immersive experience. We are serving vegetarian sandwiches featuring locally grown organic ingredients and providing attendees with bottled water.
Who do you hope will participate in, and appreciate, Lunch Beat in Boston?
We are hosting Lunch Beat Boston for people in the technology startup, digital media, and online marketing community. There are lots of well established events, panel discussions, and conferences in Boston, but nothing as fun and unique as Lunch Beat. Our hope is this creative event series becomes a monthly celebration for passionate fans of EDM to connect and dance during their lunch breaks.
Anything else you want to add about your plans, hopes or ideas for Lunch Beat in the future?
Our goal is to host an event series for fans of EDM that reflects the tremendous technical and creative diversity found within the Boston technology community. Lunch Beat Boston will evolve over time as we grow and partner with innovative organizations who share our community goals. There is no telling where this is leading, but our team is tremendously excited about bringing the concept to Boston.
Moving Close to Big Buiz 28 Apr 2011 10:42 PM (14 years ago)
We are getting closer to be celebrating one year of building the most beautiful lunch time tribe and are so stealing a page in Sweden’s main financial newspaper Dagens Industri today. Unfortunatley the article is not avaliable in any digital version, put if you really want to read it a pdf is available.
It is a bit strange to be featured as the concept owner in this way as a lot of focus is put on me as a person. Therefor I just want to be extra clear; Please see Lunch Beat as an idea free to steal, replicate and rework as you please. Some of you also raise worried voices about the events getting too popular. If you are one of those, please feel free to contact me for access to more secluded events.