VENUE 079
SPiN DUBAI
AMERICAN PING-PONG PARLOUR BRAND, SPIN GALACTIC IS VENTURING OUT OF NORTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ITS LATEST VENUE AT WAFI MALL. HELEN FLETCHER DISCOVERED WHAT PARTYGOERS CAN EXPECT FROM THIS OUT OF THE ORDINARY NIGHTLIFE HOT SPOT
DUBAI, UAE EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Originating in New York in 2009, SPiN Galactic brings a totally new concept to Dubai and the UAE. Created by owners Franck Raharinosy, Andrew Gordon, Jonathan Bricklin and Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon, SPiN Dubai is a nightlife experience with a difference - bringing together good food, good music and ping-pong. Having proved popular across North America, with additional venues in Milwaukee, Toronto and more recently at the Standard Hotel in LA, SPiN Dubai is the fi rst venue to be franchised outside of North America and while it has only been open since May, it is already proving to be a breath of fresh air for the region. Housed at Wafi Mall, SPiN covers an area of 12,500 sq ft and aims to create an atmosphere completely different to the usual offering in Dubai through its 60-seater restaurant, 700 capacity lounge / club space, and outside terrace, which offers a more chilled out space with shisha pipes. Aiming for a more social and interactive nightlife experience SPiN encourages interactivity between different groups through the use of the ping-pong tables, which can be hired by the half hour, while still offering that VIP service that is so popular. Areas can be sectioned off for private hire and corporate events and, in true ‘Dubai style’ guests can hire a one-of-a-kind golden ping-pong table. “There are a multitude of venues in Dubai all offering exactly the same thing - cocktails, table service and music,” said Dani Alyamour, owner of SPiN Dubai. “We offer all of that of course, but
with the added draw of ping-pong and all in a more laid back, highly interactive environment. We want the experience to be fun, we don’t want SPiN to be stagnant and the same as everything else that’s out there.” SPiN Dubai has a ‘set sound’, offering deep house, new disco and funk with elements of R‘n’B. The focus of the room is on the DJ booth, which consists of two Pioneer CDJ-2000 Nexus digital DJ decks and one Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus mixer, with Mackie loudspeakers for monitors. The DJs can position themselves in three different positions - front, side or back, meaning if they want to project themselves into the far part of the venue they can. The majority, however choose to go on the side of the booth - overlooking the Fred Perry Centre Court, which becomes the nightclub space post 11pm. With WiFi available throughout the venue the DJ can also be positioned outside onto the terrace should the night require it. SPiN Dubai has an industrial, urban feel to it and while some of the audio equipment is quite visual to fi t in with this style, owner Dani Alyamour still wanted to create that high-end chic feel and so a sound consultant was brought on-board to work with audio specialists from GSL Professional on the installation. Commenting on the project, GSL’s General Manager Glen Kershaw told mondo*dr: “We fi rst got involved in the project in November last year. The owners knew they wanted an audio system that would give good, clear background music but it also needed to be capable
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