Why was Pacha NYC closed?
EDM haven Pacha closed its doors in January of last year after celebrating its 10th anniversary. Sound Factory, the club that came before it, shuttered after its owner was indicted on charges that he’d “turned the club into a den for rampant drug use and sales.” He was ultimately acquitted.
When did Pacha NYC Open?
2005
What was once the location of the infamous Sound Factory nightclub in the 90s, Pacha NYC opened in 2005 to continue the legacy as well as start its own tradition.
Who owned Pacha NYC?
Founder. Ricardo Urgell, born in Barcelona in 1937, is the founder of Grupo Pacha. He is the grandson of Modesto Urgell. When Urgell was twenty years old, he started a water-ski school in Sitges.
When did Sound Factory NYC close?
It was closed by the city in 2001 after a few widely reported overdoses that included charges security had ignored or even put passed-out patrons into a storage closet.
Who founded Pacha?
Ricardo UrgellPacha / Founder
Who owned Sound Factory NYC?
Richard Grant
”Sound Factory drew many customers who came to the club because they perceived that they would be readily able to obtain illegal drugs there,” said a five-count federal indictment of the club’s owner, Richard Grant; its director of security, Ronald Coffiel; and Randell Rogiers, who also worked in security.
Where was the Sound Factory NYC?
The Sound Factory was a nightclub first located 532 West 27th Street and then 618 West 46th Street in New York City’s Manhattan.
Who owned Pacha?
Ricardo Urgell
Pacha Group, the Ibiza-based company behind the world-famous nightclub franchise, has been sold to venture capital firm Trilantic Capital Partners for €350 million. News of the sale first emerged in October, when Pacha founder Ricardo Urgell told a local newspaper that the deal was “practically done.” The figure quoted …
