REAL TALK: Keoni Chan

Kalani: Do you think your reputation and experience as a promoter helped at all in locking down the venue?
K. Chan: I would like to say yes and that a lot of hard work helped but I cant really give you the true answer for that one. I think Thomas(the owner), tony, charley and joett can answer that for you! They are a really great management team. They really make a lot of things happen for us.

Kalani: Were there any difficulties locking down the venue?
K. Chan: I think the perception of promoters in general made it a bit difficult for us in the beginning! Like anything we had to prove ourselves and work hard at making it a place to go to on Saturday nights!

Kalani: Has the promotion game changed the last few years? If so what are the biggest differences you see today?
K. Chan: I think the game has changed tremendously over the past few years! The one thing is people don’t really have the money they used to have before to go out and spend on nightlife! It’s also a very saturated market, dog eat dog! But the big one is that people don’t have the disposable income they once had and that really has affected the nightlife I feel!

Kalani: What has pleased you about the crowds?
K. Chan: Very mature and good looking!! There are important nightlife people that come to the pleasure lounge on Saturdays. Im getting older and my partners and I were looking to create something that we felt was missing and I think we did a great job with creating that and we will continue to work hard to make sure it stays that way!



Kalani: As competitive as Saturdays can be why should party people decide to check out Pleasure Lounge instead of other alternatives?
K. Chan: Because its very affordable, theres a lot of parking, good looking people, great music, the only amuse wine bar with 80 different wines, a real classy venue!! And we also offer “entourage vip”! they can get all of our info, get on the guest list and more at pleasureloungehawaii@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/pleasureloungehawaii, and www.twitter.com/pleasurelounge (follow us)