Figure · cross-linked record
Michael Alig
Club Kids promoter associated with Limelight's Disco 2000
Biography
Michael Alig was a central promoter of the Club Kids scene, associated with the Disco 2000 party at Limelight. His story is also widely documented in connection with his 1996 conviction for manslaughter, after which the scene's public image changed sharply. He died in 2020.
Sonic profile
Rooms they shaped
Limelight
1983–2007 (intermittent) · Flatiron / Chelsea, Manhattan
Promoter, Head of the Club Kids; ran Disco 2000 and guerrilla 'outlaw parties.' Convicted of first-degree manslaughter (1997) for the 1996 killing of Angel Melendez; released 2014; died of overdose 2020.
Tunnel
1986–2001 · West Chelsea, Manhattan
Promoter, Club Kid impresario who held court in the Tunnel's basement VIP room; later convicted of murder (Andre Melendez, 1996).
The World
c. 1982–1991 (licensed from Sept. 17, 1987) · Alphabet City / East Village, Manhattan
Promoter, Began hosting events at The World before becoming the central Club Kids figure at Limelight.
Red Zone
1988–c.1993 · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Promoter, Threw early Club Kid parties at Red Zone circa 1988–89, including his April 29, 1989 birthday party, before the Limelight became his primary base.
Connected figures
People who appear in the same rooms, follow the thread.
Resident DJ
Club Kid and writer chronicling the Limelight scene
Owner
Performer
Performer
Performer
Designer
Owner
Owner
Promoter
Owner
Brooklyn DJ remembered for marathon, percussion-heavy New York house
DJ
Promoter
Resident DJ
Owner
DJ whose early career is tied to New York before Chicago
Resident DJ
Designer
DJ
Promoter
Host
Resident DJ
Resident DJ
Resident DJ
Resident DJ associated with Sound Factory
Host
Designer
DJ
Drag performer; founder of the Wigstock festival
DJ and promoter behind the Berliniamsburg / electroclash party
DJ
Promoter
Owner
Owner
Resident DJ
Owner
Voguer and dancer, a central figure of ballroom culture