It seems DJs make the best club owners. Just ask nightlife scribe Tricia Romano who spoke with Nicholas Matar, co-owner of CIELO (winner of "Best Club" by the Club World Awards and "Best Venue" by URB Magazine) about the sucess of his small boite in the midst of all the new mega-clubs that have popped up in NYC beginning in Fall 2003. Meanwhile, Cielo has played host to the creme-da-la-creme of dance music doyens on its superb Function 1 soundsystem and beautifully designed sunken dancefloor. In the last year alone, we've witnessed memorable sets by weekly resident Francois K for his Monday Deep Space nights ("Best Resident DJ" - Club World Awards, Roots Wednesdays with Master at Work and special guests Danny Tenaglia, Derrick Carter, Derrick May, Sasha & John Digweed, James Zabiela, Danny Howells, Lee Burridge, Dave Seaman, Marcus Wyatt, Miguel Migs, DJ Colette, etc. Now enter Subliminal Records head honcho Erick Morillo. Erick is about to enter the NYC clubbing fray with a consortium of both silent and celebrity partners with the launch of PACHA, the famed Ibiza club (open since 1973) in the old Sound Factory space on West 46th street. WIth a DJ's aesthic and penchant for perfection, we'll have a new contender for Best Superclub yet. With Avalon closing in the old Limelight space and their management now poised to take over Spirit, we'll have to see if Crobar can remain at the top of their game (as Best Superclub - Club World Awards) and how far Pacha will make them run for their money. NYC clubbing has always been a competitive business and now the dancefloors heat up again this Fall 2005. See you on the dancefloor! Read Fly Life - the Village Voice Cozy Club Meet Cielo's Nicolas Matar, the non-club owner club owner by Tricia Romano www.cieloclub.com www.pacha.com www.subliminalrecords.com