JP's End Is Near

[xtckid28]

I could be jumpin the gun saying this, but I think it is imminent to say that the DJ, known as Jonathan Peters, end of his era is near.

We all thought that his new residency would be a new hot spot in the NYC area, however it does not seem to be this way.

After reading the reviews of his opening night it seems to be that there was way too much hype about this party. All the reviews focus on the drug activity - very little was spoken about the vibe or the music itself - isn't this the reason we go out - for the music?

I don't know I think everyone needs to get a better reason for why they go out. We need to realize for ourselves that music is the reason. And to keep our drug activity on the dl and in moderation, if we choose to do such things.

This is why I think Danny Tenaglia's Party has lived for so long and won best night out for the past two years. He focuses on the music and not the drugs. Take a lesson JP.

[dkny8]

JP will have nowhere to spin soon enough. He's a liability to any club at which he's a resident. That degenerate crowd will follow him wherever he goes and so will the NYPD. He should just retire or move out of this city and start over.

[magyarcica]

I don't know where you heard those reviews. I was there from midnight till almost five and by the time I left the place was so packed one could barely walk. The nightclub is one of the best looking I have ever seen after all the work that was done and the show was OUTSTANDING. Have not been to a better night in a long time.... JPs music was as good as ever. Definitely 5 stars.

BTW, I organize and promote parties but not this one, so this is not a hyped up review, but my sincere opinion. I live in DC and will be coming there really often just for this party alone.

I think next time you should check a place out yourself before commenting.

[notsolucky]

Being the DJ, wouldnt you say he is there for the music?

How can anybody say he is responsible for other peoples actions?

He isnt the one selling the shit nor condoning anyone to take them. There are so many people, like myself, who go to hear JP spin and are there sober. Everyone is now focusing on the negative and forgetting about the positive. I think people dont know how to deal with the fact that JP has an enormous following. Im sure people do shit in other clubs but they dont draw as much attention to themselves by throwing massive parties with thousands of people. I think its totally not fair to blame him for other peoples actions. This is becoming a serious problem for everyone.

JP is my only hobby. I go to the club to listen to him spin because he is the only DJ that makes me dance the night away. Its my only outlet from a hard week at work and the everyday bullshit we all go through. Why should he and I and all the other fans be punished for other peoples actions.

Some thing needs to be done before the scene is ruined for everyone.

[fkornre]

Originally posted by notsolucky

Being the DJ, wouldnt you say he is there for the music?

How can anybody say he is responsible for other peoples actions?

He isnt the one selling the shit nor condoning anyone to take them. There are so many people, like myself, who go to hear JP spin and are there sober. Everyone is now focusing on the negative and forgetting about the positive. I think people dont know how to deal with the fact that JP has an enormous following. Im sure people do shit in other clubs but they dont draw as much attention to themselves by throwing massive parties with thousands of people. I think its totally not fair to blame him for other peoples actions. This is becoming a serious problem for everyone.

JP is my only hobby. I go to the club to listen to him spin because he is the only DJ that makes me dance the night away. Its my only outlet from a hard week at work and the everyday bullshit we all go through. Why should he and I and all the other fans be punished for other peoples actions.

Some thing needs to be done before the scene is ruined for everyone.

JP is known for using drugs while spinning all nite...there are nights where he gets so fucked up he has shut the music off and talked ppls ears off because of how fucked up he was...

[xtckid28]

I am not blaming JP for other people actions. But he certainly doesnt talk against the use of drugs within his clubs. Everyone knows the drugs he does - he should have been more smart about his use of drugs openly. But I am talkin from heresay b/c I have never seen the man do it himself, but the fact that everyone knows about it - only shows that he is not in secret about it.

And I am not a JP basher - everytime I have heard him he is insane - he is a very good dj. But the fact that the venues he spins at are also labeled drug haven only leads us to believe that he encourages the use of drugs.

And again I am not saying JP will end b/c he sucks as a DJ - because he doenst but rather b/c of the use of drugs within his clubs. Factory and Exit - now known as Black are big targets for sucritinity of drugs. This is why his end is near b/c with JP you think of Tina, G, K, etc.

And now JP is tryin to change that by saying he wont spin as long - he is only fooling himself. I hope he can but I dont his following depends on his music and the drugs they are on when he spins.

Again when we look at Arc's party yes drug are rampant there as well, but DT I believe has kept himself away from the drug usuage or whatever he does, if he does any drugs although he has denied that he does anything excpecting tryin E a couple of times. BUt his parties are insance, the vibe, and his love for the music is so evident when he spins. Seeing him with his Yankee cap on and his head moving to the beat. DT needs to teach JP a couple of things.

[xtckid28]

Typ

[magyarcica]

Yeah, I agree with you on that.... I was totally sober, I only had 1 drink all night long... and I love his music, but it is true that his following is very heavily into drugs.

I also think the place got WAY, WAY too packed by 5am, no amount of security could have kept that place in check.... had there been a fire, there's no telling how many people would have died. It was impossible to walk in there.

They should have closed the doors at 4am and the whole situation would have remained much more under control....

[xtckid28]

We can't run away from the fact that JP is a great dj, but when we look at his party - they are heavily associated with drugs. Look at his pool party in Miami and the people that overdosed there a week later - the same thing happens again. I don't believe its only coicedence. Fate is sending JP a message.

The fact taht he announced that he will no longer be doing long parties - is retarted. Maybe a smarter move - but I believe he is only doin this to keep the po po away rather than tryin to discourage the use of drugs within his crowd. And I can't say I don't do drugs or what not - we all do our share but each of us need to know our limits. The rise of GHB and Tina is ruining the club scene. We need to be smarter with ourselves, know our limits so that we dont kill our scene.

And for JP he is a great DJ but he needs to getting a new perpective or goal of how he wants this new party to develop. I think he should take a look at Arc. DT gives that place the sickest vibes I have ever felt - and its an afterhours clubs, so drugs are there but we dont hear ppl oding there...I dunno I could be wrong on my whole assesment but I dunno JP needs to change something with this party although it does look like there isn't much more partying to do at Black.

[Guest loubplanetbe]

Originally posted by xtckid28

I could be jumpin the gun saying this, but I think it is imminent to say that the DJ, known as Jonathan Peters, end of his era is near.

We all thought that his new residency would be a new hot spot in the NYC area, however it does not seem to be this way.

After reading the reviews of his opening night it seems to be that there was way too much hype about this party. All the reviews focus on the drug activity - very little was spoken about the vibe or the music itself - isn't this the reason we go out - for the music?

I don't know I think everyone needs to get a better reason for why they go out. We need to realize for ourselves that music is the reason. And to keep our drug activity on the dl and in moderation, if we choose to do such things.

This is why I think Danny Tenaglia's Party has lived for so long and won best night out for the past two years. He focuses on the music and not the drugs. Take a lesson JP.

[Guest loubplanetbe]

ARE YOU DUM OR WHAT , ITS NOT JPS FAULT CAUSE A FEW LOSERS ,,, YOULL SEE THERE IS NO END ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,IT JUST BEGUN

[xtckid28]

i didnt say it was jp's fault for what his crowd does dumbass. You can't blame someone for someone else's actions. Learn to read asshole. All I am saying is that JP obviously has done something wrong that his crowd od's twice times in a week span. And then comparing his party to DT's and how much different they are. Yes both have different sytles but obviously one is doin something better than the other.

[djunity]

i dont think you can blame JP at all for what has come about. shit man, i have been going to raves since 1992 and seen alot of stupid fucking ravers OD. am i suppose to blame the DJ's for that?

like i have said time and time agian the club scene reminds me of the rave scene of yesterday. its sad cause all this shit rolls downhill. things like this give things like the rave act more backing.

on that note you should be quite happy the rave act has not passed yet because they would have shut SF and now Black down a long time ago.

[mungo]

Originally posted by loubplanetbe

ARE YOU DUM OR WHAT , ITS NOT JPS FAULT CAUSE A FEW LOSERS ,,, YOULL SEE THERE IS NO END ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,IT JUST BEGUN

jp is finished. any party he ever does will be a huge and easy target. his skills are not what they used to be. i was there on opening night and he played the same records he's been playing for the past two years and his mixing was nonexistent. he should work on his mixing rather than play around with the EFX box.

anyone who thought the music was good that night has terrible taste, or you must of been on some good drugs. ive been a big jp fan for years, but have come to realize he's awful now, and his crowd is is even worse than his music. and for someone who cares about his fans supposedly, how can he justify jacking the price up at the door, blatantly lying to people who came from all over to see him. since he's part of management, he has no one to blame anymore, jp doesnt give a shit about his fans.

jp will be another draper, fades away never to be heard from again except once in a rare while. he had his run a few years ago, but his parties have taken a turn for the worse. i wont be a part of it anymore, and many old school factoryheads that i know wont be a part of it either.

[mungo]

Originally posted by djunity

on that note you should be quite happy the rave act has not passed yet because they would have shut SF and now Black down a long time ago.

rave act already passed!

[djunity]

Originally posted by mungo

rave act already passed!

negative ghost rider. the entire thing did not pass. some of the lesser shit made its way past but the bulk of it was shot down.

[djunity]

Originally posted by mungo

rave act already passed!

negative ghost rider. the entire thing did not pass. some of the lesser shit made its way past but the bulk of it was shot down.

[mungo]

Originally posted by djunity

negative ghost rider. the entire thing did not pass. some of the lesser shit made its way past but the bulk of it was shot down.

try again:

The latest incarnation of the RAVE Act punishes drug users and bystanders alike -- and tramples civil liberties.

April 16, 2003 | Last Thursday, the House and Senate almost unanimously passed the National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2003, a popular bill that will soon create a nationwide kidnapping alert system. Coming in the wake of a year of high-profile child abductions -- from Elizabeth Smart (whose parents supported the bill) to Samantha Runnion -- the bill was a no-brainer, destined to pass quickly and smoothly through Congress.

Surely Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) knew this, which explains why he cannily sneaked his own, completely unrelated legislation into the AMBER Act just two days before the vote. Piggybacked onto the act was the Anti-Drug Proliferation Act, a thinly veiled rewrite of legislation that had proved so controversial in 2002 that it failed to pass a single congressional committee. Now, club owners and partyers alike are being subjected to a loosely worded and heavy-handed law that authorities will be able to indiscriminately use to shut down music events at any time they please, assuming they find evidence of drug use. Thanks to Biden's surreptitious efforts, a few glow sticks and a customer or two on Ecstasy could be all it takes to throw a party promoter in jail for 20 years.

The passing of the Anti-Drug Proliferation Act was sudden but not entirely out of the blue. Last year, the Anti-Drug Proliferation Act was known as the RAVE Act (the leadenly acronymed "Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act"), a piece of legislation designed by Biden in early 2002 to put rave promoters out of business. An expansion of the crack-house statute of 1986 -- which made crack-den proprietors liable for what took place in their homes, even if they didn't deal drugs themselves -- the RAVE Act threatened those who "knowingly and intentionally rent, lease, profit from, or make available for use, with or without compensation, [a] place for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing, distributing, or using a controlled substance" with 20 years in jail and $250,000 in fines.

In English, this meant that anyone who intentionally let people do drugs at their events could be held liable. It also expanded the crack-house statute in two significant ways: Now the law could be applied to one-night events -- concerts, raves, parties, festivals -- as well as permanent locales like nightclubs, and it added civil penalties for violations, lowering the burden of proof from "beyond reasonable doubt" to a "preponderance of evidence.