Avant Gardner, the mother or father firm of Brooklyn Mirage, has parted methods with CEO Josh Wyatt amid ongoing delays within the venue’s long-awaited reopening, Billboard reviews. Gary Richards, the corporate’s non-executive chairman, will oversee each day operations efficient instantly.
Wyatt, the previous head of collaborative workspace large NeueHouse, joined Avant Gardner as CEO in October 2024. Richards, the founding father of the beloved HARD Occasions model who additionally excursions because the famend DJ and producer Destructo, brings a long time of business expertise to the interim position.
The management change comes after a turbulent interval for Wyatt and the beleaguered East Williamsburg venue, a cornerstone of New York’s EDM scene. Following an ambitious renovation project, it was slated to reopen Could 1st with a efficiency by techno famous person Sara Landry.
The venue, nonetheless, reportedly failed to secure needed permits and remaining compliance from constructing inspectors earlier than in the end shelving all subsequent exhibits and suspending the relaunch indefinitely. Wyatt had vowed to deal with head-on the Mirage’s oft-maligned ache factors, like overcrowding and security considerations, amongst others.
“Belief, transparency and accountability are the three key phrases in my ethical compass,” Wyatt instructed EDM.com in a February interview. “I’ve pushed these three phrases down into the fiber of the corporate to make sure that staff perceive that these are key expectations I’ve as CEO.”
Avant Gardner has not publicly commented on the management transition or the venue’s reopening timeline at press time.
