Jesse Waits
Jesse Waits is an American entrepreneur and nightclub owner based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Early life and beginning of career[edit]
Waits grew up Hawaii and Southern California, and moved to Las Vegas in 1996.[1] He began his nightlife career in 1997 at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, where he created themed event nights like “Thursday Night Fever” and “House of Blues Sundays”.[2] He was then chosen to open and manage the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay.[3]
After working at Light nightclub inside the Bellagio resort, Jesse Waits along with brother Cy Waits joined Victor Drai as managing partner for Drai’s After Hours in Las Vegas and Drai’s Hollywood at the W Hotel in Los Angeles.[4]
Nightclub development and EDM influence[edit]
In 2005 Jesse Waits along with brother Cy Waits were hired by Steve Wynn to oversee the renovation of La Bete nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas.[5] The nightclub was renamed and rebranded Tryst. Tryst was the main nightclub at the Wynn Las Vegas for ten years, culminating in its selection as "Nightclub of the Year" at the 2011 Nightclub & Bar Awards.[6]
Following the success of Tryst, Jesse and Cy Waits helped to create the featured nightclub at Encore Las Vegas, which opened as XS on December 31, 2008.[7] XS was ranked as the number one nightclub on Nightclub & Bar’s Top 100 for five consecutive years through 2015[8] and was deemed one of the “biggest clubs to have ever existed” by Forbes magazine.[9]
Theses clubs that were developed were called “vital to the Las Vegas economy” by The New Yorker[10] and helped to make Las Vegas a destination for Electronic dance music DJs. Jesse Waits was credited by Rolling Stone magazine as one of those giving the “first breaks in Vegas” to artists such as Avicii, Afrojack and Swedish House Mafia.[11]
In 2015, Waits left the Wynn properties to help develop the Alon Las Vegas project on the Las Vegas Strip.[12]
In 2017, Waits began work on redeveloping the Palms Casino Resort as "chief experience officer."[13]
Honors and accolades[edit]
- Inductee in Nightclub Hall of Fame[14]
- Named 2009 Operator of the Year by Nightclub & Bar Magazine[15]
- Named to "The Vegas Dozen" Class of 2013 as a public figure that is "influential, powerful and representative of all facets of the city"[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ Megan Buerger (2015-03-13). "4 Vegas Club Power Players Talk Being Tastemakers and Why DJs 'Are the New Pop Stars'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "The Men Behind The Nightlife". Encore Beach Club. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Cy and Jesse Waits, Two of a Kind - BlackBook". Bbook.com. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Jessica Gelt (2010-03-19). "NIGHT LIFE: Drai's at the W Hollywood - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Martin Stein Thu, Jul 28, 2005 (midnight) (2005-07-28). "LINE PASS: Drai and Waits Twins Head to Wynn". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2016-08-13.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Chareunsy, Don (2011-02-09). "Jesse Waits on Tryst's Nightclub of the Year Award and fifth anniversary - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Nightclub & Bar 2010 Top 100 List Released | Nightclub & Bar". Nightclub.com. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Hayes, Chanelle (2015-02-13). "XS Nightclub ranks No. 1 on Nightclub & Bar's 2015 Top 100 - AXS". M.axs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "America's 10 Biggest Nightclubs Earned Over $550 Million In Revenue Last Year". Forbes.com. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Borowitz, Andy (2013-09-30). "Night Club Royale". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts, Chairman of the Board and CEO | 50 Most Important People in EDM". Rolling Stone. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Jesse Waits Says Bye to Las Vegas Nightlife, Hello to Gaming Resorts!". ExtraTV.com. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Las Vegas Weekly The Incidental Tourist
- ↑ "Nightclub Hall of Fame Inductee Jesse Waits". Nightclubhalloffame.com. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Vegas Locals Win Award In 2009 Nightclub and Bar Awards Ceremony". Dailyscene.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond leads The Vegas Dozen's Class of 2013 - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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