The rumors have been confirmed: the site that once used to host Verboten nightclub in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood will soon be home a brand-new venue. And by soon we mean starting with this upcoming Halloween night on Monday!
Schimanski is scheduled for a soft opening on October 31st with a special Halloween Party featuring Special Guests TBA. Info and RSVP is available on the venue’s official website. The official fun will begin the following weekend when the club is set to host Edu Imbernon, Eli & Fur and Jon Charnis on Friday November 4th; and Tiger & Woods, Morgan Geist and Jacques Renault the following day on Saturday November 5th.
The building at 54 N 11th St. used to be the home of Verboten and has been empty since spring when the state seized the property after an investigation that revealed $360,000 worth of unpaid sales tax and arrested owner Jen Schiffer on fraud charges. Schimanski, which is named after a fictional character from a 1981 German crime series, began a round of rumors when posters were spotted across Brooklyn promising quality lineups catering to the underground dance music scene.
The spotted Schimanski poster, which you can see below, includes the officially announced artists mentioned above, as well as other scheduled for the remainder of the Fall 2016 season including Radio Slave, wAFF, Breakbot, Lauren Lane,  Mat.Joe, Monoloc, Delta Functionen, Volvox, Paul Raffaelle, Sascha Dive and Veronica Vasicka.
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The Verboten New York saga doesn’t seem to be stopping. We reported only last weekend that the Brooklyn club re-opened its doors on Saturday after news that its entire operation had been shut down and seized by the State of New York as a result of failure to pay taxes. The reopening was allowed to occur as the nightclub filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Those news had come after months of allegation from artists, investors and employees that the owners of the club, Jen Schiffer and Jen Perez, hadn’t been paying wages, artist fees and were guilty of misappropriation and mishandling of funds. Allegations also arose that saw both owners accused of sexual harassment.
News today from a Facebook post seemed to indicate that Schiffer has possibly been arrested in New York on charges of fraud.
Now, reports confirm the arrest, stating that NYPD took Schiffer into custody in Greenpoint at around 1pm local time and charged her in connection with writing five fraudulent checks amounting to $31,000. This follows claims by the Department of Taxation & Finance last week that the club was guilty of failing to pay $360,378.05 in taxes.
We have contacted Verboten New York for comment but have not yet received a reply.
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In recent months we reported that Verboten New York had allegedly failed to pay artist and was being sued by investors for supposed fraud and mis-use of funds.
Today, news surfaced that the Brooklyn club has been seized by the State of New York as fans of the club began tweeting and sharing photos of a notice reportedly posted on the front doors of the venue.
The sign, which you can see clearly below, states that the venue has failed to pay taxes and has thus been taken in possession by the state.
There is no doubt Verboten New York played a pivotal role in the resurgence of the techno and house scene in the city of New York over the last several years, leaving many to wonder what exactly went wrong with what was considered one of the most respected clubs in the city.
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Earlier this year, THUMP ran a story highlighting the accusations made by a group of investors of Brooklyn’s Verboten nightclub that the club’s founders and operating partners were guilty of mismanagement and fraud.
At the time, the accusations came via a letter dated January 7 2016 addressed to “Friends of Verboten” and signed by a man named Brian Edwards McGuinness who claimed that he and thirteen other investors were taking legal actions against the club’s founders and operating partners, Jen Schiffer and her husband John Perez. According to McGuinness, the trouble began when Schiffer and Perez failed to provide the club’s investors with the needed information on the venue’s finances and operations, raising suspicions as to where and how the money invested was being used.
The letter specified that several of the club’s staff had not been paid part of their salaries due to an overdue payroll. THUMP had reached some of these workers who confirmed, under anonymity, that these allegations were true. When reached for comment by THUMP, Schiffer vehemently denied these allegations, labeled them as libel and slander and went so far as to claim that it was the investor’s “intention to hurt the company, DJs, and the scene as a whole.”
Following the news breaking, however, rumors began circulating that Verboten may not only have been guilty of finance mismanagement and fraud with regards to invested funds, but had also specifically failed to pay artists that had been booked to play at the Williamsburg location. These were largely “industry rumors” with no high-profile artists coming out with specific accusations against the club.
Today, however, Berlin-based producer and DJ Lee Jones has come out with a public Facebook status on his artist page accusing Verboten of having ripped him off, and asking if any other artists had been too. In the comments, he was joined by other illustrious artists such as Heidi and Matthias Meyer who also weighed in with negative experiences from playing at the club.
Heidi went as far as to comment through her personal Facebook profile, stating that her agency (Liaison Artists according to social media info) has blacklisted the club and won’t book any artists on their roster at the club anymore for these exact reasons. She also stated that her agency is owed an “extreme amount of money.”
Matthias Meyer, signed to Watergate Records alongside Jones chimed in claiming that the entire roster of artists billed at the club for their label’s showcase has failed to receive payment. Records show that the showcase occurred on January 9th, with Jones and Meyer billed alongside Tiefschwarz and Julia Niko two days following the original letter by investors exposing the alleged fraud by the club’s management.
Other industry professionals, including agents and artists, are commenting on the status weighing in on these allegations. You can see all the comments directly on Lee Jones’ Facebook post.
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Question: Any artists out there been ripped off by Verboten in New York?
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On May 23rd, Underrated Presents in association with Verboten will coalesce the Minimal Effort and Flying Circus brands to bring forth another stupefying gala. A celebration of life with House Music as the backdrop. Flying Circus is an event tour that has visited Berlin, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Spain, Romania, Ukraine, London, Mexico, Budapest, Detroit, Sydney, San Francisco, Miami, Colombia, Brooklyn, Lima, and more in 2014 alone and will make its LA debut at The Belasco Theater for a day time affair from 2:00 – 10:00 PM
Audiofly will take to the decks to showcase their powerful, experimental, and original style of music. The duo is in the midst of working on their 2nd album in addition to their Flying Circus tour and their label, Supernature. The 2015 tour of Flying Circus started in Mexico City on March 23rd and will visit ten cities and five countries over its course coming to a close at Verboten in New York on August 23rd.
The pianist, jazz aficionado, and rock musician, Guti will perform his live set combining the sounds of Desolat, Crosstown Rebels, Supplement Facts, and Wolf & Lamb. Guti was at one time a revered keyboard player in a band in Buenos Aires by the name of Jovenes Pordioseros and chose to explore new paths. In 2005, he started to delve into house and techno music and has went on to be apotheosized throughout the world. The ever evolving artist has a residency at two US clubs including Verboten in Brooklyn and Trade in Miami and just released remixes of his Rompecorazones album on Defected which shares names with his new label in which the original album was released on. Following his Flying Circus Los Angeles appearance, Guti will perform a live concert in Barcelona also entitled Rompecorazones on analog synths and a piano along with Livio & Roby, violinist Rosanne Philippens, pianist Julien Quentin, and trumpeter Greg Paulus. Guti will also make his debut at Awakenings Festival in Holland on June 28th.
Martin Buttrich will exhibit his technical prowess and diverse range of harmonies playing for and to the crowd. Last year he celebrated his 20th anniversary with a twenty city tour around the world. This year he has plans to release his new collaborative album aptly entitled âCollaboratorâ along with fellow artists and counterparts who also embarked on his world tour last year. He will release the album on his new label by the name of Rhythm Assault which he will use as a platform to create and showcase his new musical projects by himself. Martin will also be seen on the bill for Flying Circus parties in London and Barcelona following his act in Los Angeles.
Crosstown Rebels artists and Leverage Recordings label owner, Eduardo Castillo will play along with special guests in Room 2 while Underrated Presents and Minimal Effort founders Human Resources will also take to the decks to match the sounds of Audiofly, Guti, and Martin Buttrich. Minimal Effort will follow up from their last event that brought the likes of Matador, Uner, Butch, Andhim, and more to Park Plaza in Los Angeles which was a spectacular event with a massive turnout.
Tickets for this event are currently on sale here, grab them now as Minimal Effort is expected to hit capacity once again. For more info check out the official event page on Facebook
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