Velvet Interactive Playground (VIP) Launches Innovative New Monthly Event With Grand Opening At Aura

April 22, 2009 - PRLog -- Los Angeles – Velvet Interactive Playground (VIP) launches its official grand opening party at Aura Nightclub on Thursday, May 14, 2009, 9 PM – 2 AM.

Los Angeles club promoter Demi Pietchell has teamed up with some of the minds from Mindshare Labs to bring this innovative new monthly event to life.  Velvet Interactive Playground (VIP) is a luxury nightclub experience offering patrons the chance to play with the latest in cutting edge interactive technology.

Genius inventor and artist Eric Gradman of Mindshare Labs provides the latest in interactive art installations at VIP, transforming the stage and dance floor into a psychedelic arena of dancing bodies. Featuring interactive video projection displays, using the latest in computer vision and sensing, Gradman’s digitally enhanced playground transforms the night into an unforgettable experience in which participants may explore the expanding boundaries of physical computing.

Local deejay LRCN (pronounced Larson), VIP’s resident DJ, will spin progressive (house/trance/breaks), tech house, electro house, and a little minimal techno all night long.

Located at the ultra-modern Aura nightclub in Studio City, VIP features a fully stocked bar, a massive dance floor with remote-controlled lighting, several secluded seating areas, and a unique twist on the trendy Hollywood club scene.

Tickets and table reservations are available for purchase online at http://velvetinteractiveplayground.eventbrite.com. Ticket prices range from $25 - $40. Valet parking is available for $7, as well as free underground parking at the venue.

Bottle service is available and must be reserved in advance. Call Demi Pietchell at (561) 358-8885 or email at info@demipietchell.com for details.

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About Velvet Interactive Playground:
Velvet Interactive Playground is the merging of minds among innovative Los Angeles event promoter and experimental documentarian Demi Pietchell (http://demipietchell.com); expert technologist and serial entrepreneur Travis Savo (http://linkedin.com/in/TravisSavo); interactive artist, roboticist, and circus performer Eric Gradman (http://monkeysandrobots.net); local favorite deejay LRCN (http://www.djlrcn.com), and the cutting edge art and technology laboratory Mindshare Labs (http://mindshare-labs.com) located at the Brewery Art Colony in Los Angeles.

For more information about Velvet Interactive Playground: http://velvetinteractiveplayground.eventbrite.com

For more information about Aura Restaurant & Night Club: http://auranightclub.com