The Ace of Clubs - Four Years Strong.

Family - love, care, attention, support and respect. A adjective I can happily place upon the heads of London events and promotion team Ace of Clubs. After two years of attending the teams events as a guest, I can safely say that I see this group of incredible people as a family - they love and care for each other, support and respect each other and pay attention to each other's needs. This incredible team not only holds the majority of the best London nightlife experiences under their belts, they also threw a spectacular fourth birthday celebration this Tuesday at their launch of their new weekly Tape Tuesday. 

Previously, I have taken the time to write about Tape Tuesday on a previous piece, but this night was special, to say the least. The events and promotion team are now four years old - a family running under the mentorship and support of the team's director Nico Bandeira... and did they show us why the team are currently the most hard-working and recommended on the scene.

The night began at 9pm with Little Tape, an almost warm up to the night ahead, with nibbles, tables, seats and drinks surrounding the intimate yet lively private room. To add to the warming atmosphere, the band "The Shades" performed several tracks that created an easy-going vibe that allowed for gentle mingling and catch-ups. The Ace of Clubs team worked their way around the room easily, welcoming guests and showing their care and gratitude for their attendance.

Once it hit 11pm, guests were taken into the main room, with the main tables being placed in easy access to each other for an intimate feel - this also made it easy for guests to move between groups, as it allowed easy access from one table to the other. The music began with soft RnB to create a pace but not make the atmosphere seem to intimidating - this gradually built up to house music and remixes, and then onto HipHop. And my, did the atmosphere build - not only did the venue itself become busy and buzzing, the team also worked professionally and efficiently, separating themselves between the individual tables, in order to support and aid each other. Not only did the team respect each other, they respected their guests, maintaining the care and attention that the majority of promotion and events teams seem to forego in a nightlife atmosphere - if there was an incident in which any other of the girls in my group felt pushed around or uncomfortable, my big friendly giant Jeremy Kyle would politely make room for us and make sure we felt safe.

There was definitely no shortage of enjoyment and fun either - the team were surprised with champagne and cake, with Nico gratefully taking the prizes of the night, and not one attendee in the room stayed quiet - everyone was celebrating and cheering in aid of Ace of Clubs birthday because the team have built up such a huge following. Everywhere you looked, there were smiles, dancing and laughing. It was easy to see that this was not just a normal night, and not just a normal promotion team.

Now, I want to finish on the idea of Family. In the words of Nico, as he awaited the events of the night - 'We are what we are not by the success of one but by the success of the many that make this team what it is... "I am what I am because of who we all are"'.


 To Family, and to The Ace of Clubs.



photo credits - Thomas Van Cam, https://www.facebook.com/ThomasVanCamphotography/?pnref=lhc. instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thomasvancam/

Ace of Clubs - https://www.facebook.com/aceofclubslondon/?fref=ts 

Tape Tuesday original posting - http://thelondongirlstory.blogspot.fr/2016/01/tape-tuesday-featuring-ace-of-clubs.html