Avant Gardner, the father or mother firm of Brooklyn Mirage, has parted methods with CEO Josh Wyatt amid ongoing delays within the venue’s long-awaited reopening, Billboard experiences. Gary Richards, the corporate’s non-executive chairman, will oversee each day operations efficient instantly.
Wyatt, the previous head of collaborative workspace big 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 many years 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 bold renovation undertaking, it was slated to reopen Could 1st with a efficiency by techno famous person Sara Landry.
The venue, nonetheless, reportedly did not safe 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 handle head-on the Mirage’s oft-maligned ache factors, like overcrowding and security considerations, amongst others.
“Trust, transparency and accountability are the three key words in my moral compass,” Wyatt informed EDM.com in a February interview. “I have pushed those three words down into the fiber of the company to ensure that employees understand that these are key expectations I have as CEO.”
Avant Gardner has not publicly commented on the management transition or the venue’s reopening timeline at press time.
