Jamie Mulholland (born 31 May 1969) is the founder of Mulholland Leisure, a hospitality development company. Entertainment venues which he has created include Cain, the pioneering Manhattan nightclub that defined early 2000s nightlife, Cain at the Cove Atlantis in the Bahamas, GoldBar lounge in downtown New York City"Redefining Nightlife Along East Houston Street". Elegran." Jamie Mulholland Teases His Return to New York". Blackbook. and The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York.Morgan, Spencer. "Surf’s Still Up for Jamie Mulholland", The New York Observer, 15 September 2009"Best Plan A Club - Best Of New York", New York Magazine 13 March 2006 His latest concepts include Ketchy Shuby in SoHo and Ketchy Beach in Southampton.
Early life Mulholland was born in South Africa, to parents Diane Wilson and Gordon Mulholland, a South African soap opera star. In 1994, Mulholland moved from the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten to New York where he began waiting tables at a local restaurant, later leaving to start a catering company. When his childhood friend Brandon Kerzner came to Manhattan, Kerzner offered Mulholland a position as bartender at Lotus, a club in the meatpacking district. Mulholland's skills at the club earned him the attention of management at PM Lounge, who hired him to manage the bar and their VIP list. From his experience, Mulholland gathered personnel and financial backing to open up his first club.
Career In 2004, Mulholland, with partner Jayma Cardoso,"Keeping a Steady Hand on a Montauk Club". International New York Times, By KRISTIN TICE STUDEMANJUNE 25, 2013 set up a night club called Cain"Flaming Out Never Felt So Good". Forbes. in a taxi garage on Manhattan's west side,Lewis, Steve. "Sometimes Nice Guys Finish First" . Nightclub & Bar, October 11, 2012"Club operators and developers are making East Houston St. a hot new nightlife area". NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, August 9, 2012, specializing in "bottle service"."Wielding Power, Bottle by Bottle". New York Times, By ALEX WILLIAMSFEB. 18, 2007 The venue received positive media coverage," #1 New York Nightclub", Zagat Nightlife Guide 2006 so Mulholland arranged Cain pop-up locations in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival,“Cool Apres-Ski”, People Magazine 2006 Miami Beach for the MTV Video Music Awards,“Velvet Underground”, Miami Herald 22 July 2005 and the Hamptons.“World’s Best Beach Club”, Guardian UK August 2005
In 2007, Mulholland opened both the GoldBar"Get Your Fix Of Gold And Dancing", The New York Times 26 July 2009 in NYC’s Nolita and Cain at The Cove Atlantis“Hot List”, Conde Nast Traveler May 2008 on Paradise Island in The Bahamas at the Atlantis Resort.
In 2008, Mulholland, opened The Surf Lodge,“Where To Stay”, Conde Nast Traveller UK April 2009 a 32-room hotel, night club and restaurant in Montauk, on the eastern end of Long Island.
Muholland Leisure has developed hospitality concepts including Ketchy Shuby and Ketchy Beach. Ketchy Shuby is a SoHo restaurant and lounge with dining and cocktail service. Ketchy Beach is a Southampton restaurant concept focused on coastal cuisine, wellness, sustainability, and DJ-led entertainment.
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