It is also hoped that MoS will usher in a new era for the professional management and licensing of clubs. Alan Hsia of Luxy -- the only fully licensed nightclub in the city -- said MoS could widen the market and bring legitimacy to dance music in the city. "Their brand name can help make dancing blossom, so it's not such a taboo. The phenomenon of such a huge venue and the name should make the market bigger and less threatening [to the authorities]."
Other nightclub owners were more skeptical and said it could drain business from the city center if it succeeded. Others said it might fail because people might not want to stray far from the main entertainment nodes of Zhongxiao East Road, Warner Village, Ximending and Anho Road. "There's nothing there," they say of Neihu, which is wedged between Shihlin/Tienmu in the northwest and Nangang to the southeast. It's a recently reclaimed swampland and a hot development zone that is half empty.
"I would like to see this as the bridge between the Shihlin/Tienmu area and the center of town. Of course, there's already a lot of people living here, loads of development and businesses. ... We weighed up where we are. People will come," Bowden said.
"It's not just light and sound, not just loud music, it's a show. If you go to a nightclub why should it be horrible? Why shouldn't it be a nice experience? With comfortable seating and polite people, basically a beautiful place. I want trapeze artists flying around and if people come here and spend their money I want them to leave and think `What a night, I'm coming back here.' This is gonna be amazing, it's going to take your breath away."
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