How to Master the Social Scene The Timo Weiland Way
Nightlife For the Young & Sexy
He’s a designer, DJ, creative director, software entrepreneur and prominent social figure both behind the DJ booth and on the dance floor, so what exactly does it take to be THE Timo Weiland? Tons of passion and power moves, especially post-pandemic – he has been out on the scene and making it even more stylish for most of his life, after all!
After a lot of uncertainty and hardships, we’re in a new New York, one which Timo is excited about, especially when it comes to nightlife for the young and sexy socialite – or even aspirational – set. “I think post-pandemic the city feels like a melting pot of characters again, or almost like creatures, as I like to call them,” says Timo. “People are unabashedly presenting themselves to the world and they might not be from an old New York family, or maybe they just arrived, but they have a vision and a singular purpose. I think people are more dedicated to that than ever before. It feels like the 80s or 90s again in New York.”
Timo has been transforming the energy of the city’s most glamorous galas, including the after party for The Met Gala as well as other official after parties for years. “People are putting a lot more effort into things now. The Met Gala theme this year was Gilded Glamour and White Tie, which is just so spot on. I’ve done the Boom Boom Room after party and deejayed at the Top of the Standard. I love that space.”
Gay Straight Alliance
Hailing from a long line of New Yorkers, this renaissance millennial man was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but always felt at home in New York where his family maintained a residence. Having moved around a lot in his youth due to his family’s numerous entrepreneurial ventures, Timo attended Episcopal, a prep school in Florida which he remains very closely connected with due to its alignment with groups that he is extremely passionate about, including an active Gay Straight Alliance. After coming out in his late teens himself, Timo braced himself for uncertain reactions from family and friends but was fortunate to find himself surrounded by nothing but love and acceptance.
“I was surprised to not lose any friends and not have my parents never speak to me again. I know my friends always wondered why I was leaving Bungalow 8 and disappearing into the night! I was definitely going to Splash back then!”
Timo, who played piano and studied both engineering as well as business at Vanderbilt, takes us with him behind the DJ booth, or what he describes as ‘a sacred space’. As a place where all secrets are kept safe, it’s guaranteed to be where the juiciest gossip of the night can be heard – but never repeated, no matter who you are. “I’ve spoken with the CEOs of companies like Apple and Google and Meta Facebook because they will all come into the booth to address an event. It’s amazing to see the power and the disarming nature of just existing in the DJ booth. It’s always amazing to work with my team, 4AM, whenever I play.”
Where To Find Timo
According to Timo, the after party is sometimes the main event these days. “From a royal highness to a local graffiti artist, everyone bonds after the previous gala or dinner or charity event. Since
the pandemic, people have this almost rowdy ‘let’s go to the drag club and see an incredible drag show’ mentality. Hardware has a great drag lineup, and love Pieces on Christopher Street, plus Monster Bar, Marie’s Crisis Café, Casablanca, Paul’s Baby Grand, and Paul’s Dolls. A lot of my friends host the best after hours space, especially Linux and Ty Sunderland. Ladyfag has never been more creative than they are now. For all over the town dancing, I like Motel 23 and The 9s. For a great dinner, Indochine is still iconic. I celebrated so many important birthdays there and it still feels the same. A lot of people also descend to Brooklyn after the theater or a fancy dinner. There are a lot of rave warehouse things happening like Avant Gardner and Public Records which is really vibrant.”
Tailoring Essentials
Having started off on Wall Street before opening up a clothing brand on The Bowery, one of the coolest streets in New York, Timo always enjoyed wearing things that weren’t perceived as boring, even in such a conservative environment. This designing DJ, who knew he was ready to leave the financial world during the midst of the crisis, now has fans ranging from the Jonas Brothers to Andrew Garfield, plus Michael B Jordan and many more. With items which they refer to as “tailoring essentials,” everything can be worn by both men and women rather than being gender specific.
“We’re a luxury brand but we are at a more accessible price point – our bespoke suits are under $2,000 and usually require multiple fittings. All of our wovens are made in Europe, and the knitwear is produced in an American factory that I am part owner of in St. Louis, Missouri.”
Despite waving goodbye to Wall Street, Timo still continues to focus on financial endeavors on the side and is even the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of a blockchain software company called MyStandard ($MySt) in the data privacy & security space. The $MySt utility token launches to the open market in Fall 2022.
The common thread between his fashion and music lives, is that Timo always enjoys shaking things up. “I like to throw in unexpected details and twists into wardrobe and even into music mixes. There’s usually some sort of historical dot connection being made. If I’m playing a mix of Gaga, I might go into Madonna who was the inspiration for that and before that Deborah Harry.”
What starts out with a Rise nitro cold brew coffee with milk and a power nap during the day, ends with Timo getting a bit closer to taking over the world – or at least its style, music, technology and social scene. timoweiland.com
