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Daryl Scott is the real king of clubs in Bangkok, so who better to sit down with and find out what the perfect recipe for a party in the City of Angels is?

Hi Daryl, how are you doing today?

I am doing fantastic to say the least! On my computer now shoving flautas down my throat drinking Herradura margaritas at Coyotes Mexican joint! Watching their cute waitresses.

How did you come about to be in Bangkok working in the club scene?

After September 11, a few deaths in my family, and my apartment building catching on fire, I decided I wanted a slight change in my New York life. So to cut the bullshit short, Andrew Clark from Qbar brought me here to run Qbar for a year, and to open a new one and it was all groovy. Set up my freaky foundation!

How has the club scene evolved during your time here?

The nightclub scene has always been very unpredictable and inconsistent in Bangkok. Qbar was the pioneer fo’ sho, then I think it started to evolve when I opened Mystique. I tried to take the party scene to another level. I just wanted to throw sick, sexy, over-the-top theme parties. That’s what I know best, midgets, dancers, anything retro, sucking vodka out of the nipples of ice carvings.

What were some of the mistakes that were made with Mystique and what did you learn from that club?

Well, who knew the government would make these zones, and we opened a mega-club in a residential area. That screwed us and we shut.

Superfly is here at last, so what can we all expect from that? Anything new?

Superfly will be great. We are focusing on a killer 7-nights-a-week branded, theme nights. Just wait till you see the crazy parties we have in store. Hype magazine and Superfly will make love together the last week of every month to do an eclectic, funktastic, musical theme party for your soul. Superfly is all about creating an amazing atmosphere around the music. That has always been my specialty and always will be.

With Astra relocating and Timeout closing, what sort of state do you think the club scene is in right now?

I am sure if they were raking in the money, they wouldn’t be shutting down. It’s like sex, if it is amazing, you keep doing it! If it tastes good, you keep eating it, if it feels good, you keep feeling it. Don’t believe the hype.

Are you more concerned with running local nights or bringing in international talent?

It is all about branding your local nights around the music and theme. I care more about my local DJs. It has to really make sense for me to do an international DJ. I would create a huge theme and environment around him or her.

Do you take any slack for booking DJ Domination so consistently?

Bangkok and everywhere has haters, he has been a great friend of mine for 14 years. Saw him tour with Wu Tang, and many others, worked with him in the studio in Miami. Let me put it to you this way: If I was a DJ I would promote the balls out of myself like I do as a club owner, then you get popular, you get a lot of work, you make more money, it’s business.

What are you hoping to bring to the table in 2007?

We are entering a new realm now. It is the time to put a dip in your hip, and a glide in your stride. I am the preserver of the booty. I will make sure you put a boogie in your butt.

Where do you personally go for on a night out in the city?

It depends on the music I listen to before I leave my apartment. If it is rock and roll, I want to get tattooed, eat at a food stall, go to DJ Octo’s night on Thursday and pull my pants down on the dance floor. I love to go to Funky Dojo and the Tunnel too.

How difficult is it to work with the powers that be in Bangkok ?

It comes with the territory of the nightclub business here. It can be very rewarding but very frustrating at the same time. I never get jaded, upset, pissed, violent, suicidal, but I do what I gots to do, and take care of who I gots to take care of.

What does God on Silom soi 2 add to the nightlife scene in the city?

It is a no-holds-barred, psycho nightclub where the alternative lifestyle vampires can suck each others blood and shake what they haven’t shaken before! Total debauchery. Gay, straight, limbless, whatever you are and whatever you want to be, everyone partying together to make a great freak cocktail.

And finally, what makes the perfect night out in the City of Angels?

A bottle of anything and a glazed doughnut to go.