Michael Alig

Michael Alig (born April 29, 1966 in South Bend , Indiana ) is a former American party organizer.

Alig was one of the most famous party promoters in the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s . Its popularity within the New York underground was due in particular to its Disco 2000 parties, which were known for the elaborate decoration of the guests, trend-setting dance music and considerable drug consumption. He and the inner circle of his guests made a name for themselves as Club Kids , notorious for their garish, extravagant and self-centered antics.

To make his name known, Alig was very aggressive. The ideas for his parties became more and more unusual. Among other things, he moved one event to a donut shop that was open at night, and another took place in a locked shipping container that was driving through Manhattan on the back of a truck.

With his parties, Alig significantly supported the careers of DJ Keoki, Jennytalia, Freeze, Richie Rich and other club kids. The reputation that surrounded the club kids was even picked up by the news and talk shows on American television channels.

On March 17, 1996, under the influence of drugs and fighting over open guilt, Alig and his friend Robert Riggs murdered Angel Melendez, a drug dealer and club kid. In December 1996, Alig was sentenced to a long prison term for the murder. Early release, which had been possible in October 2006 and July 2008, was not allowed. On March 5, 2014, he was released after serving 17 years in prison. Alig is currently working on an autobiography that will appear under the title Alig-ula .

Alig's story from his time as a party organizer to his arrest was portrayed in the 1998 documentary Party Monster: The Shockumentary . A feature film with Macaulay Culkin in the role of Michael Alig was made in 2003 under the title Party Monster , directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato . The film is based on the novel Disco Bloodbath by James St. James, one of the club kids and closest confidante of Alig.

Web links

• Michael Alig Club Kids (English)
• 'Party Monster' Michael Alig Released From Prison After 17 Years (English)