If you pay a visit to The Mirage, you’re more than likely to run into Brent Marks; the general manager of nightlife for the property clocks about 23,000 steps during a workday. “I’m always running around this property,” he says, laughing.
We got the Chicago native to slow down for a minute and meet us for a photo shoot and interview at Rhumbar Tropical Ultra Lounge. “I run the day-to-day operations for our nightlife and daylife venues, including Rhumbar, Bare Pool Lounge, Center Bar and Parlor Cocktail Lounge,” he says.
Yes, Marks is a busy man, but he’s totally into it. “My work ethic is I don’t come to anybody with problems, I come to them with solutions, and I figure it out,” Marks says. “I may not know the answers, but I’ll go and find it.” Marks uses his past work experiences to aid him in elevating The Mirage’s offerings; he has spent more than a decade in the industry, working in nightlife in Scottsdale, Ariz., and some of Vegas’ top nightlife and daylife spots. He joined The Mirage almost two years ago to head up the nightlife programming and will take on the task of creating new nightlife and daylife experiences when the property transforms into the Hard Rock Hotel in a few years.
For now, Marks has added live music to the lounges like dueling pianos and rock bands, and live DJs at Rhumbar for that clubbier vibe, and he continues to elevate all the cocktail offerings.
“I’m so into my career right now,” he sums up. “I’ve always been hard working. I see my future and see that it’s bright and I want to put in my time and hopefully succeed.”
Libation: Kiwi Do You Love Me
All eyes in Rhumbar will be on you when this interactive specialty cocktail is brought to the table. With dry ice “smoke” pluming from a giant goblet, the Kiwi Do You Love Me is mixed with blanco tequila, orgeat, lime, pineapple and diced kiwi and garnished with boba straws, pineapple crescents, borage blossoms and orchids. –KM
Benefit: Besides cool cocktails, Rhumbar Tropical Ultra Lounge offers hookah, cigars and elevated small bites.
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