We were lucky to catch up with Zac Levine recently and have shared our conversation below.

Zac, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

Whatever you do, do it with a purpose. When I am creating art, a business, or working on any project, I always start with a deep dive on understanding why it is worth doing. For me, Supernova is a beautiful combination of my two passions in life; art and business. It provides me joy, an outlet for my art, a monetary return, and fosters an incredible opportunity for intersectional community building. I was tired of “four walls and a DJ booth” nightclubs. I had a deep desire for immersive art, entertainment, customer service, and an atmosphere designed for the age of inclusion.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I started handing out flyers to concerts when I was 14 years old because I wanted to go to shows for free. From there I started talent buying at 19 and at 21 I started working in nightclubs. I’ve worked every position in nightlife. I’ve been a barback, and I’ve been a talent buyer, I’ve been a bartender and I’ve been an event producer and I’ve been a manager. I was tired of four walls and a DJ booth club experiences. I was tired of a lack of customer service, lack of experience, lack of safety. I got tired of going to places with queer friends and having them looked at in a funny way. I got tired of going places with female friends and having them harassed or sexually assaulted with no response from venue security.

In response to my career and life experience, I designed Supernova with the goal and intention of intersectional community building. To provide a safe space for experience engagement and art consumption with quality customer service, and attention to detail. I designed Supernova to bring wall flowers off of the wall and encourage patrons to be a part of the spectacle! Supernova is a dance club designed for the age of inclusion. My specialty is atmosphere curation and experience design with a focus in nightlife.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Only two things are needed to support and foster an upcoming, thriving, or non-existent arts community:

1) Consume: Go to concerts, DJ sets, gallery showings, museums, pop-up events, open mic nights, art walks, stop and listen on the street, stop and look at street art!

2) Contribute: Both financially and by spreading the good word of the art! Pay for concert tickets, buy art, tip musicians and/or tell someone about the art you just consumed! Share the art on social media, direct others to the art you enjoy. Encourage those people you share the art with to consume and contribute!

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding experience I have ever had in my career is the time a person who I had never met before walked up to me, hugged me, and thanked me for creating the first place they ever felt comfortable wearing a dress in public.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.SupernovaSeattle.com
• Instagram: @ZacLevine & @SupernovaSeattle

Image Credits
James Gerde Manny Dan