Our Story
Founded in 1978 by Giorgio Gomelsky, (legendary music producer and first manager of The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds) as a laboratory for music and arts, the Red Door served as a musical hub and artist collective for more than 35 years before it closed permanently in 2015 and the building was demolished to become another NY real estate story. It hosted and gave a space for uncompromising performances and experimentation for artists like Jeff Buckley, Bad Brains, Alejandro Escovedo, Jesse Malin, The Rapture, The Walkman, The Subjects, Barra Libre, The Outernational, City of the Sun, and many others throughout the years. In 2012, Red Door Collective was formed to help revive the space and produce the Red Door Sessions, where artists were always encouraged to experiment and do something different. After the Red Door closed permanently, the Red Door Sessions have remained to produce pop up events at different private locations.