Morgan Higby Night

Morgan Higby Night (born August 15, 1970) is an American writer, director, producer, and DJ. His notable works include; feature film Matters of Consequence, an award winning video for The Asylum Street Spankers, The Shim Sham Club, Devil's Night Radio and Hicksville Trailer Palace. He is the father of Lydia Night of The Regrettes.[1]

Morgan Higby Night
Background information
Birth nameMorgan Higby
Born (1970-08-15) August 15, 1970
OriginCanoga Park, CA
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
WebsiteDevil's Night

Early life

Night[2] was born in Canoga Park, California on August 15, 1970. His maternal Grandfather was a philanthropist, and founder of City National Bank, Alfred Hart.[3]

DJ career

Night's DJ career started in 1989 in Chico, CA at the Shell Cove and has continued at The Roxbury, Burgundy Room, Bigfoot Lodge, Shim Sham Club and Bar 107 in Downtown Los Angeles. In 1998 Night had a radio show on the Los Angeles "pirate radio" station KBLT, called "2 Martini Breakfast; The Show for the Aspiring Alcoholic". The show and station are featured in the book 40 Watts from Nowhere, by Sue Carpenter.

Film Production and Directing

At age 27, Night directed, produced, wrote and starred in his first feature film, Matters Of Consequence. It was the first film to feature The Pussycat Dolls and won the "MovieMaker Magazine Breakthrough Award" at the New Orleans Film Festival. Associate Producer of his friend John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus. Co-producer of the 1994 feature "Talking About Sex" starring Kim Wayans and featuring a then unknown Mark Cuban.

Shim Sham Club

Night moved to New Orleans, and opened The Shim Sham Club[4] in 1999. Produced the burlesque show The Shim Shamettes which was one of the countries first burlesque revival troupes. The troupe was the only one in the country to use entirely live music from Ronnie Magri' s Shim Sham Revue. The troupe and club were featured in various publications including USA Today, Time, Wall Street Journal, Playboy and GQ which named The Shim Sham Club as one of the top 10 bars in the world. Several bands came through there including The Cramps, The White Stripes, The Hives, The Donnas, Jim Carroll, Lydia Lunch, Rudy Ray Moore, The Melvins, The Breeders and Sam Butera. Los Angeles' legendary band X played the closing night of the Shim Sham and Night moved back to Los Angeles in 2003.

Music video

Wrote and Directed several music videos, including videos for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kim Lenz, Throw Rag and the Webby Award winning video for The Asylum Street Spankers, "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on your S.U.V." There are several cameos in Night directed videos. John Doe of X and Duane Peters of U.S. Bombs appear in "Androgynous". Selene Luna appears in "She Don't Want To. She Don't Care." Mighty Mike Murga, Greta Valenti, Ainjel Emme and Jesika Von Rabbit appear in "Ragtime Man"

Controversy

In 2009, several websites including Comedy Central, College Humor, Video Gum and Funny Or Die refused to post Night's music video for Charlie King's "Ragtime Man" because of its controversial nature. The video is a "Disney like" musical about a man who loves women during their menstruation cycle.

Devil's Night Radio!

Launched a radio station in 2006 called Devil's Night Radio. The format is described as "The Best Dive Bar Juke Box You've Heard in Your Life" and has become popular worldwide on iTunes radio.

Devil's Night Drive In

Drive In movie event launched by Night in Downtown Los Angeles. Started in 2006, Devil's Night Drive In shows cult classic movies twice a month during summer and once a month during winter. Event features FM transmitter, Car Hops, Concessions and Astroturf. Event has been featured in several publications including L.A. Times, NBC.com, KCET online.

Hicksville Trailer Palace

Opened in 2010,Hicksville Trailer Palace in Joshua Tree, California is described as a "Trailer Park Motel and Artist Retreat." It features vintage themed trailers, a world class recording studio, feature film edit bay, and several activities on the property. The property is also sustainable and run 95% on solar power. It has been featured on NPR and on several websites including Thrillist, Matador Travel Network and Brand X(L.A. Times). Hicksville was California's first trailer motel and the second in the United States to Arizona's Shady Dell(est.1927)

Hicksville Pines Bud & Breakfast

Opened in 2016, in Idyllwild, California became California's first marijuana friendly hotel or Bud and Breakfast in September 2017. It features ten themed rooms including collaborations with Dita Von Teese and Third Man Records. Other themes include tributes to Dolly Parton, the TV Show Twin Peaks, John Waters and Disney's Haunted Mansion.

Awards
  • 1998 - Winner Movie Maker Breakthrough Award - New Orleans Film Festival - Matters of Consequence
  • 2007 - Official Honoree - Webby Awards - Music/Variety - "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on your S.U.V."
  • 2019 - 100 Best Hotels in the World(Hicksville Pines) - Fodor's Travel

Cover-Me.org

A non-profit organization launched in 2010 by Night. They sell donated cover songs and use the money to buy blankets for downtown Los Angeles homeless.

Filmography
  • 1994 Talking About Sex (Feature Film) Co-Producer
  • 1995 Skooled (Short Film) Producer, Writer, Director / Actor
  • 1998 Matters of Consequence (Feature Film) Producer / Writer / Director / Actor
  • 2005 Throw Rag - "She Don't Want To. She Don't Care" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2006 Asylum Street Spankers - "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on your S.U.V." (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2006 Shortbus (Feature Film) Associate Producer
  • 2007 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - "Androgynous" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2009 Kim Lenz & her Jaguars - "Zombie for Your Love" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2009 Charlie King - "Ragtime Man" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2014 Pretty Little Demons - "Unknown Species" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director
  • 2016 The Regrettes - "Hey Now" (Music Video) Producer / Writer / Director

References
  1. Ryder, Caroline. "SXSW: Ryan Gosling's Connection to Pretty Little Demons, Fest's Youngest-Ever Group". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. "Morgan Higby Night". IMDB.com.
  3. "TruTV on Frank Sinatra". trutv.com.
  4. "Best Of New Orleans-Shim Sham Club". www.bestofneworleans.com.
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