If you have
ever been to the London Sims you will notice as soon as you tp in that it is a
replica of the one in real life; cleverly created to the last detail.
Owned by
Debs Regent and Spike Hartunian the sim is not only a sightseeing sim it is
also a working sim with stores from shops to rental homes. It also had Harrods
and Selfridges in the early parts of sl virtual world store in sl. London Sim has
a team who manage the sim to make sure it is working efficiently. One of those
managers is Debi Palmira who is not only is GM and Ent Director for London Sim
but is also manager of 12 great DJ's and is SL Tokyo York
Mgr. I wanted to find out a bit more on Debi. How she manages to balance work
and play in sl?
Tea
Couturier: Could you tell us a bit about you and what you do in SL?
Debi
Palmira: I joined SL Dec 2008 and about 3 months in I started working in my
first club as a host. Today I am GM for London Sims, and I have been managing
DJs for a little over 4 years.
Tea
Couturier: I see you are manager of 11 Dj's in Sl that must keep you very
busy? How did you become a manager?
Debi
Palmira: As of today (Sept. 1st) it went to 12 lol
In July of
2009 a DJ I know came to me and said he thought I should manage DJs. I told him
I thought he was crazy. I told another Dj what he said, and he also agreed. The
2 of them bugged me endlessly till I came up with the name. Demented DJs; I
made the group, they were both added within minutes, and have been with me ever
since. And yes, at times, it does keep me busy, but I love music, and I am very
lucky to have the types of DJs that I have in this group. But also, RL keeps
them busy, so when that happens, naturally my workload lightens.
Tea
Couturier: Can you tell us a bit about being GM and Ent Director for London
sims?
Debi
Palmira: Gah, where to start? lol I've been GM
for about a month now, still learning the ropes, so to speak. I do a bit of everything.
Help with rentals, commercial and residential. We've been redesigning all 4
sims, making some changes. We're not done yet, but it's coming along. I work
with everyone on the team in regards to what monthly events are happening, what
projects need done, who does what, and when. We have an awesome team, I see so
much talent from so many, from scripting, building, planning events, running
venues, DJs, hosts, live performers; terraforming, communications, greeters who
love to help new people and make them feel welcome, and those that work behind
the scenes. Basically, I guess you could say, it's my responsibility to make
sure London Sims runs well, but I wouldn't be able to do that without having a
great team. As far as Entertainment Director, which is what I was before I was
made GM, I would oversee all venues. All venue managers came to me about any
issue that needed to be taken care of and I would go to them. As GM I'm still
somewhat involved in that, but I've been able to take a step back since one of
the venue managers is now Entertainment Director.
Tea
Couturier: For those who are not familiar with SL Tokyo can you tell us a bit
about it as I see you are also manager?
Debi
Palmira: Tokyo York is a club in London Sims. It also exists in RL. We were
lucky enough to get legal permission to use their branding. Unfortunately being
GM has taken up a bit of time so it's not currently running. But we're trying
to solve that issue.
Tea Couturier:
With so many things you are busy with
how to you relax in SL?
Debi
Palmira: Ah, well there are a few things I do. Music, dancing, movies, hanging
out and talking with others. And sometimes what I like to do is bring up a mix
one of the Djs I manage has done that I have downloaded, crank the volume up
and go on one of those grid-wide hunts LOL
Tea
Couturier: What else can we expect from
you or from your work in SL?
Debi
Palmira: Well there's a few things coming, but it isn't just from me, it's as a
group, whether it be with Demented DJs or London Sims. With London Sims we're
working on a couple new venues and we're continuing with the redesigns on all 4
sims. It's just been awesome seeing the changes happening and hearing positive
feedback from others.
We've also
ventured into Aviation, so there will be a lot coming from there.
With
Demented, just keep working on getting them out there, and getting them heard
so people can hear how good they are and see how much they love their music and
spinning. And I have 2 awesome web admins who do a great job also.
To find out more on London Sims:
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Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do this Tea, I enjoyed it! :)
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