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This was a very popular club at the time and one of Miami’s earliest, it was located in the old Mutiny Hotel’s penthouse floor overlooking the Bay and featured several small dance floors scattered across the room, the music was great early Disco with ‘party’ people dancing every where!

This was a very elegant club with an excellent sound system and tremendous music.....This was about the time Alexander's was big in the Omni hotel downtown...another party place!

I am happy to see an article about the Mutiny Club, my name is Humberto Fleites and I was the Mutiny DJ from 1976 until 1982, if you want more information about the mutiny let me know.

Humberto,

Welcome to DiscoMusic.com. Please use the comments field below to submit more info on the Mutiny such as a list of DJs that worked there, the owner's names, street address for the Mutiny... Also include any interesting stories...

I was one of the "security" personnel from 1982 to 1983 along with George, Saul, Santiago Vince and Danny. We tried to keep the place clean. ;-)

Loved the job, the music, the people, the cocaine cowboys and the crazy stuff that would go on every night. Remember the topless dancers that would show up around midnight?

BTW, the club was actually located on the side of the hotel and not in the penthouse. The penthouse suite cost about $1,000 a night back then, and it was worth every dollar. Got to hang out in it a few times.

Still have the original bronze key chain and a match box. Those were the days.

The owners last name was Goldberg and the other owners name was Suzanne. Suzanne went on to open Suzanne's In The Grove. The hotel was located at 2951 S. Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133.

Man, you knew you'd arrived when you got into the Mutiny, the place was "HOT" the sounds were JAMMIN' and the LADIES were SUMTHIN' ELSE !!!!

Damn.......I STILL HAVE MY 83' 911 CARRERA DOES ANYONE STILL HAVE THE LICENSE PLATES?????? WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING THEM...REMEMBER DAMN CARRERA??????

The Mutiny was such a s*** house. Ugly, nothing lavish. A great view. But it was poorly built, in a poorly built Hotel, that has needed renovation and restoration three times since 1975. As you walked through the club, you were unsteady, because the whole floor seemed to sink. Poor sound system, depending on the Deejay, it could be a great night of music and mixes, or a really bad one, it depended on how much cocaine the bad DJ did that night. Cocaine, the magic word there. Everyone was selling it or snorting it. Coke whores galore, and then there were its infamous sex parties, they lasted months some times. A school superintendent used to have wild weekend cocaine parties for years, until he got busted. On my scale from 1 to 10, a 3, and that because of the view.

I am currently working on a memoir about my days at the Mutiny. I used to sit upstairs at table two with Bernie, Ray, Oscar, and some other "usual suspects" I AM IN TOUCH WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE OLD DAYS AND AM LOOKING FOR MORE.

Does anyone have any Mutiny merchandise they'd be willing to sell?

Humberto
I'm a journalist in New York working on a piece about Miami in the late 70s, and would like to interview you about your time at the Mutiny. If you're still around, please let me know, and perhaps I can speak to you directly --

Will anyone be willing to sell their Mutiny membership card or any other souvenirs for the club? Thanks.

I used to work with Carolyn Robbins in the design office of this hotel. It was full of cocaine dealers and one crazy a** place.

Hi! I work at a Miami Beach-based production company and am working on a coffee-table photo book of the 1970s/80s in Miami Beach. I want to capture the culture and style of that era and after reading all the posts about The Mutiny and other nightclubs I know it is imperative that I include these photos. I am having pretty bad luck finding anything I can use. Does anyone have any logos/ads AND real photographs?

IF SO PLEASE contact me and I would love to tell you more about the project!

So far I know I am interested in including: Faces, Cats, Honey For the Bears, The Forge, The Mutiny, Menage, My Place, Sammy's, Stefano's, Sunday's on the Bay and Rusty Pelican

Hi my name is Maggie and I was the assistant controller and subsequently controller of The Mutiny from 1979 to 1986. The Mutiny had only one owner, Burton Goldberg. He also owned Grove Bay Club/The Bounty apartments. Suzanne Johnson worked at The Mutiny for a short time as the General Manager during my tenure. She was not an owner. Goldberg sold the place to a group headed by Gerald Kravetz just before I left. I still have my business cards. The club itself was on the second and third floors (Mutiny I and Mutiny II) of the building's south side. There was an outside bar called the Treetop. There was no club on the PH floor. I remember Humberto the DJ. Roberto Perreira and Nestor Torres were regular entertainers there before they became famous.

Loved the Mutiny - Pam, Nanette, Annette, Laura, does anyone remember Bombero, Angel Dominguez, Michelle, Jorge Nunez, the whole gang - they are the best !!!!! miss you guys

I lived at Sailboat Bay in the early and mid-1970's, that's the name of the building the Mutiny Club was located in. The Mutiny was originally located on floor 2 but later expanded to floor 3 because of the popularity which at one point reached a membership level of over 15,000 as I recall. The club was so popular and had such an international reputation Playboy magazine did a feature story about it.

Burton Goldberg was the sole owner and he was a perfectionist and he ran a great building and club. The food was always good because he would not tolerate mediocrity. The entertainment was exceptional for it's time and Burton Goldberg was a visionary in many ways. The games at the backgammon table got into the thousands (actually tens of thousands at times) and the woman were beautiful.

I would love to hear from some of the old staff and regulars and I would also like to purchase old menus if anyone has them. They were the most interesting of times, there was always excitement at the Mutiny.

We came in after opening to assist the DJ's Bo Crane & Eric Plushner. Bo still has Pandisc...while Rick Plushner became the sales manager for SSL...a large console manufacturer from the UK...and now works for Guitar Center directing their Pro Audio department.

I think HiFi Associates did the original system...which included JBL 4311's...but as the ceiling was low...they did ok

Suzanne was never owner of thy Mutiny she worked there as well as Cats and Ensign Bitters she also ran Suzanees in the Grove into a hole....the Mutiny was the best, I have the best memories and still have friends from the days......I wish I could have just one of those nights back again for one day......so memorable !!!

I am 43 yrs. old and remember The Mutiny vividly. If you are quick with math, you have already realized I was way to young to have ever enjoyed the club. However I was fortunate enough to not only frequent the club, but also live at The Mutiny for about 2 years. As you are probably deducting, my Dad was at the top of the food chain at "el mutiny." I remember the key chain and the membership card, but do you remember the poster of all The Mutiny girls? I remember being at the bar and Patricio (my Dad;s confidant, personal therapist, spiritual advisor and lastly bartender, asking me what I was having for dinner -- I replied the same way every time - cheeseburger! Poor Patricio would have to go to the head chef and ask to have a piece of beef tenderloin grounded up for "el hijo de Roberto" I remember meeting many celebs there as well. It seems Burt had many friends while he had money.

Wow, the last time I saw Roberto was at Fisher Island - I have to say he was an awesome awesome man !!!!

Suzanne Johnson was never an owner of the Mutiny, only Burton Goldberg. I was the Club Manager from 1974 to 1977 and 1979 to 1982 - I wish to remain nameless as I have been harrassed by certain writers who want me spill the beans on our clientele. I find that to be not only a breach of their privacy but a certain death wish for some. So for those of you you who like to see you name in print, keep talking and good luck. I also noticed that about 75% of the information given here is just eroneous. The club wasn't on the side either, it was on the front of the building with a bar area tha protruded out on the side where the pool deck was.

There's a comment about how poorly the building was build and that the floor seemed to sink. That's odd because the floors were poured concrete and are the floors that are still in the building now - quite possibly you were partaking in the cocaine parties as well. The sould system you referred to was installed by Hi Fi Associates and was engineered by Stan Beran who now owns Sound Performance in Coral Gables. It couldn't be a big system because of the rooms upstairs.

I remember The Mutiny circa 73-78. Friends were real estate developers and soccer club owners and mortgage bankers and were dialed into the whole Mutiny/Faces/Forge partying scene. I worked for attorneys who represented the various business owners and we all worked and partied together. Some people never stopped partying. That was another place and another time for sure. I personally think it's uncool to name names here, too many people with axes to grind, even after all these years. You don't want that karma, let it go.

I would like to purchase an old 1970's "Mutiny" menu and if any one has one they would like to sell please contact me at stkmrkts at yahoo.

I remember the stunning girls at the Hostess station at the entrance, with all those beautifull hats and glittery dresses...WOW, Does anybody know the whereabouts of a hostess named Sharon Weed??

It's me the Mutiny Manager again. I want to reiterate that while the Mutiny had a reputation for drugs, etc., there was another side to the place. We had a Power Lunch clientele during the week. Cocktail hour was very busy, (live music every day)our only competition was Cy's Rivergate. Saturday lunch was layed back and a great time to hang out and listen to the live piano/singer and have a great lunch. Our food was amazing. Dinner was great, business was very strong all the years I was there. I saw two dozen General Mangers. Suzanne was a GM, but never an owner. She worked there twice. Once in the early years as a Day Manager and then in 1980 as a GM. Not for long though. GM's were on a revolving door. A few of the night managers were addicts. It made the operation difficult to run. They were caught up in the whole scene. One had Goldberg's ear and BS'd him the whole time. Too bad, because he was a huge problem and caused much of the clientele to go downhill by allowing anyone and everyone in the place. To me it wasn't about the quantity of people, but about the quality. The profits would not have changed. Humberto the DJ did not work at the Club all of the years he has alluded to. He was only there about a year. The other DJ's were Roy Firestone, Rick Plushner, Clive Evenden, Humberto, and a ton of fill-ins. I left in 1/83, so after that I have no idea. The Lower Deck was on the second floor with an entrance to the left of the lobby...the Upperdeck was accessed the same way. There was an outside bar - "Treetop" and a bar at the pool level ~ almost never opened. There were 110 hotel rooms, which were all apts and offices originally. The most expensive room was about $300. Many had Roman Tubs and all were individually decorated. When I started in 1974 there were only about 15 Hotel Rooms. Richard Corey was the day manager for some of the years, Herma Balter, Jennifer Carmatti and Suzanne Johnson. (not in that order) Night managers included Walter Elmore, Russell Hearn, Roman Compte, etc. There was a large cast of night managers as well. It took five managers to operate the club. Day and Night. At the peak there were about 12,500 members. Membership was $50 a year when I started and was $75 when I left. I will add more info as it comes to me.

One more thing ~ there was a Banquet Room on the 11th Floor and a rooftop area for parties as well.