Insomniac to Stay Involved With Miami's Club Space & Factory Town Venues After Legal Settlement

The neon lights of Miami's nightlife scene are a far cry from the boardrooms and courtrooms where the city's club operators navigate the complex world of venue ownership. For Insomniac Events, a global dance music company, the stakes were high in its protracted legal battle with a group of Miami's club operators. The dispute, which has been simmering for two years, has finally come to an end with a settlement that will keep Insomniac involved in two of the city's most iconic venues.

In 2019, Insomniac acquired an ownership stake in Club Space, a Miami institution that had been co-owned by David Sinopoli, Davide Danese, and Jose Gabriel Coloma Cano. The partnership was initially a success, with the group launching a new venture, Factory Town, in 2022. But as the relationship between the parties began to fray, Insomniac alleges that Sinopoli, Danese, and Cano made "outrageous demands" for more money and control of Factory Town. The three men, meanwhile, claim that Insomniac "methodically and unilaterally" stripped away their ownership rights over the venue, leaving them with "all the work, all the risk and a drastically reduced upside."

In June 2025, the two sides went into mediation, seeking a resolution to their dispute. Initially, the talks seemed to bear fruit, with an agreement reached under which Insomniac would buy Sinopoli, Danese, and Cano out of Factory Town for $3 million. But the settlement was short-lived, as Insomniac sued the trio in August for allegedly violating the deal. The lawsuit claimed that Sinopoli, Danese, and Cano continued to operate as if they controlled the venue, including by telling Ibiza promoters that they'd "won their lawsuit" and interfering with event planning.

In a surprising twist, Sinopoli, Danese, and Cano countersued Insomniac a month later, claiming that the settlement actually required them to collaborate on Factory Town's annual Hocus Pocus festival. The counter-lawsuit added fuel to the fire, with both sides dug in and unwilling to back down.

In a joint statement, reps for Insomniac and Sinopoli, Danese, and Cano announced that they had "amicably resolved their dispute." Under the terms of the settlement, Insomniac will continue to operate Club Space alongside Sinopoli and maintain its commitment to Factory Town. Davide Danese and Coloma Cano will continue to operate Jolene, along with David Sinopoli. The settlement is a far cry from the acrimony that characterized the dispute, but it preserves the status quo and allows Insomniac to maintain its presence in Miami's vibrant nightlife scene.

As the dust settles on this protracted dispute, Insomniac can breathe a sigh of relief. The settlement may not have resolved the underlying issues that led to the dispute, but it preserves the status quo and allows the company to focus on its core business. As a writer who has covered the music and nightlife scenes in Miami, I've seen firsthand the impact that a dispute like this can have on the city's vibrant cultural landscape. The settlement is a welcome development, and one that should help to restore stability to the nightlife scene in Miami.

The settlement marks the end of a turbulent chapter for Insomniac in Miami, but it's unlikely to be the last word on the dispute. As the parties involved continue to navigate the complex world of venue ownership, one thing is clear: the stakes are high, and the drama is far from over.