Sure, your knowledge of nightlife might not extend far beyond which door guy is the most forgiving, which bar has the most painless drink specials, and which club will blast Toto’s “Africa” if you ask nicely, but VICE‘s new series Discotecture takes you behind the velvet rope with some of the most pioneering minds in the industry.

Follow five young creatives from varied design backgrounds (as well as nightlife vets like David Byrne, Steve Lewis, Peter Gatien, Kenny Scharf, Eric Goode, Michael Musto, Amy Sacco and Standard hotelier André Balazs) as they attempt to revolutionize the meaning of “a night out on the town.”