 McLusky cut his teeth as a music promoter in the mid 1980s with soul all-nighters and a weekly live night called 'Club Left' in Soho, London.McLusky's first foray into venue makeovers and take-overs started with The Brain (club) in 1988 with partner artist Mark Wigan.Finding a forgotten drinking den in Soho, McLusky and Mark Wigan transformed the interior and re launched it as The Brain.