Amid Boiler Room’s financial woes, the company has confirmed that its cofounder and CEO, Blaise Belville, is now moving “into a new future.”
The Boiler Room of 2026 looks to be a significantly different company than before. Back in November, word circulated that the broadcast platform planned to lay off staff members in the double digits. It has now come to light that its cofounder and CEO, Blaise Belville, resigned the following month and fully transitioned out of his role last week.
Resident Advisor first reported on his departure, which was confirmed by a Boiler Room spokesperson. “As founder of Boiler Room, Blaise has been pivotal and highly influential in underground club culture,” they wrote. “There’s much to thank him for, and we wish him all the best as he moves into a new future.”
A “leadership team” is reportedly handling Belville’s duties for the time being. No details of his replacement have been shared with the public at the time of writing.
The news comes at a precarious time for Boiler Room, which has been forced to restructure its business due to financial setbacks whose details have not been shared publicly. In November, the brand sent out a companywide email stating that those at risk of redundancy “will have already received an invite to a meeting,” and asking that those whose roles weren’t affected “support those who are.”
Blaise Belville famously started Boiler Room alongside fellow cofounder Thristian Richards as a single livestream recorded for a magazine, growing it to a worldwide brand that broadcast DJ sets from the likes of Fred Again.., Carl Cox, and Peggy Gou. Ticketing platform DICE bought the company in 2021 and sold it to Superstruct Entertainment, whose relationship to its parent company, KKR, has led to boycotts of Boiler Room.
