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Electric Zoo founder once GM’d infamous Chelsea hotspot known for ODs

The founder of Electric Zoo — where two young concertgoers suffered fatal overdoses this weekend — is no stranger to pill-popping party deaths.

Electric Zoo is organized by Made Event, a Long Island City-based company run by the husband-wife team of Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma.

Bindra was once the GM of Club Twilo, which was shut down by the city in 2001 after a series of overdoses at the notorious Chelsea hotspot.

Mike Bindra Laura De Palma Electric Zoo
Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma.Facebook

NYU coed Bridgette Murray died of an ecstasy overdose at Twilo in June 1998.

Johns Hopkins University student James Wiest also died of an ecstasy overdose at the West 27th Street hangout in July 2000.

The city convinced state courts to yank Twilo’s cabaret license, showing evidence that the club violated fire codes, condoned ecstasy use and even hired a private ambulance to take overdosed club kids to the hospital — thus avoiding a 911 paper trail.

This past weekend, a young Syracuse University alum and a University of New Hampshire student died from overdoses taken at Electric Zoo, prompting the festival’s cancellation of Sunday shows.

DNAinfo first reported Bindra’s connection between Electric Zoo and Twilo this morning.

Bindra worked as a booker and GM at Twilo between 1996 and its closure in 2001.

“He booked the acts and he was in charge of various elements of the club,” a rep for Bindra said this morning.

“But he never oversaw security. That’s wasn’t what he did.”

On the Made Event Web site, the company said it’s dedicated to creating “world-class” productions.

“Co-founders Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma bring over 20 years of combined experience in the promotion, production, and execution of electronic dance music events,” the company said.

“At the forefront of the industry, Made is dedicated to presenting world-class talent with the highest standards in state-of-the-art sound and visual production.”