Mirik Milan does also own a suit
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has told Newsbeat building the city's nightlife culture is a "core priority".
In response to claims regulation of UK clubs is "a problem" he said: "Too often, these venues find themselves under threat from new development and red tape."
So where could the UK look to help cut that red tape?
The answer may lie in a Dutch man who calls himself a "rebel in suit".
What can UK clubs learn from Amsterdam?
Amsterdam is home to a night mayor, a role was which was launched in 2014 following development of the city's nightlife for well over a decade.
"It was introduced because people in city hall acknowledged the fact that they need someone to inform them what's going on in nightlife," explained Amsterdam's current night mayor Mirik Milan.
Sadiq Khan has said he plans to introduce a similar role in London, with other cities like Paris and Zurich looking to also bring in night mayors.
Mirik said: "It's really difficult to maintain a culture if you have no clue what's going on and the night mayor is the liaison between these sides.
"We brought all the venues, festivals and nightclubs together so we can speak as one voice towards city hall."
One of the key elements of Amsterdam's nightlife is making use of 24-hour licences in 10 venues in the city.
That doesn't mean they have to stay open all day, it just means they can open when they want.
Many say it's something the UK is missing out on because the legislation is in place for licences to be used but they're not utilised.
One of the clubs operating under one in Amsterdam is Radion on the outskirts of the city.
Co-founder Staas Lucassen explained how the club's 24-hour licence is "one of the keys for success".
"We have events that take 30, 40 or 50 hours but you don't have to push everybody out onto the street at the same time.
"You don't have noise on the streets and you don't have police coming by and stuff like this."
Another initiative adding to Amsterdam's club scene is a pilot system called square hosts.
It sees 20 trained social workers patrolling one of the city's main squares, Rampendlien, between 9pm and 6am every Friday and Saturday.
"The square hosts aim to make everyone feel safe and welcome so the police aren't out in their trucks or vans because that can encourage people to be more aggressive," said Mirik.
"All the nightclubs and bars that contribute in this pilot get longer opening hours, not a 24-hour licence but they can stay open until 6am or 8am in the morning, instead of 4am or 5am."
Tristan says schemes like the square hosts need time to develop
Mirik explained how he likes the idea of the night mayor system spreading around the world but that Amsterdam still has work to do.
"We're here to stay, we're not going to leave and this is why it is so important to look after your nightlife.
"Our goal is to have someone in city hall which is also taking care of the night."
San Francisco
Somewhere that's already done that is San Francisco.
The city's entertainment commission promotes and enhances entertainment and nightlife.
The seven-member commission is part of the government and has authority to accept, review and gather information to conduct hearings for entertainment-related permit applications.
Jocelyn Kane, who runs the entertainment commission, told Newsbeat: "In the first few years it was very tough. If you rip enforcement and power away from the police - it doesn't go well.
"It took a long time. Now we're in a great place where we're partners.
"We're working really hard with developers to talk to them about their first floor uses before the buildings are built to see if we can get them to engage with nightlife in advance.
"They have to take that as seriously as if their building is going to shadow a park next door or if it's going to impact a school.
"That's a thinking that most cities don't have right out of the box."
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