The True Story Behind the Teksupport Divorce
While Billboard recently broke the news regarding the legal fallout between Teksupport (TCE Presents) co-founders Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco, a deeper look into the court records and internal history reveals a far more complex—and chaotic—narrative than a simple business dispute.
Founded 15 years ago by long-time friends Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco, Teksupport (operating under its parent company, TCE Presents) has grown from humble nightclub roots into a massive force in the New York dance music scene. Built entirely from scratch, the duo cut their teeth on early productions like their first “Time Warp” event before expanding the brand into an immensely successful empire.
Today, Teksupport is an industry heavyweight that owns the popular warehouse venue Brooklyn Storehouse, regularly programs massive spaces like Studio B and 99 Scott, and employs over 300 people across its various companies to support its operations.
Navigating a highly competitive market against rivals like Pacha and formerly the Brooklyn Mirage, the brand has secured a major place in the global electronic music industry. But while Toma has historically served as the public face and talent buyer for the brand, the sprawling, complex logistics required to actually execute these massive warehouse events—including production, venue contracts, permitting, security, and payroll—have been quietly run by Vitacco, the operational engine driving the entire machine. The current legal battle has highlighted the critical role of the man behind the scenes.
The Brains Behind Teksupport
For 15 years, Mike Vitacco has served as the operations workhorse, building Teksupport from its nightclub roots into an industry titan. While Toma handled talent booking and social media, Vitacco managed the heavy lifting: logistics, production, security, staffing, and venue contracts for over 300 employees. This partnership was compared to a brotherhood, with the partners marrying two women who were sisters of each other. That’s how tightly knit things were. However, it all began to fracture late last year as Toma’s behavior reportedly became increasingly erratic.
The Breakdown
Legal filings and internal accounts suggest the breakdown was fueled by the influence of third parties who reportedly sought to exploit the business during a vulnerable time. It appears these third parties may have potentially influenced Toma to separate from Vitacco, perhaps convincing him that he did not need Vitacco. This shift in mindset manifested in a series of what Vitacco’s legal team describes as “burning down the house and taking the furniture” tactics aimed at destabilizing the company.
An Ugly Divorce
The timeline of the “divorce” is particularly striking. While Vitacco was away on vacation, Toma reportedly moved to dissolve the company within 48 hours. During this same window, and just one day before a critical payroll for employees, Toma fired the company’s bookkeepers and their 10-plus-year in-house legal counsel. These actions forced Vitacco to manage the fallout during his vacation, to ensure staff were paid and their families protected.
Further reports indicate Toma instructed employees not to talk to Vitacco, removed him from critical internal computer systems, tried to skuttle Vitacco’s efforts to run normal operations, and refused to sign a pre-negotiated 48-show contract for the essential Studio B venue. This refusal caused immediate logistical nightmares, forcing major events, such as a Marco Carola show, to be relocated to the Brooklyn Storehouse at the last minute.
The Judge’s Tipping Point
The legal system has taken a dim view of these disruptive maneuvers. In a hearing on March 25, 2026, Judge Thomas Daniel McCloskey compared Toma’s behavior to a nurse on strike blowing a deafening train horn inside a hospital emergency room to scare the sick and elderly (which was a real thing that happened during a nurse’s strike in New Jersey). This analogy served as the judge’s “tipping point,” leading him to keep Toma’s actions under tight legal restraint.
In his official March 25 order, Judge McCloskey denied Toma’s request for injunctive relief and extended the restraints against Toma until trial. The court also ordered Toma to immediately restore Vitacco’s administrator access to essential company accounts like Mailchimp and Google. You can read the Court Order below, which denies Toma’s request for a preliminary injunction, refers the parties to mediation, and puts a series of restraints on Toma. The Order also states that if the mediation is not successful the Court may appoint a “fiscal agent” to oversee things, break the deadlock in the company and report back to the Court until trial. With the court now overseeing the “business emergency room,” both parties have been ordered into mediation by May 1, 2026, to determine if the house can be saved before it burns down completely.
