When Technical Arts Group (TAG) filed for Chapter 11 protection on November 18, 2025, almost no one noticed. The case moved forward quietly. But according to court filings outlined in this article, that silence masked a far more complicated story. TAG isn’t a minor production outfit. The company builds the Ultra Music Festival main stage and supported the FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium. Behind the scenes, its ownership structure raised immediate questions. Rob Toma, founder of Teksupport, was not only a major TAG client. He also held equity in the company alongside longtime associate Michael Vitacco, as reported in the filings. That overlap deepens further. Toma and Vitacco also co‑founded TCE Presents, an event company now at the center of a separate legal fight in New Jersey. To an outside observer, the entanglement looks messy from the start.
The TCE Presents Legal Fight & Courts Push Back
Public court records show the dispute between Rob Toma and Michael Vitacco formally surfaced in early February 2026. Toma filed a lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court claiming he had been pushed aside as a minority owner of TCE Presents. He alleged that the company was being run in a way that disadvantaged him and accused the other side of misconduct tied to control and decision‑making. Vitacco responded with his own filings, rejecting that version of events. In those court documents, he accused Toma of harming the business instead. Vitacco alleged that Toma engaged in self‑interested behavior, interfered with normal operations, and attempted to steer business opportunities away from TCE Presents for his own benefit. The filings outline two sharply different narratives of the same partnership breakdown, with each side blaming the other for the company’s internal collapse.
On February 27, Toma asked a bankruptcy court to appoint an independent trustee over TAG. He argued Vitacco could not be trusted to manage the company. The motion cited two issues: a $55,000 transfer to an insider and Vitacco’s control over TAG, according to the court record. Just days later, a New Jersey judge rejected Toma’s position. On March 3, 2026, the court temporarily restrained Toma from interfering with any TCE bookings or events, as cited in the article. The order sharply limited his role in the business.
Problems continued in federal court. Vitacco’s legal team subpoenaed Toma for testimony by March 16. Court filings state Toma did not appear and did not produce documents. On March 17, Vitacco’s lawyers responded formally, explaining the $55,000 transfer as a reimbursement tied to Ultra Music Festival hotel costs.
What’s Really At Stake?
Vitacco’s defense argues this is not about governance. It’s about money. Toma is an unsecured creditor owed roughly $1.2 million. Bankruptcy law, however, does not allow a trustee appointment for personal recovery alone, as the article explains. As TAG moves forward, Brooklyn Storehouse continues operating. Yet workers reportedly remain unaware of the internal conflict. Whether they learn the full story later remains an open question — and a familiar one. This has sparked a lot of discussions through the music community.
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