Look at Thewhole9.com

I have talked about the advantages of Niche dating sites before. Now I have found one that prefers to be called a hip, upscale boutique dating site.

Thewhole9.com is geared towards urbane artist types who live in places that have scenes. These cities of import include NY, LA and SF. I like the compartmentalizing of the site; users are encouraged to create something of themselves in People, Profile and Places.

I thing the Places part of the site is ingenious, you can tell a lot about a potential friend or partner from where they choose to hang out. And if you are a transplant from one scene to another, you can browse the site and figure out where YOUR PEOPLE like to spend time.

The Profiles section allows a member to display work or solicit jobs, that kind of thing.