Electric Daisy Carnival: What is life without festivals?

This weekend one of the major music festivals in the United States takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three day long festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, will take over the desert of Nevada, at the Las Vegas Speedway. As thousands of people from all over the world, prepare to travel to Las Vegas for EDC week, whether they have attended before or not, they are ready to experience have an experience of a lifetime. “I’m very excited to give those who may be unfamiliar with EDC Las Vegas a window into what this festival and our culture is all about,” said Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of Insomniac. This year will be the first year that the festival will live stream, and will be available to watch on Yahoo. 

Electric Daisy Carnival, first began as a warehouse rave in Los Angeles back in 1992 and then first produced by Insomniac Events, in 1997. EDC has expanded throughout the years to Colorado, Illinois, New York, Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida are amongst the states. Every year more art, performances, rides and the lineups are created to make it an experience of a lifetime. With over 300 DJ sets, fans will watch EDC Las Vegas as it spans over 200 acres, encompassing eight new stages, art installations, carnival rides and more than 500 theatrical performers. Although, EDC travels throughout the country I don't think that anyone can compare to the experience that takes place in Las Vegas, NV. Three years ago, I was able to attend my first experience in EDC las Vegas and I have to say it brought me back for another year. The experience was unimaginable. However, compared to other festivals it has become more mainstream, with headlining artist such as Chuckie, Cosmic Gate, Martin Solevig and Kaskade taking the tables with their common hooks and remixed beats.  Compared to other festivals such as MysterylandUSA and Coachella which brings a variety of music genres, such as rock and hip hop, EDM fans will be checking out the conflicting schedules with their favorite artists playing in different stages. However, fans need to forget the schedules and enjoy the experience itself. I would love to one day be able to organize the dynamics of Mystery land, Coachella, and Electric Daisy Carnival, all in one festival, where you the experience of the art, food, and music from not only the mainstream artist you hear about everyday, but also those up and coming or underground artists like Kill Frenzy, Goldfish, and Lee Floss.  

It seems every year EDC gets bigger and more popular than ever. With over 400,000 people attending this year the three-day gathering offers a communal sense of belonging to many who otherwise feel like outsiders. These people are so into the culture and so is the festival’s 40-year-old founder, Pasquelle Rotella, who was shaped by Southern California’s underground rave scene during the ’90s.
 My passion is to be a part of these amazing festival one day. As I continue to my journey I will continue following them each year. EDC Las Vegas was my first festival I attended out of the state and what caught me was the stage with the owl that represents Insomniac.

As Rotella points out, “The owl represents Insomniac." “It represents me, as a night owl. It represents all the people at the company that are working 24/7, and the scene, and night culture — we’re all a bunch of night owls.

“There’s so many different kind of owls, but they’re all the same species, right, just like all the attendees at the festival. We’re all the same, but we’re also different, and we all come together.”

My spirit animal is an owl. Therefore, I truly believe this is what I am drawn to. Being a part of creating and organizing a festival is my destiny. One day the Owl will be wide awake.