TAG: Pasquale Rotella

Mar23

Electric Daisy Carnival Promoter To Be Arrested

A statement issued by Insomniac events has confirmed that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s offices is looking to arrest Electric Daisy Carnival founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella according to a report in the LA Times. This comes following the arrest of two officials from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and another electronic music promoter, Reza Gerami in connection with an investigation into possible corruption and conflicts of interest connected with several EDM events that took place at the Coliseum complex, including the the infamous 2010 Electric Daisy Carnival, which drew record sized crowds, but was marred by the death of a 15-year old attendee.

In a statement from Insomniac, the company’s lawyer wrote:

Pasquale Rotella has always acted lawfully and appropriately with respect to all of his dealings with the Coliseum. Any allegations of wrongdoing on …

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Aug22

Electric Daisy Carnival CEO Responds To Criticism

Electric Daisy Carnival founder and chief executive Pasquale Rotella has written an op-ed piece that was published in today’s LA Times. In the article, Rotella finally speaks out about the unfair targeting of EDC by the media that eventually pushed the festival out of Los Angeles after 15 consecutive years and millions of dollars in revenue for the city.

“A snowball of negative press and political fallout followed the tragic death of a teenager after the Electric Daisy Carnival in June 2010,” Rotella wrote. “Attention focused on such an alarming incident is understandable, but ever since then Insomniac has been unfairly placed under a microscope. The same scrutiny has not been applied to individuals engaging in illegal behavior or to other festivals and mass gatherings that endure similar issues.”

You can read the full op-ed at LATimes.com, and tell us in the comments section how you feel about EDC’s treatment more than a year after the events. …MORE

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Feb24

Electric Daisy Carnival Cancelled In LA. Moving To Vegas

After nine months of controversy, LA’s Electric Daisy Carnival has announced that it will not be returning to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as scheduled in June. In a press release, promoters Insomniac said that the events 13-year run in Los Angeles has been “postponed” due to an inability to secure the proper contracts needed to produce the event in a timely manner.

“Without an executed contract in place at this time, it has become impossible to guarantee to all of the fans and talent that EDC can be produced at this venue this year,” said Insomniac CEO Pasquale Rotella in the release. “We are grateful for all of the events we’ve been able to produce at the Coliseum and Sports Arena over the years, and for the support of the fans, Los Angeles, the Coliseum Commission and everyone who has contributed to those events.” …MORE

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Aug31

URB Exclusive: Swedish House Mafia’s “Miami 2 Ibiza” Instrumental + Thoughts on Insomniac VS L.A. Lawsuit (MP3)

This instrument-o is for you trainspotters out there: it simply arrives in an alarmed state and uses key changes to add drama, rather than build/break/build ad infinitum…we had the vocal version cued-up and ready to cane stream, but since we didn’t have a geo-border, we’re going with the instrumental, which I actually like better. As for the original vocal version, it rhymes “QVC” with “MP3″ and “C-K Briefs with PVC” making for a kinky, albeit materialistic, romp through the MC’s love connections. Feel free to add your own lyrics and send us the mp3 — we’d love to hear it.  Plus, some thoughts on raves and the people who love demonizing and prosecuting them…and our own apathy …MORE

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Jul15

Electric Daisy Carnival Goes 18+, For Now

Insomniac Events, the promotions company behind Electric Daisy Carnival, has announced a new 18+ policy, effective immediately for all of its dance music festivals, following the death of a 15-year-old attendee at EDC due to a drug overdose. These include Audiotistic, the “massive” scheduled to take place at the NOS Event Center in San Bernadino on July 24th. Other events possibly effected include Electric Daisy Carnival – Puerto Rico, scheduled for Aug 28, 2010, Nocturnal Festival – Texas (Sept. 5-6), and Nocturnal Festival – LA (Sept. 25). Ticket holder under the age of 18 will be eligible for refunds. …MORE

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