Tag: News
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Celebrating 20 Years With The Electric Daisy Carnival
Insomniac hosted the iconic Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Speedway last month. The gigantic event was one for the books as it once again sold out, celebrating their 20th Anniversary. With a massive lineup of 200+ DJs from all genres of electronic music and a new layout of the Speedway, Insomniac made sure that…
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Review: A Little Background on Arno Cost and His New EP ‘Coming Alive’
Paris’ golden star Arno Cost just released his first EP Coming Alive on Protocol Recordings. For those of you who don’t know, P.R. is Dutch house DJ Nicky Romero’s label. Cost’s EP will feature two fresh tracks: “1000 Suns” and the title track “Coming Alive”. The first track, “1000 Suns”, is happy tune that leads you in with…
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Review: Bobby Puma ft. Desiree Dawnson Come Alive on Armada Deep
Bobby Puma, hot on heels of his recent huge collaboration with Tiesto “Making Me Dizzy“, is now back with a new release on Armada Deep. He joined forces with Desiree Dawson to create the house anthem of the summer, “Come Alive“. Desiree‘s angelic vocals introduce the track alongside high energy percussion, guaranteed to make you want…
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Review: Niko Zografos “Mykonos”
Niko Zografos has been busy the past 12 months. Following his past two singles on Future Sounds of Egypt, the San Francisco DJ proves that third time’s the charm with his latest single “Mykonos”. For those of you who don’t already know, Mykonos is the name of a Greekisland that has a rich culture for…
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Interview with Mark Sherry in Orlando
This past Friday, Mark Sherry played “Lost in Trancelation” at Bikkuri Lounge in Orlando. This would be the last stop on his US tour and I couldn’t turn down the chance to see this legend. Mark Sherry has been wowing crowds everywhere with his perfect music selection and out going personality. Along with many other accomplishments Mark Sherry…
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Dreamstate San Francisco 2016: Event Review
This past weekend was one for the history books as San Francisco hosted the second Dreamstate, presented by Insomniac Events. For two days, the Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium was filled with trance loving fans and 16 of the biggest names in trance. On Saturday, (in order of set times) RAM, Sean Tyas, Vini Vici,…
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Mark Sherry US Tour
Scotland has long been a leader in producing pioneers of electronic dance music, but often flies under the radar in its contributions to the scene. Until now. As Scottish tech trance maestro Mark Sherry’s star continues to rise, the DJ and producer is being recognized as a dedicated and enthusiastic presence in the industry. With…
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Review: Niko Zografos – Revelation (FSOE)
2016 is a bright year for trance music in the city of San Francisco as it just hosted the second Dreamstate, a two-day festival that only has trance DJs on the lineup. The new trance year is also bright for local DJ, and head of the Phoria promotion group, Niko Zografos. Already showing that he…
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A (Quick) Preview of Dreamstate SF Day 1
2016 is the start of a new year, thus meaning that NorCal trance fans who have been counting down the days can rejoice as Dreamstate approaches. With the success of SoCal’s Dreamstate, the Northern fans who were not able to make the journey will soon prepare for a break in reality and enter Insomniac’s majestic, tranceriffic two-day journey…
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Gouryella Tour Announcement
Ferry Corsten and Tiësto came together back in 1999 to create Gouryella. The duo quickly climbed to the top of the trance scene. By the time Tiësto had departed a mere two years later, Gouryella had already transcended its founders as one of the most memorable names of the genre’s time. Fast forward 16 years here’s…
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EDC Orlando 2015: Event Review
With this being my first trip to the Orlando installment of Electric Daisy Carnival I was extremely excited to see what all the hype was about. I have attended numerous EDC Las Vegas festivals and I was sure this great Insomniac event would follow suit. Day 1 started off with one of the fastest entries…
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Photos: Escape Psycho Circus 2015
On Saturday I made sure to arrive early enough at the NOS Event Center while the sun was still up so that I could check out Escape Psycho Circus attraction which was inspired by American Horror Story. I was able to catch a glimpse of some of the nightmarish freaks, contortionists, and unusual characters as they wandered…
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Escape Psycho Circus 2015: My Favorite Moments
The NOS Events Center transformed into a devilish and chilling atmosphere for Insomniac’s Escape: Psycho Circus during the Halloween weekend. The 2-day festival was by far one of the best celebrations in the SoCal area, with over 90,000 attendees and a lineup of 70+ of the best DJs in the biz. Here are some of my personal favorite moments from the event.…
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EDC Orlando 2015: Day 1 Recap
Day one EDC Orlando was out of this world! The general admission line to get in moved very quickly without any major flaws. The set up and layout of the festival had a decent flow. I began my day at the main stage which was basically a scaled-down version of the EDC Las Vegas Crystal Village…
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Escape Psycho Circus 2015: Event Review
As I mentioned in previous posts, Escape is one of my all time favorite events that Insomniac puts on every year. This year marked my fifth year attending the event, and was probably one of the best ones that I have been to. Last year was Insomniac’s grand return to the NOS Events Center, and…
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Escape Psycho Circus 2015: Day 1
It was perfect weather in San Bernardino for festival goers to celebrate their Halloween weekend at the Escape Psycho Circus which was held at NOS Events Center. Everyone was decked out in their Halloween costumes enjoying all of the music, attractions and carnival rides. The 120-foot tall Slaughterhouse main stage was a highlight of the event,…
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Escape Psycho Circus 2015: The Essentials | Set Times, Map and More
Finally the day is upon us, the doors to Escape Psycho Circus will be open later today. Below is the essential information that you’ll need for this weekend’s Halloween festivities! Set Times The set times came out on Thursday, a little later than usual. Some are speculating that there was a delay since DJ Snake…
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Why Escape Is One Of My Favorite Events
Escape: Psycho Circus 2015 is coming up at the end of the week and I am nothing but excited to see what Pasquale and the Insomniac Team has in store for this year’s festivities. Over the years I have seen a massive increase in not just the décor and design of the event, but also…
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Review: Borgore in New Orleans
New Orleans is one of my favorite cities to visit, so when I gained all access to Republic to see Borgore it was a no brainer. This was one of the first times that I had attended a show at this beautiful venue, Republic. Republic is a two-story space with a thunderous sound system and…
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Video: Markus Schulz Featuring Soundland “Facedown”
Markus Schulz has partnered with Kazibo on his latest track “Facedown” which features Soundland. The acoustic version of the track was revealed to the world early on Tuesday morning October 20th. The video, starring Laura Cosoi and Alec Secăreanu, was shot at a studio near Bucharest in Romania this past August. The version of “Facedown” that Markus Schulz will…