• Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella Cleared Of All Felony Charges

    Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella can breathe a sigh of relief. Over the past six years he has been fighting a slew of felony charges from the Los Angeles County District Attorney office. Slowly some of those charges had been dropped over the past few years, but late last week, the final batch of felony bribery, embezzlement and conspiracy charges were dropped by the DA.

  • Insomniac Canceling EDC Puerto Rico, Beyond Wonderland Bay Area In 2016

    But there is some good news too. Change is coming to Los Angeles EDM event brand Insomniac Events. As laid out in a lengthy letter to fans by founder and owner Pasquale Rotella, the company is looking to continue in the direction of expanding overseas, but has to pull back in other areas, canceling EDC Puerto Rico and Beyond Wonderland in the Bay Area.

  • Insomniac Announces Bay Area Dreamstate Festival In Early 2016

    Insomniac Events has announced the expansion of its new trance festival Dreamstate to the Bay Area in the first few months of 2016. Details are scarce, but the news will get be enough to get Bay Area trance fans excited after seeing the buzz around the Los Angeles edition.

  • Insomniac Events' Pasquale Rotella Urges LA County Not To Ban EDM Events

    Insomniac Events Founder Pasquale Rotella has urged L.A. County authorities to not ban EDM events and festivals in the area. In an Instagram post, he outlined his reasons saying that it would be a mistake to send a cultural revolution back "into the unregulated underground" that the government banished it to back in the 1990s and early 2000s where the risks were much higher than they are today.

  • Gary Richards vs. Pasquale Rotella: Court Battle Over Electric Daisy Carnival Begins

    There is a phrase -- PLUR (Peace Love Unity Respect) -- which is used by some to describe the ethos of the dance music culture, notably, the rave culture. When things are heading to court, PLUR goes right out the window. Two of the biggest players in United States electronic music are getting set for a major clash over the name Electric Daisy Carnival, which is the driver behind the Insomniac Events company. Gary Richards, head of Hard Events is suing Insomniac Events, headed up by Pasquale Rotella.

  • Insomniac CEO Pasquale Rotella Reveals Details About Upcoming Book

    In a recent interview with Vice's dance platform, Thump, Insomniac Event's founder and CEO, Pasquale Rotella revealed details about an upcoming book he is planning on releasing in 2015. The book is slated for release next May and also has a movie deal with Fox.
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