Livesets.at has put some select sets on Mixcloud from Sirius XM's live radio coverage of day 1 of Electric Daisy Carnival from Las Vegas. Check it out and enjoy:
Armin Van Buuren
Tommy Trash
Dada Life
Borgore
Thomas Gold
Afrojack
Gareth Emery
R3hab
Nicky Romero
Cedric Gervais
Dyro
Dannic
Arty
If you want to listen to a live broadcast of EDC Las Vegas over the next 2 days, check out Sirius XM.
The list is in alphabetical order and it's long. Upon first look, there seems to be a lot of trance support with names such as Armin, Simon Patterson, John O'Callaghan, Aly & Fila, but no Markus Schulz. On the bass side, some of the OWSLA crew are there with Kill The Noise, The M Machine, Kill Paris, but no Skrillex/Dog Blood. There will be a strong hardstyle contingent at this year's TomorrowWorld with Wildstylez, Coone, Zatox but no Headhunterz. For those looking for a little variety in their festivals, TomorrowWorld is a good bet.
TomorrowWorld will run from September 27th to 29th at Chattahoochee Hills near Atlanta, US. For ticket information, click here.
Major news out of Las Vegas is far from over as Pasquale Rotella, the owner of Insomniac Events, has announced an official partnership with Live Nation. It is still not clear how much of a stake Live Nation now owns, but if a prior Billboard article is to act as a guide, it is a strong possibility that Live Nation now controls 50% of Insomniac Events.
This new ground breaking deal that will shake the EDM business in North America was announced in an open letter from Pasquale addressed to headliners (that's you), family, and friends on Insomniac's official site this evening. He was quick to point out that Insomniac Events retains "complete creative control of all events", and ensured fans that ticket prices will "continue to be fair and reasonable".
One reason that Pasquale offered for the new partnership is to "take our events to the next level" as they will "enjoy access to a much larger and diverse variety of venues and resources." He later stated in the FAQ section of the letter that Insomniac will utilize Live Nation's resources and relationships around the world to "bring a bigger and better Insomniac experience to even more places."
Will this mean that Insomniac will be looking to expand to different countries such as Canada in order to create a global conglomerate that will compete toe to toe with ID&T/SFX Entertainment? Absolutely. With EDC London already planned in July, it is now conceivable to expect more EDC's being organized all over the world, especially in places like Canada, Australia, and possibly Asia. Live Nation has already made inroads with Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas this year by having Hard Events control a stage. So the prospect of seeing Live Nation backed EDC festivals spread all over the world could be exciting.
With Live Nation now engaged in a strong partnership with Insomniac Events, this leaves less players at the top to compete for global dominance of the EDM industry. This is a dynamic time during this EDM boom and what lies ahead following this major deal will be very interesting.
EDM Biz, the electronic dance music business conference held every year before EDC Las Vegas had a special announcement from Pasquale Rotella today. He announced his new alliance with Dick Clark Productions to create a new Dance Music Awards show set for its inaugural show in 2014:
. @insomniacevents teams up with Dick Clark Productions for Dance Music Awards 2014! #EDMbiz http://t.co/BImw2BNO7Y
— EDMbiz (@EDMbiz) June 19, 2013
"We work w/ leaders of industries for many award shows. [Dick Clark Productions] feels that @insomniacevents is that." - @dclarkp #EDMbiz
— EDMbiz (@EDMbiz) June 19, 2013
As reported back in April, Dick Clark Productions is the company behind such illustrious marquee awards shows like Golden Globes, American Music Awards, and the Academy of Country Music Awards. So to have Insomniac Events team up with such an established company in the awards industry will give this upcoming Dance Music Awards show immediate legitimacy.
