Insomniac (promoter)

Insomniac
Company typePrivate
IndustryEvent promoter, electronic music
Founded1993
Headquarters
Beverly Hills
,
United States
Key people
Pasquale Rotella (founder)
DivisionsInsomniac Records, Insomniac Radio,[1] Bassrush, Basscon,[2] Dreamstate, Hard (music festival), Audiotistic Music Festival, Factory 93[3]
WebsiteInsomniac.com

Insomniac (formerly Insomniac Events) is an American electronic music event promoter and music distributor. Founded by Pasquale Rotella, it is the organizer of various music festivals, including its flagship electronic music festival Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas.

Alongside EDC, Insomniac runs the electronic music events Beyond Wonderland and Nocturnal Wonderland, as well as drum and bass and dubstep-oriented events under the brand Bassrush, hardstyle events under the brand Basscon, and trance events under the brand Dreamstate. The company also owns a stake in the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival.

Insomniac is also involved in the operation of three Los Angeles nightclubs—Create (in partnership with SBE, built on the site of the former Vanguard Hollywood), Exchange L.A.,[4][5] and the underground warehouse Factory 93, located at 1756 Naud Street.[6][7] It then acquired Miami's Club Space in 2019.

In 2014, Insomniac introduced a co-branded EDM record label known as Insomniac Records, initially in partnership with Interscope Geffen A&M. In 2018, Insomniac took its A&R and distribution operations in-house as Insomniac Music Group .

  1. ^ Insomniac Radio
  2. ^ Basscon
  3. ^ Factory 93
  4. ^ "Insomniac and SBE announce new Hollywood EDM club Create". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Insomniac works to keep Exchange L.A. up all weekend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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