Dianna Baylor

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Festival Report Card: EDC Mexico 2025

1 month ago | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) returned in 2025 to Mexico City for the 11th edition of EDC Mexico. This EDC is the perfect mix of Mexico’s vibe and Insomniac’s magic, and one that festival goers won’t want to miss. Hosted at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the festival featured performances from artists such as Sara Landry, Deorro, Deadmau5, Dimitri Vegas, FISHER, Tiësto, Nico Moreno, Excision, Chase & Status, and many more.
Festival Report Card: EDC Thailand 2025

1 month ago | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

This past January, Insomniac celebrated a significant milestone in its history with the inaugural edition of EDC Thailand. This festival offered a unique take on the beloved Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). Although smaller than other editions, it still captured the magic, incredible music, and vibrant energy we cherish when gathering under the electric sky.
Festival Report Card: EDSea 2024

Nov 14, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

Insomniac has returned for a second year with the cruise version of their beloved festival, EDC—now known as EDSea. This event captures everything we cherish about the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), but instead of a multi-day land festival, it offers a four-night adventure at sea. The experience includes amazing music, incredible energy from fellow headliners, and outstanding production.
Festival Report Card: Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2024

Nov 1, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

Once a year, the world’s largest club-based festival and conference for electronic dance music touches down in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Imagine five days and five nights of electronic dance music across an entire city—the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). This year’s gathering welcomed almost 500,000 ravers, artists, DJs, and industry professionals from all over the world.
Festival Report Card: Tomorrowland 2024 (Weekend 1)

Sep 15, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

Each year, the small town of Boom, Belgium, De Schorre Park, is transformed into a magical world known as Tomorrowland. This fantasy realm beyond any festival-goer’s dreams attracts people from all around the world for two incredible weekends a year, and we were lucky enough to be among those in attendance during weekend one. This Tomorrowland edition was a special one celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Festival Report Card: S2O Festival Taipei, Taiwan

Jul 25, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

Back for another incredible rendition of the “World’s Wettest Party!” This time in Taipei,Taiwan. A multi-genre event, this S2O Festival featured more than a single stage, showcasing not only EDM artists but also K-Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, and more. At the core of each S2O Festival is the concept of “Body Needs Water’, originally beginning in Bangkok, Thailand, to celebrate the Thai New Year, Songkran.
Festival Report Card: Awakenings Festival 2024

Jul 14, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor

The third return of the Netherlands’ techno Awakenings Festival was one for the books. This multi-day festival set in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, draws attendees worldwide for three days of pure techno in a beautiful natural setting. The ‘Awakenings’ name is well-known for its impressive events and reputation of outdoing themselves in terms of production, and this festival was no exception.
You Have Gays To Thank For House Music

Jun 10, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Federica Brandi |Peter Volpe |Katie Katuscak |Dianna Baylor

Passion, acceptance, connectedness, and liveliness are feelings we have come to adore about music festivals and the rave community. But it hasn’t always been that way. House music has a deep history of facing hate, discrimination, violence, and riots. In the face of adversity, DJs like Frankie Knuckles worked tirelessly to build the underground house scene with a dream of an environment where everyone could be themselves.
Festival Report Card: Cuervo Tradicíonal Akamba Festival

Jun 1, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe |Dianna Baylor |Maddie Whelan |Danielle Levy

Each year, since 2018, the José Cuervo agave fields in Tequila, Mexico, are transformed into a unique celebration known as the Akamba festival. The event is a cultural gathering, with everyone coming together to celebrate the beloved agave plant and dancing on a night of good music.
Knock2 Unleashes Anticipated "Baddadan" SoundCloud Remix

May 31, 2024 | edmmaniac.com | Dianna Baylor |Peter Volpe |Emily Harvey

Knock2 has unleashed his long-awaited remix of Chase & Status’ famous “Baddadan.”Shared on SoundCloud today under the San Diego artist’s “knockthisoff” remix alias, the technical mashup opens with an acapella rendition of AC Slater’s “Raise Up” before a violent saw lead flips the iconic Baddadan drop on its head, igniting a heavy bass house beat that will have you jumping through the ceiling.