Pasquale Rotella responds to deadmau5’s criticism in AMA, ‘I respect his art form. It would be great if he would respect mine.’
On the eve of Insomniac flagship festival, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Pasquale Rotella opened up to fans in an intimate AMA on Reddit. In addition to talks about EDC Texas (It's in the plans but they are still looking for a venue,) and how to make it in the dance music industry, Rotella also addressed the criticism he's face from electronic music's most outspoken entity, deadmau5. In a recent interview with The Standard, deadmau5 took shots at the festival promoters, stating 'It’s another thing I can’t f*****’ stand, you know? Festivals are being branded bigger than the acts, which is totally backwards in my head.' "From his comments, I’m assuming he’d rather people stand there and gawk at the artist for an hour-and-a-half, but that’s not where I come from, nor where I want things to go." Rotella responded in the Reddit AMA, noting dance music is about dancing and getting lost in the moment, not spending an hour and a half staring at a DJ.
UPDATED: Ask Pasquale Rotella anything Thursday, June 19th at 4PM PST
On the eve of the 2014 edition of Insomniac's flagship festival, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, the outspoken and idolized CEO of EDM's favorite festival, Pasquale Rotella, is opening up and giving his fans a chance to ask him anything. One of the most outspoken and authentic entities in the electronic music space, Rotella and his brand have come to define the American EDM movement. Already highly interactive with the fans he calls headliners, the man behind the owl wants to open up outside of Instagram and Twitter for a live AMA on Reddit. On Thursday, June 19th Tune in at 1PM PST for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to ask Pasquale Rotella anything you want.