My EDC 2014 Synopsis

Now that the dust has cleared and most of my cracked out sleep has been recovered I can look back at the best rave in modern day America.

Best stage: Neon Garden! Techno is where my heart is.. Yes, the game plan was to run the trap, and I did plenty of that. But my home was always with epic performances by Claude von Stroke, Carl Cox and... how bout that banging Loco Dice set? Lots of people lost their minds.

Best "turn up" set of the weekend goes to A-Trak at Cosmic Meadows. Real DJ skills really came into play here, and of course his track section is a notch above your big name first year trappers.

Best set to bring the sun up: Infected Mushroom. Just go to one of these and you would understand. My first time hearing them, and there is a time and place for everything.

Highlights:

Fireworks and Kandi Masks

Its awesome to see the tech crowd get younger, and yet more mature. Talked to many people that have been to movement, BPM and Ibiza while I was there at the same time they rocked the fluffies like a champ for the occasion.

Also fireworks upon, fireworks. You can never have enough!

Lastly that 7UP stage brought in some great mid-level tech/bass talent that can keep a party going at any random time when you walked by. Great setup.

Recommendations:

I will stick to my schedule of just doing EDC and taking separate trips for pool/ nightclubs since I actually was able to enjoy the festival from dusk till dawn following this schedule. On a side note it might be wise to give up the strip and just stay closer to the speedway as well. The drive and parking situation still bugs the shit out of me. (Fix that insomniac!) Other than that, let’s do it all over again headliners!

Even in the lines to EDC you can turn up with friends!