Elaine

About Elaine Huang

Founder of Neon Owl // Music Lover // Coffee Addict // Entrepreneur // World Traveler

Spring Festival: Lunar New Year Celebration: SLANDER, Alan Walker, Trivecta at Avant Gardner

Pulse Events reveals stacked Phase 2 lineup for second edition of Spring Festival: Lunar New Year Celebration What So Not, Trivecta, Henry Fong, 4B, and more join previously-annou [...]

By |2024-02-12T19:28:12-08:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Interview with Groove Cruise’s Managing Director John “Skeeter” Porrata

Four days into Groove Cruise, my voice was raspy and half way gone, but I didn’t want to miss the chance to sit down with Skeeter again. Having met Skeeter through GC founder Jaso [...]

By |2023-01-12T19:56:53-08:00January 12th, 2023|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

SAILING AWAY WITH TRIVECTA ON GROOVE CRUISE

Where do we begin with this one?! I had briefly heard of Trivecta’s name and his music before sailing away on this past Groove Cruise, but I wasn’t a hardcore fan or anything (I k [...]

Neon Owl x Groove Cruise Interview: Jordan Suckley Slaying it on the Decks

As per usual, it’s always a riot sitting down with one of our faves, Jordan Suckley. Being no stranger to Neon Owl and Open Door Sessions, it was amazing to finally see him on the [...]

Best of Both Worlds with Matt Medved: Performing Artist and Music Industry Curator

Right before the shelter in place came through in New York, I got to catch one last show in Brooklyn. It was Andrew Rayel’s Find Your Harmony 200 show, where I caught Matt Med [...]

Northern Nights Music Festival is Making History as the First-Ever Camping, 3-Day Festival to Allow Recreational Cannabis Sales and Consumption On-Site

Spring is here and California's Emerald Triangle is more stunning than ever. It's just months before Northern Nights Music Festival plants its roots once again for three days on [...]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – 14 Epic Tracks You May Have Missed in The Last 6 Months

There’s been so much great music out as of recent that you may have missed a few along the way. Check out these 14 epic tracks that were released in the last six months that you [...]

Happy Birthday to Andrew Rayel from Your Fans Around the World

The Neon Owl Fam and Rayel Family around the world compiled this video for Andrew’s 26th birthday! From Moldova to San Francisco, fans rock their Rayel merchandise and share abo [...]

Finding Our Harmony With Andrew Rayel

We have been seeing a lot of Andrew recently, and 2018 has been his strongest year ever! We followed him from New York to California, and the shows were back to back incredible! [...]

GROOVE CRUISE CABO ANNOUNCES PHASE I LINEUP FOR 30TH SAIL FEAT. BENNY BENASSI, DASH BERLIN, LAIDBACK LUKE, COSMIC GATE, SHIBA SAN + MORE!

Sail the high seas with a dose of good vibes and good tunes as Groove Cruise Cabo announces Phase I of their 2018 lineup today. Boarding Norwegian Pearl this October 10-14, 2018  [...]

Humble and Generous – 2 of the Many Reasons We Love Ferry Corsten

Anytime we catch up with Ferry Corsten it is guaranteed to be a good time. He has always been super welcoming to his fans as we have seen show after show, and he has a place in h [...]

Inauguration of Bass Canyon Music Festival

I’ve never been more excited to break my neck than when this was announced and here’s why…Three days of blood pumping bass (500k watts to be exact) with a crazy stacked lineup (Th [...]

Firebeatz – Two Peas in a Pod

I had a blast kicking it with the Dutch duo, Tim and Jurre, of Firebeatz before we set sail from Ensenada back to Long Beach on board Groove Cruise. It wasn’t their first time on [...]

Making Waves with Mahalo

Thinking back of my third Groove Cruise, I realized that something really interesting happened. All the interviews that Neon Owl ended up doing were with incredibly humble, talen [...]

Best of Both Worlds with ARTY and ALPHA 9 on Groove Cruise

It wasn’t our first time catching ARTY on Groove Cruise, but what made this time special was his comeback as ALPHA 9 on the ship. It was by far one of the most anticipated sets [...]

BIG TALENT, BIG HEART – LAVELLE DUPREE

Lavelle Dupree, 16th time Groove Cruise attendee, has only missed 1 Groove Cruise ever since its beginning! This was my third Groove Cruise, but my first time meeting Lavelle -- [...]

Unstoppable Creatives – Autograf

Autograf first came across my radar a few years back, but I hadn’t thought much of them until I caught them at Enchanted Forest two years ago. They were 1 of the 3 artists I kne [...]

The Rise of Bonnie X Clyde

Bonnie X Clyde has got to be my favorite duo out in the past year or two. They have really taken the scene by storm, and have been doing it on their own terms. I first caught the [...]

Convex Leaving a Lasting Impression with “Remembrance”

Spinning on my Soundcloud this entire week has been Convex’s new “Remembrance” album. I just can’t get enough, and if you take a listen, you’ll know why. I had only recently lear [...]

Groove Cruise Continues to Create Once in a Lifetime Memories

Walking into check-in this year at the Long Beach port, this place immediately felt like home. Although the term #gcfam is nothing new to me, I felt like this was the first time [...]

Blueprint to the Mind of Ferry Corsten

There's no doubt in anyone's mind the greatness that Ferry Corsten has brought to the music industry. He's released many great albums, including his latest, "Blueprint". Some of [...]

Dreamstate SF’s Journey through the Nine Skies with Markus Schulz

San Francisco holds a special place to Markus Schulz and we were so fortunate to be the first city that got to hear the debut of the "Nine Skies" Dakota Project. You could see i [...]

18TH ANNUAL MOTION NOTION FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EPIC LINEUP FEAT. HEADLINERS DATSIK, AVALON, KOAN SOUND, DIRTYPHONICS, CLOZEE + MANY MORE!

Motion Notion Music & Arts Festival - Golden, BC Canada - Canada’s world-class boutique music and camping festival, Motion Notion returns for its 18th year to the heart of th [...]

The Story Behind Groove Cruise’s Founder – Jason Beukema

Having heard much about the wild parties that Groove Cruise was throwing, I was pleasantly surprised to find what a humble and passionate ship they were running a couple years ba [...]

Audiotistic Returns!

Insomniac just announced the return of Audiotistic in the Bay Area to take place on July 15, 2017. The last time they had this event was in 2011.  This will happen at the Shorel [...]

Netflix, AC Entertainment, Golden State Warriors and Warner Brothers Records Among Top Execs Hitting XLIVE 2017’s Data and Analytics Summit

XLIVE 2017 Data & Analytics Summit - Los Angeles - Premiere live event & entertainment conference, XLIVE kicks off their 2017 offerings this spring with their highly anti [...]

XLIVE 2016 Brings Out Eventbrite, Activision Blizzard, Airbnb, Live Nation, AEG Live, + Billboard among other Live Event Industry Titans

XLIVE - Las Vegas, NV - The twinkling backdrop of Las Vegas dimmed as the premiere installment of festival and live event conference XLIVE drew to a successful close this past De [...]

By |2016-12-26T21:08:46-08:00December 26th, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Neon Owl Gets Hyphy Color’d

One aspect of festivals I love aside from the music and the energy are the interesting and unique vendors that you get to discover and Enchanted Forest: Gathering was no ex [...]

XLIVE 2016: Cultivating Big Ideas for Extraordinary Live Event Experiences

XLIVE- Las Vegas, NV- Transcending all things festival, music, film, culinary, eSports and technology, the world's premiere live event production conference, XLIVE 2016, touches [...]

By |2016-12-22T12:09:49-08:00October 1st, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Enchanted Forest Gathering 2016: The Experience

On Friday afternoon, I start my drive immediately after clocking out of work and head straight for the magical festival known as Enchanted Forest Gathering or EFG. Having jus [...]

EDMbiz Returns for a Successful 5th Year

EDMbiz never fails to have a jam-packed agenda with juicy topics. Looking at the schedule this year, topics like the state of dance music and drugs in dance music were not new [...]

Dreamstate and the Current State of Trance

Blue, red, and green laser beams pierce through my skull as the heavy bass trembles me across the dance floor. I have officially stepped foot into one of the most anticipated [...]

Neon Owl Sits Down with The Unicorn Slayer Markus Schulz at Dreamstate SF

I got a chance to sit down with the legendary unicorn slayer, Markus Schulz before his Dreamstate set in San Francisco. We chat about everything from the current state of tran [...]

Neon Owl Interview with Trance Producer & DJ Nifra

Nifra has been stirring up a storm in the trance scene, with her most successful year yet in 2015! We chat about everything from what it really is like to be a female producer [...]

Elaine Huang Founder of Neon Owl – Leaving a 6-Figure Income to Pursue Her Dreams

Tina Bangel of "One Voice Can Change The World" reached out to me from Australia because she had heard about my story of leaving my 6 figure income job to pursue my passion pro [...]

Neon Owl Interview with Budi Voogt of Heroic Recordings and “The Soundcloud Bible”

I loved chatting with Budi about how he randomly got his start in the music industry while in college. Since then he has done it all from running his own record label, managem [...]

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