The 30th edition of Electric Daisy Carnival, also known as EDC, is taking place this weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 3-day event is expected to bring half a million attendees and hundreds of artists during the sold-out weekend, including a DJ who got his start in San Diego.
Edgar Avalos, also known by his stage name as “Bolo The DJ” or just “Bolo,” is set to take the stage for this year’s anticipated event, alongside other big names, such as Steve Aoki and John Summit.
“It just blows my mind because I mean, just a couple of years ago, we were over here doing super small bars down in Downtown San Diego,” Bolo said. “Now, being able to play on one of the biggest stages in the world, like EDC, for example. I’m super honored, I’m super grateful.”
The Napa Valley native says he moved to San Diego during the 2020 pandemic. He then met people who shared his similar music interests.
“The biggest thing about San Diego that I noticed really early on is the presence of community, which I thought was super, super cool. Not just the Chicano community, but also in the dance community,” he said. “It was really cool to immediately be able to make friends that are also in the space, get support early on from a bunch of other people, whether it came to bookings, supporting the style of music that we were playing.”
Bolo said he noticed the lack of representation of Latino DJs in the EDM community during his college years, which inspired him to create his signature sound, mixing Latino music with house and techno. This sub-genre is also known as “Latin House.”
“I’m excited that nowadays there is a lot more representation of Latinos on the lineups, which is a super big blessing. It’s just a step in the right direction,” Bolo said. “Our community is growing every single day, and I’m just excited to be able to be someone to represent the community.”
Bolo also started his own record label called Vibraza Records early last year to help Latino artists. “The vision was to try to create a platform and just to help younger Latino artists because it is a very intimidating industry,” he said. “If I was able to kind of create a platform or provide an outlet for people to access some of the resources that we have now, I was happy to do so.”
According to Insomniac Events – the organizers behind the festival– Bolo surpassed 1.5 million streams on Spotify in 2025, with original tracks like “El Techno” and “Vamonos De Fiesta.” That same year, he also launched his biggest U.S. tour to date, performing at some of the most well-known venues and festivals, including HARD Summer and Lollapalooza.
Bolo also has other festivals lined up for later this year, including Baja Beach Fest in Rosarito, B.C., in August.