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NEW INTERVIEW! Michael appears on EDMIdentity.com!

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Screenshot EDM Identity

Great news–Michael has yet another interview up on the Net now! It’s on the web site EDMIdentity.com, where Michael and interviewer Grant Gilmore talk about the history of electronic music photography, how it and the scene have changed over the years, and of course about DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM! The conversation took place back in June in Las Vegas, right after Michael had delivered his presentation about photography at EDMbiz. Here’s the link:

http://edmidentity.com/2016/08/29/featured-interview-michael-tullberg/

Here’s a really nice opening quote from Grant: “While you may not always know the name behind the lens, you’ll definitely recognize the photos. Over the past twenty years, Michael has made a name for himself in the rave scene. Whether he’s capturing intimate moments with artists in undisclosed locations, dark venues with limited production, or festivals that leave you stunned, his shots are up there with the best of the best.” Wow. Thanks, Grant. That means a lot.

AND…some more good news. We’re going to be featuring a new weekly running bit here on this web site. Can’t tell you all the details yet, but it involves DJs and their longevity. Stay tuned for updates as they come! Now, get on back to what you were doing…after ordering a copy of DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM for yourself, of course!

News: Amazon feedback & new interview article

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Hey folks,

It’s been a busy week for us here at 5150–then again, every week is a busy one in our business!–and we have some good things to show for it. First off, “DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM” is beginning to collect some great reviews on its Amazon.com page! Take a look at these:

Amazon Reviews Shot

Very cool! Nice to see that people are enjoying the book enough to take the time to say so publicly on Amazon! And here’s the second good thing to happen this week: Michael’s latest interview piece! This time it’s with More Moi Music, who interviewed Michael while he was at EDMbiz in Las Vegas last June. It’s a really good article overall, and while Michael has some pointed things to say in it, we think that the More Moi people really topped off the piece just right with the following ending paragraph:

“While we weren’t adults raving in the 90s, we and other fellow Millennials, tend to feel nostalgic for times we’ve never experienced ourselves. We long for the simpler times detailed in Dancefloor Thunderstorm, which focused solely on the music, the atmosphere, and the raw energy it could provide. We hope that the resurfacing of these untold stories permeates into today’s DJ celebrity crazed, financially oriented and production heavy dance music culture.”

Couldn’t have said it any better ourselves. Here’s the link to the article:

http://www.moremoimoremusic.com/spotlight/michael-tullberg-dancefloor-thunderstorm

Getting ready for a busy weekend. Hope yours is productive!

More EDM Press Takes Notice! XLR8R Puts Out New Interview Article!

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Oh yeah, this is good news. One of the great old-school rave media outlets, XLR8R.com, has just put out a new interview article with Michael. It contains not only the usual number of great classic rave photographs, but also a bunch of insightful comments from Michael about his photographs, rave history, and Rave vs. EDM. Here’s the link to the story:

https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2016/05/interview-dancefloor-thunderstorms-michael-tullberg/

Here’s a clip from the opening paragraph: “Southern California was on the ground floor when rave culture and dance music exploded in the 90’s and, thankfully, the archival tales and photographic relics of that time are now seeing the light of day. In a new book titled Dancefloor Thunderstorm—released in October of last year—electronic music photojournalist Michael Tullberg gives the reader a voyeuristic look at some of the biggest and most outrageous parties and underground raves from the 1990s and early 2000s. Reporting from the center of American rave culture during that time, Tullberg amassed an enormous library of photos, news articles, interviews, and memorabilia—the best of which make up the contents of his book.”

Sounds pretty accurate to us. Oh and by the way, it’s not only ONE WEEK until Michael speaks on the discussion panel at West Coast Weekender in San Diego!

West Coast Weekender flier

Michael will be taking part in the “Music For Positive Social Change” panel discussion on Friday, May 13 at 4:00 PM! We very highly recommend that you attend this new electronic music conference, since there are not only several very thought provoking panels taking place, but also numerous great parties in the evenings, as can be seen in the flyer!

And of course, only two days later it’s the big book signing at Dr. Freecloud’s Record Shoppe! It starts at 1:00 and “officially” ends at 3:00…but of course, if we find any reason to keep it going longer, we see no reason not to take advantage of that! Be sure to make your way down for a day of fun stories and more than a little of old-school rave history! SEE YOU THERE!

Media section EXPANDED!

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Got some good news for you guys–we’ve just recently expanded our Media section  to include the new podcast interviews that Michael has been doing to plug the book! We’ve put two Soundcloud interviews in the new Podcast subsection, and two YouTube-based interviews in the Videos subsection! All in all, plenty of informative entertainment for the rave music fan at home! So go ahead and start listening!

Stay tuned for more news coming SOON!

DOUBLE GOOD NEWS! SteveAoki.com and VICE love “Dancefloor Thunderstorm”!

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Hey everyone, we know it’s been a little while since the last post, but there was a very good reason for that…we were quite busy getting new stories out in exciting new outlets! There were two that really came through for us, the first one being the web site of the world famous EDM DJ/producer STEVE AOKI! Yes, the cake-throwing maniac (haha) has decided to put a great interview with Michael up online, accompanied by a fantastic gallery of classic images…including some not found in “DFTS”! Here’s the link to the story on his website, steveaoki.com:

http://www.steveaoki.com/music/31-incredible-photographs-from-the-90s-rave-scene-in-la/

Also included in this story is a link to Michael’s great story about he and DJ Sandra Collins getting “kidnapped” (no, not really) by Superstar DJ Keoki in 1999. Here’s the link to that video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iwUKzfy1OQ

And on top of that, we also scored a great podcast interview with VICE.COM, on their Rave Curious show. Michael sat down with VICE’s Josh Glazer to talk about the book, the original rave scene, and the trials of putting together such a mammoth project. Full disclosure: Josh was also the editor for “DFTS”, and it was great to be able to chat about this without having to explain everything to an uncomprehending interviewer who had no experience in the field. Here’s the link to the podcast on iTunes (free download):

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.-009-erick-morillo-michael/id1058058739?i=363033535&mt=2

More to come!!! STAY TUNED!!!