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P.O. Box 86802, Los Angeles CA 90086
(213) 321-5401


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New rave photography book “DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave” receives press kudos for Kickstarter campaign

Rave photojournalist Michael Tullberg also receives big-name DJ endorsements

DECEMBER 16, 2013:   Longtime and acclaimed electronic music photojournalist Michael Tullberg has gathered much public attention with the new Kickstarter campaign for DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave, his new book about the glory days of the American rave scene.  Commencing on December 3, the campaign has received numerous mentions by the major electronic music press, as well as receiving endorsements and public support from several top international DJs.  Here’s what some of the top press mentions have had to say:
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          URB.COM:  “Photographer Michael Tullberg shot hundreds of images for URB and other magazines at the height of LA’s 90s rave scene. From raves on the Venice boardwalk and downtown’s Alexandria Hotel, to the National Orange Show in San Bernardino and the desert raves all the way to Indio, no collection of photos from this magical time and place have ever been assembled before.” (12/04/13)

·         BPM.NET: “The book contains hundreds of Tullberg’s dazzling photographs from the early days of classic events like Electric Daisy Carnival, Nocturnal Wonderland and Dune. This is straight rave history, and it cannot be preserved in the proper medium with the respect it deserves without your contribution – get over to Kickstarter and be part of this incredibly worthy project.” (12/2013)

·         MAGNETICMAG.COM: “Long time BPM Magazine and Magnetic Mag friend Michael Tullberg has just launched a great Kickstarter campaign to fund his new book Dancefloor Thunderstorm: Land of the Free, Home of the Rave, a history of the Southern California Rave scene. If you grew up in this era or want to know more about the scene that started what we now call EDM, this is going to be a fantastic book.” (12/05/2013)

·         VIBE.COM:  “Every subculture includes a handful of tech-friendly souls who function as their movement’s de facto historians. Reviewing and shooting festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival and Nocturnal Wonderland for outlets like Urb and Mixer, Tullberg amassed a collection of thoughts and images that chronicle Southern California’s rave scene from 1996-2002, one of its more pivotal eras.”  (12/15/2013)

·         ROBOTICPEACOCK.COM:  “On December 3rd, 2013, Michael officially launched a Kickstarter campaign for his book, DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land of the Free, Home of the Rave. This is a piece of history that will exist in the archives forever, so please help us complete this labor of love. Michael is an artist in a class of his own whose work deserves this permanence. We are proud to support a mission which will educate future generations about the origins of American raves and hope you will be too.”  (12/05/2013)

DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave has also been receiving accolades from some of the best-known DJs in the electronic music world, including world-renowned trance DJ/producer Christopher Lawrence: 
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         “When I started playing, Michael Tullberg was there on the stage.  Michael Tullberg was on the floor. From outdoor desert raves like Dune, to the most intimate club, to after-hours, to full on massives like Electric Daisy Carnival, Michael Tullberg was there.  He was capturing the essence of the rave scene.”

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DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave is a photography-heavy book that gives the reader unsurpassed access into the American rave nation at its heart—Southern California.  It features some of the most famous and influential electronic music artists at their peak, like Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Fat Boy Slim, The Crystal Method, Carl Cox and many more.  The book will be self-published in the Spring of 2014 under Tullberg’s own publishing house, 5150 Publishing.  To that end, Tullberg is looking to raise $95,000.00 to cover printing expenses through a Kickstarter campaign.  Fans can pre-order the book by donating to the campaign, and other rewards are available for additional donations as well, including appearing in the book itself in a special Kickstarter donations chapter.  The link to the Kickstarter campaign, which expires on January 2, 2014, is:


More information about DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land Of The Free, Home Of The Rave can be found at the following links:


For all media inquiries, please contact:
Michael Tullberg
5150 Publishing
PO Box 86802
Los Angeles, CA 90086
(213) 321-5401

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