The Raver Stories Project

I felt love in my heart, a feeling I wasn't used to. The book is being released under Tullberg's 5150 Publishing imprint.. I had a reason to love and to give. The response he got was nothing less than phenomenal.Tullberg received stories from around the world, ranging in time from the original UK rave explosion in the late 1980s until the present day. I HAD FOUND MY PEOPLE. Another tells about when a desert party gets blasted by a midnight sandstorm. It was an underground revolution called the rave scene, where thousands of electronic music fans gathered at secret events across the country, and partied well into the morning to the most cutting edge beats on the planet. Many had their lives changed in often positive and profound ways, thanks in no small part to the rave scene's warm and embracing nature. A whole new world was opened to me. Those interactions sort of blew my mind."Arika Santos "We worshipped the music. The scope of the stories is impressively wide, including warehouse parties, desert raves, mansion parties, underground clubs, and enormous festivals. Throughout the pieces, these street-level scribes produce memorable observations that put to rest

His words and visually pyrotechnic pictures helped define the public face of the American rave scene during a time when the mainstream press was largely content to present the scene solely as a source of controversy. The first book of its kind in the U.S., "DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM" is a tribute to the men and women who catapulted electronic music into the public eye, and who laid the groundwork for the dance

Today, Michael Tullberg photographs for Getty Images, contributing entertainment pictures from the red carpet, concerts and celebrity benefits. About the Author MICHAEL TULLBERG is one of the longest-running and most respected electronic music photojournalists in North America. His words and visually pyrotechnic pictures helped define the public face of the American rave scene during a time when the mainstream press was largely content to present the scene solely as a source of controversy. And, he still shoots raves when he can find the time. Containing hundreds of vintage photographs, DJ interviews, rave fliers and memorabilia, "DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM" has won praises from the likes of Mixmag, VICE, Buzzfeed, Insomniac, Paper, and more. Michael is also the author of "DANCEFLOOR THUNDERSTORM: Land of The Free, Home Of The Rave," the groundbreaking coffee t