My Life In Lasers: a dance music memoir

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Gareth Emery
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Outrageous stories and essential lessons from the world of electronic music.
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Funded: $50,879 of $5,000
Dates: Jul 22nd -> Aug 12th (21 days)
Project By: Gareth Emery
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We did it!! Thank you!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm blown away. We launched this Kickstarter with a modest goal: mainly because I wasn't sure if anyone would be interesting reading a book about me. To see that over 800 of you decided to contribute to this project is a real highlight of a tough... (Read More)

Sample #2: A real-life emergency on a plane in Australia.

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9426984/gareth-emery-my-life-in-lasers-exclusive-excerpt  (Read More)

Gareth Emery Shares a High-Flying Chapter From His Forthcoming Memoir, 'My Life In Lasers'

July 30th - via: billboard.com
In his forthcoming memoir My Life In Lasers, veteran British trance producer Gareth Emery goes behind the pyro to reveal the highs and lows of the superstar DJ lifestyle. Digging into everything from a hard-partying day in Las Vegas - where a very hungover Emery had to close for Avicii - to being detained in Syria to being thousands of miles away from his young daughter when she was rushed to the hospital, the self-published book will be out in October, and each of the nine chapters relates to one of the songs on Emery's new LP, The Lasers. (Read More)

UPDATE. Signed Paperbacks Available.

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We’ve sold out of signed hardcovers in just over a day: thank you so much for your support. To thank you for these crazy last few days, we’ve added a new tier with 250 signed paperbacks @ $45. If you’ve currently committed to one of the... (Read More)

Sample #1. The worst state I’ve ever done a gig in.

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 https://medium.com/@realgarethemery/the-worst-state-ive-ever-performed-a-show-in-d7cd101fd9e4   (Read More)

Wow! Thank you so much for all your support.

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We hit our target in under 30 minutes and at the time of writing have more than tripled it. Feeling very grateful and humbled for your support, and excited to get this book into your hands! Thank you!!! Gaz x  (Read More)

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