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‘TALES FROM THE FLIPSIDE’ BY MARK DEVLIN
A SYNOPSIS'
‘Tales From The Flipside’ is a witty and candid expose of life at the sharp end of the DJing game.
Many books have been written on DJ culture in recent years, (‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’, by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Adventures On The Wheels of Steel’ by Dave Haslam, etc,) but most tend to focus on the positive aspects of the phenomenon, offering the suggestion that DJs are the new pop stars. Private jets, limos, champagne and glamour girls all the way.
Nine years ago, I abandoned a full-time journalistic career to earn my main living as a roaming club DJ, and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to some wildly far-flung places in pursuit of gigs. It quickly became apparent, however, that the common perception of the superstar DJ lifestyle only actually applies to the lucky one per cent at the very top of the tree. (Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, etc.) The daily reality for the remaining 99 per cent is very different! Ryanair, the night bus, and a couple of Red Bulls is more our thing!
The book deals, anecdotally, with various aspects of the DJing experience, with chapters covering such subjects as life on the road, unscrupulous promoters, DJ rivalry, groupies, CD versus vinyl, and the dumb things people say to DJs in and out of clubs. An appendix section covers miscellaneous global DJ stories of the more outlandish variety.
The finished manuscript runs to approximately 64,000 words, spread across eighteen chapters, with an introduction, and three appendix sections. Its nature means it is likely to hold appeal to anyone who has ever DJ-ed in their life, and anyone otherwise connected to the music/ entertainment industries. The many DJ friends I have mentioned it to have all said they can’t cait for it to appear, and a couple of prominent Radio One DJs wrote to say that it really appealed to them – their comments are attached.
It has specifically been produced with a lay readership in mind, however, and is written in clear, jargon-free language that assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader. I like to think my mother could understand it!
APPRECIATION FOR ‘TALES FROM THE FLIPSIDE’
“I read it all and really enjoyed it. An extremely eloquent and well thought-out insight into the daily life of a DJ.”
Judge Jules, BBC Radio One DJ
“Well written and anecdotally funny and droll. A sort of cross between ‘Catcher In The Rye’ and the DJ's Handbook.”
Bob Killbourn, Editor, Blues & Soul Magazine.
“This shit's hilarious. Big up Mark for telling it as it really is!”
Tim Westwood, BBC Radio 1 DJ.
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