Beyond the Book: Remixing History into Experiential Learning

The Paradise Garage. Ministry of Sound. Space Ibiza. Berghain.

From 1970s block parties to acid house summers. Disco's death to dubstep’s rise.

The stories in "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" are incredible.

But reading it for the second time, I'm imagining something bigger.

The book is wonderful - a definitive history of DJ culture from 1920s phonographs to Berlin after hours. It's about way more than DJs spinning records: it's history, language, anthropology, geography, and cultural revolution. Marketing, business, communication, tribes.

Here’s the thing, though. I don't just want to read about the music. I want to hear it, feel it, understand it, see it, connect it.

Imagine what this could be:

• An immersive audio companion with the actual tracks being discussed
• Local reading clubs that mix discussion with mini DJ sets
• A facilitated course exploring each era with music, video, stories and maps
• A Vision Pro experience letting you step into those pivotal club moments

Books don't have to stay just books anymore.

We've been exploring this "format extension" concept with several brands and individual creatives recently - taking core IP and reimagining it across new mediums and experiences.

The opportunities are massive. Like any great DJ, it's about curating and remixing existing raw materials into something that hits differently

What book would you love to see extended into new formats?

And how would you extend it?

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