# Euphoria Unleashed: The Transformative Power of Trance Music > Euphoria Unleashed is a documented Trance music book by Steve Zenone on the history, artists, labels, production, DJ culture and the experience. Markdown companion to https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/books, which is the canonical page. It carries the page's text, book facts and questions. Images, navigation and purchase buttons are left out. A book by Steve Zenone, published 26 March 2026. A history of Trance music told two ways at once: what I lived, heard and watched unfold, and what the historical record can actually support. The producers who built the sound, the clubs that tested it, the labels that carried it and the floors that made it mean something. ## What kind of Trance music book is this? It's a full-genre documented history, not a DJ memoir and not a general EDM survey. The story starts with the electronic records Trance was built on, runs through Frankfurt, Goa, the Dutch scene and the global spread, and carries through to where the genre sits now. Claims get sourced where the record supports them, and the parts that come from memory are marked as memory. It also covers the working parts most histories skip. How the records were made and what the gear made possible, the labels and regional scenes that kept the music moving, DJ culture and the long set, and what the floor actually feels like to the people on it. If you want the shape of the history first, the [timeline](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-history-timeline) and the [companion playlist](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/playlist) cover the same ground in outline. If you're weighing up what to read, the [reading guide to books about Trance](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-music-books) compares this one with another book-length work on the genre. ## What the book covers The book runs as 18 chapters with subchapters rather than formal parts, then appendices, a bibliography, a glossary, acknowledgements and an author bio. These are the threads those chapters follow. The five groupings below are mine, made for reading this page, and they aren't parts of the manuscript. ### 01. Roots _Early electronic music, new wave and industrial._ The book opens before anyone used the word Trance. Early electronic music, the synthesizer and sequencer records that made repetition a method, and the new wave and industrial acts that took machine rhythm onto club floors. House and techno arrive next, and with them the club circuit the sound would eventually borrow. ### 02. Emergence and expansion _European Trance emergence, then the global spread._ Chapters on the European emergence of Trance, its global expansion and the evolution of the subgenres, from Goa and psytrance to progressive, uplifting, hard and tech strands. The chronology runs through the EDM and trouse years and into the current state of the genre. ### 03. Technology and craft _The gear, the production and the DJ._ Chapters on technology and Trance, production craft and DJ culture. What the machines made possible, how the records were actually put together and what changes when a DJ has to hold a room for hours. ### 04. The industry around it _Labels, regional scenes, business and media._ Label profiles, regional scenes, the business of Trance and Trance in media. This is the part of the story about the people who built and ran the labels, venues and networks the scenes actually needed. ### 05. The experience _The floor, and what it means to the people on it._ The closing chapters cover the Trance experience and the dancefloor as sacred space, then the conclusion. Appendices, a bibliography and the full glossary follow. ## Formats The PDF reads well on a laptop or tablet and will be sold direct from this site for $13.99. Print and Kindle are handled by Amazon. Print and Kindle are available now through Amazon. The direct PDF follows once checkout is enabled here. Amazon listing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GV1TKF93 ## Book facts - **Title:** Euphoria Unleashed: The Transformative Power of Trance Music - **Author:** Steve Zenone - **Publisher:** White Sands, LLC - **Edition:** First Edition, 2026 - **ISBN-13:** 979-8-218-18513-8 - **Published:** 26 March 2026 - **Editor:** Wendy Zenone - **Formats:** Print and Kindle now, DRM-free PDF to follow - **Language:** English One ISBN-13 covers the edition. There isn't a separate identifier for the Kindle or the forthcoming PDF. ## Before you buy ### What does the book actually cover? The roots of electronic music, new wave and industrial, house and techno, the European emergence of Trance and its global expansion, the evolution of the subgenres, technology and production craft, DJ culture, label profiles, regional scenes, the business of Trance, Trance in media, the current state of the genre and the experience of the dancefloor itself. ### How is it organised? As 18 chapters with subchapters rather than formal parts. It runs from an introduction through the roots, the history, the craft and the culture to a conclusion, followed by appendices, a bibliography, a glossary, acknowledgements and an author bio. ### Who published it, and is there an ISBN? Euphoria Unleashed: The Transformative Power of Trance Music is published by White Sands, LLC. It's the First Edition, 2026, edited by Wendy Zenone, and the ISBN-13 is 979-8-218-18513-8. ### Is it academic? No. It reads like a history, not a paper. The claims that matter are sourced so you can go and check them, but there's no music theory to get through first. ### Who is it for? People who were in those rooms and want the story told properly, and people who came to this later and want to know what they walked into. You don't need a music background to read it. ### What formats can I get? Print and Kindle editions are available on Amazon now. A DRM-free PDF sold direct from this site will follow once checkout is enabled here. ### Is there a companion playlist? Yes. Eight eras in chronological order on Spotify, following the same sequence as the book. ## Related pages - [Trance history timeline](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-history-timeline) - [Trance glossary](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-glossary) - [Research notes](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/research-methodology) - [Companion playlist](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/playlist) - [Resources](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/resources) - [About Steve Zenone](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/bio) - [Get the book](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/shop)