About the book of divergence

DJing meets Roleplay in this musical adventure!

The fate of the story – and the music – is in your hands.

What is The Book?

The Book of Divergence is an ambitious project: a fusion of dance music, stories and role playing that puts the power in YOUR hands by asking you to choose between three characters, aspects of the creator, Matt Frequencies.

With each character representing one of Order, Chaos or Truth, and having their own storyline to tell with its own branching path, the first act sets up the conflict of these characters and presents both their story and the style of music they represent.

Once a character is chosen, the second act establishes the characters motivations and gives the crowd the chance to decide how the story will play out – and what music will be playing during that process!

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An ever evolving story

Each performance of The Book of Divergence draws from the previous performances within that season. The music is forever evolving as we learn new things about each character, and while some songs may stay the same, some will get shuffled or changed completely to suit the event The Book is playing at.

Some endings will likely stay for a long time though… 

RIP AND TEAR!

The journey so far:

Where it Began >>

The first story set - "My Story"

The first iteration titled "RIP and TEAR - A musical Expereince" began with a 25 minute story set that saw Matt Frequencies' win his stage on the Sunday of YourShot 2023 DJ competition's Melbourne leg.

Watch and Listen

Concept Testing >>

My Story becomes Divergent

The idea of a choose your own adventure set where the crowd gets to vote on how the set progresses needed testing. The original Divergent sets used RIP and Tear as a jumping off point. They even got a 90's makeover for one event.

Listens to Divergent 90's

The Book was written >>

From concept to the first iteration

Divergent then became The Book of Divergence and the story coalesced into Chapter 1: Duality. There were four potential end sets to choose from Love, Insanity, Hell and War.

Listen to Duality: Hell

Expanding the Universe >>

Alternate Chapters

Not content with exploring the 'duality of man kind', Matt Frequencies embarked on a second chapter. Unlike You saw the introduction of new characters and featured a vastly different array of music genres.

Listen to Unlike You

Special Editions >>

Custom sets for your event

When The Book was booked for Questival, all the sets received some adjustments to ensure the music matched the event vibe. In this instance a medieval themed larp questing day held at Kryal Castle.

Customise The Book

Where it's going >>

The future is up to you

Season 1 brought many twists and turns that left the three DJs changed forever. Season 2: Balance builds on thise moments with new music, new character dynamics, new games to play, and new Artefact(s) to collect.

Be part of the show

Influence fate

Whilst the overarching story is pre-ordained by the Creator, you have a role to play in how the story unfolds at each event.

Return the energy you are given and bolster your chosen path!

Come prepared to show your will with three mechisms of influence.

Bolster your DJ's strength >>

By wielding your Artefacts and flying your faction's colours during the performance, you'll motivate your leader and increase the power of your vote.

Follow the path of Truth

Put your hands in the air >>

Voting is conducted through a simple show of hands when called for. Sometimes you may be asked multiple times to show your will, so watch closely - as a tied vote will lead to the DJs making the choice among themselves!

Follow the path of Truth

Get involved >>

During the show there are interactions led by each DJ - singalongs, dance games, callbacks. The level of participation in these can have dramatic effects on the finale of the show - and trust us, there are definitely bad endings!

Follow the path of Truth