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DJ Brian Norwood was born during the first seedlings of dance music as we know it today were sprouting. In the 1970s, the Tea Dance at Fire Island's Blue Whale was settling in as ritual and David Mancuso's infamous "The Loft" parties in NYC were just getting started. Being born in the music-rich environment of Nashville would be a harbinger of things to come. And being born in that era would greatly impact his career.
In the 90's, Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, would open its arms to Brian. This move to a more urban environment and being within the twinkle of NYC skyscrapers, is an important transition not only in geography, but of musical awakening. After attending a seminal Saint-At-Large Party with all its intendant revelry, he felt an overwhelming drive to cultivate music and learn to mix. Vinyl was still the preferred medium for DJ's, which gives Brian the unique perspective of being among the younger DJ's still spinning today who teethed on vinyl.
In the 90s Brian began to play live shows. His ability to feel the energy of a room and to zero in on what crowds want to hear quickly gained him major name recognition that spread from Philadelphia to the entire nation. Over the last 25 years the notable gigs he has played are too many to count, but include events in every major American city and as far away as Maui, Hawaii and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In 2011 he began podcasting for the ability to reach even more listeners. His Mixed Emotions by Brian Norwood podcasts have been streamed hundreds of thousands of times and continue to be a major asset to his musical career. The sets that have been the most recognized of his work are Sophisticated Morning, Sophisticated Deep, and Sophisticated Chill. These sets are just as their name implies: percolating, hazy, gently rising to an alert state. However, to those unfamiliar with his breadth of music, it would be unfair to characterize him as a “chill” only DJ. It is unlikely that you would have heard music and music mixed like this anywhere else. Brian has a style of playing unique, obscure and ethereal songs that is unmistakably his. This is a true artist that isn't stuck in a genre, who can play for long sets and play to the most demanding crowds.
It’s difficult to express with words something as nuanced as music by a sublime DJ. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it. He knows how important a crowd is to a DJ and how important a DJ is to a crowd and he chooses cautiously and carefully the live gigs that he plays. His podcasts can be found on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, PodOmatic and HearThis. Whether you hear him at a live performance or on his podcast you’re in for a rare and unique musical trip.
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Episode 102: Sophisticated Deep 18
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May 05, 2024 |
Episode 101: Sophisticated Morning 94
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Mar 29, 2024 |
Episode 100: Sophisticated Morning 93
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Episode 99: Sophisticated Morning 92
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Nov 20, 2023 |
Episode 98: Sophisticated Morning 91
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Sep 01, 2023 |
Episode 97: Fire Island House Music 9
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Jul 03, 2023 |
Episode 96: Sophisticated Morning 90
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May 30, 2023 |
Episode 95: Sophisticated Deep 17
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May 13, 2023 |
Episode 94: Epic Maui Journey 2023 #1
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Apr 01, 2023 |
Episode 93: Epic Maui Journey 2023 #2
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Mar 19, 2023 |
Episode 92: Sophisticated Morning 89
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Feb 27, 2023 |
Episode 91: Epic Maui Journey 2023 #3
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Feb 19, 2023 |
Episode 90: Epic Maui Journey 2023 #4
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Feb 04, 2023 |
Episode 89: Epic Maui Journey 2023 #5
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Jan 22, 2023 |
Episode 88: Sophisticated Morning 88
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Nov 23, 2022 |
Episode 41: Sophisticated Chill 12
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Jul 31, 2022 |
Episode 40: Sophisticated Morning 87
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Jul 04, 2022 |
Episode 39: Sophisticated Morning 86
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May 15, 2022 |
Episode 38: Sophisticated Morning 85
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Mar 07, 2022 |
Episode 37: Epic Maui Journey 8 (The Golden Hour)
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Jan 29, 2022 |
Episode 36: New Year's Eve (Detroit) #3
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Jan 22, 2022 |
Episode 35: New Year's Eve (Detroit) #2
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Jan 10, 2022 |
Episode 34: New Year's Eve (Detroit) #1
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Jan 06, 2022 |
Episode 33: Sophisticated Morning 84
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Oct 18, 2021 |
Episode 32: Sophisticated Chill 11
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Sep 19, 2021 |
Episode 31: Sophisticated Morning 83
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Aug 20, 2021 |
Episode 30: Fire Island House Music 8
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Jul 30, 2021 |
Episode 29: Fire Island House Music 7
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Jul 16, 2021 |
Episode 28: Sophisticated Morning 82
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Jun 25, 2021 |
Episode 27: Sophisticated Deep 16
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Jun 07, 2021 |
Episode 26: Sophisticated Morning 81
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May 07, 2021 |
Episode 25: Sophisticated Chill 10
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Apr 16, 2021 |
Episode 24: Sophisticated Morning 80
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Mar 19, 2021 |
Episode 23: Sophisticated Deep 15
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Feb 26, 2021 |
Episode 22: Sophisticated Morning 79
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Feb 12, 2021 |
Episode 21: Sophisticated Morning 78
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Dec 18, 2020 |
Episode 20: Sophisticated Morning 77
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Nov 29, 2020 |
Sophisticated Deep 14
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Oct 23, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 76
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Sep 26, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 75
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Sep 11, 2020 |
Sophisticated Deep 13
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Aug 28, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 74
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Aug 07, 2020 |
Sophisticated Chill 9
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Jul 24, 2020 |
Sophisticated Deep 12
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Jul 10, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 73
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Jul 03, 2020 |
Flagging In The Desert #3
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May 22, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 72
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May 19, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 71
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May 01, 2020 |
Sophisticated Deep 11
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Apr 17, 2020 |
Sophisticated Morning 70
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Apr 02, 2020 |
Sophisticated Deep 10
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Mar 23, 2020 |
Flagging In The Desert #2
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Mar 08, 2020 |
Flagging In The Desert #1
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Mar 03, 2020 |
Epic Maui Journey 7 (#1)
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Feb 01, 2020 |