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...
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Sophisticated Morning #64
One of the reasons that I love the springtime so much is because there is so much beautiful new music that comes out in anticipation of the summer music season. That being said I am so excited to bring you the 64th edition of Sophisticated Morning. I start the mix off with an acoustic mix of "Youngr" by Bruno Martini. If you pay super close attention to my mixes you'll see a lot of his productions on my sets. He's a phenom from Brazil and just about everything he touches is gold. You'll see what I mean once you hear "Youngr". After that I wind and weave my way through emotional beauty until I end the set with an absolute masterpiece: the Klangkarussell remix of "Melody" by James Blunt. I played the original of "Melody" endlessly when it came out. However this new remix of it takes it to an astonishing new level. It is an absolute masterpiece, in a league of its own. It's 15 minutes of deep and hypnotic bliss. With that being said...let's get on to the music. I've mixed this podcast as a gift to you and the universe in general. If you love it...please SHARE it. From my heart...to your ears...ENJOY.
#/Artist/Title/Remix
01. Bruno Martini/Youngr/Acoustic
02. Armin van Buuren/Don't Give Up On Me/Extended
03. Alex Schulz/We Could Be Anything/Extended
04. Chemical Surf/Don't Look Away/Extended
05. Kate Ryan/Gold/Tobtok Extended Remix
06. Giiants/American Summer/Extended Mix
07. Tom Bailey/Don't Let Me Go/Original Mix
08. Oxen Butcher/I Wish I Knew/Extended Mix
09. Emma Carn/Journey/Extended Mix
10. Nora En Pure/We Found Love/Extended Mix
11. Bruno Martini/Gone Too Long/Club Mix
12. Above & Beyond/Flying By Candlelight
13. James Blunt/Melody/Klangkarussell Extended