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 #16
The first Sophisticated Morning was produced in November 2011 -- and what an amazing journey it's been ever since sharing the best of the most beautiful music with you. I've tried so hard to make this journey a shared experience, not just in music, but a shared life experience for all of us listening to it together. On that note -- I've initiated a project of going all the way back through the Morning series to post my very favorite sets. The first of my "very favorites" that I posted was #1. It had (has) a very special place in my heart. The next of my very favorites is #16. On this set I opened with One Direction who were worldwide boy band superstars of the moment and yet strangely they had a song, Story of My Life, that absolutely blew me away. I mixed into that "Women & I" by Feargal Sharkey which was a classic that BUC used to play on the dance floors of the Circuit in the 90s (and I was on many of those dance floors). By the time it came on it was almost guaranteed to be the wee hours of the morning when no-one but "family" was left on the dance floor. So including it on #10 was very special to me because it was my shout out to BUC nestled amongst all the brand new pieces of music that I was presenting. From there I weave in an out of a beautifully deep morning sound. Hopefully it has stood the test of time and sounds as fresh as it did 5.5 years ago. From my heart...to your ears...ENJOY.
01. One Direction/Story Of My Life/Original
02. Feargal Sharkey/Women & I/Piano Version
03. Wankelmut/One Day/Wankelmut Remix
04. Frame Of Mind/So Far Away/Original
05. Brazen/True Colours/Truly Quirky Remix
06. The Truth/Praise/Original
07. See Downes/Thing Or Two/Sunset Euphoria Mix
08. Cucumbers/Listen To Me/Haze-M Remix
09. Pang!/Cry Me A River/Original
10. AVICII/Wake Me Up/Pang! Slow Things Down Mix
11. Temper Trap/Sweet Disposition/RAC Remix