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...
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/johnbriannorwood
Sophisticated Deep #9
I went to Burning Man in 2016 and it was such a monumental event in my life that every year since at this time as my fellow Burners are descending upon Black Rock City my heart starts yearning for that place, that mentality. When I'm feeling emotional I turn to music. And that brings us here: Sophisticated Deep #9. In this day and age of DJs being branded with a "sound" I sometimes hesitate to produce mixes such as this one. But I keep reminding myself that I am an artist first -- and businessman second. I have always allowed my heart to win out in these struggles. For the masses out there who don't know me it must be terribly confusing when they hear such different sounds from me...but I guess that's something I just needn't worry about. Enough about me and my heady ways. Let's talk about the music. WOW. This is music that leaves me at a loss of words. And speaking of words -- there really aren't any on this set simply because they're not needed. I mean, I do open the set with words...but that opening piece is actually a PRAYER, a BLESSING. In these trying times that we live...I feel that we can talk all the prayers we can get. So I open the set with the prayer to our higher power and move on to allow the textures, vibes and chords on the rest of the set do the "talking". This is music that is mighty powerful. It transcends time. I spans cultures. It hypnotizes, entrances and overpowers you. At least that's what it does to me. I hope you love my nod to the Playa and my gift to the Universe. From my heart...to your ears. LOVE.
01. Dar Pan/Blessing
02. Modd/Swallow's Nest/Extended
03. Yoni Yarchi/In Another Dimension/Original
04. Hosini/Kyla/Original
05. John Acquaviva/Riah Alsahra/Cool Breeze Dub
06. Teho/Mandala/Um. Remix
07. Adisyn/Isten/Desert Mix
08. Noah Shah/Siente El Sol/Extended
09. Bross/Night Tales/Original
10. Victhor/Azteca/Original Mix
11. Roy Rosenfeld/The Biggest Heart/Original
12. Double Touch/Sunriser/Original
FOR WORLDWIDE DJ BOOKING INFORMATION: DJ Brian Norwood
Facebook: Brian Norwood
Email: JohnBrianNorwood@me.com