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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episode 41: Sophisticated Chill 12
I'm always unsure of how my Chill sets will be received because it's pretty rare to hear this genre of music mixed into a DJ set. I wouldn't say the music is rare, per se. I'd just say that it being mixed as a DJ set is. But I was always attracted to the melodic and emotional side of music and I have always insisted on having my heart lead the way on my musical endeavors -- so here we are. From the very beginning I tried to stay true to myself and not allow a desire to please the masses cause me or my sound to change. If you've been listening to me for years then you know that my sound is two things at once: nothing like was in the early years and exactly the same as it ever was. Seems crazy, but it's true. I wear this as badge of honor. If you're a new follower of mine...I ask you to keep an open mind. You've probably not heard any of this music presented in a DJ mixed format. For me...it's both super easy and astonishingly hard to do sets like this. Because this music pushes my buttons in all the right ways...it's super easy to conceive because my heart is the driver. But technically it's almost impossible to mix music like this together. So I have to be crazy clever and creative in how I do my blends. Please do forgive me if a mix or two is less than perfect. Essentially none of these songs were formatted to be mixed in the way I that I do it. About this music: This is the very same music that I present on my Sophisticated Morning sets, just chugging along at a considerably slower pace (102 to 107 bpm). I've intentionally designed this series to be versatile enough to be anything from "typical everyday background music" to "dancing your way into the late night/early morning hours" music. OK enough of my ramblings. On to the music. As always...I've mixed this set with every ounce of love that I've got to give. From my heart...to your ears. #/Artist/Title/Remix01. Matoma, A R I Z O N A/Heart So Big02. Patrick Baker/Don't Think Twice, It's Alright03. LVNDSCAPE/Dive/Extended Mix04. Becky Hill/You Got The Love/Live In London05. Jules Buckley/Sweet Harmony/Original Mix06. Olivia Sebastianelli/Wishing Well/Extended Mix07. Kygo/Permanent/Original Mix08. Christina Novelli/Beautiful/Extended Mix09. DJ Licious/Ripples/Extended Mix10. Able Faces/Without You/Extended Mix11. Dutchkid/Light On/Original Mix12. Forester/Radio Snow/Original Mix13. ODESZA/Light Of Day/Original Mix14. Zara Larsson/With Every Heartbeat/Orchestral Version15. Du0/Lost For A Little While/Original Version16. We The Lion/You/Original VersionFOR WORLDWIDE DJ BOOKING INFORMATION:Phone: 615-418-8900Email: IamBrianNorwood@gmail.comFacebook: Brian NorwoodInstagram: DJ Brian Norwood