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 88: Sophisticated Morning 88
Pulling this podcast together was both incredibly easy -- and hard, all at once. Easy...because of how much breathtaking music I had to choose from. And hard...because of, well, how much breathtaking music I had to choose from! You see the predicament. ;-)
If you're a follower of mine on one of the various streaming sites then you you've probably seen that it's been a good spell since I've been able to mix for you. Life has just had so much else on my plate. The good thing though is that through the "quiet spell" I never stop sourcing the music. I go through life with my eyes, ears and heart wide open. The gathering of music never ends. The benefit is that when I do finally find the time to mix...I am overwhelmed with gorgeous music (and emotions!). And now it brings me unspeakable joy to share it with you.
This is a very special collection of music. The skeleton list that I compiled to choose the final tracks from was over 70 songs long. Because I limit all of my mix sets below 80 minutes it means you'll hear 14 of the best of the best of what I've found. I guess that's the "bad" news. The good news is that I've got no shortage of tracks for upcoming mixes. ;-)
This edition features records by worldwide superstars Above & Beyond, Kygo, Sultan + Shepard, Shallou, Forester, Tinlicker, Eli & Fur, KC Lights, Claptone and more. I'd say it really IS a collection of the best of the best in chill and deep house. As always this podcast was mixed with every ounce of love that I've got to give.
From my heart...to your ears...
#/Artist/Title/Remix
01. Ella Henderson/Heartstrings/Acoustic
02. Plested/The Way We Were/Kygo Original
03. Forester/Breathless/Jerro Original Mix
04. Du0/Overflow/Original Mix
05. Stuart Crichton/All For Love/Kygo Original
06. Hero Baldwin/Rebirth/Tinlicker Extended Mix
07. Sultan + Shepard, Shallou/Raye/Extended Mix
08. Julian Gray/Between The Lines/Extended Mix
09. Lau.ra/Beautiful/Claptone Extended Mix
10. Hi Frisco/Guiding Light/Nils Hoffmann Extended
11. Above & Beyond/Gratitude/Sebastien Leger Remix
12. KC Lights/Sky/Extended Mix
13. Sons Of Maria/We Are Strangers/Extended Mix
14. Eli & Fur/Temptation/Original Mix
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