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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 17 hours 14 minutes
episode 35: New Year's Eve (Detroit) #2
Here is New Year's Eve in Detroit -- Part 2. I should note that the four parts that I'm going to ...
episode 34: New Year's Eve (Detroit) #1
Conceptualizing the music for Alan Brown's New Year's Eve party in Detroit was an incredible ende...
episode 33: Sophisticated Morning 84
One of the awesome things about having been around and immersed in music for as long as I've been...
episode 32: Sophisticated Chill 11
I was lucky enough to have come of age during the glory years of the 90s when clubbing was in it'...
episode 31: Sophisticated Morning 83
On all of my DJ sets I always have one or two songs that are my absolute favorites from the bunch...
episode 30: Fire Island House Music 8
I have always been a huge fan of many different genres of music and that's been a real blessing t...
episode 29: Fire Island House Music 7
If you've ever been to either the Pines or Cherry Grove on Fire Island...then you've been blessed...
episode 28: Sophisticated Morning 82
You hear me talk a lot about what I call "heart-tuggers"; songs that pull at your heartstrings. ...
episode 27: Sophisticated Deep 16
With this new Deep episode I am beside myself with excitement by the messages that the Sprit has ...
episode 26: Sophisticated Morning 81
I've always believed that the job is a true artist DJ is like walking a tightrope in that it's im...