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 18 hours 56 minutes
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...
episode 25: Sophisticated Chill 10
When I first started DJing in my early 20s I had no idea of the magical ride I was about to embar...
episode 24: Sophisticated Morning 80
I've been thinking about life lately; where I've been, where I am and where I'm going. I've been ...
episode 23: Sophisticated Deep 15
One of the best things that 2020 brought me...was my discovery of "the" sound for my Deep series....
episode 22: Sophisticated Morning 79
This new edition in my Sophisticated Morning series is extremely special to me (and I hope it wil...
episode 21: Sophisticated Morning 78
What a gorgeous collection of songs this newest Sophisticated Morning is. I start the set out wi...
episode 20: Sophisticated Morning 77
Life and it's goings on will make it so that there will sometimes be slightly longer stretches be...
Sophisticated Deep 14
It's a fine line that I walk as it pertains to keeping the sound of the various mix series podcas...
Sophisticated Morning 76
If you are reading this then most likely you were no stranger to dance floors and the beautiful m...