A Wizard, a Scientist and a True Disko-Citizen. 
Master DJ, ReMixer, Editor and Music Producer at it for 39 years.   
Based in San Francisco's Bay Area since 2010, I travel extensively to spin all over the world while also staying busy in the studio.
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What is The Heartbeat of the Dance Floor ®?
To recount and record the stories and music that inspired today’s dance-music culture, from the late ‘70’s right through to our modern festival culture. Whether told from the perspective of the DJ, the lighting/special effects person, the club owner/management or the record promoters of the day, these are the elements that make up “The Heartbeat of the Dance Floor”.

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De-Funkt Recordings Is Straight Up House Label Along With Sub Label De-Funkt Traxx Which Is For The More For Underground Sounds From Deep House Tech House & Techno !! Its Home To Artists X-AMP, BUKA!, Stayin Low, Chinooq, Richie Blacker, Junk De Punk, Malcolm, HoodRat, Navona, Projekt B, Sirkus Sirkuz, AlphaDisco, Quentin Kane, Simon Sheldon, Conor Magavock, Mark Jackson & Jay Kay

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.  Over the last 25 years the notable gigs he has played are too many to count, but include events in every major American city and as far away as Maui, Hawaii  and Amsterdam, Netherlands.  

In 2011 he began podcasting for the ability to reach even more listeners.  His Mixed Emotions by Brian Norwood podcasts have been streamed hundreds of thousands of times and continue to be a major asset to his musical career.  The sets that have been the most recognized of his work are Sophisticated Morning, Sophisticated Deep, and Sophisticated Chill.  These sets are just as their name implies: percolating, hazy, gently rising to an alert state. However, to those unfamiliar with his breadth of music, it would be unfair to characterize him as a “chill” only DJ.  It is unlikely that you would have heard music and music mixed like this anywhere else. Brian has a style of playing unique, obscure and ethereal songs that is unmistakably his.  This is a true artist that isn't stuck in a genre, who can play for long sets and play to the most demanding crowds. 

It’s difficult to express with words something as nuanced as music by a sublime DJ. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it. He knows how important a crowd is to a DJ and how important a DJ is to a crowd and he chooses cautiously and carefully the live gigs that he plays.  His podcasts can be found on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, PodOmatic and HearThis.  Whether you hear him at a live performance or on his podcast you’re in for a rare and unique musical trip.

San Francisco-based DJ and producer.

My biggest love is happy, t-dance vocals, but I also play all sorts of house - funky, organic, progressive and deep.  I live in San Francisco, and I love my city immensely - the land, the buildings, the people, the music, and the art!  I also dye silk dance flags, and have been known to flag dance now and again.  

If you'd prefer a WAV of any of my remixes, just send me a message!


Photo credit: Davide Ragusa on Unsplash

Management:
hello@brightlightx2.com

Booking:
US - Joy@mobagency.com
Rest of World - phyllis@heliocentricentertainment.com
DJ Booking - hello@brightlightx2.com

Bright Light Bright Light is the stage name of Rod Thomas, born in the Welsh coal mining valleys, now living in NYC. He was the first unsigned artist to perform on Graham Norton's BBC One TV show with Elton John as his guest vocalist, has toured the world with Elton, Erasure, John Grant and Ellie Goulding and has released three critically acclaimed albums.

He's also an avid Catherine O'Hara enthusiast, Pop Culture geek, and runs the Time Out Recommended 'Romy & Michele's Saturday Afternoon Tea Dance' parties at Alan Cumming's Bar 'Club Cumming' in New York City.

TCM, BBC4 and Big Bird taught me everything I know.
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