A song with a spectrum of sexuality that feeds the mind body and soul

So evocative of Maui, where I vacationed twice during my sojourn in San Francisco. There are always wonderful songs that are unique to you in your sets, and I always look forward to the exposure to new and beautiful music. TY, Brian!

A magical set.  An updated 90s Journey for me.  The Chicane remix is amazing.  Bravo. 

On all of my DJ sets I always have one or two songs that are my absolute favorites from the bunch;  the songs that I listen to on repeat, over and over and over again.  Well...almost unbelievably...there are about 6 or 7 of those songs on this new Morning set.  These are songs that would have a legitimate shot at my "record of the year" title.  Sometimes...luck, fate and circumstances deliver me the opportunity to deliver one of the very, very, VERY special sets of music that stands out amongst all of them...and that is what has happened with this set.  Regarding the actual music...you might could say this is a tale of two mixes.  The first half is full of emotional deep house ballads and anthems that yank at one's heartstrings and send emotions soaring.  The second half bounds into powerful progressive house anthems, some with vocals, some so powerful that no vocals are needed.  All pieced together...I believe that it's one of my best compositions in a long long time.  I dearly hope you'll agree.  As I always say...from my HEART...to your ears.  Enjoy!

#/Arist/Title/Remix

01.   DJ Licious/Hope/Acoustic
02.  Birdy/Find Me/Jonasu Remix
03.  Tailor/In The Dark/Jerro Original Mix
04.  Sam Martin/Higher/York Extended Mix
05.  Ryland James/Save Me/Lipless Extended Mix
06.  Kolidescopes/Torn/Original Mix
07.  JLV/Sunset/Holseek Extended Mix
08.  Falden/Don't Wanna Know/Le Youth Remix
09.  Above & Beyond/Every Little Beat/Khen Extended
10.  Tom Grennan/By Your Side/Dom Dolla Remix
11.   Liz Cass/Won't Leave Your Side/Nora En Pure Extended
12.  Nora En Pure/Aquatic/Extended Mix
13.  Zoë Johnston/Love Is Not Enough/Newman I Love Extended
14.  ArtLec/About Moments/Extended Mix
15.  Sam Supplier/Sail Away/Extended Mix

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Sophisticated Morning 83

A follow up to my 2016 track, “Light.”

A Little More Light

Recorded LIVE on Twitch a week back on Sunday night, here is an extended volume of Uninhibited House, to celebrate hitting volume 10.

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Recording

Uninhibited House - Volume 10

I was lucky enough to have come of age during the glory years of the 90s when clubbing was in it's youthful years and it wasn't pounding beats far into the next morning/day.  During those years the transition from late night to the early morning hours at clubs and parties were notable for the slowing of the BPM tempo as the music settled into a melodic and emotionally-rich groove.  One could hear and dance to the most spine-chilling music imaginable  as the DJ (me) slowly allowed the crowds to come down from the ecstatic euphoria from the peak of the night.  Those morning time hours were and still are my favorite aspect of the journey.  Fast forward to now:  these Sophisticated Chill sets are largely a result of my having come of age during that time and are my nod to it all.  One important note is that all the music on these sets is fresh and new.  Although the style of music is a nod to the past...the actual music is a nod to the here and now.  Times have changed and I have too.  But what hasn't changed is my commitment to providing you, my listeners, touching and emotionally uplifting music whether you be on a dance floor at 6AM or you're cleaning your house, going for a run, Flagging in your living room or driving home from a long day at work.  This is music that transcends atmospheres.  I hope that you receive it with as much joy as I give it after having conceived and composed it.  This is my gift and my labor of love for you.  From my heart...to your ears.  

#/Artist/Title/Remix

01.  Paul Oakenfold/The World Can Wait/John Askew Downtempo Mix
02.  Black Eye Peas/Where Is The Love/Clement BCX Rework)
03.  Gareth Emery/Way To You/Original Mix
04.  Alan Walker, Ruben/Heading Home/Original Mix
05.  Chicane/Saltwater/Chicane's Slow Tide Extended Remix
06.  Shallou/All Your Days/Original Mix
07.  GoldFish/Hold Your Kite/Original Mix
08.  FDVM, Madism/Forget The World/Original Mix
09.  Kesha/Stronger/Sam Feldt Extended Remix
10.  LVNDSCAPE/What I'd Give/Extended Mix
11.  Dakota/All I Think Of Is You/Alex Gaudino & Kellerman Mix
12.  Wrabel/Moon Rider/Jai Wolf Original Mix
13.  Lost Kings/Don't Call/Original Mix
14.  Aexcit/What We Do/Extended Re-Edit
15.  GoldFish/Everlasting Love/Extended Mix
16.  Elton John, Dua Lipa/Cold Heart/PNAU Remix
17.  American Authors, SeeB/Best I Can/Petey Remix
18.  Rogelio Douglas Jr./Better Man/Klingande Extended Mix

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Sophisticated Chill 11

Conceptualizing the music for Alan Brown's New Year's Eve party in Detroit was an incredible endeavor in joy for me as I got to get really creative with the musical journey. I should note that this is not a live recording.  Unfortunately this party was cancelled at the last minute due to the omicon varient but we thought that the music should still be heard -- live or not.  That being said...if you've been listening to me long enough then you know that I treat my live performances as journeys that create a clearly defined music arc. All-night affairs like this give me the elbow room to weave through different genres from the beginning and through the rise, peak and post-peak phases of such a party. Detroit having it's place in history as Motown...I would have been remiss to not throw in both subtle and unsubtle references to Motown. So for this beginning set I conceptualized a vaguely familiar (yet fresh) sound that included hits by the BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Dua Lipa and more. Remixers include Purple Disco Machine, Tensnake, Barry Harris and more to create a sound of disco-centric house, nu-disco and full on uplifting house music. This sound is just familiar enough to allow the crowd to feel nostalgic for yesteryear while being fresh and current enough to be firmly planted in the sound of *today*. Now...on to the music. I hope you love this groovy and uplifting set. From my heart....to your ears -- ENJOY!

#/Artist/Title/Remix

01.  Ian Ossia/Moves At Midnight/Original Mix
02.  Yebba/Don't Leave Me Lonely/PDM Extended Mix
03.  Michael Jackson/Don't Stop.../Gigamesh Remix
04.  The Jacksons/Lovely One/Pete's Freakin Rework
05.  Stevie Wonder/Superstition/Funk The Sound Original
06.  John Course/Love Is/VIP Edit
07.  Dua Lipa/Hallucinate/Tensnake Extended Mix
08.  Purple Disco Machine/Playbox/Extended Mix
09.  DJ Rae/Someday/Harris & Hurt Remix
10.   Kevin McKay/Come Together/Extended Mix
11.  The Jacksons/Can You Feel It/Barry Harris 2021 Remix
12.  Piero Pirupa/Everybody's Free/Deeper Purpose Extended

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New Beginning (Detroit) #1

Here is New Year's Eve in Detroit -- Part 2.  I should note that the four parts that I'm going to upload don't flow together seamlessly.  They all have quite distinctive feels that are quite different from the others.  Since these are samplers of what the night would have sounded like live I wanted to neatly orchestrate these podcasts so that they would showcase various points in the night.  In this sampler I showcase melodic tech and progressive house with wicked percussion riding along rolling baselines, shiny horns and infectious grooves.  The mix eventually gives way to vaguely familiar rhythms and melodies -- all while still keeping the sound firmly rooted in *today*.  I would say that this is a set that has an amazing energetic foundation while still keeping an uplifting overall feel.  As always...every sound, rhythm and vibe originated in my heart!  From MY heart -- to YOUR ears!

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Marco Lys/Who Dares To Believe In Me/Extended
02.  Jaded/Welcome To The People/Extended Mix
03.  Chesser/Take Me/Extended Mix
04.  Disco Incorporated/Makusa/Groover Vocal Mix
05.  Lookee/That Feeling/Extended Mix
06.  Kevin McKay/Sing It Back (I Feel Love)/Extended
07.  Sam Supplier/Sail Away/Extended Mix
08.  Paul Reid/Café Del Mar/Paul's White Island Rework
09.  Shift K3Y/Back To Summer/Joshwa Extended Mix
10.  Xander/Things You Do (Wonderful)/Extended Mix
11.  Tensnake/Automatic/Tensnake Remix
12.  Nick Curly/Chip Butty/Alex Kennon Remix

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New Year's Eve (Detroit)#2

New Year's Eve (Detroit) #3

Let me tell you an awesome story.  I played Epic Maui Journey on the beach every year for 7 years (until 2021 of course) and we were hoping for its return in 2022.  Unfortunately because of restrictions on Maui that were lifted too late to give most people time to plan we weren't able to pull together an official party again.  But 2020 and 2021 being what they had been (especially to me personally) I decided to go ahead and go to Maui this year -- official party or not.  I assumed it would be a very small gathering of maybe 10 of us.  It mattered not.  I wanted to be on Maui with Billy and the few friends I knew were going.  Imagine my surprise when I got there and realized that several dozen of our closest friends had made the journey to experience the magic.  We were smart enough to have a large enough of a sound system that we were able to permeate the beach with outstanding sound -- something we knew was a must even if there had been only 5 of us on the beach.  Amazingly enough...even though there was no party per se...well, one happened anyway.  There must have been between 50-75 of us on the beach that day and the same magic happened as it always does.  The music was loud, the love was abundant and the magic was real.  One very special thing that got to happen this year was that I was not held captive behind the DJ booth performing live.  There was no live set from me; only pre-recorded music that then allowed me to play and frolic with my friends and allowed me to see this party through their eyes and experience it just as they always have.  Wow.  Let me tell you what a rare and magical experience it is.  I always knew it was.  But to experience it from "the other side" of the DJ booth was very special for me (and something I'm actually considering for next year).  More on that later.  Originally Billy and I had decided that this year would not be called EMJ8 because it wasn't *official*.  But upon it happening the way it did we have decided that we would in fact called this year #8 and next year #9.  But because of the outpouring of love and support from so many people the party really did happen - if only a little different this year. So....prepare for number NINE next year.  😉

Now...about this music:  Sunsets are serious business.  They are big, powerful and mysterious.  Knowing that I decided to pre-record one set for the hour of the day that is most special to me (and surely everyone else there) and call it The Golden Hour.  These are the hours where late afternoon is awash in a golden hue that is almost indescribable.  So it was important to me to put together a big, powerful and mysterious soundtrack to match the big, powerful and mysterious show that the Sun was giving us.  And now that recording is my gift to you.  It's important to keep the scenery in mind as you listen to this set.  I specifically chose these songs for how they would affect us in that very moment.  These are songs that were chosen to pull at our heartstrings as the giant golden globe was casting it's mysterious glow upon us as it slipped below the horizon of the Pacific.  And as it slipped below the horizon we all burst into thunderous applause -- and all was right with the world -- if just for that very moment.  PodOmatic and Soundcloud links in the comment.  From my heart -- to your ears.  

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Solarstone/Seven Cities/Highlandr Extneded
02.  Sigma/Hope/KC Lights Extended
03.  Echoes/Human/John Summit Extended Mix
04.  Paul Reid/Cafe Del Mar/White Island Re-Work
05.  York/On The Beach/Kryder & JenJammin Sax Mix
06.  Robert Miles/Children/Tinlicker Extended Mix
07.  Thrillseekers/Amber/Hydra's Altered State Mix
08.  Roy Rosenfeld/The Biggest Heart/Original Mix
09.  Keymos/Sky Cities/Extended Mix
10.  Craig Armstrong/Marelle/Paul Oakenfold Remix
11.  Sons of Maria/Right Here/Extended Mix
12.  Solid Sessions/Janeiro/Jody Wisternoff Extended

Epic Maui Journey 2022 (Golden Hour)

Hello my fellow music-lover.  Good to be back with you again after a too-long absence.  Life has had too much on my plate and I've not had lots of extra time to create a set...until now.  Just in time, right?  Spring is in the air.  The sun is out.  The air is warm.  The birds are chirping.  And here's new music to match the season. 

I'm always excited about releasing a new music project.  But I'm particularly excited about this set.  Maybe it's because it's been a few months since I've created a set.  I do have a good story to accompany the mix.  I was actually going to release this a week ago -- but I was having reservations about a couple of the songs on the mix.  First, I wasn't really *feeling* the opening song and I'm a huge believer that the opening song is possibly the most important song of the mix (if there is one?) as it sets the stage for what's to come.  Just as I know from the first note if I like a song or not...I believe that YOU should know from the first note of my set whether you are going to like the journey (or not).  There was also another song or two later in the mix that didn't quite gel with the rest of them. So....I held off and didn't push the mix out.  Fast forward to yesterday morning and I was on a call with my friend Michael Rackley and...as we always do...we started talking about music.  We're DJs.  What else are we supposed to talk about? 😉  He asked me if I had heard the new Galantis acoustic mix of Becky Hill's "Run".  I hadn't!  He the asked if I had heard Gryffin's new collaboration with OneRepublic "You Were Loved".  I hadn't heard that either.  Well, there you go.  There's your first two songs on the set.  Thank you Michael for solving the problem of what to open my set with.  It's a big and powerful heart-tugging acoustic anthem and I hope that you love it as much as I (WE) do.  

From there I weave my way through my signature deep house soothers that segue into uplifting vocal anthems that again segue into driving spine-chilling instrumental masterpieces.  They segues are subtle;  you will hardly notice as I push the energy and intensity higher.  If you're a Flagger...your Flags are going to end up in whipped excitement.  If you're a Dancer....your hands will reach for the sky.  Eyes closed.  Hands high.  

As always this music project is an act of LOVE.  Every note, tone and word you hear is rooted in Love.  From my heart...to your ears...ENJOY.
 
#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Becky Hill/Run/Galantis Acoustic
02.  OneRepublic/You Were Loved/Gryffin Original
03.  Craig Strickland/Starlit Afternoon
04.  Nathan Nicholson/Saint Louis/Original Mix
05.  Christian Burns/Tigers/LIVA Extended Mix
06.  Moby/Almost Home/Sebastien Remix
07.  Linney/Lullaby/Le Youth Extended Mix
08.  Linney/Stay With Me/AVIRA Extended Mix
09.  Sam Gray/Wild Feelings/Extended Mix
10.  Brandon Mignacca/Searchlight/Elypsis Extended
11.  ARTY/So Good To Me/Extended Mix
12.  RBBTS/Lighthouse/Le Youth Extended Mix
13.  Magnus/Heaven/Extended Mix
14.  Nora En Pure/Tribe Of Kindness/Extended Mix
15.  Chicane/Sunstroke/Disco Citizens Evolution Mix

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Sophisticated Morning 86

Summer 22 Smitty Mix

DISCO GOLD

FUTURE RETRO | AT MIDNIGHT

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.

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