Brian you were outstanding and everyone loved the music.  Waiting for the other parts.

Flagging in LA! April 2025

ONE DAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE

Distorted Light Beam (CamelPhat Remix) — Bastille
Off Ma Mind — Mat.Joe
Sometimes — Martin Ikin
B Free — Kevin Andrews, Ivan Kay
Deep End (SIDEPIECE Remix) — John Summit
Make It Up To You — Hatiras
Give It To Me — Matt Sassari
Let It Go feat.Marc E. Bassy (Vintage Culture Remix) — Martinez Brothers, Louie Vega
Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) (Diplo Remix) — The Blessed Madonna, fred again…
SATISFACTION — DONT BLINK
Higher (Illyus & Barrientos Extended Remix) — Anime Edge & DANCE
Drinkee (Vintage Culture & John Summit Remix) — Sofi Tukker
The Music — Kideko, Saffron Stone
Reckless — Kurd Maverick, Eddie Thoneck
Romeo (Wh0 Festival Remix) — Basement Jaxx
Save Me — Alex Preston, Siege
Heart Beat — Tuff London
Keep The Love (feat. Sarah Webb) (Tom Staar Remix) — Money Chocolate, Sarah Webb
Dance To The Groove (Robbie Rivera, Disoplex Remix) — Robbie Rivera, Loris Buono, Diego Antoine
The Age Of Love (Charlotte De Witt & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix) - Age of Love

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RLF : 44 : Be Free (download)

For this July 2024 mix, I've got a selection of house and nudisco tracks!

Most of my mixes form around an idea, but the idea with this mix is just a certain sound - a clear, clean mix, with a great separation between each instrument and the vocals (perhaps best exemplified by Optical Disco's superb remake of the classic, "The Rhythm of the Night").

I've got many tracks in this style - about half are new, and about half are recent remakes, with a modern feel that really breathes new life into them.   I'm particularly fond of the first track, a remake of "I Ain't Got Time", and track six, "Looks Like I'm In Love Again".

If it's easy, give a listen with real headphones!

xoxoxo

hugmonster

1  Next Phase, Helen Bruner & Terry Jones - I Ain't Got Time (Richard Earnshaw Extended Remix)
2  Block & Crown, Mike Ferullo - Superstition Feat. Soulboyz (Original Mix)
3  Aretha Franklin - Rolling In the Deep (The Aretha Version) (Rosario & Cappo House Mix)
4  Jolyon Petch, Elektrik Disko, Livingstone - Fast Car 2024 feat. Livingstone (Elektrik Disko Extended Remix)
5  Kathy Brown, Sheree Hicks - Free to Be Me (Jet Boot Jack Vocal Remix)
6  Karina Chavez, Deep Fidelity - Looks Like I'm In Love Again (Elektrik Disko Club Mix)
7  Kathy Brown, Sonic Soul Orchestra - Ooh What a Life (S.K.O.D Edit)
8  Amanda Wilson, Waterstone - It's Over Now (Extended Vocal Mix)
9  Sharon West - Fake (Jean Luc & Nick Jay Extended Mix)
10 Birdee - Undergound (Original Mix)
11 Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Optical Disco Rework)
12 Birdee - Elevate Higher (Extended Mix)
13 Nari, Steve Tosi, Nabuk - Waiting Tonight (Original Mix)
14 Siedah Garrett - Do You Want It Right Now (Jolyon Petch's Elektrik Disko Remix)
15 Block & Crown - Bakerstreet (Original Mix)

Ooh What a Life - NuDisco & House

Welcome to my favorite hour of my favorite day of the entire year.  It's hard to put into words how special this day is and what it means to me and so many others but I'll try...

Picture it --> 200 of the most beautiful humans to walk this earth on a private beach.   Love, unspeakable joy and a rare Spirit have ruled the day.  And now...the golden hour is upon us.  The sun is slowly lowering towards the horizon of the Pacific ocean and every one and everything is awash in the most breathtaking golden yellow light.  There's a magic in the air that just can't be described.  

I consider every hour important when I'm spinning but I will say that I consider this hour THE hour where, with the right music selections, I can take people's hearts and emotions and send them places that every human should dream to go.  

This set starts with galloping, emotional anthems and slowly ebbs towards a nostalgic soft landing where I pull out Sarah McLaughlin "Silence", Stereolove Feat. Brian Kennedy "Life, Love & Happiness", Christian Burns "Wonderful Life", Lighthouse Family "High" and Beth Orton "Central Reservation".  Everyone was in emotional overload with the gorgeous trance anthems I was playing as we were emerging out of the day's peak...and then as I went into the nostalgia set I just kind of sent everyone over the edge.  

We are a blessed tribe with a long history together.  To get to create and take part in the unspeakable joy that unfolded was a blessing I'll always cherish.  

As always, this set was brought to you with every ounce of love that I've got to give.  I hope it touches your heart as much as it did mine and so many others as Epic Maui Journey came to an emotionally powerful conclusion.  

*I edited this set to remove the very ending of the day, as I was playing more downbeat songs that were perfect for the moment but wouldn't have exactly made sense in podcast form.  I feel that the songs I played at the very end of the day were special and to be enjoyed only in that very moment.  

#/Artist/Title/Remix

01. Ciaran McAuley/Love Loud/Original Mix
02. Gareth Emery/Long Way Home/Ciaran McAuley Remix
03. Ciaran McAuley/Think Twice/Extended Mix
04. Gareth Emery/Without U/Extended Mix
05. Leo Stannard/Stargazing/Extended Mix
06. Eric Lumiere/Human Beings/Farius Extended Mix
07. Liu Bei/Running/Farius Extended Mix
08. Richard Walters/Protected/Nora En Pure Extended
09. Sarah McLachlan/Silence/Kryder Extended Mix
10. Brian Kennedy/Life, Love, Happiness/Stereolove Epic Anthem
11. Dido/Together/R Plus Extended Mix
12. Christian Burns/Wonderful Life/Kryder Guilty Pleasure Remix
13. Lighthouse Family/High/Flrancois K's Vocal Remix
14. Beth Orton/Central Reservation/Spiritual Life Ibadan Remix

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2025 Epic Maui Journey #4

Part 3 of 3 of my set at Flagging In The Desert, benefitting the Palm Springs AIDS Memorial!
(Palm Springs, California - March 1st, 2025)

If you haven't been, it is an amazing event - the mountains, the sun, and of course the flaggers, which were so appreciative and supportive!!

What's *especially* cool in Part 3? I love Tony Moran's mix of "Love Train" - not easy to find, but Tony was kind enough to share it with me directly.  Thanks Tony!! :-D

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https://psaidsmemorial.org/

25 Life Love and Happiness - Brian Kennedy (Fire Island Extended)
26 Peyton - Higher Place 2008 (Bassmonkey's Club Mix)
27 O' Jays - Love Train (Tony Moran Houston Main Pass Mix)
28 Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Eric Kupper Remix)
29 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (Moto Blanco Remix Full Vocal)
30 Ultra Nate, Russell Small, DNO - Happy Feeling (Happy Faith Mix)
31 Bimbo Jones - I've Got the Music In Me
32 7th Heaven ft. Katherine Ellis - Love Is Alive (Club Mix)
33 Kim Sozzi - Little Bird (Italia3 Extended)  (Hugmonster Edit)
34 Robbie Williams - Love My Life (Adam Turner & James Hurr Club Mix)
35 Taylor Swift - Teardrops On My Guitar (Cahill Remix)
36 Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun (Kevin McKay Re-Edit)
37 ONJ + ELO - Xanadu (Barry Harris 2017 Mix)


Flagging In The Desert, Part 3 - Live Set - March 1, 2025

All programming & production by John Michael Di Spirito & Darren Kawa

Pride (A Deeper Love) (John Michael & Darren Kawa Don't Want Another Pride Mix)

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1. Janice Robinson - Freedom (Epic Classic Mix)
2. Purple Disco Machine - Emotion (Extended Mix)
3. Jo Manji - Good Life 
4. Sweetpower - Happy Days
5. Sister Sledge - Thinking Of Your (Mobin Master Remix)
6. Praise Cats - Shined On Me (Charles J Remix)
7. Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Jo Manji Mix)
8. Duke Dumont, Zak Abel - The Power (Extended Mix)
9. David Penn, Jack Back - It Happens Sometimes 
10. Milk & Sugar, David Penn - Happy People
11. Sandy River, Crystal Waters, HiFi - Testify
12. Bob Sinclar, Dimitri From Paris - Love Is The Answer
13. Masters At Work - To Be In Love (Luca DeBonaire Classic Mix)
14. Peter Heller, David Penn - Big Love (Extended Remix)
15. Sam Smith - I Feel Love (Ultimix by DJ Strobe)
16. Shawn Cristopher - You Can Make It (Aliaia & Gallo Extended Remix)
17. Crazibiza, Dave Aude - Hustlin’ (Slideback Remix)
18. Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown - Keep On Jumpin'(Rafael M Remix)
19. Dario Nunez - Think

Freedom

We say this every year...but wow, what a day it was on the beach.  Every year we don't think the joy and euphoria can be topped from the previous year and then, just like magic, the joy and the euphoria is totally off the charts.  This year was epic in every way.  Now...about the music: if you've been a follower of mine for years then you'll know I am insanely critical of myself when it comes to my DJ performances.  I believe that the (beat) mixing component of the art is as important as the musical selections.  Luckily I was "on" this day.  I was having such a blast behind the decks and I hope that you'll hear it as much as I felt it. Full track listing is below for those of you that follow the music extremely closely (and I know there's a lot of you).  From my heart...to yours...ENJOY THE MUSIC!  

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Wilder Woods/Keep It Simple/Original
02.  Justin Jesso/As Far As Feelings Go/Yves V Extended
03.  Alex Mytton/Letters/Aevion Remix
04.  Kate Ryan/Wild Eyes/Extended Mix
05.  Funkerman/I Follow The Sun/Melsen Remix Extended
06.  Thomas Gold/Gold/Extended Mix
07.  Phrazer/Rest Of My Life/Extended Mix
08.  Syn Cole/Miami 82/Kygo Remix
09.  Paige/Always On My Mind/Golden Hour Extended Mix
10.  Zoe Phillips/Lovely Day/Extended Mix
11.  Lucas & Steve/Perfect/Extended Mix
12.  Josh Cumbee/Don't Give Up On Me/Extended Mix
13.  James Arthur/Nobody/Giiants Extended Remix
14.  Coldplay/Orphans/DiPap Extended Remix
15.  Klingande/Famous/Extended Mix
16.  Gamper & Dadoni/Julia/Original Mix
17.  Maximus/Safe Place/Diviners Remix
18.  GoldFish/Deep Of The Night/Ibiza Sunset Extended Mix
19.  Mokita/More Than Friends/Paige Golden Hour Extended
20.  Gamper & Dadoni/Just Smile/Extended Mix
21.  Stevie Appleton/Sinner/Extended Mix

Epic Maui Journey 7 (#1)

I'm still kind of glowing from Flagging In The Desert in Palm Springs on Saturday. Getting to do what I love so much while being surrounded by people that I love so incredibly gives me a feeling that's pretty much impossible to describe. Thank you to all of you that were there surrounding me giving me so much happiness. Your energy feeds my soul. Now...about this music: it's a sound that I've loved forever but don't push forward in my sets very often. For FITD I decided to play house music only; concentrating on a sound that was sometimes deep and funky, sometimes piano-laden, sometimes disco-centric and sometimes driving and uplifting. But the common theme was house music. I had the time of my life and I hope that you'll hear it in this live recording (#1 of 4). The rest of the set will be up shortly. In the meantime...enjoy the beginning of the day. From my heart...to yours.

#/Artist/Title/Remix  

01. Dua Lipa/Don't Stop Now/Purple Disco Machine 
02. Pete Le Freq/Anthemic 
03. Birdee/Movin' On/Mark Lower Remix 
04. Purple Disco Machine/In My Arms/Extended 
05. Mirko & Meex/Moonlight 
06. Amanda Wilson/Make You Understand 
07. Costella/We're Gonna Rock/Extended 
08. Jekkie/Doing It 
09. Andrey Exx/Long Train Running 
10. Disco Incorporated/Blondes Have More Funk 
11. Grey Fox/Step Into This Moment 
12. Block & Crown/Give Me The Night 
13. Nikki Belle/Take A Little Time/Mark Lower Club Mix

Flagging In The Desert #1

I like a lot of music but I reserve LOVE for very few pieces of music. I usually "frame" my mixes around the particular pieces of music that I love the most. Sometimes it will be literally, one song, that the entire set is built for. So I'm really excited to present to you Sophisticated Morning 70. My favorites on this set are the first song by Harry Styles (formerly of One Direction fame) "Falling", the fifth song "Perfect Motion" by Rob Made which is a male vocal remake of the incredible song by Sunscreem, and lastly "Believe" by Zhiko, which is a remake of the massive Cher hit. The sound of this entire mix is built around those 3 songs. I hope that you love what you hear and that it all lifts you up during these hard and challenging times. As always I've mixed this set with an abundance of soul and love. And it's my gift to you. From my heart...to yours. ENJOY!

#/Artist/Title/Remix  

01. Harry Styles/Falling/M+ike Remix 
02. Strahan/Not Alone/Original Mix 
03. Alle Farben/The Night We Met/Zwette Extended 
04. Damaged Goods/Holy Spirit/Main Mix 
05. Rob Made/Perfect Motion/Extended Mix 
06. Aloe Blacc/Don't Worry/Otsem Extended Mix 
07. Nicole Cross/Losing My Religion/Extended Mix 
08. Bruno Martini/Save Me/Extended Mix 
09. Zhiko/Believe/Original  
10. Fonzerelli/In My Dream/Extended Mix 
11. Jack Trades/Body Language/Extended Mix 
12. James Arthur/Quite Miss Home/Steve Void Remix 
13. Kayrae/Sideways/Extended Mix 
14. &Around/Dreaming All Night/Original Mix

Sophisticated Morning 70

This is the continuation of the Flagging In The Desert Party that I spun in Palm Springs on February 29, 2020. It was a day full of sunshine, bliss, laughter and love. How lucky were all were to have squeaked this amazing day in right before everything came to a full stop. This segment of the day was full of feel-good vibes and uplifting anthems. Lots of energy. As always, I hope you enjoy what I did and where I went. From my heart...to your ears....!  

#/Artist/Title/Remix  

01. Kort/Joy/Kort's Vocal Mix 
02. Marco Lys/Who Dares To Believe In Me/Extended 
03. Duty Sound/You've Got The Luv/Angelo Ferreri Remix 
04. JL & Afterman/Get Back/Original Mix 
05. Byron Stingily/Happy People/Jansons Extended 
06. Kevin McKay/Come Together/Extended Mix 
07. Kevin McKay/Freed From Desire/Extended Mix 
08. Lee Cabrera/Gimme Gimme Gimme/Disco Version 
09. Sylvester/You Make Me Feel/Michael Gray Remix 
10. Mighty Mouse/Love Is Going To Lift You Up/Sunrise Mix 
11. Xander/Things You Do/Original Mix 
12. Lost Frequencies/Sun Is Shining/Extended Mix

Flagging In The Desert #3

One of most important ingredients in the DJ/listener relationship is trust. I believe that the most successful DJs are the ones that figure out how to convince a crowd to trust them so that they may have the liberty of being a true artist -- versus being a human juke box that plays what is demanded of them. Playing what's demanded of me always seemed so boring -- and insulting truthfully. I would much rather stand my ground, play from my heart and while doing it build a following of listeners that trust me to lead them somewhere mysterious -- and beautiful. And because I know that people are trusting me it makes me take the responsibility that much more seriously. While I am an artist and I insist on creating a distinctive sound...it is also true that I myself am molded by outside influences. One influence that touched and affected me almost more than any other that I've ever encountered is the Burning Man community. 2016 was my first year and I was blessed with playing both at FunkyTown camp and also on BAAAHS on the deep Playa. If you're a Burner then you know exactly where I'm coming from here. Why am I telling you all this? Because it's all directly related to my new Sophisticated Deep 13 mix. Upon listening to this set you will hear faint touches of the Playa. It's not in-your-face obvious, but it's there. If you've been following me enough then you know that a chill and loving beat is what I'm all about. I've been a DJ for over 25 years now and I've ALWAYS been known for "morning music" -- that sound that captures your heart and your soul. This is not party music (very much by design). It's songs, without words, that don't need words. It is firmly rooted in the late night/early morning hours. I believe that if one concentrates closely enough that they will extract powerful messages -- no words needed. What are the messages in this music. I'll let you decide but for me...It's all about love and peace and spirituality. Thank you for trusting me enough to share it with you (and I hope I don't let you down). Now...enough of my babbling. On to the music! From the my heart, by way of the Playa, ENJOY.   

#/Artist/Title/Remix 
01. Marsh/Come Together/Accapella  
02. Chris Domingo, Mariner/Child/Original Mix 
03. Bross/Miraviglia/Original Mix 
04. Mariano Mellino/Marxaclox/Guhus Remix 
05. Guhus/Anamaya/DSF Remix 
06. HOKI/Memories of Love/DSF Remix 
07. Shai T/Illusions/Original Mix 
08. Maxxim/Iguana/Original Mix 
09. Fulltone/Woodland Oracle/Original Mix 
10. Audera/Mystic River/Original Mix 
11. Xinobi/Piano Lessons/Original Mix 
12. Roy Rosenfeld/Lift Of Love/Original Mix  

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Sophisticated Deep 13

Kitty  Glitter's Podcast

DJ KITTY GLITTER MIXSET 16 - 25.11.11

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.

Flagging In The Desert #1

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