This was so much fun. Time to get you a flight to CA -- this time for a double-header (FITP San Francisco and Palm Springs)!

I love when Dj Wendy Hunt would get into the anthems when she would come to town. (RIP) Quite few years ago I'd go up to the dj booth(old projector booth) and we'd dance in the big window. It was an old movie theater. You're awesome...

I've been thinking about life lately; where I've been, where I am and where I'm going. I've been thinking about the musical traditions and history that involve our gay culture and subculture. I consider myself so fortunate to have come of age when I did. The second Summer of Love from the summer of '88 had recently happened and ballooned into a full-on worldwide phenomenon resulting in music that was being produced at the time that was melodic, heartfelt and emotionally rich. Those were the "golden years" musically. I entered gay (sub)culture in the mid-90's and I was largely shaped by Susan Morabito, Michael Fierman, BUC, Jimmy Gomez, Sasha, John Digweed, the Brothers In Rhythm and too many more to count. These were (are) DJs that taught me to tell stories through music. Music ended up changing as the decade moved along, but I didn't (musically). So that's where I was. But where am I now? I'm proud to say very much the same place I always was. That being said...I pride myself on playing *only* new releases by current superstars or emerging artists. So I'm constantly looking backwards with a remembrance of the traditions and history that I came from but with my eye firmly on the who and what of now. Where will I will be in the future? I can't say exactly. But if history serves as a guide....I do know. Exactly.    

#/Artist/Title/Remix  
01. Zeeba/With Me/Acoustic 
02. James Arthur/Lasting Lover/Acoustic 
03. Clement Leroux/Baby Tell Me/Sunset Version 
04. Emmit Fenn/Until We Leave The Ground 
05. Harry Hudson/Can't Let Go/Original Mix 
06. Gryffin/I Want Love/Original Mix 
07. GoldFish/Forever Free/DeepFish Extended 
08. LeYouth/Underwater/Leossa Extended Mix 
09. Nora En Pure/Cognitive Fadings/Extended 
10. DJ Licious/Hope/Extended Mix 
11. EL Waves/Will We Remain/Spencer Brown Remix 
12. Du0/Cinematic Love/Original Mix 
13. Stanaj/You Remind Me/Original Mix 
14. Sam Martin/We Are/Extended Mix 
15. Wilhelm/Hurt Me/Extended Mix 
16. John Legend & Faouzia/Minefields/Ofenback Mix

Sophisticated Morning 80

If you've ever been to either the Pines or Cherry Grove on Fire Island...then you've been blessed to experience what I say is the closest thing to heaven on earth.  Fire Island is truly a place like no other.  

Starting with the moment you get onto the ferry in Sayville to carry you over and continuing on with every single moment you're there...there's something magically different about it.  That difference definitely includes the music.  And no matter the time -- 3AM or 3PM -- as you walk you'll ALWAYS hear music wafting through the air from the stunning houses that dot the boardwalks.  And we're not talking just any music.  It's OUR music.  There's a very particular sound that permeates the island.  What is that sound?  Well, I'd say it's classic house music with major influences from soul and disco. This is house music that has stunning melodies, rhythms and vibes.  It's sometimes sweeping and soaring, sometimes laden with gospel choirs and sometimes groovy and hip shaking.  But what it always is is classic and timeless. It's versatile enough that it's perfect for lazy days by the pool or for hands-in-the-air nights at the club.  

Every year as Summer shines upon us I mix this set with a nod to the island.  For those of you that have experienced this magic...then you know what I've just described is magically true and accurate.  And if you haven't experienced it...then I hope that you can close your eyes and visualize the beauty of the island as the mix plays along.  As always, I've mixed this set with every ounce of love that I've got to give.  From my heart...to your ears.  ENJOY!!!

#/Artist/Title/Remix

01.  Janice Robinson/There Must Be Love/Disco Juice Piano Intro Mix
02.  Dimitri From Paris/Music Saved My Life/Extended Discomix
03.  Janice Robinson/Freedom/Epic Classic Mix
04.  Tracy Hamlin/I Stopped Loving You/Richard Earnshaw Revision
05.  Beverley Knight/Everything's Gonna Be Alright/Extended Mix
06.  DJ Marlon/Open Your Love/Kevin McKay Extended Remix
07.  Barbara Tucker/Most Precious Love/Sebastian Creeps & Julian Back Remix
08.  Bakermat/The Spirit/Extended Mix
09.  LaShun Pace/Ain't Nobody/Extended Mix
10.  David Penn/Hallelujah/Odyssey Inc. Extended Remix
11.  Kevin Haden/Who Is He/Dr Packer Extended Remix
12.  Billy Porter/Love Yourself/Ralphi Rosario Anthem Mix

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Fire Island House Music 7

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

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

Of all the music that I mix and present it's the heartfelt deep house music that I love the most. It's been more than three months since I released a Sophisticated Morning set -- so I'm crazy excited to bring this new edition to you.  This set has music by the world's biggest superstars of the chill and deep house genres including Forester, Shallou, GoldFish, Matoma, Zak Abel, Robin Schulz, Alle Farben, KC Lights and even Bono & The Edge of U2 fame.  I start the mix with my signature emotionally warm and rich sound and slowly ramp the mix up into euphoric deep house anthems that will have you dancing, flagging, tapping, shimmying, wiggling and smiling ear to ear.  And with that...let's get on to the music.  Every song on this set was mixed with love and originated from my heart -- so settle in and prepare for a euphoric heart trip!  As I always say...from my HEART...to your EARS.  

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Shallou/Corners/Original Mix
02.  Max Vidima/Going Home/GoldFish Original
03.  Forester/To Feel Alive/Original Mix
04.  Madeline/Heart/Forester Original Mix
05.  Zak Abel/Be Kind/Keanu Silva Remix
06.  Carl Wallis/No No No/Extended Mix
07.  BullySongs/Take Me To The Sunshine/Matoma Original
08.  JP Cooper/Runaway/Sigala Extended Mix
09.  Rag 'n' Bone Man/Fall In Love Again/Mistajam Extended
10.  Bono & The Edge/We Are The People/Martin Garrix Original
11.  Youngr/Back 2 U/Extended Mix
12.  Dennis Lloyd/Young Right Now/Robin Schulz Extended
13.  Kiddo/Alright/Alle Farben Extended Mix
14.  Linney/Lullaby/Le Youth Extended Mix
15.  Tritonal/Losing My Mind/djimboh Extended Remix
16.  KC Lights/Girl/6AM Extended Mix
17.  Kye Stones/Hold On/KC Lights Original Mix

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Sophisticated Morning 85

Heart.  That's the word that comes to mind when I think about my newest musical journey.  I guess when I think about it I can say that I'm blessed to have always been very in touch with my heart and not afraid to share it with others.  And that's where you come in.  This is a collaboration -- and I'm happy it's between you and me.  

As far as this production goes...one would say it's a tale of two mixes.  The first part is a breezy chill-house affair anchored by gentle vocals that pull at the heartstrings. These are records that I've specifically picked for not only the sound they convey but also the words that they contain.  Listen closely.  There's messages to be had here.  From there I move the mix into sturdy and powerful deep-heart anthems.  The feeling may transition from pop oriented chill house to a deeper and more serious sound -- but the heart and emotion stays intact.  I've always been intrigued with finding records that are deep, anthemic and emotional all at once -- and I'm particularly excited for you to hear these new ones. 

As always...this set is a gift from my heart to yours.  Listen, love & share; It's what makes the world go 'round.   

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.   Matoma/Summer Feeling/Acoustic
02.  Janieck/Better Now/Original Mix
03.  Dean Lewis/Never Really Loved Me/Kygo Original
04.  Wilder/Arizona/Original Mix
05.  Calle Lehmann/Alive/Gryffin Original Mix
06.  FEiN/Remember/Extended Mix
07.  Diplo/Don't Forget My Love/Rules Extended Mix
08.  Christian Burns/Any Love/Banaati Extended Mix
09.  Julia Church/9 Days/Extended Mix
10.  Līve/Lightning Crashes/Avira Extended Mix
11.  LEVV/Collateral Damage/Tritonal Remix
12.  The Journey, Pantheon/Run/Extended Mix
13.  Sons Of Maria/It All Started With A Feeling/Extended
14.  Sons Of Maria/Heirloom/Club Mix
15.  Chicane/Offshore/Disco Citizens Evolution Extended

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Sophisticated Morning 87

This is a live recording of the first half of my set I played at the Lazy Bear West Sonoma Inn on Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny and amazing day.

Sadly the sun was bright and was hard to see my levels so there was some clipping. I tried to clean it up but it is what it was. And yes, there are a couple tracks that I played twice, this was a 6 hour set and didn't really get going until later and these track are awesome.

Lazy Bear Pool Party 2022

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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

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

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 #3

DJ Brian Norwood

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