Well Brian, From an outside view, I'd say you have changed and grown in so many ways! From 611 and then your own record store in Philly, to remixes for Jeannie Tracy, you've certainly come a long way!! I look forward to listening to your new sets, as well as some old favorites. You're a wonderful man, and I'm sure your musical journey will take you to a bright future :)

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

When I first started DJing in my early 20s I had no idea of the magical ride I was about to embark upon. Few things seem to be forever, but one thing that I've discovered as the years have rolled along...is that there are two things that have been "forever" in my life:  my drive to deliver love and joy through music and also the enduring friendships that I share with so many of you through that music.  To say I'm grateful for both would truly be the greatest understatement ever made.  So...let me thank you for sharing this incredible life journey with me by delivering another set to touch your heart.  I sometimes pinch myself to make sure it's all real.  Luckily..it IS.  OK.  Enough of my mushy talk.  Let's get on to the music.  This latest Chill mix is a collection of what I call "heart-tuggers".  These songs get right down into your core, touching you in the most happy and loving way.  I hope you agree with me and that that joy will "get" you as you listen.  As always...I 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.  Lee DeWyze/Victims Of The Night
02.  Conor Maynard/That Way/SDJM Acoustic
03.  Midnight Kids/Find Our Way/Night Drive Edit
04.  Zeeba/Peace Of Mind/Acoustic
05.  Zeeba/I Got You/DIMMI Remix
06.  EMBRZ/Jaded/Original Mix
07.  Kiiara/You're Not Alone/Don Diable VIP Mix
08.  Nora En Pure/In Your Eyes/Original Mix
09.  Martin Garrix/Dreamer/Original Mix
10.  Josh Tobias/RUSH/Celestal Extended Mix
11.  Bruno Martini/Backroom Door/Original Mix
12.  Bakermat/Good For Me/Original Mix
13.  Sophie & The Giants/Hypnotized/PDM Extended
14.  BUNT./Nights Like That/Original Mix
15.  Henri Pfr/Bruises/Extended Mix
16.  Gareth Emery/End Of Days/WildVibes Extended
17.  Kygo/Broken Glass/Original Mix

Sophisticated Chill 10

I've always believed that the job is a true artist DJ is like walking a tightrope in that it's imperative to deliver music to listeners that they easily latch on to and identify with while at the same time staying true to the artistry of it all by playing fresh and unique music that has a great air of surprise and mystique to it. It's always a delicate balance. Play too much of the music that's easy to latch on to and the DJ risks being more juke box than artist. Play too much unique and unknown music and the DJ risks alienating his audience by not giving them the vague familiarity that almost all of us seek in our experiences. Those facts are always on my mind. I want to be the perfect artist DJ for you by delivering fresh, new and unknown music to you while still including you in the process by finding things that you yourself know. That brings me to this, my newest DJ mix. I believe I've found the perfect balance here in bringing you the best in both "known and unknown". This set includes the outstanding new remake of the Cyndi Lauper's classic "True Colors" by Sam Smith, a breathtaking new remake of "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, fresh new remixes of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" and "Living On My Own" by Freddie Mercury -- all surrounded by the most gorgeous and emotionally-rich chill and deep house of today. My goal has been to pull at your heartstrings...and I dearly hope to have succeeded. As always this set originated in my heart. And as my saying goes...from my heart...to your ears. ENJOY.   

#/Artist/Title/Remix  
01. BUNT./Unbreakable/Acoustic 
02. Zeeba/Sun Goes Down/Acoustic 
03. Mokita/More Than Friends/Original Mix 
04. Sam Smith/Ture Colours/Live At Abbey Road Studios 
05. Emmit Fenn/Light Shines Through 
06. Steve Brian/Lie To Yourself/Original Mix 
07. Fleetwood Mac/Dreams/Manu F Unofficial 
08. Freddie Mercury/Living On My Own/Waldeep Unofficial 
09. Steve Brian/Sweet Little Lies/Johan Vilborg Remix 
10. Sultan + Shepard/Assassin/Original Mix 
11. Ti.Pi.Cal./The Colour Inside/20th Anniversary Extended 
12. Outgang/I Don't Wanne/Extended Mix 
13. Melonia/Sweet Child O' Mine/Extended Mix 
14. Chicane/1000 More Suns/Extended Mix 
15. Petey Martin/Come Back Home/Original Mix

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Sophisticated Morning 81

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

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

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

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

I'm always unsure of how my Chill sets will be received because it's pretty rare to hear this genre of music mixed into a DJ set.  I wouldn't say the music is rare, per se.  I'd just say that it being mixed as a DJ set is.  But I was always attracted to the melodic and emotional side of music and I have always insisted on having my heart lead the way on my musical endeavors -- so here we are. From the very beginning I tried to stay true to myself and not allow a desire to please the masses cause me or my sound to change. If you've been listening to me for years then you know that my sound is two things at once:  nothing like was in the early years and exactly the same as it ever was. Seems crazy, but it's true.  I wear this as  badge of honor.  

If you're a new follower of mine...I ask you to keep an open mind.  You've probably not heard any of this music presented in a DJ mixed format.  For me...it's both super easy and astonishingly hard to do sets like this.  Because this music pushes my buttons in all the right ways...it's super easy to conceive because my heart is the driver.  But technically it's almost impossible to mix music like this together.  So I have to be crazy clever and creative in how I do my blends.  Please do forgive me if a mix or two is less than perfect.  Essentially none of these songs were formatted to be mixed in the way I that I do it.  

About this music:  This is the very same music that I present on my Sophisticated Morning sets, just chugging along at a considerably slower pace (102 to 107 bpm).  I've intentionally designed this series to be versatile enough to be anything from "typical everyday background music" to "dancing your way into the late night/early morning hours" music. OK enough of my ramblings.  On to the music.  As always...I've mixed this set with every ounce of love that I've got to give.  From my heart...to your ears.

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Matoma, A R I Z O N A/Heart So Big
02.  Patrick Baker/Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
03.  LVNDSCAPE/Dive/Extended Mix
04.  Becky Hill/You Got The Love/Live In London
05.  Jules Buckley/Sweet Harmony/Original Mix
06.  Olivia Sebastianelli/Wishing Well/Extended Mix
07.  Kygo/Permanent/Original Mix
08.  Christina Novelli/Beautiful/Extended Mix
09.  DJ Licious/Ripples/Extended Mix
10.  Able Faces/Without You/Extended Mix
11.  Dutchkid/Light On/Original Mix
12.  Forester/Radio Snow/Original Mix
13.  ODESZA/Light Of Day/Original Mix
14.  Zara Larsson/With Every Heartbeat/Orchestral Version
15.  Du0/Lost For A Little While/Original Version
16.  We The Lion/You/Original Version

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Sophisticated Chill 12

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

The art of creating soundscapes is a really tricky thing. There are so many circumstances that go into magic happening and there is never any way to know that it's happened until it's already in process or it's played itself out. I just had one of those really rare experiences; I composed a set that fell together so seamlessly and with such little effort that as I was mixing I couldn't believe that it was happening. I usually put more emphasis on the technical components of a mixed set as much as the messaging of the set. As far as I'm concerned the messaging comes from a higher power and I believe that my intuition won't allow me to put mixed messages together. So typically my obsession during the creating process is on the technical side of it. With this set I completely flipped that script. For this set I obsessed with the messaging. This mix set has been planned for weeks but yesterday I awoke to find out that a friend and mentor had suddenly passed away and it has rattled me deeply. The set of music that I was going to create had to go out the window and I had a day to completely reimagine what this set should sound like. Now that it is finished I really am astounded. Almost every song has hidden or not so hidden messages in it that is relevant to this very moment in my life and the lives of many that surround me. So I hope that you'll hear the peace and love and that the messages will speak to you clearly. As always this music came from the depths of my heart and it gives me life to share it with you. From my heart...to your ears.   

#/Artist/Title/Remix  
01. Astroleaf/Growing Up/Elypsis Remix 
02. Nora En Pure/In The Air Tonight/Sons Of Maria Remix 
03. Greyson Chance/Dancing Next To Me/Syn Cole Remix 
04. Alle Farben/Follow You/Bakermat Extended Mix 
05. Krono/Liberty City/Lost Frequencies Remix 
06. Brandon Mignacca/Ethereal/Extended Mix 
07. Kaskade/Nobody Like You/Sun Soaked Mix 
08. York/The Awakening/2020 Extended Mix 
09. Reddfield/Runaway/Extended Mix 
10. Gabriel & Dresden/Remember/Extended Mix 
11. Kygo/I'll Wait/Original Mix 
12. Dido/Together (In These Times)/Original Mix 
13. Above & Beyond/Bittersweet & Blue/Original 
14. Above & Beyond/Peace Of Mind/Schwartz & Fanizza Remix 
15. Arielle Maren/Remember/Blood Groove & Kikis Remix

Sophisticated Morning 71

Life and it's goings on will make it so that there will sometimes be slightly longer stretches between my podcast uploads than I would like there to be. That being said thank you for your patience as we just went through one of those stretches. I am super happy to end our recent "music drought" to bring you Sophisticated Morning 77. I start this edition out with a warm, melodic and laidback vibe and slowly ramp the energy towards a crescendo at the end of the mix. Visualize this mix as an arc. There is no straight line here. Each song subtly builds in energy until before you know it you're hearing full-on anthems. This set is versatile and would be perfect for anything as varied as late night dancing with your friends to working out at the gym or driving in the car. I hope you enjoy the uplifting vibes I've brought you. Every sound you hear originated in my heart and was mixed with every ounce of love that I've got to give. From my heart...to your ears...ENJOY. 

#/Artist/Title/Remix  
01. Sigala/We Got Love/Acoustic 
02. Marc Benjamin/Losing Focus/Extended Mix 
03. Stevie Appleton/Paradise/Sam Feldt Extended 
04. Daddy's Groove/When We Fall/Extended Mix 
05. Kolidescopes/Whenever You Call/Original Mix 
06. Gamper & Dadoni/Julia/Original Mix 
07. Elderbrook/Back To My Bed/VIP Extended Mix 
08. Tones & I/Fly Away/Original Mix 
09. Saro/Somebody Like You/Original Mix 
10. Gareth Emery/Elise/Original Mix 
11. Nora En Pure/Come Away/Extended Mix 
12. Stanaj/Love Me/Buzz Low Extended Mix 
13. John Legend/Conversations In The Dark/David Guetta Remix

Sophisticated Morning 77

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.

Sophisticated Morning 80

DJ Brian Norwood

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