Mixed Emotions by Brian Norwood

Hello, dear listener. I hope you've been well since I last dropped in to see you. You've probably noticed that I've been quiet for a minute. In short, life has been life-ing, and I've been being human. Many years ago I told myself (and anyone else who'd listen, haha) a couple of things: first, that I'd give music to the world until the day I die. That's a promise I know I'll keep. Second, that I'd...

#/Artist/Title/Remix 01. DJ Licious/Long Way Home/Extended Mix 02. Justin Jesso/Save Me/Boris Way Extended Mix 03. Alphaville/Forever Young/David Guetta Extended 04. Goo Goo Dolls/Iris/Ligotti Remix 05. Melsen/One More Night/Extended Mix 06. Galantis/Lighter/Galantis & Misha K VIP Mix 07. John Martin/Won't Forget This Time/Extended Mix 08. John Martin/Don't You Worry Child/SHM Extended 09. Wav...

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...

#/Artist/Title/Remix 01. Aszewo & Gavn!/Be Here With Me Now 02. Petit Biscuit/Drivin Thru The Night/Jai Wolf Remix 03. Zeeba/Feel/Extended Mix 04. Eirik Naess/Some Day/Extended Mix 05. Tailor/Inside/Extended Mix 06. Nicky Elisabeth/The Game/Extended Mix 07. Qrion/Hush My Heart/Extended Mix 08. Waves On Waves/Remember The Times 09. Lipless/Hours/Extended Mix 10. Julia Church/Alright/Goldfish Ex...

#/Artist/Title/Remix 01.  Le Youth/Golden/Original Mix 02.  Heard Right/Ceasefire/Extended Mix 03.  Modera/One Step Forward/Extended Mix 04.  Kite String Tangle/Memories/Sultan + Shepard Extended 05.  Josefina/Stand Alone/Extended Mix 06.  Kyle Pearce/Water/Extended Mix 07.  Andrew Burrow/When It's Easy/Modera Extended 08.  Falden/Make It Out/ALLKNIGHT Extended Mix 09.  Panama/Don't Let Go/Keanler...

Energy is such a profound thing.  It's something that's both silent and unspoken but also always present and within our ability to control.  It's everyone's duty to be mindful of that to ensure that what we're sharing is...good and uplifting.  I keep that in mind when deciding what to share with you.  I've also wanted the energy of these mixes to walk a fine line;  perfect for both 2AM and 2PM.  O...

It's so hard to pinpoint which genre is my favorite to mix and present because I love several different genres so much. But it is without question that the sound that I present on these Deep mixes resides right at the top of my list of favorites. Different DJs have different reasons and end-goals for why they DJ. I myself have always wanted to affect people on a higher level. It's more than just e...

Several weeks ago I mentioned that this new edition of Sophisticated Morning was going to be deep and moody. At that time I noticed that a great deal of that type of deep house was sitting in my hold bin. Well, that didn't happen. Instead what you're going to hear here (ha!) is very much one of my traditional Morning sets. For those of you that were looking forward to a deeper sound from me, pleas...

I got back from Hawaii three weeks ago...and I swear I'm still glowing from the experience.  The glow is so strong that I thought I'd share some of it with you.  I played many of these songs at Epic Maui Journey...so if you were there you'll recognize most of them. I can't wait for you to hear them again.  If you weren't, well, I can't wait for you to hear them the first time!  These are masterpie...

Have you ever heard me liken my mixes to musical arcs? Typically I mold my sets as though they form an imaginary musical arc, with a distinct beginning, peak and landing. With this mix, unintentionally, my arc is more like a straight line across (that's drenched in warm, deep, melodic and heart-soaring vibes). The feel at the end of this set is very much the same as the beginning. I always like to...

#/ARTIST/TITLE/REMIX 01.  Haevn/Where Did You Go/Original Mix 02.  Modera/Back Into Your Arms/Blonde Maze Extended 03.  Donna Lewis/I Love You Always Forever/Nora En Pure Extended 04.  Nicolas Soria/Together/Original Mix 05.  Cari Golden/Missing/Extended Mix 06.  Leo Stannard/Illuminate/Extended Mix 07.  Fahlberg/Wytal/Original Mix 08.  Max Milner/Hope/CamelPhat Mix 09.  Lewyn/Beween The Lines/Mod...

I've been planning this mix for months now and so excited about it...so it brings me huge joy to finally get it to you.   I'll tell you about the influences that helped me create it and then I'll tell you about why I envision it as "Fire Island" house music.  First, the influences.  I was lucky enough to live in Philly during the glory days of clubbing (the 90s). Because of my close proximity to N...

#/Artist/Title/Remix 01. Chicane/Nevertheless/Extended Mix 02. Eloi El/Stick Together/Blonde Maze Remix 03. A R I Z O N A/Meet You There/Original Mix 04. Kaskade/pwdr Blu/Original Mix 05. OCULA/We Don't Need A Reason/Original 06. DJ Licious/Ibiza Sky/Extended Mix 07. Treetalk/The Good Life/Extended Mix 08. Shouse/Live Without Love/Extended Mix 09. Jack The Stripper/Pop Rock Jesus/Orue Mix 10. Phin...

As you know I have three DJ mix series that I produce:  Sophisticated Deep, Morning and Chill.  All three of the series are authentic labors of love of mine;  artistic works that genuinely come from deep within.   As I sit and ponder I sometimes think that the Deep sets differ so strikingly from the Chill and Morning sets.  But upon deeper thought...no, they actually don't.  From the very beginnin...

Welcome to the start of one of the happiest days I have each and every year.  The beginnings of my live gigs are always a big source of pride and joy for me.  You've heard me mention numerous times before my belief that musical performances should form an unseen arc with a clear beginning that invites the listener in -- comforting and intriguing them all at once.  I conceive all my musical perform...

Welcome to the segment of Epic Maui Journey where I was beginning to ramp the energy up into spine-tingling, foot-stomping anthems. I started this set off with Paloma Faith's most brilliant remake of "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" by Cass Elliot. From there I weaved through anthemic house and disco house masterpieces. My surprises during this set are of course the "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" but...

Several years ago I nearly renamed my Sophisticated Morning mix series to Little Journeys.  I ended up not doing it because many of you talked me out of it.  But if I had....it WOULD have been fitting.  I have always looked at my mixes as, well, Little Journeys.  The newest Sophisticated Morning is just that;  a little journey.  The first three songs belong loosely to an indie genre. I start the s...

This part of Epic Maui Journey 2023 was filled with melodic, uplifting and heart-tugging anthems. All of the songs during this stretch have vocals and vibes that were designed to send our souls flying. I can't wait for you to either relive the day (if you were there)...or hear the joy that we experienced (if you weren't).  From my heart...to your ears..... #/Artist/Title/Remix 01. Olivia O'Brien/C...

I always approach the music for my gigs thinking of the event as though it were riding a musical arc. That being said...one could say that this segment is the "peak" of the day. I hesitate to say that though because during each segment of this day there was music that would send one's soul soaring high -- just in a different way. But it is true that this part of the day was the fastest (clocking i...

This segment of the day is always one of my very favorite parts of the Epic Maui Journey day. It's the Golden Hour when the beach is awash in that mystical golden light that is nearly impossible to describe.  Because the natural beauty that surrounds us is so mighty and powerful....I believe that this is the hour that it's most important to nail the music selection.  This is the hour where our emo...

Pulling this podcast together was both incredibly easy -- and hard, all at once. Easy...because of how much breathtaking music I had to choose from. And hard...because of, well, how much breathtaking music I had to choose from! You see the predicament. ;-) If you're a follower of mine on one of the various streaming sites then you you've probably seen that it's been a good spell since I've been ab...

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...

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...

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...

Of all the music that I mix and present it's the heartfelt deep house music that I love the most.  And 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 mix has music by the best and most current chill and deep house artists, producers and remixers including Forester, Shallou, GoldFish, Matoma, Zak Abel, Ro...