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Brian Cox, known around his current home of San Francisco as DJ Nugz, has risen in popularity and notoriety due to his unique sound and flawless mixing. Brian is able to blend drastically different beats into music that makes you feel alive. Any day of the week or time of day, he can kill it at a moments notice . Like all great DJs, he has been able to craft a sound and vibe that are truly his own. Brian’s music is diverse, and during the night focuses on House and UK Break Beat sounds that range from deep, melodic, sexy, to dark, dirty, funky, techy, electro. During the day you can find him playing downtempo and classic hip hop, along with exotic deep house and funk at a variety of places including clubs, restaurants, back yards, yachts, pools, rooftops or Golden Gate Park.

The fan base Nugz has established knows him best for his truly unique, and intelligent dirty breaks sets that have rocked parties for a decade and continue to gain more mesmerized listeners. Nugz has created mixes that epitomize the genre known as Break Beats which have become highly coveted collection additions for true electronic music connoisseurs all over the world.

When Nugz isn’t traveling to places like Japan, Korea, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, the Miami WMC, New York City, Colorado or Vegas, he can be heard playing in prominent San Francisco nightspots such as Mighty, Ruby Skye, Temple, Mezzanine, 111 Minna, Suede, Sushi Groove, The XYZ bar at the W Hotel, and most recently, the legendary 1015 Folsom. As impressive as this is, the growing draw for Nugz is due to the very sound and energy he produces.

In addition to his exceptional skills as a DJ artist, Nugz has made his mark with the events he has produced and/or helped coordinate as Sofkor Productions/ Footprint Recordings. His parties at Burning Man, and at his private loft in San Francisco, have proven hugely successful and always leave the crowd wanting more. The loft parties thrown by Nugz on Halloween, New Years Eve, and the private art showings throughout the year, have perfectly blended into the unique scene that is so distinctly; San Francisco. These events and parties are known by true SF nightlife professionals as some of the best in the city. During these parties, he shared the decks with the likes of Donald Glaude, Doc Martin, Audiofly, Garth, Jeno, and Barry Weaver to name a few.

Nugz first began spinning records in 1995, when that was the only medium available for DJs. His education advanced as a multi-talented artist while studying at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado as a Fine Arts Undergrad and simultaneously building his promising career as a professional DJ. While living in Boulder, Nugz gained two distinct achievements. He acquired a residency at Soma in Boulder (voted as one of the top ten clubs in America by several dance music publications), and began playing regularly at the number one club in Colorado at the time; Vinyl (formerly 1082 Broadway). Bookings at both of these highly sought venues were difficult due to the vast list of available, highly qualified, DJ’s. Nugz consistently played with profound success at both of these clubs along with numerous others in the Denver/Boulder area while still at a very early point in his career.

More information regarding Brian Cox, or DJ Nugz, can be found at >> http://www.myspace.com/deejay_nugz

His future endeavors are something to keep an eye on as his skills behind the decks rise, club bookings sell out, and parties continue to amaze.

The mixes provided here are for promotional purposes only. The artists featured have music available for purchase, please support them. All of these mixes were recorded straight from vinyl using two Technics 1200 MKII's and a Pioneer DJM500 mixer.