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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 style of flawless mixing. Brian is able to mix together just about anything and make it sound tight. 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 Breakbeat sounds that range from deep, sexy, melodic, to dark, dirty, funky, techy, electro. During the day you can find him playing downtempo and classic hip hop, along with sexy deep house and funk at clubs, restaurants, back yards, yachts, pools, rooftops or Golden Gate Park.

The fan base Brian has established probably knows him best from his truly unique and intelligent dirty breaks sets that have rocked parties over the last several years and continue to gain more mesmerized listeners. Brian has created mixes that epitomize the genera known as Break beats and these said mixes have become highly coveted collection additions for true electronic music connoisseurs.

When Brian isn’t traveling to places like Mexico, Canada, Florida, or Colorado, 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, at the legendary 1015 Folsom. As impressive as this list is, the growing draw for this artist is due to the very sound he produces.

In addition to his exceptional skills as a DJ artist, Brian has made a mark with the events he has produced and/or helped coordinate as Sofkor Productions. 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, and Jeno.

Brian’s roots go back to 1995 in Tennessee while still in high school, when he first began spinning records. 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, Brian 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 was 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.