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DJ FLO

To see him on the street, you might be drawn in by the chiseled good looks, piercing blue eyes, and mega-watt smile. Definitely model material. One might not, however, immediately recognize him as world traveled Brian “FLO” Thurm, DJ to the exclusive New York, London, Barcelona, Los Angeles, and Tokyo private party scenes. When he’s not spinning at the Winter X-Games in Aspen, or headlining in Switzerland’s Frauenfeld Openair Dance Stage, FLO might be found at one of his favorite gigs, the hot and sweaty, late-night house party.

This native New Yorker began his career in 1999, during the rise of the turntablist era, and hip hop resurgence. He was soon accepted into Jam Master Jay’s Scratch DJ Academy where he quickly became the protégé of DJ I.E.Merge, and later became the academy’s head instructor. This early training laid the foundation for his Hustle & Flo podcast, the successful underground NYC party “Home Cooked'', and ultimately the creation FLO DJ Entertainment.

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