Spencer Brown

Onofrio Spencer Jeffrey Bruno, professionally known as Spencer Brown, is an American electronic dance music artist, producer, and DJ. He has released three continuous mix albums, 'Illusion of Perfection', 'Stream of Consciousness' (2020), and 'Equanimity" (2023) and has charted at the top of the Beatport charts for progressive house, house, techno, trance, and deep house.

He is known for his collaborations with John Digweed, deadmau5, and Above & Beyond.

Early life and education Brown was born in Los Gatos, CA. Around age 12, he started DJing and producing his own music, motivated by his dislike of the music selection at school parties. He then moved to Dallas, TX, where he formed a band with future author Max Marshall. He graduated with distinction in 2016 in Electrical & Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Duke University⁣ – ⁣Pratt School of Engineering, where he wrote his thesis on omnidirectional speakers.

Career Brown got his first break when Avicii signed him to his label for his "Chalice EP" on LE7ELS in 2014. After graduating from Duke University, his career picked up pace, when he continued touring and releasing music with world-known DJs like Above & Beyond and deadmau5. In a few years, Brown saw support from some of dance music's biggest international acts, including Calvin Harris, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Sasha, FISHER, and Pete Tong.

Brown released his debut studio album, presented in mixed format, titled 'Illusion of Perfection' on May 11, 2018. His dislike of radio edits inspired his decision to create a mixalbum. He released his second album, also presented in mixed format, called 'Stream of Consciousness' on January 31, 2020. Collaborators included label mates Ben Böhmer, Marsh, and Qrion. Both albums became number one on the iTunes Dance charts and presented Brown with international headline tours. In 2021, Spencer was signed by Sasha to his Last Night on Earth imprint and to Insomniac's newly established Factory 93 label imprint, further establishing his reputation in the global house and techno scene.

Brown launched his own label, diviine, in 2022, with support from Eric Prydz. John Digweed began playing Brown's releases that year, and the two began to collaborate soon after. In 2023 he released 'Equanimity' and began a 61-show headlining tour across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In 2024, Brown released music on Bedrock and Global Underground and began a residency of open-to-close shows at Stereo Montreal. In 2025 he released his first Balance mix, in addition the single 'Offsides' with Diplo's Higher Ground.

Personal life Brown is openly gay; he came out publicly in June 2020, although he had confided in friends six years earlier. Being in the closet had led to depression and illness which he credits the dance music community for helping him recover, "I've transformed from a self-hating, anxiety-ridden boy to a self-loving, grateful man. I'm learning to transform my OCD into something more productive—like perfecting my mixdowns and sound design. I'm discovering ways to pass on the support I found in the dance music community, and I'm finding so much to be thankful for." Release: January 31, 2020 Label: Anjunabeats Format: Digital download 1 on iTunes Dance Equanimity Release: September 29, 2023 Label: diviine Format: Digital download Singles / EPs Chalice / Double Down EP – 2014 Jaboom / Mirek EP – 2014 Taking My Time – 2016 Wannamaker - 2016 Vernal EP – 2017 Embarcadero EP – 2017 Embarcadero EP (The Remixes) – 2017 Downpour EP – 2017 No Going Back (with ALPHA 9 ARTY) – 2018 Illusion of Perfection EP pt. 1 – 2018 Illusion of Perfection EP pt. 2 – 2018 Illusion of Perfection EP pt. 3 – 2018 Windows 95 on Acid EP – 2018 Long Way From Home (with Above & Beyond) – 2018 Star Allies (with Raito) – 2019 Sapporo EP (with Qrion) – 2019 Gatekeeper EP (with ilan Bluestone) – 2019 Womaa (with Wilt Claybourne) - 2020 Stream of Consciousness EP pt. 1 - 2020 Stream of Consciousness EP pt. 2 - 2020 Phases (with Ben Böhmer) - 2020 Ariel / Afterlife EP (with ALPHA 9) - 2020 Spiderman on Ambien / Stairs - 2020 Santorini (with Tony McGuinness from Above & Beyond - single from Anjunadeep Explorations 17) - 2021 Thanks, Guy - 2021 I Was Too Young For 90s Raves EP - 2021 Forbidden Flow / 18 Minute Loop - 2022

Remixes Henrik B, Niklas Gustavsson, Peter Johansson - Echoes (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2013 Boom Jinx & Meredith Call - The Dark (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2014 Lazy Rich & Special Features - Beginning of the World (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2014 Oliver Smith - On The Moon (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2017 ilan Bluestone ft. Giuseppe De Luca - Frozen Ground (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2017 Andrew Rayel - Moments (Spencer Brown's Hypnotic Mix) - 2017 Seven Lions, Jason Ross, Paul Meany - Higher Love (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2017 Spencer Brown - 5th & Concord (Spencer Brown Club Mix) - 2017 Above & Beyond ft. Richard Bedford - Northern Soul (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2017 ilan Bluestone - Will We Remain (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2018 Gryffin ft. Elley Duhé - Tie Me Down (Spencer Brown's Ibiza Mix) - 2018 Qrion - 23 (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2019 deadmau5 - fn pig (ov) [Spencer Brown Remix] - 2019 Above & Beyond - Sun in Your Eyes (Spencer Brown Remix) - 2021 Jody Wisternoff, Mimi Page - For Those We Knew (Spencer Brown & Wilt Claybourne Mix) - 2020 Above & Beyond - Sun in Your Eyes (Spencer Brown Mix) - 2021 dubspeeka - Geb (Spencer Brown Rework) - 2021