For Brandi Cyrus, time is precious. She’s a mastermind in balancing her career, hobbies, family, and more through her perfectly thought-out strategies. Most importantly, owning who she is and inspiring the world to do the same. “I’ve built my presence based on who I am…I don’t have some curated feed,” said Cyrus. “I am who I am 24 hours a day, no matter who I am around.”

Cyrus, a Nashville native, is a very well-known disc jockey (DJ) and podcast host alongside her mother, Tish Cyrus for podcast Sorry, We’re Stoned, in addition to You’re Favorite Thing podcast with Wells Adams. Although Cyrus has been in the public eye for quite some time, Tish, alongside her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, raised her just like any other child. The Cyrus’s made sure she had a normal upbringing. They enrolled her in public school and had her participate in activities such as cheerleading, piano lessons, horseback riding, and more. Cyrus also mentioned she had a part-time job when she was 15,  just like any other teenager, which is part of the reason why she is who she is today. “I was expected to pay for my own shit,” she said. “An example is when I turned 15, and my mom told me that she’d buy me an $8,000 Nissan Altima, and I had to get a job to pay for the car’s gas.”

Fast forward to the present day, and you can find Cyrus scratching her mixes at fashion parties, major openings around the U.S., international music festivals, and more. She mentioned that her go-to genres for playing at her gigs are hip-hop and electronic music, which she intertwines to create remix mashups. “Now that I’m DJing and playing these bigger clubs where house music is expected, I started to really dive into it and figure out what house and electronic music I enjoy,” explained Cyrus. “When I play these remixes in the club, there is a vibe for sure. It’s fun to mix electronic music with the hip-hop stuff that I love because there is a way to do both. To me, that’s the creative art of DJing… making it all work together.”

Cyrus played her last set for 2022 in Miami on New Year’s Eve (NYE). During this time, she also managed her schedule wisely, because she wanted to spend time with Miley while supporting her live show performance on NBC in Miami for NYE. “I was super strategic about trying to make Miami happen so I didn’t have to leave and could just stay put, spend time with family, and get to do my job,” said Cyrus. “I feel like I manifested that, which I was really excited about.”

Now that 2023 is here, Cyrus stated January and February are slow months for her in terms of DJing. For her, this is normally the time she gets to compete with her horses the most. She takes advantage of the winter circuits and uses her downtime to go to Florida, where she participates in these competitions. Even when she’s home in good old Nashville, she prioritizes riding. “For me, it’s super important to be in the saddle as much as possible,” expressed Cyrus. “I like to ride at least four days a week when I’m home.”

Cyrus likes to be home for a couple of weeks before competing so that she and her horse are fit enough to ride. Therefore, Cyrus believes being an equestrian athlete goes back to being strategic and making an effort. “I make an extreme effort,” she said. “Sometimes it means I turn down going out with my friends on a Friday night for drinks because I may need to be up for a riding lesson at 8:00 am.”