"The Soul Shack" w/ DJ-J-ME

And with this post...I'm current! It's May, and I'm posting the May mix, all caught back up! This one was recorded at the South Beach Adidas Originals store during WMC, but like all of the Adidas mixes before (I can't believe I've been djing there for 6 years) its pure eclectic Soul Shack vibes, not just house, I really like this one, perfect for the long weekend. A dj friend of mine called me the other day telling me that he came across one of my Adidas 2009 mixes and had been listening to it non-stop for the past couple of days, saying it was perfect for the warm spring weather - that's my hope/goal when I record a mix, for it to be timeless and perfect for listening to in the car or at home or on the go...time will tell if in 5 years this latest Adidas mix stands the test of time or not, I think it will. Here's the playlist let me know if you think you'll be listening to it 5 years from now, Adidas South Beach – March 20, 2013 1. Summer Madness (Fil Lavin BigBootsEdit) - Kool & The Gang 2. Ike's Mood I - Visioneers 3. I Love You Ft. Smif N Wessun - Mary J. Blige 4. What We Came To Do - Blakface 5. Get dis Money - Slum Village 6. Keep Lovin (Eric Lau Remix) - Freddie Joachim 7. Dance Tonight (Linslee Campbell Rmx) - Lucy Pearl 8. Adorn (Sammy Bananas Bootleg) - Miguel 9. Diamonds (Erol Sabadosh Remix) - Rihanna 10. UP THE LINE (re-edit) - DJ Catalist 11. Human Nature (Pure P ReTouch) - Michael Jackson 12. Heavy Love Affair (The Revenge Rework) - Marvin Gaye 13. Cocaine Blues - Escort 14. Got Somebody - Moon Boots 15. Just In - Duff Disco 16. Broken Swings - Lou Van 17. Soul Squelch (greg wilson mashup) - Dubble D & Rakim 18. Wicked Games (Mendez Rework) - The Weeknd 19. Suit and Tie (Aeroplane Remix) - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z 20. Working At The Pyramids - Lou Van vs Frank Ocean 21. You're Makin' Me High (Cubanix 2012 Rework) - Toni Braxton 22. Hitney Whouston (Original Mix) - Deep & Disco 23. Wrong - Claptone 24. Between The Sheets (Mr. Ho Refix) - Isley Brothers 25. Toi Et Moi - Joss Moog 26. Don't You Want - Babert & Mirco Berti 27. Past Midnight (Jeremy Glenn Remix) - Cadillac 28. Stay (Soundcloud rework) - Rihanna 29. When I was your man (Shizaru remix) - Bruno Mars 30. So Good To Me - Chris Malinchak 31. Next Year (RAC Mix) - Two Door Cinema Club 32. Little Lion Man (feat. Mumford & Sons) - Monkey Safari 33. Video Games (Iron Man edit) - Lana Del Rey 34. Enjoy The Silence (Jamsteady Remix) - Depeche Mode 35. What I Might Do - Ben Pearce 36. Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix) - Destiny's Child 37. Something I Can Never Have (David Tobon & Scott Wozniak RMX) - NIN 38. Black Hole Sun (Vinny Gruvhunter & Jason B Rmx) - Soundgarden 39. One and Only (Original Mix) - Sonny Fodera & Cajmere Feat. Ari Lourdes 40. Give Me Tonight (cubanix and tony unique rmx) - Shannon P.S. As always contact me directly for bookings jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca

Alright, the people have spoken...and they wanted to hear the boogie mix! So here it is, me at Segafredo in South Beach warming up for the "Do You Wanna Boogie" WMC closing party. I'll be posting the Adidas South Beach mix next (then in June I"ll post the Soul Shack 'birthday edition' party at SPiN back here in Toronto). Here's the playlist, enjoy! "The Soul Shack" w/ DJ-J-ME (Apr 2013) 'Do You Wanna Boogie Warm Up' Live @ Segafredo, WMC 1. Before I Let Go - Maze 2. Everybody - Roy Ayers 3. Call Me (Original Mix) - 78 Edits 4. Love Light In Flight 108 - Stevie Wonder 5. In Love - Lawrence Guy 6. Juicy Fruit (re-edit) - Mtume 7. Cocaine Blues - Escort 8. Sunshine Love - Elektrons 9. So Fine - Howard Johnson 10. Keep on Lovin' Me (Cubanix ReLovin' mix) - The Whispers 11. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince 12. Sunny (AC Re-Edit) - Boney M 13. I'm On Fire [LNTG Rework] (Nights, feel like gettin down) - Billie Ocean 14. Put Your Body In It (Larry Levan Remix) - Stephanie Mills 15. You're My Number 1 (Dub) - Radiance feat. Andrea Stone 16. Don't Stop What You're Doin' - Alicia Myers 17. Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith 18. You're the One For Me – D Train 19. Never Let You Go - Savanna 20. Hunt Up Wind - Hiroshi Fukumura 21. For The Love Of Money (Disco Dub) - Disco Dub Band 22. Get Down, Get Funky (Leftside Wobble Edit) - Teddy Pendergrass 23. Disco Discouraged (Joey Negro Edit) - Sanctuary 24. Hi Tension - Hi Tension 25. Groovin' You - Harvey Mason 26. Anylove [LNTG Mix] - Chaka Khan 27. Spank (Al Kent Re-Edit) - Jimmy 'Bo' Horne 28. I Need You - Sylvester 29. Dance, Dance, Dance (Pal Joey Mix) - Chic & Earth People 30. The Message (NYC Philly Tribute Mix) - Oscar P & C. Scott 31. It's Not Right But It's Okay (KCC's Release the Love Groove Bootlegg) - Whitney Houston 32. Love Hangover (Joey Negro Club Mix) - Joey Negro 33. Cada Vez (Guy Robin Classic Disco Vocal) - Negrocan 34. I'll Be There 4 U (Joey Negro Club Mix) - The Sunburst Band 35. Uptight (DJ Raw Sugar Space Disco fix) - Stevie Wonder 36. Lets Love Dance Tonight (DK re-edit) - Gary's Gang 37. Happy People - Brass Construction 38. Havent You Heard - Patrice Rushen 39. Southern Freez - Freez 40. I Love Music (Scott K Remix) - The O'Jays 41. Expansions (Pied Piper Regroove 2012) - Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes 42. Satisfied (Scott K Remix) - James Brown 43. Aretha's Respect (Promo Remix) - Deep2tronik 44. Pick Up The Pieces (Original Mix) - Flapjackers 45. Mighty Wind - David Harness 46. Lovely Day (Deep2tronik Remix) - Bill Withers 47. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson 48. Get On Up, Get On Down - Roy Ayers 49. Soho Phaze – Elixia for bookings contact me directly at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca

So although it would have been nice to have been able to upload this one in March...that just didn't happen. So for those of you that I crossed paths with in Miami, you've already been enjoying this mix for a while, but for the rest of you devoted Soul Shack fans, here it is, the 2013 WMC Promo mix! (and for those of you in Toronto, take note the annual Soul Shack special birthday edition party is taking place this year on Fri. April 26th at SPiN on King W. So you can get your Soul Shack fix while enjoying a little late night ping pong!) Here's the playlist, enjoy! The Soul Shack (Mar 2013) – WMC Promo 1. Secret (Ezel Remix) - Kafele Bandele, Eliki 2. Let It Go-Reelsoul Peace Of Mind Mix - Pirahnahead ft. Diviniti 3. Love - Chris Nigel 4. From Now On (DJ Spen & N'Dinga Gaba Remix) - Namy ft Josh Milan 5. Give It To Me (Rock With You) (Kenny Dope Classic Soulful House Mix) - Neysa 6. Give It To Me (Main Mix) - Tommy Bones 7. Good Morning Love (Late Night instrumental) - Teddy Douglas ft. Marcel & Natalie The Floacist 8. One and Only (Orig.) - Sonny Fodera & Cajmere Ft. Ari Lourdes 9. On a Dance (Dj Cecil's Beatdown Remix) - Kitchen Garden 10. Our Time Our Chance (Andre Lodemann Rmx) - Phonique ft. Ian Whitelaw 11. Not Fade (Charles Webster Deeper Vocal Mix) - Bucie 12. Set Me Free (Native Roots Rmx) - Mr Funk Daddy, Dj Sue 13. Afraid Of The Dark - Black Coffee and Nathan Adams 14. Changes (Mario Basanov Remix) - Crazy P 15. As Long As You Believe (Jullian Gomes Remix) - The Layabouts Feat. Omar 16. To Another Day [Houseconverse Remix] - DJ Vivona ft. Miss D 17. Leaves Falling (Mario Basanov Remix) - Kruse & Nuernberg Ft. Nathalie Claude 18. Liftin' Me High (Spiritchaser Vocal Mix) - Est8, Emily Cook 19. It's A Man's World (The Best of Both Worlds Hard Body Mix) - Giovanni Ikome & Frankie Foncett 20. Don't You Want - Babert & Mirco Berti 21. Together (Original Mix) - A Lister 22. Here I Am (Once Again) (Original Mix) - RZZLR 23. Hitney Whouston (Original Mix) - Deep & Disco 24. All My Love (Original Mix) - Samir Maslo

So time will tell if this becomes a new annual tradition. In 2012, to be honest, I think I liked nu-disco/daytime disco/chillwave (whatever you want to call it) better than soulful house. So much so that after I'd made my "favourite soulful house of 2012 mix, I felt I needed to do the same, but for the rest of the stuff that I was really feeling...so here you go, the first ever Soul Shack favourite NON-house selections mix! Sorry for the delay in posting, I missed the March window and in February I was posting the December & January mixes (I'll get caught up at some point lol!). Next up will be my WMC Promo (that I'll be posting right after this one) and then I'll let you guys decide what I should post next for the April mix; you've got 3 options from Miami 1) soulful house mix from the Mi Casa party at the Vagabond, 2) eclectic Soul Shack mix from Adidas or 3) boogie mix from Segafredo. Leave a comment or shoot me a note with which mix you want to be the April mix and we'll see which one most want to hear! Here's the Feb playlist, enjoy! (and the last song wasn't from 2012, but I recorded this mix live at Blowfish and I played it next and really like this rework so I kept it in the mix, deal with it! And if anyone knows who did it, let me know! I found it on Soundcloud, but there was no info on the downloaded file as to who made it!) The Soul Shack (Feb 2013) – Favourite NON-House of 2012 1. Pacific - Goldroom 2. Diamonds (Studio Acapella) - Rihanna 3. Angels (The Confect Remix) - The xx 4. Rockwitcha - Dominic Pierce 5. Into the Mystic (DJ Steef BIOMIX) - Van Morrison 6. Make Me Wanna Holla - Get Down Edits 7. Do For Love (Get Down edits) - Bobby Caldwell 8. What You Won't Do For Love - Jessie Ware 9. Jezebel (Finnebassen og Hansebassen Edit) - Sade 10. Hands (Goldroom Remix) - Alpine 11. Adorn (Sammy Bananas Bootleg) - Miguel 12. Rock The Boat - Satin Jackets vs. Aaliyah 13. Got Somebody - Moon Boots 14. Fifteen (ft Chela) (Xtrafunk Rmx) - Goldroom 15. Harvest Moon (PEL Edit) - Poolside 16. I Met You - Anna lunoe & flume 17. COOL - Le Youth 18. We Can Dance (Goldroom Remix) - Lancelot 19. Sugar - Moon Boots 20. Beside Me (Original Mix) - Malinchak vs Brandy 21. Off My Mind (Original Mix) - Moon Boots 22. Sunset Funk (MP's 'Sweet Disposition' Edit) - MAM 23. You're Makin' Me High (Cubanix 2012 Rework) - Toni Braxton 24. Working At The Pyramids - Lou Van vs Frank Ocean 25. This Time (Jeremy Glenn Remix) - Clubfeet 26. Take A Chance - Poolside 27. Thinkin Bout You (Dominic Pierce Edit) - Frank Ocean 28. Rolling Stone (Mendez Moombahsoul Rework) - The Weeknd 29. And I Say (Xinobi Edit) (with just one glance) - Nicolas Jaar 30. If your girl only knew (finnebassen remix) - Aaliyah 31. Hitney Whouston (Original Mix) - Deep & Disco 32. I'm On Fire [LNTG Rework] - Billie Ocean 33. The Reflex Boogie Dub Re-Vision - Wild Cherry 34. Rufus (Situation Edit) - Various Artists 35. Good To You (Original Mix) - Claptone 36. Hollywood featuring Penguin Prison (The Magician Remix) - RAC 37. Jamaica - Van She 38. Sunburn Modern - Baio 39. So Good To Me - Chris Malinchak 40. Wait & See (CFCF Remix) - Holy Ghost! 41. Sunset (Volta Remix) - The XX 42. I Owe You This (ft. Twin Shadow) - Chad Valley 43. Breathe (Telepopmusik Cover) - New Navy 44. Idea Of Happiness - Van She 45. Our Perfect Disease (Plastic Plates Remix) - The Wombats 46. Yellow Magic Original Mix - Luke and Jimmy 47. Inspector Norse (Original Mix) - Todd Terje 48. Happiness (Beni Remix) - Sam Sparro 49. Benediction (Original Mix) - Hot Natured Feat Ali Love 50. Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix) - Destiny's Child 51. Thunder Love (Mario Basanov & Vidis Redo) - Little Dragon 52. Stay (rework) - Rihanna

Better late than never...I just recorded this this morning and I was a little distracted with Lola & Lexie playing in the same room so please overlook any imperfections lol! To be honest, it was a weird year for house, I didn't really stay on top of it all year (leaning more towards the daytime disco sound) so some of these tracks I only discovered when going over other best of 2012 lists. The mix is actually a modified July Soul Shack mix that never got recorded. Here's hoping 2013 is a better year for soulful house for me, although 2012 did show promise with a return to having some more soulful sounds with lush instrumentation instead of just more of the same repetitive 'tracks' or cookie cutter deep house jumping on the 'south african' sound. (or maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy). That's not saying there's not some of that great South African sound in this mix, but you know what I'm saying. Here's the playlist, 2 hours worth, enjoy! (and for those of you going to WMC in Miami, I'll see you down there!) "The Soul Shack (Jan 2013) – Favourite Soulful House of 2012" 1. 13.10.11.13.11.11 (Original Mix) - Martin Iveson 2. Solitude (Miquifaye's Dream) - Anthony Nicholson 3. Sunny - Mercury Edit II - Marvin Gaye 4. 3000 (Original) - JPaul Getto 5. Rain (Atjazz Remix) - Kerri Chandler 6. Freedom To Love (Atjazz Remix) - Incognito 7. Fly Free (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future Remix) - Ralf GUM Ft. Robert Owens 8. Take Me To My Love (Main Mix) - Ralf GUM Ft Monique Bingham 9. Spoons (Ft. MNEK & Syron) (Corey Dawkins Re-Touch) - Rudimental 10. Working Hard (Nativeroots Remix) - Rocco Ft Akram 11. Rolling Stone (Delany Duvall AfrikiCrude Remix) - The Weeknd 12. My World - Black Coffee Ft. Soulstar 13. Induku Enhele - Bucie 14. Call My Name (Original Mix) - DJ Fudge & Ezel 15. Universal Dreamers (Mark Di Meo & Tony Loreto Remix) - Ricky Diciotto & Kenny Carpenter, Wendy Lewis 16. Live It Up (Zepherin Saint Tribe Mix) - Deep House Souldiers Ft. Adrianne Archie 17. What You Afraid Of (DJ Spen & Thommy Davis Disco Phobia Mix) - Ziggy Funk Ft. Taliwa 18. Moonlight (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Vocal) - Bah Samba 19. Sky Zepherin Saint vocal - Rapheal Saadiq 20. Let's Take Off (Osunlade Yoruba Soul Vocal) - Marbert Rocel 21. Somebody That I Used to Know (MKTL Rmx) - Gotye 22. Fire La Chocha - Mr. V Ft. Carlos Mena & Pablo Fierro 23. Coquito [Move My Body] - Mr. V Ft. Carlos Mena, Miss Patty & Erickson 24. Mamafrica (Dub Piano Mix) - India & Peppe Citarella pres. Paki Palmieri 25. Make It Happen (kent remix) - 340ml ft thandiswa 26. Love Somebody Else - Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex 27. What I Might Do - Ben Pearce 28. Benediction (Original Mix) - Hot Natured Ft Ali Love 29. Video Games (Joris Voorn Edit) - Lana Del Rey 30. Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix) - Destiny's Child 31. Howling (Ame Remix) - Ry & Frank Wiedemann 32. I Human (Mario & Vidis Redo) - Jazzanova Ft. Paul Randolph 33. Thunder Love (Mario Basanov & Vidis Redo) - Little Dragon For bookings or to find out about dates contact Jamie @ jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca

Missed the upload window last month...but that just means you get an early Christmas present, 2 new episodes of the Soul Shack in December! November was part 1 and here's part 2, the second half of the night from the 7 Year Anniversary Party and playlist below. Enjoy & Happy Holidays! 28. Past Midnight (Jeremy Glenn Remix) - Cadillac 29. I Human (Mario & Vidis Redo) - Jazzanova feat. Paul Randolph 30. Thunder Love (Mario Basanov & Vidis Redo) - Little Dragon 31. Story of Us - Amirali 32. And I Say (Xinobi Edit) - Nicolas Jaar 33. Sunset (Volta Remix) - The XX 34. Cool Kids (RAC Remix) - Natalie Walker 35. This Summer (RUÃàFUÃàS remix) - RUÃàFUÃàS 36. Baby I Got It (Richy Ahmed Remix) - Miguel Campbell 37. What I Might Do - Ben Pearce 38. Shook (Original Mix) - Claptone 39. Cream (Original Mix) - Claptone 40. 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) - Gregory Porter 41. Expansions (Pied Piper Regroove 2012) - Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes 42. The Message (NYC Philly Tribute Mix) - Oscar P & C. Scott 43. Anylove [LNTG Mix] - Chaka Khan 44. Love Will Save the Day (Master Kev & Tony Loreto MKTL Rmx) - Whitney Houston 45. Moments In Love (Theatre Of Delays Remix) - Art Of Noise 46. Dance & Clap (Original Mix) - Miguel Migs 47. Soul Fever (remix) - Simbad ft. Steelo 48. Sing It Back (Jamsteady Remix) - Moloko 49. Spoons (feat. MNEK & Syron) (Corey Dawkins Re-Touch) - Rudimental 50. Sunny - Mercury Edit II - Marvin Gaye 51. Lovely Day (Deep2tronik Remix) - Bill Withers 52. Jammin' (Hallex.M WMC 2011 Re-edit) - Bob Marley 53. Sky (Zepherin Saint vocal) - Rapheal Saadiq

Missed the upload window last month...but that just means you get an early Christmas present, 2 new episodes of the Soul Shack in December! Here's part 1, the first half of the night from the 7 Year Anniversary Party and playlist below. Enjoy & Happy Holidays! 1. Disparate Youth - Santigold 2. Slow Down - Poolside 3. Lullabies (Trackademicks Remix) - Yuna 4. It's All Over Your Body (Oddisee Remix) - Jose James 5. Afro Blue (9th Wonder Rmx ft. Erykah Badu & Phonte) - Robert Glasper Experiment 6. Bonita AppleDub (12" Boys - iBang re-dub) - A Tribe Called Quest 7. Be Happy (j-me blend) - Mary J Blige vs Heltah Skeltah 8. LoveSpeak ft Shi Wisdom & KJ - Burd & Keyz 9. Cherry Wine (DJ Intro - DJ Outro Clean) - Nas ft. Amy Winehouse 10. What Profit (Radio Edit) - Dwele 11. Into the Mystic (DJ Steef BIOMIX) - Van Morrison 12. Rockwitcha - Dominic Pierce 13. Jezebel (Finnebassen og Hansebassen Edit) - Sade 14. Flowers Ft. Theo Parrish - Andrew Ashong 15. Hazlo Correcto - Red Astaire 16. Paid In Full (Classy Mix) - Freqnik & WDRE 17. The Boss (MANIK's JO-BOOGIE RE-EDIT) - James Brown 18. I Wish (Reelsoul UnEasy Wish Re-Edit) - Stevie Wonder 19. Wind Parade (DJ Steef edit) - SUPERBREAK 20. Rock The Boat - Satin Jackets vs. Aaliyah 21. COOL - Le Youth 22. L.O.V.E. - Onra 23. Sunset Funk (MP's 'Sweet Disposition' Edit) - MAM 24. You're Makin' Me High (Cubanix 2012 Rework) - Toni Braxton 25. If your girl only knew (finnebassen remix) - Aaliyah 26. Tears (Drop Out Orchestra Rework) - Frankie Knuckles 27. Rolling In The Deep (Edwin van Cleef Remix) - John Legend

So here's how I started my 6 night stretch at the Park Hyatt Rooftop for TIFF, kinda sexy & chill. I ended up playing each night pretty different and got a lot of good recordings (although no celebrity sitings like in years past at the Four Seasons) So if you liked the July Soul Shack from Blowfish, then you'll like this one. Here's the playlist, enjoy! "The Soul Shack" w/ DJ-J-ME (Oct 2012) Live @ Park Hyatt Roof Top TIFF 2012 1. Take A Chance - Poolside 2. We Remember (Michael Jackson Tribute) - Miguel Campbell 3. Wait & See (CFCF Remix) - Holy Ghost! 4. Thunder Love (Mario Basanov & Vidis Redo) - Little Dragon 5. Magic (Midnight Magic Remix) - Panama 6. With You (MAM Remix) - Flight Facilities ft. Grovesnor 7. Sugar - Moon Boots 8. My Original (KLar & PF Remix) - Satin Jackets feat Natalie Conway 9. Hands (Goldroom Remix) - Alpine 10. My Cheri Amor (j-me pacific blend) - Stevie Wonder vs Goldroom 11. Angels (The Confect Remix) - The XX 12. What You Won’t Do For Love (YUM YUM version) - Jessie Ware 13. I'll Be Loving You (Original Mix) - Bronx 14. U Give Me Love (Greg Wilson's remix) - Lovebirds 15. Blue Skies (Ray Mang remix) - CADILLAC 16. This Time (Jeremy Glenn Remix) - Clubfeet 17. Night Flight (instrumental mix) - SATIN JACKETS 18. Hold on When You Get Love and Let Go When you Give It - Stars 19. Cool Kids (RAC Remix) - Natalie Walker 20. This Summer (Rufus remix) - Rufus 21. Somebody That I Used To Know (Nikos Diamantopoulos Rmx) - Gotye Ft. Kimbra As always, for bookings contact me directly at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca (we are getting close to the holiday party season you know!)

Alright, here's the rest of the continuation from August. This was my house sets at Bonfire with Mr. V at his Dance Central Station Saturdays. Hope you enjoy and stay tuned for the October mix, which will be one of my TIFF mixes from the Park Hyatt Rooftop! "The Soul Shack" w/ DJ-J-ME (Sept 2012) Live @ Bonfire NYC Pt 2&3 1. Good To You (Original Mix) - Claptone 2. I Got Werk - Moodymann 3. I Exist Because Of You - Dixon's Stripped Down Version - Henrik Schwarz 4. 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) - Gregory Porter 5. Make It Happen (kent remix) - 340ml ft thandiswa 6. Mamafrica (Citarella Dub Piano Mix) - India & Peppe Citarella pres. Paki Palmieri 7. Little W. 12th St. (Sean Mccabe Deepa Love Dub Mix) - Ralf Gum, Monique Bingham 8. Hey hey (Afefe Iku Remix) - Dennis Ferrer 9. Juju - Black Coffee feat Zakes 10. Men From the Nile (watch them come) - Roy Davis Jr. 11. Gloria's Muse (The Yoga Song) (Danny Krivit's 718 Mix) - Blaze 12. Her Song - MLK vs SoySOS 13. More (More Mix) - Samba & Ronilo Feat Kadija Kamara 14. Gwotet (Yoruba Soul rmx) - David Murray f. Pharoah Sanders 15. What A Sensation - Kenlou 16. What You Afraid Of (DJ Spen & Thommy Davis Disco Phobia Mix) - Ziggy Funk Ft. Taliwa 17. It's Yours - Jon Cutler f. E Man 18. Mommas Groove - Osunlade 19. Stuck (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) - Peven Everett 20. A Spirit (83 West rmx) - Darryl D'Bonneau 21. Touched The Sky - Dennis Ferrer Feat Mia Tuttavilla 22. Luv 4 Money - Blvd East 23. Old Man Groan - Jovonn 24. Fire La Chocha [Mr. V Original Mix] - Mr. V Feat. Carlos Mena & Pablo Fierro 25. La Libertad (Justin Imperiale Remix) - Pablo Fierro 26. Universal Dreamers (Mark Di Meo & Tony Loreto Rmx) - Ricky Diciotto & Kenny Carpenter, Wendy Lewis As always, for bookings (I do weddings too!) contact me directly at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca

Sorry, missed my "window" to upload this last month but here it is, the August Soul Shack mix. Recorded this one live at Bonfire NYC with Mr. V at his Dance Central Station Saturdays party. V ended up getting held up at his daytime beach party on Fire Island and I ended up holding it down for the better part of the night. The August mix here is the first part of the night before it got into house (how perfect was the music format for me, got to play it like a Soul Shack party, but in NYC!) and then September will be my 2 house music sets from the night...enjoy! "The Soul Shack" w/ DJ-J-ME (Aug 2012) Live @ Bonfire NYC Pt 1 1. Sweet Life - Frank Ocean 2. U & Me & Everyone We Know - Jean Grae 3. just the way - Alfonzo Hunter 4. Can't You See - Total 5. No More Games (Part II) - Skin Deep Ft. Keith Murray 6. What We Came To Do - Blakface 7. LoveSpeak - Burd & Keyz ft. Shi Wisdom & KJ 8. Let's Ride - Q-Tip 9. The Hop (feat. Bajka) - Radio City 10. Black & Yellow (Cookin Soul Remix) - Wiz Khalifa 11. I Wanna Be Down - Brandy 12. If Your Girl Only Knew - Aaliyah 13. Superwoman (rmx) - Lil Mo ft. Fabolous 14. Can't Knock The Hustle - Jay-Z 15. All I Need (Puffy rmx) - Method Man 16. Distortion To Static - The Roots 17. The Bizness - De La Soul 18. It's A Party - Busta Rhymes 19. Phat Kat Ride - Master Ace 20. Bodyrock - Mos Def 21. If I Ruled The World - Nas 22. Luv 2 Luv U - Timbaland 23. Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest 24. You Bring Me Joy - Mary J. Blige 25. Music - Erick Sermon 26. I'm So Into You (rmx) - SWV 27. Every Little Thing U Do (rmx) - Christopher Williams 28. Dwyck - Gang Starr 29. Ghetto Red Hot - Supercat 30. Got Your Money - Ol' Dirty Bastard 31. Cutie Pie - One Way 32. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz 33. I Surrender - Love And Laughter 34. You Gonna Make Me Love Someone Else (12") - The Jones Girls 35. Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry 36. Dr. Soul - Foster & McElroy 37. New Jack Swing (Single Version) - Wreckx-N-Effect 38. Dreamin' - Christopher Williams 39. Rub You The Right Way (Extended Hype!) - Johnny Gill 40. Without You - Eva Gina 41. For once in my life Goryx rework - Stevie Wonder 42. A Night To Remember - Shalamar 43. Party ( original 12" mix ) - Cubby St Charles 44. Funk Box Party - Masterdon Committee 45. Set It Off - Strafe 46. Love Bizarre - Sheila E. 47. A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays (LP Version) - De La Soul 48. You Cant Hide (Your Love From Me) - David Joseph 49. The Mexican - Jellybean 50. Ain't No Stopping Us Now - Charanga 76 51. Roy Ayers vs Jungle Brothers - Roy Ayers / Jungle Brothers 52. Give It Up (U-Tern remix) - Marvin Gaye As always, for booking info contact me directly at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca

Yup, part 3 of the Poolside Grooves collection! This one is the soulful house segment. Don't really need to say much more than that, hope you enjoy! And for those of you in Toronto, The Soul Shack party is finally returning! On Saturday April 28th we're having another special "birthday edition" goin' down at Sutra Lounge (612 College St., Toronto). I've got a ton of new stuff (well a lot is re-edits of old stuff lol) that I can't wait to bust out that night, so if you're in Toronto make sure to stop in (no cover!). "The Soul Shack" birthday edition Sat. April 28th, 2012 Sutra Lounge 612 College St, Toronto 10pm til ? NO COVER Here's the playlist, enjoy! Soul Shack (April 2012) 1. Days Like This (Spinna mix) – Shaun Escoffery 2. Same Thing – Osunlade ft. Maiya James 3. U Bring Me Vibes – Only Child ft. Amp Fiddler 4. So Good Today (Yoruba Soul rmx) – Ben Westbeech 5. Heat Up (Awaaz Club edit) – Peven Everett 6. Stronger Than Pride (Karizma K2 mix) – Sade 7. In the Air Tonight (Yoruba Soul mix) – Phil Collins 8. Way Back – Dandruff Truckers 9. My Cheri Amor (Scott Wozniak & Master Kev Shelter mix) – Stevie Wonder 10. Sexual Healing (Ospina & Oscar P mix) – Marvin Gaye 11. Soul Power (MKTL club mix) – Elz & Elise 12. You Don’t Want It – Miss Patty 13. Sweeter Love (David Montoya Candy edit) – Blue Six 14. Feelin Me, Feelin U (Alix Alvarez rmx) – Alicia Keys 15. Sweet Disposition (Dino, IDH, DSF rmx) – Temper Trap 16. He Loves Me (Lyzell in Eb) (Jay-J’s spread the powder mix) – Jill Scott 17. Found Love (Fanatix mix) – Blaze 18. Into My Life (you brought the sunshine) – Elements of Life 19. The Quest – Azymuth 20. El Musica – KB 21. Love Made For 2 (Alix Alvarez rmx) – Santos 22. Tell Me All About It (instr) – Treena Rose 23. Music Sounds Better With You (Bob Sinclair rmx) – Stardust 24. Like a Sunshine, My Memory (EOL rmx) – Pushim 25. Mental Black Ressurection – Glenn Underground 26. Feelin’ You In and Out (Shelter mix) – Peven Everett 27. Song For Sharma (orig) – Soul Central 28. Days Like This (MAW rmx) – Kenny Lattimore 29. For Real (Jason B rmx) – Amel Larrieux 30. The Breeze – Dennis Ferrer vs Marlon D 31. Tourment D’amour – DJ Gregory 32. Venus ‘sunshine people mix’ - Cheek (for bookings contact me at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca and for mainstream mixes check out www.dj-j-me.podomatic.com)

Check it out, posting 2 mixes at once...and I'm back on schedule posting March in March! (with the April mix in the can, just gotta wait for April 15th and then I'll upload Poolside Grooves Pt III) So Poolside Grooves Pt I (February 2012) was more on an rn'b/old school/re-edit vibe but Part 2 here is more about the nu disco/chill wave vibe (if there's a better name for the type of music on this mix let me know) but still the common theme of being great music for the soundtrack to a pool party at a swanky South Beach Hotel. And speaking of swanky South Beach Hotels - WMC 2012 is just around the corner, if you're going to be down in Miami for it, hit me up (jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca). I'm still waiting for confirmation on a couple of last minute bookings, but for now here is where you can hear me during WMC: Sunday March 18th - The Standard Hotel for Lazy Sundays (tentative) Friday March 23rd - Segafredo for Mr. V's "Its A Soul Thing" party (2-3pm) * Friday March 23rd - Adidas in-store repping Canada in the World DJ Livestream Battle (5-6pm) ** (plus tentative gigs at The Pelican & Ricochet Lounge) * see live video of the 2-3pm set on Friday @ www.solechannelmusic.com/Site/TV/TV.html ** see live video of the 5-6pm set on Friday @ www.livedjunderground.com Now back to the mix, here's the playlist, enjoy! 1. Can’t Help It – Tangoterje 2. Harvest Moon – Poolside 3. Crazy (Charles Webster’s slightly slower mix) – Black Coffee ft. Thiwe 4. New Life (Perseus ‘Summer of 83’ rmx) – Jeremy Glenn 5. Listomania (Classixx version) – Phoenix 6. Remember the Time (Cubanix Tribute mix) – Michael Jackson 7. Rude Movements – Sun Palace 8. Polish Girl – Neon Indian 9. Electric Feel (Prince Language rmx) – MGMT 10. Record Collection (Plastic Plates rmx) – Mark Ronson 11. Everybody (album version) – Miguel Migs ft. Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King 12. Crave You (Bxentric rmx) – Flight Facilities 13. Magic Love – Bent 14. Soulpower (Jazzanova’s Straight Dub mix) – Marschmellows 15. Computer Game – Fyfe Dangerfield 16. With or Without You (Koko re-edit) – U2 17. Something For The Weekend (Joey Negro Z Mix) – Ben Westbeech 18. Vibe Your Love – Maceo Plex 19. Little L – Jamiroquai 20. I’ll Get You – Classixx ft. Jeppe 21. Hold Back Love – Kraak & Smaak 22. Rain Forest – Paul Hardcastle 23. Feeling Me Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz rmx) – Omar ft. Stevie Wonder 24. Little Bit (Loving Hand rmx) – Lykke Li 25. Something Special – Miguel Campbell 26. Video Games (rmx) – Lana Del Rey 27. World In My Eyes (Jask Deep Burnt Sky mix) – Depeche Mode 28. Look Right Through – Storm Queen 29. Uptight (DJ Raw Sugar Space Disco fix) – Stevie Wonder 30. Lowdown (Cubanixx D&D mix) – Bozz Scaggs 31. Somebody That I Used To Know (Starfuckers rmx) – Gotye 32. Sweet Disposition (RAC mix) – The Temper Trap 33. Walking On A Dream (Johan Baath rmx) – Empire of the Sun 34. Faithless – Heavenly Beat 35. Far Nearer (PEL Roadmarch edit) – Jamie XX 36. You Got the Love (The XX rmx) – Florence and the Machine So if you're going to be in Miami for WMC hit me up, but if you're not, hit up the websites to view the Friday dj sets, especially the Adidas one from 5-6pm as it is a contest and the winning country is determined by the number of online views during the country's timeslot. (and because they got posted at the same time, don't forget the new February mix below "Poolside Grooves Pt I")

Here it is, just in time for Miami (and inspired by Miami), "Poolside Grooves" Pt. I. I was originally only planning on making one 'promo' mix based on that sort of groove that would go perfectly at a pool party...however as I started to put the list together of stuff I wanted to include, it was WAY bigger than just one mix - so I made 3! (and all in one weekend!) Part 1 is more urban, rn'b, old school and re-edits in terms of genre (part 2 is more nu disco / chill wave and part 3 is soulful house). So enjoy part 1 of a 3 part series and may it still be in heavy rotation on your ipod come patio season and summer up here in Canada! Playlist: 1. Rock the Boat – Aaliyah 2. Back In The Day (Puff) – Erykah Badu 3. Passin’ Me By (Jazzy Jeff rmx) – The Pharcyde 4. Talkin’ to Me (Mark Ronson Sunshine rmx) – Amerie 5. Got ‘til It’s Gone (Ext) – Janet Jackson ft. Q Tip 6. Get Involved – Raphael Saadiq ft. Q Tip 7. Rock With You (j-me steppers blend) – Michael Jackson vs R Kelly 8. I Like It – Grand Puba 9. Stay With Me (DJ Mitsu rmx) – Platinum Pied Pipers 10. Believe In Love (Teddy Bear Club Mix) – Teddy Pendergrass 11. All That I Can Say – Mary J Blige 12. The Groove (extended skit) – Global Communication 13. Flying Overseas – Theophilus London ft. Devonte Hynes & Solange Knowles 14. Freshest Jam – Southside Breaks Crew 15. Love & Happiness (Nicholas re-edit) – Al Green 16. Wind Parade (DJ - Steef edit) – Donald Byrd 17. Ain’t Nobody (Project Tempo re-edit) – Rufus & Chaka Khan 18. Pull Us Apart (LNTG rework) – Sade 19. You’re Making Me High (Matthew Kyle re-edit dub) – Toni Braxton 20. Dreamin’ (yamwho rmx) – Amp Fiddler 21. Brazilian Rhyme (SFS rmx) – Earth Wind & Fire 22. Love Has Come Around (Combo re-edit) – Donald Byrd 23. High – Skyy 24. Keep On Lovin’ Me (Cubanix ReLovin mix) – The Whispers 25. Love Come Down – Evelyn ‘Champage’ King 26. Breathe & Stop (the Revenge Redd Version) – Q Tip 27. I Wanna Be Down (Ezel rmx) – Brandy 28. You’re My Nuber 1 (dub) – Radiance ft. Andrea Stone 29. Polish Our Act – Drop Out Orchestra 30. Mr. Brown (Suonho Funkabolic Version) – The Angry Kids vs Bob Marley 31. Sex Machine (Readymade Jazz Defector Mix) – James Brown As always, for booking info, email me at jamiewichartz@yahoo.ca (and for those of you who like mainstream radio music too, check out the new DJ-J-ME promo site www.dj-j-me.podomatic.com for promo mixes way too mainstream for the Soul Shack!)

****DUE TO BANDWIDTH ISSUES, CHECK THE CURRENT SOUL SHACK MIX @ **** Alright I went a completely different direction this month and made an old fashioned "mix tape", the kind you'd give to the girl you liked in school. So if you're lookin' for the usual, you might want to skip this month, but if you're open to a slow and beautiful journey through classic soul, 80's slow jams, acoustic tracks and lots of piano with some of the best voices across several genres (RIP Amy Winehouse), then this rare mix is for you. It's even like an old mixtape in the sense that it clocks in at around 90 minutes, not the usual 80 min CD length (sorry if you planned on burning this mix to CD). That being said, here's the playlist for the first Soul Shack Mixtape "songs of great love & heartbreak": 1. Somebody – Depeche Mode 2. Love Me Like a River Does – Melody Gardot 3. A Song For You – Donny Hathaway 4. Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill 5. I've Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding 6. I Put A Spell On You – Nina Simone 7. Glory Box – Portishead 8. Lovesong – Adele 9. Like a Star - Corinne Bailey Rae 10. Ready For Love – India.Arie 11. Someone Like You (Live Acoustic) – Adele 12. Gimme Sympathy (Acoustic) – Metric 13. Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins 14. Teach Him - Melanie Fiona 15. Love Is A Losing Game – Amy Winehouse 16. By Your Side – Sade 17. Moments In Love – The Art of Noise 18. Know How - Kings Of Convenience 19. Sick Muse (Acoustic) – Metric 20. Rocket Love – Stevie Wonder 21. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Amy Winehouse 22. Into The Mystic – Van Morrison 23. Cayman Islands – Kings of Convenience 24. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths 25. Ordinary People – John Legend 26. He Loves Me - Lyzel In E Flat – Jill Scott 27. Jealousy - Pet Shop Boys

That's right...a year ago I took you down memory lane with "back in the day when I was a teenager pt 1" and finally over a year later I've made part 2 with all the old school (pre Biggie/Wu Tang etc.) gems that didn't fit on part 1 (for those of you that have only found the podcast in the past year and are classic hip hop fans, definitely scroll down to the June 2010 mix, it's still available) So many memories from the stuff on this mix, but a lot are probably the same as my ramblings last June and I'm sure when you check out the mix it'll bring back a bunch of your own memories... so dust off your British Knights, your Raiders Jacket, your demin overalls and cross colours t-shirts throw some d batteries in your ghetto blaster and enjoy! Just an FYI, as a summer treat (and to make up for not posting this until July) I'm posting this and the July mix at proper 192kbps quality so you can enjoy this timeless mix to the fullest. Your welcome. The Soul Shack w/ DJ-J-ME (June 2011) “When I Was a Teenager Pt. 2” 1. Bonita Applebum - A Tribe Called Quest 2. Ain't No Half-Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane 3. My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me – Geto Boys 4. Nuthin But A "G" Thang – Dr. Dre 5. Summertime - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 6. 93 'Til Infinity - Souls of Mischief 7. I Get Around – 2Pac 8. Bass (rmx) - King Tee 9. Funky Song – Low Profile 10. High Rollers – Ice-T 11. Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets 12. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest 13. Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz – Biz Markie 14. Paid In Full (7 Minutes Of Madness-The Cold Cut Re-Mix) – Eric B & Rakim 15. Express Yourself – N.W.A. 16. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo - A Tribe Called Quest 17. Rock the Bells – LL Cool J 18. Jam-Master Jay – RUN D.M.C. 19. She's Crafty – Beastie Boys 20. Slow Down - Brand Nubian 21. Mistadobalina - Del Tha Funky Homosapien 22. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 23. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest 24. So What Cha Sayin' – EPMD 25. Check yo Self (Remix) (ft. Das Efx) – Ice Cube 26. They Want EFX – DAS EFX 27. Terminator X on the Edge – Public Enemy 28. I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. & Rakim 29. Looking At The Front Door – Main Source 30. Peter Piper – RUN D.M.C. 31. The Power – Snap! 32. Let Your Backbone Slide - Maestro Fresh Wes 33. The Creator - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 34. Treat'Em Right – Chubb Rock 35. Juice (Know The Ledge) - Eric B. & Rakim 36. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Bass In Your Face 12”) – Public Enemy 37. My Part of Town - Tuff Crew