"the Soul Shack" W/ Dj-j-me

He's done with the Cottage Mix Series...finally!!! Yup, gotta get back to the Soul Shack vibes and celebrate 16 Years of the podcast! 192 episodes! Crazy! If this were pre-Covid, I'd be recording this mix down in Miami under palm trees...but it's (it was) 2021, and we're now in the 4th wave of the pandemic, so still no traveling for me. Thankful though that at least I got to record this mix live this year instead of on Twitch like last year. This was recorded at a little spot in Toronto called Function Bar, where they let me get funky with it! Hope you enjoy!Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca (hats, tees, hoodies, tanks, mugs)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=2343903312&ref=ts

It's finally recorded! Old people my age you're gonna LOVE this mix! Definitely if you're a fan of laid back chill vibes to ease into the weekend with a coffee (or with me posting this on Podomatic in January, for hibernating through the cold & snow of winter). This is the last (and possibly best) installment of the Cottage Mix Series "Sunday Morning". I broke it into 3 parts on Mixcloud, but I'm trying to catch up here, so it's all one long 6+ hour mix!Soul Shack fans should still enjoy (it's still based on my personal taste in music) but this one has a much wider audience, so please, if you appreciate this mix, share the link! Share it with coworkers, family and facebook friends! Thanks!Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca (hats, tees, hoodies, tanks, mugs)Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meFollow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_me

This is my Christmas gift to you. (I'll jump back to where I was in the uploading of mixes and post the Sunday Morning Cottage Mix and the 16 Year Anniversary Mix in January & February, but this one needed to get posted before Christmas!)After recording last year's Christmas Cocktails and trying to make it timeless I thought I didn't need to make another one this year... but then decided why not make a Soul Shack Christmas! A proper Soul Shack mix with Soul Shack music, but mixed with Christmas music too! Last year I added my personal taste to the more mainstream Christmas Cocktails format but this year I've taken it a step further and just went 100% Soul Shack (with some mainstream acapellas and remixes to make it a little more accessible).I truly hope this mix brings a little extra joy to you and your loved ones and I hope you all stay healthy and safe this holiday season and into the new year!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id3

Instead of my usual Soul Shack Summer Soundtrack, I'm continuing with the 2021 Cottage Mix Series, this time the Friday Night Edition (the party vibes!).Soul Shack fans should still enjoy (it was my first live gig in 499 days!). It's similar to Better Days vibes which is why I'm posting it as the August mix and not a special non-soul shack mix, but this one definitely has more mainstream appeal, so please, if you appreciate the mix, share the link (and feel free to let me know on Instagram too dj_j_me)- Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_me - Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca- Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245 - Follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_me

People my age you're gonna LOVE this mix! Definitely if you're a fan of #depechemode #neworder #thecure (if you grew up in the Toronto area and listened to CFNY) Instead of my usual Soul Shack Summer Soundtrack, this year I'm doing a Cottage Mix Series, with the first installment being the Saturday afternoon vibes.Soul Shack fans should still enjoy (it's still based on my personal taste in music) which is why I'm posting it as the July mix and not as a special non-soul shack mix, but this one has a much wider audience, so please, if you appreciate this mix, share the link! Share it will all of your old high school facebook friends! Thanks!Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.caSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meFollow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_me

I broke this livestream recording into 2 parts on Mixcloud (where you can only stream, but I am up to date there) but as I'm trying to catch up here on Podomatic (where if I miss my small window to upload a new mix, I max out my bandwidth for the month and can't upload anything new) I'm just uploading the whole mix as one, so this is May & June.With Canada still under a stay at home order back in April, I decided to do a birthday livestream again this year, the first on my new Twitch page (twitch.tv/dj_j_me) It was mostly new (to me) music I had added to my library to that point.  So if you missed the actual livestream, here's your way to enjoy it on your own schedule (without having to hear me talk over the music lol!)And if anyone liked the Pretty In Pink Soul Shack tee I was wearing in the livestream, they are for sale ;-)Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.caSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_me

So last April I got nostalgic and recorded a 90's (isolating in the) house mix. A year later Ontario is going into our latest 4 week lockdown and I'm getting nostalgic again, but this time for the hip hop from my twenties. There will be a second "street" edition, but part one here is (for lack of a better word) more of the "backpack" stuff. Still boom bap, but not the street, club or radio stuff... this is the jazz sampling more underground stuff. I had to put #Dilla on the artwork because his productions are all over this mix! Hope you enjoy!Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_me Follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_me Follow on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=2343903312&ref=ts Bookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca#90shiphop #boombap #backpackhiphop #undergroundhiphop #eastcoasthiphop #atcq #atribecalledquest #realmusic #realhiphop #peterock #djpremier #jdilla #questlove

Pushed back a month this year, but here is my annual lounge music recap from the past year. (it almost works better with the sunshine and spring being just around the corner!) As usual, lots of range here in tempo and style, some new stuff, some reworks of old (as well as a bunch of my own retouches), but all (non house) stuff that I really liked in 2020. I recorded it at home this year (thanks pandemic) so there's even a little TicToc inspired twist at the end! So fix yourself a drink, sit back and enjoy the vibes (or lets be real, throw it on in the background while working from home or doing your household chores lol!)Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Follow on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=2343903312&ref=tsFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meFollow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_meBookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca (including t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs)#chillout #loungemusic #nudisco #rnb #sou

It's January, and that means looking back with my #housemusic recap from the past year. A journey through various styles of house and the tracks that caught my attention in 2020. This is part 1 (Jan) & part 2 (Feb) combined, as I try to catch up on Podomatic (updated and archived mixes are available on Mixcloud)Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id306968245Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_j_meFollow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dj_j_meBookings & Merch: jamiewichartz @ yahoo.ca (including t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs)

To celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the Soul Shack next month, for the first time ever, we’re doing a Soul Shack t-shirt give away! To enter you have to follow me on Instagram dj_j_me (), post a screenshot of any Soul Shack episode on your phone, tag me in your Instagram post and comment on when you discovered or started listening to The Soul Shack. If a friend introduced you to the podcast, tag them too! This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram…it’s just me and The Soul Shack. Entries must be received before November 15th, as the draw will take place on November 15th, to commemorate the podcast’s 15 year anniversary. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted via Instagram.It seems like a lifetime ago that I finally made it out to LA and did the first west coast edition of The Soul Shack! There should have already been a second LA Edition in the books by now, but Corona Virus sort of killed those travel plans (along with the last few months of

This is special. I was supposed to be djing a "grads of the 90's" reunion dance in May for my old high school, but it was obviously cancelled. I thought about recording a short 90's mix with a bit of everything...but that idea morphed into this 90's house mix. Putting this together was beyond nostalgic. I didn't realize the significance of this time period. In 1990 I was in gr 10, by 2000 I got married. In the decade between I started going to all ages clubs (NRG in Burlington) then turned 19 & started going to clubs in Toronto (like Whiskey Saigon, Club Max & Oz), I started djing & record collecting & then by the end of the decade I went from the more "club" house making up most of this mix, to the more soulful stuff (& going to Roxy Blu). These 80 songs all are significant to me - I would love to know which ones are significant for you.Also, I know I get a ton of downloads on Podomatic (to the point where I reach my bandwidth limit within days of resetting it, and can't upload a new mix