Hello....I am taking the year of 2009 off for general bookings so I can complete post-production on several projects. The Soul Shaker Crew is not disbanded. We are all working on completing solo projects and are scheduled to join forces again in early 2010! We always welcome booking requests and will be more than HAPPY to make the exception. Please inquire at: Booking@SoulShakerCrew.comPlease contact us at the following about album requests for either DJ Big Bri! or DJ Soul Shaker: Sales@SoulShakerCrew.com For more information about DJ Soul Shaker, The Soul Shaker Crew, or DJ Big Bri!, feel free to click on the following links: DJ Soul Shaker & The Soul Shaker Crew: www.SoulShakerCrew.com DJ Big Bri!: DJ Big Bri!Thank you so much for the support!!!DJ SOUL SHAKER!Ever since he was young, Big Bri! aka DJ Soul Shaker has always enjoyed all genres of music. As he grew, so did his tastes in music. From rap, classic Rock, Alternative, to now what he feels is the ultimate expression - Electronica."Electronica affords the artist many different avenues to travel when trying to express an emotion to your listeners", he says. "Especially Trance! I can take the listener anywhere I want, mentally, physically and emotionally."While on vacation in early 1999, Big Bri! began discussing ideas for an electronica concept album with a friend. Not really sure how to go about converting his thoughts into music, he started to do a little investigative work. Being a computer network engineer, he had quite a bit of high-end systems to work with. So logically, software based loop music programs were an obvious choice. Over the next year he worked for hours learning the limits of his software packages and creating the beginnings of his first release, "The Journey - Volume 1". While all along listening to the likes of Moby, Enigma, Nine Inch Nails, Enya and others to gain musical knowledge and inspiration. "The learning curve was exhausting. Some days I would literally spend over 15 hours mixing, re-mixing, and then re-mixing again until it sounded just right.", he says. "But I do have to say, the end result is truly awesome! It was definitely worth all the hard work."Big Bri! utilizes his music to tell a story. He feels that music should be listened to - not just heard. All the songs on his albums sound great by themselves, but together, listening is truly another experience. Currently, Big Bri! is changing his direction in the creativity arena. Taking the knowledge he has learned from classic DJ's such as Paul Oakenfold, Fat Boy Slim, Moby, Louie DeVito, DJ Skribble and DJ Sasha, he is taking his mix of Trance, House, and Hip-Hop music to the next level."It has always amazed me that someone can utilize two turntables and create some of the most awesome - powerful sounds, on the fly. This, I feel, is true talent." He continues, "The big club sound is what I've been working towards and the big advantage that I have is that I'm not limited by LP selection or live performance glitches. You see, in the computer I can make mistakes, and no one is the wiser.""I feel that I've finally found my calling. I truly enjoy what I'm creating and so do my listeners. What's truly awesome is the fact that this started out just as a hobby. Now it's turning into something a lot more." Big Bri! has said some of his songs are based on life experiences. However, he doesn't go into much detail, "The stories behind my music are mine. Things I've seen, people I've known, things I want to say. I don't want the listener to be constrained to my thoughts - I want them to generate their own."Utilizing the latest computer and software technologies Big Bri! is able to produce very emotional and relaxing sounds. He has enjoyed music his whole life and wanted to express himself musically in a manner that people could enjoy. Big Bri! feels that music should be a total sensory experience. Not just auditory, but visually and mentally also. In his music he tries to generate an emotion; a remembrance per say, that leaves the listener thinking, wondering, and imagining. With 11 albums under his belt now and two more slated for release in 2006, Big Bri! now spinning under the name DJ Soul Shaker, has achieved world wide recognition and respect within the DJ community. "I decided to morph myself a few years ago. You see, Big Bri! is the soft, loveable, ambient, musician. DJ Soul Shaker is the in your face, raunchy, hard hitting beat, sexual innuendo musician. My alter ego of sorts.",  he exclaims. "I just love music so damn much. Be it ambient and chill or just hard pounding bass, to see a crowd go crazy over your material makes it all worth while!",  he continues.Well Double B, we agree that you have found your calling!  You indeed generate incredible amounts of emotions and soul with your music. Keep the hits coming! Written by: T.B.Swinstez, Trance Music Times - July 2005DJ Soul Shaker's - Dance With IntensityOnly on iTUNES ~ DJ Soul Shaker's D.W.I - Dance With Intensity Podcast radio program. Featuring over 60 minutes of heart pounding, Hi-intensity, Trance, Hip-Hop, Techno, and Rave music. D.W.I will be taking off the year 2009 and will be starting back up January 2010 as a weekly Podcast. The show will ALWAYS be recorded and mixed LIVE at various venues around the state of Michigan.My pledge to you....ALL of DJ Soul Shaker's mix shows are mixed LIVE on the Pioneer DJM500 Mixer and will never be "mixed" within a computer. DJ Soul Shaker's - Dance With IntensityOpen iTunes, do a search for "DJ SOUL SHAKER", Find D.W.I under Podcasts.Don't have iTUNES?Download iTUNES here.DJ Soul Shaker -Mind, Body, & SoulArtist: DJ Soul ShakerAlbum: Mind, Body, and SoulLabel: Big Bri! ProductionsReleaseDate: T.B.A. 2009