Biography of Simon & Shaker | | | Real name / | Simon Garcia, Karim Shaker |
Simon Garcia and Karim Shaker are Simon & Shaker, two of the best djs and producers Spain has developed in the last few years and the reason why the Spanish dance sound has moved a step forward in the last couple of years. From the birth of their first single, Outstreet (under the pseudonym The Sundayprayers), their rise within dance music has been unstoppable. Numerous productions have been included in some of the best compilations around the globe (Ministry of Sound, Global Underground and many others top electronic music brands) and have crossed all musical boundaries with djs from all dance music genres playing Simon and Shaker productions: Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Bob Sinclar, Paul Van Dyk, Victor Calderone, Armin Van Buuren, Danny Tenaglia, DJ Tiesto, Steve Lawler, Timo Maas, Deep Dish, John Digweed and Paul Oakenfold amongst many others. With more than thirty releases on various labels and hit after hit, confirms a very special quality in their music. Classic productions like Central Park, Fiebre, Make It, La Noche (alongside Coca & Villa) and Freshness have placed the Simon & Shaker sound on the worlds best sound systems. Toward the end of 2004 'Dual' was released, their first mix compilation. The tracklisting highlighted the new house sound which Simon & Shaker developed at a very special moment in Madrid. A new concept which was see by many as an innovation which not only crossed into the specialist dance market but was well received by the general music buyer as well. 'Dual: The Definitive Spanish Underground Compilation' was a huge success for this duo. The combination of great production and their abilities behind the decks have led to a very high demand across the globe: Japan, Holland, Bulgaria, Ukrania, Israel, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, France, US, Marroco, Slovenia and Russia are some of the main countries you can find them tearing up dance floors. Currently Simon and Shaker are juggling their time between working on new productions in the Studio, performing and now running their ow label called State Recordings, geared toward the more demanding dance floors, the first reference Zero has been licensed to Electronic Elements/Armada in The Netherlands. Loca FM is one of the very few official Spanish dance radio station which broadcast nationally. Simon and Shaker now broadcast their show Central Park every Tuesday at 10.00 pm (GMT +1). This show has given them the opportunity to showcase the wide variety of house which can be found in one of their dj sets or productions. Simon & Shaker: Innovation and quality with only one objective: DANCE. Coming soon in your city! | 
