SOULED OUT BAND

Recognized as one of the best Dance, Party, & Variety bands in the Midwest, The Souled Out Band is ready, willing, and able to bring both their spirited stage presence and dynamic musicianship to all venues. The Souled Out Band will make sure your event is truly unforgettable!

Whether performing for a wedding reception of 100, electrifying the 8,000 plus at the Indianapolis Colts Pre-Game Party, or 25,000 plus for the Nestlé Corporation, this band never fails to deliver.

Comprised of the finest musicians in the Mid-West, the band's trade mark is its always hot, always energetic horn section.

Currently in their seventh year together, these musicians have a sound and energy all their own. Now booking, this band is in great demand. If you wanna have fun and you wanna dance, you wanna have The Souled Out Band!

SONG LIST:

A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
Ain't No Woman - Four Tops
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
Airhead - Thomas Dolby
Angel Of Harlem - U2
Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
Back In Time - Huey Lewis
Boogie Man - KC and The Sunshine Band
Born To Be Wild - Steppen Wolf
Brick House - Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Can't Turn You Loose - Blues Brothers
Dance To The Music - Sly and The Family Stone
Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago
Doin' It All For My Baby - Huey Lewis
Domino - Van Morrison
Don't Change Horses - Tower of Power
Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John
Easy - Lionel Ritchie
Everybody Needs Somebody - Blues Brothers
Fire - Ohio Players
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Funky Nassau - Blues Brothers
Get Down Tonight - KC and The Sunshine Band
Get Ready - Temptations
Gimme Some Lovin - Blues Brothers
Got To Get You Into My - Life Earth, Wind and Fire
Heart Of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis
Hey Bartender - Blues Brothers
Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis
Hold On, I'm Coming - Blues Brothers
I Can't Help Myself - Temptations
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
I Wanna New Drug - Huey Lewis
I Want To Take You Higher - Sly and The Family Stone
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
I'm A Believer - Smashmouth
Jailhouse Rock - Blues Brothers
Joanna - Commodores
Johnny B. Goode - Blues Brothers
Jump, Jive, An'Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Jungle - Boogie Commodores
Keep Playin' That Rock N Roll - Edgar Winter
Knock On Wood - Blues Brothers
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
Livin' La Vida Loca - Rickey Martin
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
Margarittaville - Jimmy Buffet
Miss You - Rolling Stones
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Girl - Temptations
Peter Gunn Theme - Blues Brothers
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Raw Hide - Blues Brothers
Saturday In The Park - Chicago
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Shake Your Booty - KC and The Sunshine Band
She Caught The Katy - Blues Brothers
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sing A Simple Song - Sly and The Family Stone
Skin Tight - Ohio Players
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Smooth Carlos - Santana
Soul Finger - Blues Brothers
Soul Man - Blues Brothers
Soul With A Capital "S" - Tower of Power
Souled Out - Tower of Power
Still A Young Man - Tower of Power
Still Diggin' On James Brown - Tower of Power
Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers
Thank You For Lettin Me Myself - Sly and The Family Stone
That's The Way KC - and The Sunshine Band
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis
Threadin'- The Needle Liquid Soul
Too Much - Dave Matthews
Vehicle - Ides of March
What Is Hip - Tower of Power
Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
YMCA - Village People

QUOTES: (Feel free to email any of these clients)

Here is what just a few of our recent clients

"We LOVED the band! They were wonderful!! WE had actually never heard them perform live (only on the internet) so I was a little skeptical at first, but as soon as I heard them warming up, I knew that we were in for a treat! Clay and Bill were both so easy to be in contact with and were always so responsive! Thank you for a wonderful evening! We had so many people comment on how great the band was!!!"

--Andrea Walker
Indianapolis, IN
andrea.walker@ricoh-usa.com

"Everyone is still talking about 'that band!'- absolutely outstanding. The one thing Steve & Julie really wanted-a great band & everyone to dance! WOW- you guys made it happen! The music was awesome- what incredible talent- you made the event! Please feel free to give my phone number for a reference. Thank you so much."

--Pam & Larry Hanley
4/23/2007
pamelasue@buckeye-express.com

"It's 4 days after our wedding party and people are still calling me to comment on how incredible "The Souled Out Band!" was. One of my friends said that she wants to throw a party just so we can have you play again! It was very important to us that we not have the traditional wedding party where everyone just kind of hangs out - we wanted everyone to be lively, dancing, laughing, and having a genuinely good time. We knew that at the heart of that wish would have to be just the right band - we researched over 40 bands - and we picked the PERFECT one for our once in a lifetime day. Thanks guys - we look forward to bringing you back out to Boston in the not too distant future!!"

--Jen and Larry Kennedy
Boston, MA
5/9/2007
hebepeeps@comcast.net

CLIENTS:

Leukemia Society of Indiana
American Heart Association of Ohio
American Heart Association of Kentucky
American Heart Association of Indiana
BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
Federal Credit Unions of America
Bella Vita
Hilbert Theater
Helping Hands
Indiana Association of Counties
The Arts Place
Indigo BioSystems
City of Celina
Valparaiso Popcorn Festival
Indianapolis Museum of Art
City of Alpena, MI
Surgical Associates of Ft. Wayne
Nestle Corporation, White Plains, NY
DLZ Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
Pan Am Plaza
Indiana Roof Ballroom
Carrier Corporation
Delaware Country Club
Meridian Hills Country Club
Murat Shrine Temple
Ball State University
Purdue University
DePauw University
Indianapolis Colts
Indiana Pacers
Ball State Homecoming with Sandy Patti
Muncie, Indiana Mardi Gras
Masquerade Madness, Muncie, Indiana
Indiana Bar Owner's Association
Indiana Dental Lab Convention
Indiana Beach Roof Garden
Summer Heat Festival
Hurricane Katrina Anderson Benefit
Bow-wow Boogie
Benefit for Delaware County Abused Children
American Heart Association Gala
WIPB TV Telethon Dance
International Night

THE BAND:

-Bill Pritchett, Trumpet-

Bill Pritchett is a Music Major Graduate of Ball State University with a BS in '76 and an MA in '81. He is a trumpet student of Larry McWilliams. Bill has been on the staff for the Birch Creek Summer Jazz Camp in Door County, Wisconsin; the Purdue University Summer Jazz Camp; the Mid-America Summer Jazz Camp at Ball State University, and has directed the New Jazz Publications reading band at the Indiana Music Educator Association's State Conference. Bill has appeared with the Temptations, Spinners, Jackson 5, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Manhattan Transfer. Bill contracts and conducts a number of different groups in Central Indiana, including Jazz Trios, Quartets, and the 9-piece "Great Sax Orchestra", a society band/ballroom dance band that includes a "Tribute to Frank Sinatra". The "Delaware Brass" is another group under Bill's direction, a brass quintet that plays many ceremonial events and weddings in the Indianapolis/East Central Indiana area. He is the Director of Bands for the award winning Muncie Central High School Instrumental Music Program. Since 2005, he has been the Music Director of "Indy Showtime Brass", appearing at every home game for the Indianapolis Colts and for special Indiana Pacers games.

Bill and his wife Lisa enjoy collaborating on their retail business in downtown Muncie, "dandelion's flowers and gifts", where Lisa is the owner and head floral designer, raising their kids (all 8 of them!) and riding their Harley.

Clay Arnett, Vocals and Trombone-

Originally a percussionist, "H." as he is affectionalely called by the band, wears the hats of Lead Vocals and Trombone. H. is one of the original members of the Souled Out Band. When not playing gigs with The Souled Out Band, Mr. Arnett teaches instrumental music at Muncie Central High School and serves as Director of Bands at Northside Middle School. A native of Valparaiso, IN., Clay has played locally in Muncie and Indy since the early 90's. Clay has a beautiful wife Carey and two children Hayden & Hayley.

-Allen "Turk" Burke, Lead Singer-

Lead Singer, Allen Burke, is bringing years of study, exposure, and experience to this latest renovation of the Souled Out Band. After starting to play piano by ear at the age of five, Allen began formal music studies, at age seven, on piano and trumpet at the Jordan College of Music at Butler University.

He is a multi-talented musician whose God given unique playing style and vocal range opened incredible opportunities for him to work closely with many talented artists, and various national and international recording stars. Too numerous to mention each one, however, notable names include Fresh, Fingers, Burke & Taylor, Patti Labelle, The Drifters, Dionne Warrick, The Supremes, Patrice Rushen, the late great Motown legend, Marvin Gaye, and 30 years with Atlantic Recording stars, The Spinners. Allen's tenure with The Spinners included 23 years as their Musical Director.

As The Spinners' MD, Allen has toured world wide, playing, conducting and singing in the top venues and most popular TV shows of the last three decades. Memorable national tours include The Motown Legends, Dick Clark's American Bandstand 35 Year Anniversary Tour, the Blue Note Jazz Clubs in Japan, the first Black promoted tour in post-apartheid South Africa, and the once-in-a-lifetime, Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden. This 12-hour bonanza included just about every star that was ever on Atlantic Records and was shown in its entirety on HBO and later reduced to 3 hours on ABC Television.

Other highlights for Allen, while with The Spinners, were performances at the Olympic Games in both Los Angeles and Atlanta, multiple appearances on "Good Morning America", "The Today Show", "The Tonight Show", Arsenio Hall's "Late Show", "Saturday Night Live", and The White House. Allen also performed, separately, with The Spinners, and with Marvin Gaye on both "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" and Burt Sugarman's "The Midnight Special". Allen arranged and recorded a Spinners demo of a song, written by movie producer, Mel Brooks, that later became the title song for his hit movie, "SPACEBALLS". While doing a series of Symphonic Pop Concerts with The Spinners, Allen brought soulful roots to the Symphony Orchestras of Dallas, Alabama, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Atlanta, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Allen is fortunate to have a hand-written musical arrangement of a Spinners' medley of hits on display in the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum" in Cleveland, Ohio.

After retiring in 2002 from touring with The Spinners, Allen accepted the honor of being Director of Music Ministries at Speedway United Methodist Church. On Sunday morning, you can find Allen conducting, playing and singing for his home congregation. Many familiar hymns are given new life with updated rhythms and instrumentation to appeal to audiences of every age. Fellow musicians are invited as guest artists to add to an already joyful and dedicated choir, bell choir and praise band to glorify our Lord. Agreeing with his mother's long time motto, "children are our greatest dividends, Allen is known as "Mr. Allen" to his pre-k and kindergarten students at Speedway United Methodist Child Care, where he has taught since 2005. In 2006, he was the Musical Director for the highly acclaimed Indianapolis stage production of "DREAMGIRLS".

Allen's first choices for any available time is "to do absolutely anything, or nothing at all, with my very own dream girls, my wife, Melanie, and daughters, Niki and Lydia", and visit grown son, Chris, and his wife and growing family. A special, recent musical highlight was the opportunity for Burke & Taylor, the two man unit that Allen had with drummer, vocalist, and friend, Russell Taylor, to perform with, and be featured guest artists with the internationally recognized, Indianapolis Childrens Choir to standing ovations in Miami and Indianapolis. This was especially rewarding because daughters, Niki and Lydia are singers in this very select choir.

Allen is very thankful for each artist God has given him the opportunity to perform with. Strong faith and these experiences help to mold him into the musician he is today, and more importantly, the one he is to become.

-Mike “Big Daddy” Ryan, Saxophone-

A native “Hoosier,” Mike Ryan grew up in South Bend, Indiana. After high school he attended Ball State University where he received a B.A. and M.A. in Elementary Education and minored in “Road Music.” Mike has been an educator and musician for over 40 years. He taught 4-6 grade and was a Principal for 33 years in Muncie. Mike’s musical career has spanned over 37 years with many bands; The Teen Tones, The Other Five, Decembers Children, Walking Catfish, and Poppa Jazz. Mike has also opened for the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars, Cream, The Who, Janis Joplin, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Hollies, B.B. King, and the Beach Boys. He has also recorded with RCA and Chess Records. Mike is a vocalist and instrumentalist, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophone.

Besides music, Mike is a family man. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Cathi, and has one son, Michael. He believes in giving back to the community. He has participated in many fund-raisers for American Cancer Society, NAACP, Red Cross, and the Muncie Children’s Museum. As a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, he constantly donates his talents to raise funds to promote academic excellence nationwide.

Mike loves playing alto, tenor and baritone with The Souled Out Band. He is a wonderful asset to the band.

-Benjamin Williams, Drums-

Growing up in church playing gospel, the drum set has been a spiritual calling for Williams. From his home church in South Bend, Jamin went on to perform in several groups such as: Midnight Joe & The Moonlight, Chicago Joe Jones, Spoonful, The Bob Eichhorn Band, JMX, Muncie Alliance Church Worship, and the Ball State Jazz Combo. Heavily laden with the influences of John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell, and Ginger Baker; Williams brings a smooth yet thunderous groove to the Souled Out Band that is tasty, solid, and in the pocket.

-L.J. Mechem, Piano-

Played piano since the age of 5. Formal instruction for 12 years. Minor in Music at BSU. Played professionally for 35 years. Jazz influence stylings. Also performs with known area band "LJ and the ALLSTARS". Owner of LM Straps, largest guitar strap manufacturer in the United States. LM distributes straps world-wide as well as the OEM manufacturer for such companies as Fender, Gibson, Martin, Peavey, PRS and many more.

-Dave Wisler, Trumpet-

Music has always been an important part of life for David Wisler. The son of a piano and voice teacher, he started music lessons at age 3, and at 5, he began studying the trumpet. At age 13, he started playing in jazz bands and orchestras and has been doing so ever since. Always striving for excellence, Dave has become an excellent performer in solo, orchestral, jazz, and commercial idioms. Over the years, Dave has performed and recorded with such artists as: Dianne Schur, Marvin Hamlisch, Misha Dichter, Byron Stripling, Wycliff Gordon, Frank Mantooth, Sandi Patty, and Ray Boltz. With extensive performances across the US, Dave has also played throughout Europe, including the Montreaux and North Sea jazz festivals. Dave has a BA from Anderson University (95), an MM from Bowling Green State University (99), and is currently completing a Doctor of Arts from Ball State.

-Jeff Farber, Bass, Vocals-

Jeff has been playing bass and singing for 20 years. He enjoys playing a variety of musical styles from rock, funk and jazz to reggae and world music... Any music that features creative, imaginative and aggressive bassists! Jaco, Tony Levin and Sting rank at the top of Jeff's list of influences.

From the Jam Band artistry of the Stonepickers to the progressive metal of Burst of Reality to the R&B funk of Souled Out, Jeff has applied his musical stamp to a variety of local bands.

Jeff has been busy teaching Art at Northside Middle School for the past seven years. Jeff also teaches fly-fishing and fly tying at Ball State University where he is currently working on his Masters Degree in painting. In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife Shannon, art, traveling, camping, reading, movies and fly-fishing.

-Jeff Gardner, Guitar, Vocals-

A veteran of the Central Indiana music scene, Jeff has a lengthy resume that includes studio and live production, and of course live performance. Over the years he has done thousands of studio sessions, and played with a number of regional acts, including The Jubal Band, Pedaler, Rachel Sweet, Light, The Persuaders, and the Walking Catfish. His rhythmic style fits perfectly with the Souled Out repertoire. When he's not on stage, "J.T." serves as the Director of Technical Training for CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association.

-Al Shikaly, Woodwinds and Vocals-

Al Shikaly joins the Souled Out Band as the latest addition - Al will be the new Tenor Saxophone player, making the Souled Out Band Horn Section 5 strong! Al is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music where he studied all woodwinds, keyboards, composition and arranging with Joe Viola, Charlie Mariano, Gary Burton, and Herb Pomeroy.

Al has performed with:

1975-1979 Tito Puente Orchestra

1980-1986 World tours with Spinners, Temptations, Melba Moore, Tavares, Lou Rawls

1986-1997 Boca Raton, Florida Symphonic Pops: Al has also performed with Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jack Jones, Marvin Hamlisch, Tony Bennett, Maureen McGovern, Freddie Hubbard, and Lionel Hampton.

From 1988 to today, Al has owned and operated the S.E.A. Coast Band and S.E.A. Coast Music, Inc. In 2001 he released the CD entitled S.E.A. Wind - "Out of the Blue". He also has extensive private teaching and woodwind clinician experience. Al has also played the Broadway Shows West Side Story, Grease, Fiddler On The Roof, Dream Girls, Swingin' On A Star, My Favorite Year, Sweet Charity, and the movie, Cocoon 2-The Return.

-Will Frazier, Trombone-

Trombonist Will Frazier has performed with Souled Out for over a year. In addition to Souled Out, Will also performs as a freelance jazz trombonist and bassist throughout the state of Indiana. Will has a Masters Degree in trombone performance from Ball State University, where he also earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Education. While at Ball State, Will directed the Studio Jazz Ensemble and combo program, taught private trombone and jazz improvisation, and coordinated the annual Dimensions in Jazz Festival. Will performed with the national tour of Oliver the Musical, a European tour of A Chorus Line, My Sinatra, Manhattan Transfer, Lorna Luft, Dom Deluise, the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, the Eddy Howard Orchestra, the Ted Weems Orchestra, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Wayne Bergeron, Chuck Findley, Michael Davis, Andy Martin and Marcus Printup. While living in New York City, Will performed in numerous big bands, orchestras, brass quintets and show bands. Will also did tours with Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.