Month: April 2020

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Chicrazy

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Sweet dance groovin’ with outstanding bass playing. Nice instrumental.

Constructive Comments: This is a great instrumental bed.

Broadjam Artist: Third Word
Song: Your Soul Baby

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Sounds like a ready-made record to me! Not a weak link in the chain of sound. Got that Philly/Motown connection going, for sure!

Constructive Comments: Very well-done! You’ve learned well.

Broadjam Artist: Groove Fondue
Song: Groove Fondue (Funky Driver)

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Got a groove thang goin’! I may have to go to the Carwash or do some Superfreak, LOL! Great job! Very enjoyable.

Constructive Comments: Nothing I can add will improve on what you already have.

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Turn It Over

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Nice upbeat sentiment here.

Constructive Comments: This is, to me, just a rough demo done on a budget. It’s okay for a guide, but if this song is gonna be released, it should be professionally produced.

Broadjam Artist: Charles ‘KIZZO’ Kizzee
Song: Close

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Bringin’ back flashbacks of seventies/eighties soul music…this is wonderful. Time for some slow dancing.

Constructive Comments: Great job. No criticism at all.

Broadjam Artist: Ladee V
Song: Love Is In The Air

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: You hit a home run with some solid songwriting, vocals, musicianship and arrangement. Very catchy theme. Great job!

Constructive Comments: I can’t improve on anything here!

Broadjam Artist: James Hamilton
Song: the pain

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Classic soul singing and piano arrangement with a Sunday-go-to-meeting quality of love. Great vibes.

Constructive Comments: This appears to be a basic vocal/piano demo that really deserves more instrumentation, including a real drummer. The song and the singer show incredible promise. Would love to hear the finished product. Keep it up!

Broadjam Artist: Groove Fondue
Song: When it comes

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: The quiet opening took me by the throat, and when the organ kicked in I was all-in. Great sound on all the instruments and the rhythm section is tight. Lead vocal fits the song well. I even hear slight Beatles influences in this – SUPER STRONG SONG! Loved every minute of it.

Constructive Comments: For my personal taste, the lead vocal was slightly too far back in the mix — I’d boost about 2-3db and it would make this spectacular.

Broadjam Artist: StarburstRecords
Song: 38. Motherhugger

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Great energy and the instruments are well-recorded and mixed. Strong female lead and backing harmonies. Very original content and I enjoyed listening from start to finish. Nice job all around!

Constructive Comments: Couldn’t quite give the lyrics 5-stars only because some of it felt like “heard it before” but overall REALLY catchy song. Keep it coming.

Broadjam Artist: Hartmut Oberdieck
Song: it’s wintertime (2007)

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Absolutely stunning guitar tone to start the song! Great little groove with smooth bass and an interesting progression. Could easily be heard in film/TV background with slight adjustments. This is the type of easy-going style I could listen to for hours.

Constructive Comments: As a 20+ year pro drummer, the drums aren’t doing the song justice. They’re in tempo but without feeling and the cymbal crashes sound synthetic. I didn’t take off for instrumentation because of it, but it lowered the grade on recording quality. Still, I enjoyed it a lot.