Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth
Song: BEFORE THE WORLD STOPS SPINNIN!
Reviewer: Bill Oboczky
Positive Comments: With some work I honestly believe this song could get placed…in a TV show or possibly a film. It reminded me of Randy Newman’s Pixar film work, and there’s definitely commercial potential in that genre.I love hearing tracks like this that don’t fit into the pop/rock mold, that take a chance and stand out. That being said, by that same token your chances of radio airplay drop but I think film/TV placement is a better fit for this anyway.
Constructive Comments: Now it’s time for me to be negative…but hopefully constructively so.I found the mix very odd honestly. The panning was very lopsided…piano and lead vocals seemed to be the only things in the right channel with all other tracks to the left. The stereo image was therefor not used to its full potential. If you were aiming for a retro/Beatles type mix with the hard pans and radical separation that they employed, I feel that would probably have worked better with a more sparse arrangement…as it is, there’s a bit too much going on for that type of sound.Also, I would have liked the lead vocals perhaps 3db hotter in the mix…oddly, the backup vocals were more up front and clearer than the lead. That being said, with a bit of work I do feel this has a chance of placement…again, thinking of Disney/Pixar type films.