Month: August 2016

Broadjam Artist: Ian Graham
Song: Clock On

Reviewer: Josh Walker

Positive Comments: The concept is pretty cool – use a static, hypnotic background with sax melodies behind it and electronic instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: For my money, I would use more convincing electronic programmed instruments – the ones in this arrangement don’t really work so well. Also, in my opinion, I think a layered groove in the background with more busy rhythms would work really well – maybe a more syncopated rhythm in the cowbell sound with some kind of hand drum maybe? Also a bass line of some kind (even a static one) would help the arrangement.The sax sounds very hesitant at times and was a little behind the whole time. That works for certain genres of music, but my ear wants to hear sax right on top of the beat. The two or three measure space early in the song could be filled with something, either melodic or additional textural element. Good luck!

Broadjam Artist: Junior Murrell
Song: Flight

Reviewer: Josh Walker

Positive Comments: This to me is a coin flip whether to call it jazz or electronica. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that keyboard sound in my life – it sounds like something churning, but it sounds really cool. I hear this as electronica because it has a repetitive, hypnotic rhythm, which a lot of electronica artists like Cinematic Orchestra and Thievery Corporation use. I like the electronic sax-like melody and the rhythm underneath.

Constructive Comments: This is just my opinion, but I would like to hear the keyboard sound blend into the background more once the rhythm section came in. It probably wouldn’t hurt to have some variation of instrumentation once the guitar solo comes in, like extra percussion or additional keyboard sound.

Broadjam Artist: Martie Echito
Song: DEFINITELY THE ONE (Inst.)

Reviewer: Josh Walker

Positive Comments: This song is very well written, recorded, arranged, and orchestrated. I love the variety of instrumentation from section to section, from guitar to sax to flute and organ stabs here and there. Rhythm is very tight top to bottom, as smooth jazz has to be in order to work. I like the intro percussion and pad that leads to the main melody as well. The mixing is done very well. I can clearly hear all the instruments in the spectrum, and I don’t hear frequencies competing for space. Great tune!

Constructive Comments: Anything I add would just be my own taste. On my in-ear headphones I could use a little more bottom end, maybe more bass guitar. And a little more homogenous mastering perhaps? But that’s just my opinion.

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: In Natures Temple / New Age

Reviewer: amy abernathy

Positive Comments: It might work well for a movie scene that needs a little susepenceful build up.

Constructive Comments: It sounds a lot like the music on mediatation tapes. I did not hear any thing different to make it stand out from similar songs.

Broadjam Artist: SRJ
Song: Just Can’t Stop Funky House Afterhours Mix, ft Leanne P

Reviewer: amy abernathy

Positive Comments: I loved the bouncy beat to this song it was very cool.

Constructive Comments: The vocals were very low compared to the music, they needed a mic to be turned up a bit. I don’t think you had a clear recording of the vocals, they were not clear.The majority of the song I could not hear or understand vocals.I would say get a better recording .

Broadjam Artist: Bob Higgs
Song: When These Days are Done

Reviewer: amy abernathy

Positive Comments: I loved the tone of this song, it reminded me of the 70’s singer songwriter songs. Very nice song.

Constructive Comments: I know this is a demo, but having a finished recording would be a good investment for this song. A few places sounded out of tune in singing, but autotune would correct that. It is a lovely song.

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: ORGAN GRINDER

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: If you need a crazy fix, listen to this funny song about a guy’s monkey who died. Engaging and humorous. Cute and catchy chorus. Simple instrumentation and production suits the wacky track. Almost has an island feel to it. This is super creative. I like it when you write, perform and record something like this (even if you know you might not make a penny on it). It’s worth it just amuse yourself and the folks who get a chance to listen to your unique work.

Constructive Comments: World religious? Ahem, how about Unique Comedy? I did have a problem understanding all the lyrics. The spoken word parts can be a little muddy…especially when you have one voice over another. Makes it kind of tough on the listener. Otherwise a good mix, though. I’ll have to look at the lyrics to catch the whole story of what I could not understand.

Broadjam Artist: Jon Babb
Song: Dreamworld

Reviewer: Tristyn Leach

Positive Comments: a very dramatic and epic sounding soundtrack piece of music that would be ideal in many a scene in movies and tv that require something big and powerful. nicely constructed liked the intriguing beginning the dramatic rush then the break down and return to the drama to end

Constructive Comments: getting a bit of over deviating on my speakers on the piano solo breakdown. could be my speakers but might be worth checking,

Broadjam Artist: HarryBudini
Song: The Very Thing I Despise

Reviewer: Tristyn Leach

Positive Comments: a touch of tom waits/nick cave about this jazzy track. i like the laid back jazz lounge style. with its cool sleazy vocal that fits the theme perfectly.dark and moody just how i like it

Constructive Comments: good song the only thing i would say to make it perfect would be to extend the break by a few notes or cut the percussion by two beats around 2.47 so there is not that little pause. a minor change in what is a cool. enjoyed

Broadjam Artist: Bob Higgs
Song: When These Days are Done

Reviewer: Tristyn Leach

Positive Comments: a very nice acoustic track in the vain of dylan with those vocals and the style and the cool lyrics. nice production sound quality with a good real sound to itenjoyed this song. it keeps you listening throughout

Constructive Comments: i have nothing to add here. its as it should be for this kind of song. guitar vocals it needs no more