Month: October 2016

Broadjam Artist: Eclectic Soul Orchestra
Song: Time Keeps Passing Me By

Reviewer: Earl.C.Webb

Positive Comments: Has potential but needs some attentionNice string padsSome good melodiesWell done

Constructive Comments: The drums let this down for me, a bit ham fistedAlso not keen on the synth lead sound as it sounds a bit Casio compared to the other soundsIt rambles a bit without a recurring theme, almost like a bed of ideas waiting for a song?Best to you

Broadjam Artist: stefo
Song: little red bird

Reviewer: Birthe Noer Myers

Positive Comments: An earful of sounds – great voice, smooth and effortless in high and low registers, and a satisfying, soulful instrumentation to complete the effect. I liked it very much. I am going to look you up and hear more of your songs. I wish you luck.

Constructive Comments: I don’t know enough about the genre to give advice.

Broadjam Artist: Cyniman
Song: We All Need Love (Want it)

Reviewer: Birthe Noer Myers

Positive Comments: I am impressed – I don’t listen to this genre, I am the opera/classical music type, but to review this I had to listen, and I really enjoyed it. Even the steady drumbeat, which I so dislike in many contemporary folk songs was really appropriate in this . The lyrics I could not hear – but the voice and the singing was really great, and the originality I can not tell – I don’t know the genre well enough. I wish you great, good luck, I really like the sounds you make.

Constructive Comments: I have no constructive advice, I like what I heard, and I will look for you on Broadjam and hear more of your pieces.

Broadjam Artist: Jon Babb
Song: A Noble Girl

Reviewer: Avatar Music Productions

Positive Comments: Loved the instrumental samples used in this piece! The piece was actually too short and I wanted to hear more.

Constructive Comments: I played this back five times before I wrote this so I could really give you a detailed review. The horns in the front end of this composition did not seem to be mixed as well together so it didn’t sound as clear or smooth. The instruments did not sound like they blended well until after 40 seconds in the piece. I enjoyed it more abut I think you should bring the volume of the strings that come in at 1:11 down in the mix just a little more. Also, the end just seems to fall off with no resolve and the instruments cut off could be cleaner. It left me wanting for more. I do like what you are doing and that is why I put a little more into this review.

Broadjam Artist: Tristyn Leach
Song: Flying Solo ( instumental version )

Reviewer: Avatar Music Productions

Positive Comments: I liked that this piece had a good, flowing feel to it. It definitely gave the impression of softness, warmth, and beauty. I definitely could see this piece used in a commercial or used as background music in a commercial.

Constructive Comments: I did not give this totally high scores because the string samples needed to be better in my humble opinion. They just didn’t quite work with the piano sound. They sounded like a synthesized string patch/pad sound and the piece would have sounded better with a more realistic string sample. Otherwise, it definitely has great potential and I can definitely see it being used in commercials and other types of media.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Time Loop (“Live” at Cowtown Ballroom)

Reviewer: DENNIS MAKEPEACE

Positive Comments: great voice, nice piano work.

Constructive Comments: no problems

Broadjam Artist: Norb Studelska/Upper Air Disturbance
Song: Children Cry, Lament

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: like the combination of guitarand violin. the song is very delicate,meditative romantic. both (or 1 player) know how to play their instruments, and the guitar parts, good in their own, give a very good impulse to the violin parts. I enjoyed listening this one. congrats

Constructive Comments: good as it is

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Earthriver – Solo Piano (Instrumental)

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: This song proyects different emotions, sometimes meditaative, other more stronger. the playing is good, giving at some parts of the song the pace. good melodies. I enjoyed listening to it

Constructive Comments: you could easily extract 2 or 3 different songs from this one. I mean this because 640 min is too much (in my opinion) for catching full time attention for a piano solo song, that does not have signature, or tempo changes.

Broadjam Artist: Osea Codega
Song: Shining ray

Reviewer: CAEDMON’S DREAM

Positive Comments: * nice basic rhythm track for Pop song* straight-eight rhythms* synth lead has nice quality* cheerful “Dance With Me” vibe

Constructive Comments: + like noted before, good rhythm track+ for EMD, not enough rhythm variation and “New Effects”+ backing modulated saw synth lines cover the lead at times+ could have a change in feel or key to give lead a brighter grand finale feel at the end

Broadjam Artist: Tristyn Leach
Song: Lucky in Love

Reviewer: CAEDMON’S DREAM

Positive Comments: * sweet lyrics grab you* smooth-flowing melodies* great character in male vocal* simple, catchy uplifting folksy tune!

Constructive Comments: + overall mix is heavy on bass+ programmed electronic drum track doesn’t fit the folksy country vibe I get, is it possible to find a more natural acoustic sounding drum set-up + Reminds me of Bob Dillon simplicity, or late Tom Petty kind of sound