Month: October 2016

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: THIS WON’T CHANGE ANYTHING

Reviewer: Ober Rivers And His DUI’S

Positive Comments: Roxy Music with a Latin groove maybe. Very atmospheric well performed track with charismatic vocals.

Constructive Comments: Overall production quality is quite good, lyrics are ok but, well, they don’t change anything. Vocals have character but somehow seem lacking real depth or articulation. Maybe Brian Ferry without the deep passion or deep sense of style.There is a definite mood set, that along with the good production values could probably sell it in a soundtrack setting.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Love Turned Into A Fever

Reviewer: Osea Codega

Positive Comments: Nice track, good production and instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: Keep up the good work

Broadjam Artist: Lazie J
Song: Pride & Honor Live

Reviewer: Osea Codega

Positive Comments: Very nice track, good instrumentation and production, I liked mostly the back vocals and the guitar solo.

Constructive Comments: Keep up the good work.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Clean Old Men

Reviewer: stefo

Positive Comments: firstly beautiful vocal . very clear crisp harmonies vocally. unusual and interesting subject material and lyrical content. guitar flows along nicely. would like to check out more material from you. i like the fact this is folk i would say country/folk but its not at all predictable.

Constructive Comments: great song ,great singing its really the production that lets the song down. the synth string i would replace with a cello a live cello it will really be the icing on the cake for this song. great job!

Broadjam Artist: Paul Messina
Song: Going Back to Where I’ve Never Been

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: The sound is original and the background arrangements were well placed. The drum track sounded clean and crisp. It was nice to hear the blend of the strings with the other instruments as time went on.

Constructive Comments: The sound created is not smooth enough for smooth jazz although the concept is there. The timing is off on a number bass notes and the bass itself does not blend with the music at times making it stand out like the strike of a kick drum. The early note changes could be restructured so that they fit more with the melody.

Broadjam Artist: Thomas E. McCue
Song: C’mon Grandpa

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: The song is “cute” and it could work for a kiddy show perhaps. The vocals fit the format of the song and the harmony is clean. The lyrics very creative and I love that a story is told through the song. There is a nostalgic feel that comes with this arrangement.

Constructive Comments: The song does drag some and the timing is a bit off at certain places. The arrangement reminds me of karaoke music but that’s ok given the nature of the song.

Broadjam Artist: Cyniman
Song: I Don’t Really Like That

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: The musical arrangement of the instruments is solid and mixed well and there are times when the vocals are pleasing to the ear.

Constructive Comments: THe lyrics are need to be revamped as well as the hook. Its quite difficult to take this song seriously. While there were times when the vocals were ok, there were other times when the sound became pitchy and, it seemed there was no breathing technique being used as notes would fall flat or couldn’t be held. THe harmony for the hook could also use more polish.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Roberts
Song: Out of the Gaze of the Evil Eye

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: I really love the layout of the song and the musicians sound very professional with the timing being tight, the lyrics are creative and we’ll mixed. I enjoyed the smooth transition into the bridge and back into the chorus as well.

Constructive Comments: The only comment to be made would be the pitchiness the singers. The harmony could be tightened up as well so that it’s much smoother to the ears and the voices are in sync with each other. That should also be a natural progression as the band continues to perform sothis may clear itself up with more dedication and practice. Nice work

Broadjam Artist: Sandra Ada
Song: Simple Dreams

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: The song has depth and character. I could certainly capture the feeling of despair and mystery. The mix was crisp, not muddied down and very easy to follow.

Constructive Comments: I don’t think there is much to critique for me here. The nice thing about soundtrack scores is more about how you feel at the time of composition. Cheers

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

Reviewer: Eclectic Soul Orchestra

Positive Comments: It’s a solid recording and truly captures the sound of house music. I enjoyed the transitions in the arrangement and the quality of the vocalist was also just as a solid. The harmony was well done and this was a clear mix.

Constructive Comments: I may not be the best to comment on this type of music because I’m not the biggest fan of this genre. To enhance the sound , perhaps a delay or reverb filter could be applied to the vocals. I would also consider adding some type of bass, even if it were just subtle enough to be heard