Month: December 2016

Broadjam Artist: Cat Lamondt
Song: Something to believe in

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: I love the piano introduction and the beautiful lead vocals. The drums have a great sound and the lyrics are very good as well.

Constructive Comments: Very cool Country Song – very good lyrics as well. Not a lot of negatives, I don’t think I’d change a thing – best wishes!

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Time 4U (Electronica)

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: Woogie is on the dance floor everybody. Stand back please. Woogie! Ladies and gentleman. And… Woogie does a hard wobble here and a whopper brum there… Come on now Woogie, let it go! Ladies and gentlemen! Woogie! Ya’ll know how it goes, it’s 4pm and this is the Fab Sports Club Aerobics Class #202 – come on now everybody, let’s Woogie!

Constructive Comments: Just some suggestions, the intro could have been a few bars longer to east in. In a way, it seems just slightly over compressed. This is a good song for cardio gym workouts. I liked the brass flair that you gave the piece.

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Parrot Island

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: My name is Elda, welcome to my crazy farm. Yes, we have plenty o’ crazy in this neck o’ the woods. My friends, Mitchy, Belvy, Moogley and Horace are here to entertain you while you enjoy another memorable slice of Big Bobanza’s Pizza Curd Cutlet Supreme moogblarfen sandwiches. 500% ounces of Vitamin D in every serving! Take a look around! I know it all seems crazy, but isn’t what this is all about here in Farmville?

Constructive Comments: Don’t change anything. Thank you for brightening my spirits today. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh and if you ever get to Farmville, say hello to everybody for me I should be over there soon, I guess. Have a great day!@

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: 2bwu (instrumental version)

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: Come with me! Take my hand! Let’s run through the blue grasses, the purple daffodils of Sepia Prime. It is a brightly lit blue day. Smoothly and effortlessly you fly over the hills of Fantopia and if you watch carefully, you may spot a traversing proton arc in the skies above.

Constructive Comments: Need smoother introduction to set the environment for the listener. I like this. At first I was going to suggest some EQ changes, but upon listening twice, this is perfect for the Weather Channel and other media of the same caliber. That said, if you ever do a remix, consider some more presence in the instruments and fill up more space with some reverb and stereo enhancements would be awesome for another standalone version just as good as this in terms of the perfect chords and tonal qualities. I hope this makes sense, reviews are suppose to be fun so I try to keep it all lighthearted – and I’m just a hobbit up in the woods with hairy feet.

Broadjam Artist: SRJ
Song: Just Can’t Stop (Good Old Fashioned Funky House Club Mix), ft Leanne P

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: Groove, groove, groovy beans Malone! Groove to a 70’s style dance composition that will, well, hmmm, make you get groovy baby! Groooovy! Get down. Let it out. Show us what you got. Just like the vocalist says, “Show me what you got…”. When listening to this I am reminded of the style we all know from the incredible Donna Summer.

Constructive Comments: I like this, the beginning percussion seemed muddy but disappears in the mix altogether and is forgotten. In my opinion only, some dramatic strings in the background would have given this a whole new dynamic and the blippity blop sound is almost there, with some reverb and moved to the back with some stereo enhancement would add a contemporary feel to this. I think the vocal line needs a rest once or twice in the mix to keep the listener curious more.

Broadjam Artist: Fred Kimmel
Song: Madmess

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: Mr. Ellsberry of 666 Hanwicky Lane wants to go to his basement but just can’t seem to figure out how to get there. And then it was Groundhog Day once again and yes, Mr. Ellsberry is still trying to get to his basement. Oh, the stories of Hanwicky Paradox will be with us for years to come.

Constructive Comments: I’m not sure what this could be used for except a dramatic scary scene with quick clips in a twisted movie scene. Maybe a little too much low frequency (cabinet) EQ.

Broadjam Artist: Mike Cantwell – TalentEast Productions
Song: Great Symphony Fun

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: A drama unfolds with the fine playing of the orchestra transitioning to a pensive flute telling you a story of anxiousness and an approaching conjecture perhaps. Mental images of black and whites then sepias then colors transfer through the instruments to bring you to the story’s close.

Constructive Comments: Just a suggestion only I think another pass on the EQ could bring this up more be more present and capture the room space that the track is playing in to sweep up the listener. The percussion could use some oomph to add more drama.

Broadjam Artist: John Hazlett
Song: TheJoySydneyBrings

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: I thought of a court jester and then transformed to a carousel with people all happy in an animation perhaps. I then was transported to the days of silent movies. This piece of music is a little whimsical journey.

Constructive Comments: Perhaps a few pauses to enhance certain phrases the strumming in the back could have more presence in EQ? I was hoping for a little more variation in instruments coming to the fore and back again.

Broadjam Artist: The Cram’s
Song: The Long Goodbye

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: Super Brazilian Pop / Bossa Nova tune. Everything is so good here. I’d expect to hear this on the radio or on a Best of Brazil collection. ’nuff said

Constructive Comments: I’d argue against all the extra vowel sounds on ‘lullabaurauururyayy’ etc You know what I mean. Just sing it straight–the lyrics are good and your voice is excellent.

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Medieval Games

Reviewer: Smokin Joe Pilloud

Positive Comments: Movie sound track for sure …I wanna see that movie great sax

Constructive Comments: Good luck ..sell some music brother