Month: December 2016

Broadjam Artist: N.Jones, Music Designer (Protilius Productions)
Song: Momentum (2015)

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: Very exciting track. Up beat with a whole lot of enthusiasm.

Constructive Comments: Nought said you are Sound heaD. Love it. 5 Stars.

Broadjam Artist: SRJ
Song: Electrifide In Me

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: Let’s dance. Oooooooh yyyyeeeeaaaahhhhhhh.!.!.!.!. A+ sound designing here.

Constructive Comments: Love it. Dream world record. Totally enjoyed this sound arT.

Broadjam Artist: COSTA / Costa Ioannides
Song: You Owe Me (Feat. ATOMiC ViBE)

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: This record is totally hot.

Constructive Comments: Say what? Nothing to say, but excellent work. Love it – 5stars.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Dance Pop One (Techno Dance)

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: Excellent choice of instrumental arrangements. Good quality of sound in general. Very trancelike and makes you want to work on something. Great job on this record.

Constructive Comments: I do not have a thing to comment on regarding this record. 5star excellent craftsmanship.

Broadjam Artist: Fred Kimmel
Song: Cecil’s Wedding (featuring Sali Oguri)

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: Very catchy and clever up beat 5 star hit there. Just love it so much makes me want to dance.

Constructive Comments: Try to incorporate some sequence changes to break up the monotony, but other then that it is a great sounding record.

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: NOT GUILTY (work in progress)

Reviewer: The Song Writers

Positive Comments: Very nice. Soundtrack maniacs. positive vibes. Master groove. Love it. Keep making more hits like this.

Constructive Comments: Guitar track was a little to hot. That’s iT. Some of the drum sequences were a little rough, but all & all a 5 star record.

Broadjam Artist: Julia Schmidt
Song: From the heart ( by George Selsky )

Reviewer: Black Valentine

Positive Comments: Nice Recording. It sounds well Produced.Vocals sound Silky. All the Tones (Guitar, Keys, Loops, etc.) are great. FX are totally on point.Performances are all right on.Song is catchy, has great potential. Sonically it’s all there. Couple minor things below re: the Drums but overall you should be really happy with the end product.

Constructive Comments: I don’t love the Drum Mix. Individual Sounds are great but it doesn’t sound like a Drum Kit in a Room. Maybe V-Drums? if so The Hi-Hats should maybe be more present to take away the artificiality. Or if they’re Triggers the real Drums should be brought more into the Mix.I also think they’re a bit too much in the 2nd Verse. Perhaps a more artificial and quite Snare Sound to match the artificial Kick. Otherwise it just sounds like a Snare hitting Quarter Notes and comes between the listener and the Vocals.There’s one point where the Vocals go Major in the middle that sounds a bit weird. Pretty minor as it only is on that one beat.

Broadjam Artist: Scott David Cameron
Song: Down in Flames

Reviewer: Black Valentine

Positive Comments: Nice Recording. Sound Quality is very good on all the Instruments. Drums sound good. Good mix on everything. Nice Clarity. You can hear everything.This actually sounds like a Band!!! Yay!! The last 5 Songs I’ve reviewed were obviously 1 person with a Computer.Nice Performance. Music is pretty Rocking. Nice main Guitar Riff.Vocals sound really good.Ripping Solos.

Constructive Comments: I don’t think you need the answering Background Vocals. They’re a little distracting. Maybe save them for the last Chorus?I was also a little put off by the St. Mathew Biblical Reference. Unless you are a “Christian Artist” I’m not sure how much of a place that has in modern Music. And if you are a “Christian Artist” the cursing at the end seems like a big “No-no.”Overall it’s the most realized Recording I’ve heard on here so far. Good job.

Broadjam Artist: Douglas Branson aka dB+1
Song: The Rant (F Word Version)

Reviewer: Black Valentine

Positive Comments: I like the Concept of the Song.It’s original and expressive.

Constructive Comments: This type of Song really isn’t my thing.However, perhaps the Spoken Word Vibe would work better if the Music were more Hardcore Punk or Hardcore Metal. Venting over a Hard Rock Music bed takes away from the Anger and Frustration you’re trying to convey.

Broadjam Artist: FRED GROSS
Song: Another Life

Reviewer: Black Valentine

Positive Comments: Like the Vocals. The Singer has a really good Tone to his Voice. Chorus is nice and full.Guitarist has nice Skills.Song is catchy, riff is cool.

Constructive Comments: This sounds like a really Old Recording. Makes it sound more like a Demo.Mixing Techniques have really come a long way. In modern Hard Rock Mixes you don’t hear everything swimming in so much Reverb anymore.What’s more distracting is the overall Musical Performance. Doesn’t sound like the Drummer played to a Click and the overall Vibe suffers.If I were Producing, I would make the Drummer take another crack at it and make sure the Guitars were more in time with the final Drum Tracks. Again, all the little inconsistencies add up and unfortunately make the Recording come off like a Demo.A Song like this maybe can be revisited now with a more modern approach and kind of end up having a Retro Feel.