Month: January 2017

Broadjam Artist: Kitty Matkins
Song: Whispers In The Darkness

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: Very nice arrangement love your voice beautiful song

Constructive Comments: Back ground vocal harmonies could definitely be added.

Broadjam Artist: Gary Mazzola
Song: BREATHE IN

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Though I’m not really familiar with this genre, this is a pleasant listen. I especially like the female background vocals. The Breathe in Breathe Out sounds like something that would be great for a yoga class. Lyrics are clear and nicely sung. Nice instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: The songs sounds a little choppy around 2:30 and on. Horns sound rather shrill at the end. With the Breathe In Breathe out hook, it seems to me that this song should flow a little more peacefully than it does.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Who’s gonna turn on a light

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Nice intro. This song has a great message…to tell the lost about Christ. The artist sings with obvious heartfelt passion for those who do not know the Lord. The rock band instrumentation is really really good. These guys know their stuff. I like the song structure and length, and the way the hook is repeated really helps get the message across.

Constructive Comments: Gotcha pegged, Randal! The vocals are clear but I still think you need some coaching. This is a really good song with market potential…demo it with a professional lead vocalist. So…do you have your own band? The song only has 2 verses, which might lessen its marketability. Not really crazy about the way you pronounced Christ at the end of the song.

Broadjam Artist: Kitty Matkins
Song: The Way You Make Me Smile

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Nice introduction (I like the bass slide). This is a really sweet wedding day love song. Sung with believable passion and clarity, the message comes across beautifully. Powerful vocal! I like the “perfect in God’s plan” lyric. Adds the spiritual element, which I believe is so key to a successful relationship. Instrumentation and production is really lovely. I wish you the best with this song!

Constructive Comments: No instrumental, no bridge. No big deal, but I wonder if both those elements would make this song more commercially viable.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: My Kenworth Motel ( … from “Modern Progress”)

Reviewer: Kitty Matkins

Positive Comments: Congratulations on a good song!I liked it. I think it has strong appeal for some of the movies as a background drag that I have seen involving truckstop scenes where there’s a waitress interacting with A trucker . That seems to be quite a few movies.hope you’ll submit this to some of the licensing opportunities for film and television 🙂

Constructive Comments: Very good instrumentation! Good vocals. I take it that you were singer songwriter, hats off to you for doing your own song. previously I have chickened out and have someone else previously I have chickened out and have someone else in sing my material. you did a great job!

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Preacher’s Wife Blues

Reviewer: Kitty Matkins

Positive Comments: Of course this is a wonderful song . Straight to the point of this specific niche. I’m sure many preachers wives have appreciate you writing this, since this is usually par for the course. Thanks for your humerus slant on the subject matter. You were such a gifted writer.

Constructive Comments: I loved the arrangement. All vocals were perfect. Love the arrangement of the background vocals. Loved the clap track idea., Could probably have used it more, in my opinion I’m sure you probably tried it both ways so, what you did up with is terrific. I am pretty familiar with your style now, I hope this is Kate,.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Lovers And Friends (#1 Classic Rock & New Age)

Reviewer: Stars of Light

Positive Comments: The mix is nice and wide. I really like the atmosphere it sets.

Constructive Comments: The singing felt a bit pitchy at times.

Broadjam Artist: Bill Dake
Song: Do You Wanna Dance (cover)

Reviewer: Stars of Light

Positive Comments: The quality sounds fantastic. Great musicianship and clarity on the acoustic guitars. The drums sound awesome as well. Good little feel-good ditty here.

Constructive Comments: The lyrics are repetitive.

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Glass Diamonds

Reviewer: Stars of Light

Positive Comments: I really like the way your song starts out. It sets the mood for a feel-good dance track. The singer also sounds fitting for the music. I felt like I was listening to KC and the Sunshine Band meets Blondie.

Constructive Comments: The vocals could be eq’d maybe a little bit better.

Broadjam Artist: Black Valentine
Song: Shine

Reviewer: Shiver

Positive Comments: I really like the vocal layering in the pre chorus and chorus. The phrygian scales are really cool as well

Constructive Comments: Maybe get to the chorus a bit quicker? The verse seems to go on a bit long.