Broadjam Artist: Jonathan Le Vay
Song: Turn the Lights On
Reviewer: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Positive Comments: Great use of outstanding sounds. Cool groove composed ‘in the box’, makes me bop in my seat. Mike Stern style fusion with a little Joe Sample thrown in, I like that. Tasty piano riffing!! Insane bass lines…. this guy knows what’s up!! Plenty of sweet sounds and changes in this song without any unsettledness, very smooth transitions which were all musically pleasing.
Constructive Comments: My only constructive so far is that the song goes a bunch of different places but never settles in on any one theme. It’s like everyone says a thing or two and the tune just keeps progressing and never repeated a theme or melody. Could be great for move placement or video, you’ll have luck with this piece!! At 1:30 I was expecting a melody but got more groove, solos and fx. Establishing a theme is not the idea here, I get it. I didn’t hear a hook so I didn’t score in the category.