Month: February 2017

Broadjam Artist: Jonathan Le Vay
Song: Shaking It

Reviewer: Bill Dake

Positive Comments: Nice little jazz jam. I’m a sucker for Rhodes/Wurlitzer based tunes. The balance is great and I like the pace and feeling of this.

Constructive Comments: Over all, I like this. It might be fun to take this outside of the Dm7 key center to maybe something like a Bbm9 for awhile just to add some added interest, but it works pretty well just the way it is.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Easy Street

Reviewer: Bill Dake

Positive Comments: Balance was good,, vocals out front, simple uncluttered backup.

Constructive Comments: Just a couple ideas: it sounded like the voice was recorded a little hot, overdriven, but maybe it was a radio effect. I think it would be a better demo if the vocal was recorded clean, maybe just a little reverb/delay to thicken it up. You might want to add a bridge to set up the final verse.I hope they made it……..

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Dirty Mama

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: This is a great instrumental rock song. I could even see this as background music on TV or in a movie. I think this would sound awesome in a live concert.

Constructive Comments: The sound is a bit tinny, but that could be because it’s playing through this website

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

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: Very nice Christian love song. I think a lot of people can relate to the lyrics. I think this would benefit from background vocals harmonizing.

Constructive Comments: No Criticism.

Broadjam Artist: FRED GROSS
Song: Misty Morning

Reviewer: Jeff Maguire

Positive Comments: Nice clean Robert Cray sound in a traditional R&B style blues vamp .

Constructive Comments: Tone is nice, playing is decent, but IMO doesn’t really justify almost 4 minutes of just soloing. There is no real sense of motive or development.The vibe is nice and cool, put some lyrics behind it and it could fly. One pet peeve of my own perhaps, is the full stopping between choruses … again … IMO … that is extremely distracting and prevents soloist from developing long lines and phrases that extend across bar lines. Playing through most breaks generally improves flow. If your goal is to make it to the weather channel you might be ok as is.

Broadjam Artist: Shiver
Song: Runaway Love

Reviewer: Moonstone Moods

Positive Comments: I specifically liked the backing track/instruments, the vocals were good but missing a little something but that isn’t a complaint by any means. Good job and excellent song!

Constructive Comments: The vocals needs a little extra something but still good.

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

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: We have a big munchkin family and my family loves my homemade deep-fried chicken tenders on Friday nights. It gets quite messy here in the kitchen on this night – and there is much to do. My kids played this electronic music full-blast in our kitchen for Family Chickie-Tender Night – OMG, this is perfect for pacing out the dredging in flour, dunking in egg yolks the many pounds of chickie-tenders and fryin’ it all up – “Oh yeah, honey!” This music get’s me into the groove of things! Thank you to my kids and to Mr. or Ms. Electronic Music Composer!

Constructive Comments: When we first played this we thought it was Mario game or something. This is a ‘traditional’ electronic track. Stephen says to burn this on a CD and take it to the local club DJs and get it played. Have a great day today.

Broadjam Artist: Marilyn Hall
Song: Spooked

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: We hobbits of old herebyish declare that this synthaholica-electronica-mooey-gooey piece of music to be our theme music, that must always be heard in our kitchens when we’s hobbits be making our favorite chocolate chip cookies, fudgeling brownies and anything super-rich and thick with sugary goodness. Signed herewith tofor on this day Thrumsday of the Hobbitons Kitchening Compliances Council.

Constructive Comments: The beginning seems weak in the percussion depth, punch. This is a ‘traditional’ electronic piece reminds me of the game Mario or something similar. The halo pad/voice pad was really cool. Our music club had fun listening to this. We do think the drums could be more real. Have a good day!

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: Sweeter Than An Alibi / Pop

Reviewer: Simon Finn

Positive Comments: I LOVED this! A gentle pop song with strong lyrics, simple but effective contruction and just enough harmonic and melodic surprises to keep you hooked. Will be putting this on a playlist NOW!

Constructive Comments: Loved the vocal mixing – very soft and plaintive.

Broadjam Artist: Stars of Light
Song: Small Talk

Reviewer: Simon Finn

Positive Comments: First song I’ve reviewed in a long time that I can say that I REALLY like! This is pop at its best. Super simple, super catchy.

Constructive Comments: I think your chorus needs to have a different harmonic structure somehow, to break up the monotony, but I love the way you got the rhythms and the melodies right – they stretch and snap like elastic. Love it! Well done!