Month: March 2017

Broadjam Artist: Sam Cooper
Song: HE THOUGHT HE WAS RIGHT (featuring Jerry Spencer)

Reviewer: Gladstone Avenue

Positive Comments: Clever lyrics and instrumentation. I listen this category a lot and it is a strong category. This song measures up nicely. Pretty good vocal and melody.

Constructive Comments: I think the recording clarity could be better. Not sure what is happening because is sound like all the tracks are there. Maybe a new mix?

Broadjam Artist: Charlie Shock
Song: RIDE THOSE HORSES (new mix)

Reviewer: Gladstone Avenue

Positive Comments: I choose this category because I always hear some fine work. This song is no exception. Nicely vocalized and recorded. The vocal is a bit different from the usual country sound…nice to hear a little different voice. Like the hook, too. This is such a well done production with a pretty decent melody and lyrical accomplishment.

Constructive Comments: Can’t really complain about anything. I enjoyed the entire song and it was a pleasure bring the quality of the recording. Well done.

Broadjam Artist: Moonstone Moods
Song: Cry Of The Vikings

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: This is in the wrong category but it’s cool. Lot’s of ominous sound and textures with plenty of variety throughout. I can see Xena in a nice leather teddy slaying heathen warlords to this.

Constructive Comments: Nothing really. It’s very solid, and not an area I know that well.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Jeanie

Reviewer: Jeff Roberts

Positive Comments: It’s Randal venturing into secular rock!! Good energy and driving pulse and a strong vocal.

Constructive Comments: The bass range of the recording is way too strong, and there’s no real drum pulse that can be heard. Keep making tunes Randal!!

Broadjam Artist: Keith Burgess
Song: Klub 3:16

Reviewer: E-DILLA

Positive Comments: This reminds me of the hip-hop style that became popular at the turn of the century. FL and Pro-Tool style of production, chopping up samples and creating beats.

Constructive Comments: Be sure to be able to produce a variety of songs/tracks -without using samples- to maximize your potential profitability.

Broadjam Artist: George Molden
Song: Roll Out

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: This is the kind of music I like to play on Friday nights when it’s really late and I’m in the mood to take some very dramatic selfies to send to my BFF. Our cheerleading squad at school would like this for our power sessions. I’m listening to this while I watch my burrito go around and around in the microwave – it’s trippy.

Constructive Comments: This has a lot of cool electronic effects and this is very electronica. There may be some media uses for this as far as marketability however, in a very narrow niche. I think more musicality is needed in the composition of this piece to be more meaningful. A decent job on the mixing! Have a good day.

Broadjam Artist: Moonstone Moods
Song: Morocco

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: While listening to this, I was wondering if I was transported to a celtic isle somewhere where hills of green clover and white flowers, and the aroma of terra fills the air. But then I pinched myself at the end of this music review and I was still here in this cubicle. Waah…

Constructive Comments: At the beginning, the pad leads the listener to the electronic genre instead of New Age. The ending was abrupt. Mom said she liked this when we played it. Have a good day.

Broadjam Artist: Geoff Martin Preston
Song: Bu Vatan Bizim Annem

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: The pink hippie volkswagen caravan is rolling through the desert, heading to the Burning Man festival – everybody’s a drummin’, a bongoin’, a wah wah wey oh-in’ and long hair is flying in the wind and big flower patches are ironed with lots of starch on bell-bottom jeans.

Constructive Comments: This is very unusual especially for the New Age genre – I classified this as World. I don’t know the lyrics and so I graded this on sound components. I’m not sure all the instrumental choices work – but that is just my ear only. I do like the Arabian motif. The orchestra hit became repetitive and quite noticeable and took away from the motif. Please remember, until now we have never heard this we don’t know who made this or where it comes from. Have a good day.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Prayer Bucket (#1 Broadjam: Earth)

Reviewer: Floyd Kelly

Positive Comments: This is a beautiful musical I found in the New Age genre. It reminds me of walking through lush green fields somewhere pondering enjoying the breeze of freedom against my face as the sun sets in a beautiful glory.

Constructive Comments: This is nicely present. I think the piano may be slightly muddy. The synth strings could have used some dynamics to create a more ebb and flow. I like the ambience. About three-quarters of the way through, my musical ear was wanting a pause of some kind with the synth strings – just to give a relaxing break. We enjoyed listening. Have a great day.

Broadjam Artist: Michael Cregan
Song: HUngry and Cold

Reviewer: Randal Dunkle

Positive Comments: I like the rhythm guitar and the sound of the drums.

Constructive Comments: I think the vocals need a little work, out of pitch in some places. I also think the lead guitar solo isn’t needed – best wishes!