Month: March 2017

Broadjam Artist: Geoff Martin Preston
Song: Spring Swallows – Vocal

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: Singer is excellent, very nice tone. Sounds like a Disney song… this is very nice. I found this song to be very saleable

Constructive Comments: I didn’t like the synth strings…. perhaps if that’s all I have to bitch about you must have done pretty good job.

Broadjam Artist: Lori Jennerjohn
Song: Rudness In Deskize

Reviewer: Signal 30

Positive Comments: I like this because it is fresh and new. I like when an artist thinks out of the box. I like the synth sounds. The rhythm really sounds neat. The effects on the vocals are really neat. The arrangement is also very good.

Constructive Comments: I don’t have anything to add. I like it. Make us some more!!! great stuff.

Broadjam Artist: HarryBudini
Song: Absurd of the World

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: I really liked this piece… it sounded like a soundtrack. It was just edgy enough and creepy enough to be fascinating. Loved the repeating piano juxtaposed against the choral background

Constructive Comments: At first I thought I did NOT like the strings toward the end… not the parts or the notes so much, they were fine… but the cheesy tone was so bad it was distracting. However after I listed further it occurred to me that may have been intentional… because it gave the piece a sort of raw sound which I found appropriate…

Broadjam Artist: Jon Babb
Song: The Graceful Maiden

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: This song has emotion… not something you hear a lot of on Broadjam. I liked this piece a lot. I wanted more… I wanted it to build and keep going

Constructive Comments: too short…. wanted more orchestration but this was very nice

Broadjam Artist: Bob Bentley
Song: It’s Over Now

Reviewer: Signal 30

Positive Comments: This song has very good vocals. The harmonies a really nice. The instruments are great. I like the background music. The intro is really nice. The arrangement is also very good.

Constructive Comments: The only thing I could hear that I thought you might want to do is boost the lead vocal in the mix a little more. Other than that you have a nice song.

Broadjam Artist: Chip Salerno
Song: She Said That

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: Overall I liked this piece… it was very interesting. Loved the part where the really low synth kicked in. This was very nicely done. Pizzicato strings were very nice. I wouldve like to hear more deep instruments to give it some body, but overall very nice.

Constructive Comments: The snare drum was not to the level of quality that the rest of the instruments were. I didn’t like the tail note at the end. It took what I found to be interesting piece that sort of ended sounding like a Nabisco commercial…

Broadjam Artist: Dave Mason
Song: “Actually”

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: I really like the chords to this piece. I just sat and enjoyed it. It reminded me a little of Frank Zappa… kind of frenetic yet with a level of quality.

Constructive Comments: Not too much to add in terms of constructive comments. It felt like it wanted to break into a song with drums and horns etc.

Broadjam Artist: Tom Reardon
Song: Changed My Life

Reviewer: Signal 30

Positive Comments: The vocals in this song are really nice. The harmonies sound really good. The instruments a very good also. I like this song. It has a nice feel to it. I like what I hear going on in the background.

Constructive Comments: I don’t think I’d change anything. I have a number of things that I do to get vocals to sit better in a mix but I’m reluctant to judge others mixes off listening to an Mp3 over the internet. They are probably just fine. I like the song, you do a great job, keep it, up!!!

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Resonata in C Minor

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: There were some very redeeming points to this piece, the piano specifically. Especially parts that have chord changes in the high range.

Constructive Comments: The string sounds were so bad that it was distracting. I would left off strings and only had piano had these been my only string choices. There were some very cool parts to this piece but it went on too long.

Broadjam Artist: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)
Song: You Make Everything Alright

Reviewer: Signal 30

Positive Comments: I like the vocals and the lyrics. The instruments are very good. The harmonies were nice.

Constructive Comments: I don’t think I’d change anything