Month: June 2017

Broadjam Artist: Hartmut Oberdieck
Song: farewell

Reviewer: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)

Positive Comments: Really nice guitar playing…sweet tones…and some good licks….. the rest of the instrumentation is also good….

Constructive Comments: kind of liked it staying in the more blues-rock groove than when the ‘reggae’ beat changed… lost me a bit… it is cool but i think the guitarist sounded more at home in the bluesy tones…maybe bring out the bass and drums a bit more in the mix to keep it grooving?

Broadjam Artist: The Melody Stuart Project – Remerge Band
Song: You”re The One – Alex “Rocks” Shaw – wrote this when he was 8

Reviewer: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)

Positive Comments: understand it’s a youngster doing some vocals, but a bit flat on a couple parts…but good job trying ones best

Constructive Comments: a bit too much echo/reverb on the vocal…gets a bit buried and at times adds to the vocal sounding a bit flat on some notes… but it’s always good to just keep doing it…more and more and it gets better and even more fun! It’s all music…

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Pow Pow Pow Instrumental

Reviewer: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)

Positive Comments: got a bluesy feel to it – with the gtr…. sounds like a slide but more like a steel guitar working …

Constructive Comments: nice for what it is…suppose it could add some pop to it if it broke out with another instrument in a short solo…

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: Shaky Jake & The Bone Twist Girl / Rock & Roll

Reviewer: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)

Positive Comments: the instrumental has a nice melody… and a free – falling feel to it..

Constructive Comments: recording could be a bit better in mixing the different instruments… drums and bass get lost in the mix at times..

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Roberts
Song: What You Do

Reviewer: The Dots

Positive Comments: That is a classic guitar tone. Completely fits the genre. Has the feel of UK classic rock, nice harmonies. Really like the riff. Vocals are also nicely done. Good pitch and vocal control. The band is tight and together. The lead singer’s timbre has great appeal for this genre. Love classic rock.

Constructive Comments: Difficult for me to find anything that I would offer as constructive criticism. Enjoyed the song.

Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth
Song: BEFORE THE WORLD STOPS SPINNIN!

Reviewer: The Dots

Positive Comments: Sounds like a fun song that would get a crowd involved. I can see this as a great song for a movie sound track, it really sets a tone and atmosphere. Feels like a character should be walking down a busy city street, getting dressed in a fancy outfit. Love the attitude of it.

Constructive Comments: It’s percussion and piano heavy, overpowering the vocals. Hard to figure out what the song is about. I’d like to be able to hear it.

Broadjam Artist: Randy Calligan
Song: Just Can’t Get My Arms Around This Much Emptiness

Reviewer: The Dots

Positive Comments: Vocals are great for this style. Strong and silky, great vocal control as far as pitch and phrasing. The instrumentation is nice and airy, the song has room to breathe. That really allows the lyrics to shine through. So much contemporary popular music has no lyrical meaning. Thank you for being so thoughtful with your words. Like the transition at 4:00.

Constructive Comments: I like this song a lot. The instrumentation is pure, not sure that it needs the reverse synth splashes. It distracts me from the song.

Broadjam Artist: owny rutledge
Song: without you

Reviewer: The Dots

Positive Comments: I like how the instrumentation is layered as the song begins. I have a feeling of anticipation. The backing vocals add to it and actually push the lead vocals to the front. Really accentuates the message of the song. Nice cymbal work. Very well-written song. Strong emotion in lyrics and vocal delivery.

Constructive Comments: While I like the melody of the guitar solo, I would have liked to heard a different tone or timbre. Maybe just a bit of any overdrive, like an Ibanez tube screamer. The solo guitar just sounds a bit thin.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Roberts
Song: What You Do

Reviewer: Indie Outbreak Studio

Positive Comments: great opening riffs. good instrumentation. nice harmonies.really nice 60’s grove. really laid back and easy to get into the pocket.

Constructive Comments: From a sound engineer point of view, a bigger lift on the chorus and a bit more reverb on the vocals to have them sit better in the mix. NIce job adn keep rockin’

Broadjam Artist: Chip Salerno
Song: Behind You

Reviewer: Zeiko

Positive Comments: Awsome movie music, great work!It would fit in many different movies but I think of horror sci-fi like Alien. All the instruments sounds very proffesional.

Constructive Comments: I have nothing add, I think its complete the way it is.