Month: July 2017

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: MYSTIC

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: Very nice piece, it had just enough weird elements to keep it interesting without overdoing it. Very nice

Constructive Comments: I dont have much to add in terms of criticism, this was a very interesting piece.

Broadjam Artist: Nick Kushner
Song: Dark Chocolate Craving

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: I loved the piece… very strong melody and it has a great feel

Constructive Comments: I really liked the song itself, I guess that’s all that really matters, but the mix and recording masked a lot of very cool elements in my opinion. Everything sound on the same level and kind of jumbled. I didnt sense any depth or space. Both of which could be achieved using pan and reverb vs dry signal to create depth

Broadjam Artist: Laura Adamowsky
Song: What We Keep

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: This was a very nice song… the performance was excellent, and the recording was done perfectly as well

Constructive Comments: Your voice is excellent… I would’ve added more compression to make it stand out i9n the mix. I would’ve also used pre delay on the reverb so the singer sounds like he is right in your face but the reverb trails off in the back ground. THis song is really up front and personal so just my opinion… great song

Broadjam Artist: Aaron Hamblin
Song: Who’s Gonna Get The Hole shot?

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: I could hear this piece being used in a very wide variety of applications. I loved the piece and feel you did an excellent job of presenting it.

Constructive Comments: The sounds overall are excellent, including the effects…. I didnt like the piano sound

Broadjam Artist: Jon Babb
Song: Love Never Ending

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: Wow, all I can say is wow… this really took me by surprise. You are very advanced when compared to the lion’s share of music on Broadjam. This was done perfectly, the music, the recording, performance and all… I give it a perfect score

Constructive Comments: This was odne so well there’s no point in criticizing anyting

Broadjam Artist: DENNIS MAKEPEACE
Song: katy’s dance

Reviewer: Randy Calligan

Positive Comments: Perfect bed for anything related to Irish music… very well done overall

Constructive Comments: Lows and highs are string but mid frequencies are a bit muttled, like the guitar chords.

Broadjam Artist: Bob Bentley
Song: True Friend

Reviewer: Mike Nielsen

Positive Comments: Over all song was nice Vocals were great. I instrumentation was also good.

Constructive Comments: Was a bit repetitious and the I looked at the time frame and had to cut it short. Verses tended to just repeat over and over. Song just could have used a bit more pizazz but the song itself was good just could used a bit more depth.

Broadjam Artist: Jimmy Joe Lee
Song: The Blue & Grey

Reviewer: Mike Nielsen

Positive Comments: Song was very nice and had a going off to war definite feel. Musicianship was well done and the production value was nice.

Constructive Comments: After I listened to it a bit, I saw a video of a mother watching her husband with her young child watching a dad going off to war, maybe civil war or WW2. Then the next verse could have had the grown man watching his son go to war maybe Iraq or Desert Storm. Then the last verse is at a graveyard with the grown man who came back watching his dad at his funeral with all the military trimmings, gun salute and etc.etc.etc… Next to them is the next son is will be ing going to war. Sort of like a family tradition of a family sending their men to war because it’s the American way.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: I’ll Take a Step Instrumental

Reviewer: Mike Nielsen

Positive Comments: Sound Quality was nice and clear.

Constructive Comments: Could have used a bit more organization. First part sounded like it was going in a good direction, but then it veered into something else. Rest of song lacked a lot of continuity. Musician ship was very tight and professional. Basically the song again could have used a bit more organization. Maybe repeat the first part twice then gone to a bridge. Could a “Wild Wood Flower” flavor down deep.

Broadjam Artist: Ross Mabey
Song: A Love That Will Be Strong

Reviewer: Mike Nielsen

Positive Comments: Sounds very nice. Like a piano vocals like Henry Conic junior or the Christmas song, “All I want for Christmas…” version Mike “Boulievia”. {{Sorry about his last name but I think you know the artist}].

Constructive Comments: Second verse could have had some heavy bass or rest of band coming in. Starting out with just piano vocals but then breaking into the rock ballad vibe. Similar to the 80’s rock ballads like White Snake, “Here we Go Again” or Poison Tune. “Way Back Home”? Change Lyric to, “Then I looked into your eyes…”, maybe to keep a better rhythm lyric flow. But over all, the song has so much potential, if I had the money and connections, I have you cut it and get it out to stations. Ed Russell at Castle Records might like it. It could either way Rock Ballad or Country ballad like the Aerosmith, Mark Chesnutt tune back in the day. Good Luck.