Month: August 2017

Broadjam Artist: Elester Steele
Song: Bird in Flight

Reviewer: Brenda Craven

Positive Comments: Love the melody concept. Beautiful song with beautiful chord structure. Nice tempo for an easy listening piece. You have a good start to a great song.

Constructive Comments: For me, this sounds like the basic structure of a beautiful song. It needs instrumentation to really make it come alive. Maybe a little more variation in the song would help as well. You have a tremendous beginning here. Build on it and make it spectacular. You’re on your way!

Broadjam Artist: Brenda Craven
Song: Flashback

Reviewer: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)

Positive Comments: Good groove in the keyboards and piano work. Nice bass line, happy and bouncy. Good use of percussive sounds. Very pretty melodic ideas and nice cycle. Good use of the organ, effective especially around 2:46.

Constructive Comments: Groove sounds very quantized and mechanical. Little distortion when the piano puinches hard. It happens to everyone, its not you. Bass too. Try to set your gain structure a little lower accounting for performance excitement. At times the song sounds a bit empty, needs a little more glue, the organ does a good job. Maybe the strings needed to be louder, for sure, a little more strings and a little less piano in parts.. then it gets too low in the end. SO there are mix problems which are a major part of your presentation… A listener shouldn’t be distracted by production glitches. This song is old, I can tell but still try for the best production you can. Some of the String notes aren’t working for me 1:57 – 2:21… maybe simplify the strings.

Broadjam Artist: Mark R. Harris
Song: 4:30am

Reviewer: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)

Positive Comments: Interesting blend of samples and instruments. Fine attention to detail.. love the panning on the pads, this is somewhat new and refreshing to my ears. Koto with a tabla loop suggests an Asian vibe then the tune becomes western jazz. Very nice tones.. love the chords behind the bass lead. Great bass sound! Excellent blend on the low end this time!! Very good frequency spread. Re-intro was sweet with the bass harmonica and subtle pads…. groovy as hell! B section is so chill with the quarter note ride. Dope pause, made me look to see if the song ended too early… NICE affect. Great bass!! Perfectly used as the lead in this song… not at all over done or showcasing, not under done either. Every nice arranging.

Constructive Comments: Ok I am at the end of the song and just now hearing something I could critique. I thought the fade was a too quick and abrupt. For a song as laid back as this, the fader hand lacked the smooth soothing vibe of the tune. I really liked this song Mark, just beautiful and groovy. Shaker got out of control for a sec at 2:14… like a reverb channel bleed or some kind of technical glitch. Great stuff, only thing would make it better is more live instruments (players on microphones).

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: & a dash of Pollock /New Age Progressive

Reviewer: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)

Positive Comments: Really hip arrangement. Free-spirited and happy go lucky. I like the randomness of everything. Especially enjoyed the acoustic bass. Good sound choices, nice array of complimentary instruments.

Constructive Comments: Sounds like an attempt at “free jazz” or avant-garde. Slightly in the ‘noodling’ territory… sound did not have a distinguishable hook. Pops around 1:35, probably needs a cross-fade there.

Broadjam Artist: Lisa Vivienne
Song: Without Your Love

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: Beautiful vocals instrumentals are very professional and appropriate for this song. Song is very heart felt and makes you reflect.This could also make a great choir song.

Constructive Comments: No Criticism.

Broadjam Artist: tim meyers
Song: christmas is a treasure

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: Definitely has that Christmas feel. I can clearly imagine the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas.This is a great Christmas song for a childrens Christmas program.

Constructive Comments: No criticism.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: The Farewell Song

Reviewer: Glenda Jackson

Positive Comments: Sounds like my dear friend Mrs. Kate has done it again. Your sincere love for the Lord shines through in your songs. This song is so soothing and assuring.

Constructive Comments: No Criticism

Broadjam Artist: Tristyn Leach
Song: Untold Danger ( instrumental )

Reviewer: Mikee Lee

Positive Comments: I like the Drums. Recording quality is good.

Constructive Comments: Need to remix, glue instruments together better. Needs better balancing.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Ashbaker
Song: Just Like A Hurricane

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth

Positive Comments: Nice tone and nice tune all right! Got all the elements for sure

Constructive Comments: Don’t think I can add much to this one——youre pretty much home on this one curious as to what DAW you used on thisKeep On Truckin! Catnip

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: Rusty Day Signal / Heavy Metal

Reviewer: RICARDO ALONSO

Positive Comments: the idea is good. guitars at the beginning sounded like early Rush.

Constructive Comments: seems more like an exercise. overall sound is too dull and compresssed, I still wonder if there are drums.