Month: December 2017

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Shoot The Breeze

Reviewer: Jeff Maguire

Positive Comments: Very nicely constructed melody over a smooth jazz /R&b form. I can hear this melody and basic groove being used in a lot of places, TV/Movie ect, similar to a lot of 80’s TV backing tracks. Maybe driving in a city late at night or a couple dancing in the dark on an empty dance floor.

Constructive Comments: The melody is good, the sax patch sounds terrible, but the phrasing is quite nice. For that matter all the instruments sound dated. Drums are a bit static, and it really doesn’t need to be 6 minutes long unless there is some kind of serious variation or buildup. This has a lot of potential in style and core ideas but to be this long something more needs to happen.

Broadjam Artist: Spider kiting
Song: Cool kids under the lights

Reviewer: Rocky Larson

Positive Comments: seems like I have heard this before i like the vocal nice work

Constructive Comments: i feel the drums could be stronger in sound and mix

Broadjam Artist: Powerklash
Song: She’s The Only One

Reviewer: Rocky Larson

Positive Comments: nice guitar work interesting arrangement overall nice

Constructive Comments: i might have brought out the drums a bit more

Broadjam Artist: Jeremy Price
Song: Journey Home

Reviewer: HarryBudini

Positive Comments: It’s an evocative and sensitive guitar-driven instrumental. It starts with contemplative arpeggios, soon accompanied by a bass that sounds like a solo instrument for some bars, while synthetic strings begin to emerge. At the second minute drums enter, and there are some bluesy phrasings from the guitars. Then arpeggios become amplified, and in the meantime the strings augment their frequency, with a slight tremolo. After this four minutes crescendo the song ends in a fade out. It’s a skillfully build musical structure.

Constructive Comments: More cowbells.

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: The Scent of You/Jazz Version

Reviewer: Jeff Maguire

Positive Comments: A bit of a Gypsy swing on piano.This tune has a very familiar sound to it, like it’s almost something else but not quite. Generally well performed. Melody is nice. Could find a home in a number of commercial applications I’m sure.

Constructive Comments: As above, I’d just add that the piano itself ” sounds ” digital, not awful, just not like a real big grand piano, or even a real tinkling old spinet. I think the real thing would help, that or a much better virtual instrument. There are also a number of spots where I feel the articulations could be better in terms of flow, but there’s nothing really wrong with it as is

Broadjam Artist: Margie & Art Corey
Song: Louisiana Nights

Reviewer: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter

Positive Comments: Very Creole for sure. A little bit of Dr John. Nice piece, Good arrangement

Constructive Comments: Vocal was a little pitchy but piece was overall very nice

Broadjam Artist: FRED GROSS
Song: Don’t Believe Everything (female vocals)

Reviewer: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter

Positive Comments: Good crossover song. Nice vocal and concept

Constructive Comments: arrangement was a little busy but interesting

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: IT DON’T MEAN A THING

Reviewer: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter

Positive Comments: Really nice cover, one of my favorite old standards. Nice arrangement

Constructive Comments: Would like to hear something original because you have a lot of talent

Broadjam Artist: Earl.C.Webb
Song: WONDERFUL WORLD

Reviewer: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter

Positive Comments: Nice cover of an old favorite. Like the vocals. The female vocalist has a very unusual voice. Like it a lot. Nice guitar breaks

Constructive Comments: Hope you both work together again

Broadjam Artist: Jonathan Le Vay
Song: Yes Yes Yes Yeah!

Reviewer: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter

Positive Comments: Has a nice samba feel to the piece. Very Jazzy and hot. Great organ and piano work!!!

Constructive Comments: Keep the songs coming, lots of fun!!!