Month: January 2018

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: ICE MARCH

Reviewer: lost on foot

Positive Comments: intro that is instant an memorable, well crafted and sets a really good feel to this. Feels like this could be in a war or western film its emotional but strong. The use of trumpet and brass throughout works well. This hook is a really strong one and is really catchy but the overall power of the track and the build to it is well done and can really hear this in film. The music fills your head visually and I love that about it

Constructive Comments: Nothing to add this was a really enjoyable listen

Broadjam Artist: Powerklash
Song: Kick Ass

Reviewer: lost on foot

Positive Comments: driving rock with really high standard of playing in particular the guitar playing was super tight. Singer was strong with a great rock delivery and was actually good that I could understand what he was saying. loved the breakdown at about 2 minutes. took me by surprise and it really worked well, mellow, melodic. A musical chance to take in air before it went back in. The backing vocals does give a dark edge to the overall sound. This is not my normal listening but would imagine this band is great live and would spend money to see them – overall a really well put together track that stands out in a very competitive genre

Constructive Comments: Nothing from a production point of view well mixed and loved the guitar sound and playing

Broadjam Artist: Powerklash
Song: Kick Ass

Reviewer: lost on foot

Positive Comments: driving rock with really high standard of playing in particular the guitar playing was super tight. Singer was strong with a great rock delivery and was actually good that I could understand what he was saying. loved the breakdown at about 2 minutes. took me by surprise and it really worked well, mellow, melodic. A musical chance to take in air before it went back in. The backing vocals does give a dark edge to the overall sound. This is not my normal listening but would imagine this band is great live and would spend money to see them – overall a really well put together track that stands out in a very competitive genre

Constructive Comments: Nothing from a production point of view well mixed and loved the guitar sound and playing

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Lady, Oh, Lady (Folk/Solo – from “Waving Prairie”)

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Loved this! really good vocal performance, well recorded and arranged. Great finger style acoustic, again, very well recorded and performed, nice runs and phrasing with interesting chord changes. I really like the vocal at the 2.40 mark, dreamy and totally absorbed in the mix. Thanks, best I’ve heard for a while, Good luck with this, it deserves to be heard!!

Constructive Comments: Wouldn’t change a thing, This is my type of song, just got to get the right people to hear it but that doesn’t change a thing , really enjoyed it thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Lady, Oh, Lady (Folk/Solo – from “Waving Prairie”)

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Loved this! really good vocal performance, well recorded and arranged. Great finger style acoustic, again, very well recorded and performed, nice runs and phrasing with interesting chord changes. I really like the vocal at the 2.40 mark, dreamy and totally absorbed in the mix. Thanks, best I’ve heard for a while, Good luck with this, it deserves to be heard!!

Constructive Comments: Wouldn’t change a thing, This is my type of song, just got to get the right people to hear it but that doesn’t change a thing , really enjoyed it thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Birthe Noer Myers
Song: Today my feet don’t touch the ground

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Good catchy song with a bouncy well balanced arrangement. Well performed and recorded with a really good vocal. Nice harmony and key change with an interesting ‘toy piano instrument track. Thanks, this was interesting, good luck.

Constructive Comments: Maybe the ‘toy piano’ could be backed off a touch but that just my opinion, I’ve no idea what is or isn’t right for the market…..whose market anyway?? we’re too fond of pigeon holing music in my view. good luck and thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Birthe Noer Myers
Song: Today my feet don’t touch the ground

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Good catchy song with a bouncy well balanced arrangement. Well performed and recorded with a really good vocal. Nice harmony and key change with an interesting ‘toy piano instrument track. Thanks, this was interesting, good luck.

Constructive Comments: Maybe the ‘toy piano’ could be backed off a touch but that just my opinion, I’ve no idea what is or isn’t right for the market…..whose market anyway?? we’re too fond of pigeon holing music in my view. good luck and thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Ashbaker
Song: A Better Man

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Really good laid back feel to this, great vocal, well recorded and performed. I liked the way the acoustic sat in the mix with its own space, just as it should really. Nice elect break and fills, not intrusive. I liked this a lot, would do well if it fell on the right ears, but that’s the holy grail isn’t it! best of luck with this song and thanks.

Constructive Comments: What is market potential? I always think that this is a useless category, unless you are an ‘in house’ writer, that is not our motivation! hope you agree. I didn’t find it particularly original, but that’s not a bad thing as such, find myself humming the song as I’m writing this!, that’s gotta be good. thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Ashbaker
Song: A Better Man

Reviewer: John Evans

Positive Comments: Really good laid back feel to this, great vocal, well recorded and performed. I liked the way the acoustic sat in the mix with its own space, just as it should really. Nice elect break and fills, not intrusive. I liked this a lot, would do well if it fell on the right ears, but that’s the holy grail isn’t it! best of luck with this song and thanks.

Constructive Comments: What is market potential? I always think that this is a useless category, unless you are an ‘in house’ writer, that is not our motivation! hope you agree. I didn’t find it particularly original, but that’s not a bad thing as such, find myself humming the song as I’m writing this!, that’s gotta be good. thanks again.

Broadjam Artist: Ken Lehnig
Song: Used to Be

Reviewer: lost on foot

Positive Comments: love the feel of this track – very reflective and humble. Good story telling with some really well put together lyrics. The voice is expressive and has emotion that expresses the sentiment of the song really well. The production is spot on with the strings used really well (i mean not over done). The guitar underpins it all with piano playing counter melodies – really liked this track, good songwriting

Constructive Comments: Nothing, I listened the first the first time round and enjoyed it without trying to critique it which is always a sign to me that the song works on every level