Month: March 2018

Broadjam Artist: tim meyers
Song: christmas is a treasure

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Very catchy tune, well produced and balanced.

Constructive Comments: Only thing that grated me was the melody line with the staccato up and down – didn’t enjoy that at all. I get the idea behind it but in its current form unless it was slowed down and used for say, a young school class, too cheesy.

Broadjam Artist: Sonic
Song: Runaway From The Fire

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Great intro. Well constructed tune with a good mix of tones. Nice production and vocal performance.

Constructive Comments: Low score from me for arrangement as I wanted to be taken to the chorus and key changes earlier. Could be more commercial with a simple alteration to the arrangement.

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: VICTORY (instrumental)

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Not sure I’m qualified to score such a piece of music! A bit out of my comfort zone.

Constructive Comments: None to add. Except I could hear this in a Tom Cruise movie!

Broadjam Artist: Highsmyth
Song: Simplicity

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Liked the fact that the spoken voice was French and not English. Nice light and airy and easy to listen to.

Constructive Comments: None to add as it’s nice as it is. I’m guessing there is a full vocal version somewhere on here.

Broadjam Artist: Fire in the Sky
Song: The New

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Reminded me of some very early Rush stuff (Caress of Steel/Fly by Night albums). As a bass player I liked some of the more unexpected root notes underneath the chords. Liked the drum playing.

Constructive Comments: Construction of the song is weak. Needs more direction.

Broadjam Artist: lost on foot
Song: love in the ashes

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: OMG it’s Pink Floyd meets Morrisey from The Smiths! Interesting vibe going on. The lead vocal in the chorus part is a dead ringer for Morrisey!

Constructive Comments: Had a slightly ploddy feel to it, even though the speed was suitable. Just needed a little more drive or cohesion.

Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: GONNA BE ON TIME!

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Certainly different! A bit hendrix at the beginning, then slipped into something unexpected.

Constructive Comments: Instruments need tuning big time! Spoilt the whole thing for me if I’m honest.

Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: Snake Eyes

Reviewer: RandBpro

Positive Comments: I like the song a lot but had trouble understanding the lyrics. The instrumentation was first rate and the use of the Wah pedal on the guitar was right on. I think the song has potential for use in movies or TV, but my only suggestion would be to make the lyrics clearer. At the end of the song I really couldn’t tell you what the story was about.

Constructive Comments: When mastering the song, make sure that the lyrics are understandable to someone who doesn’t know them. It’s easy to understand lyrics when you already know what they are about, but I struggled with them on this song. There is a lot of talent in this group…the band was tight and the vocalist is very talented…you will go far.

Broadjam Artist: Hank Thomas
Song: Born With A Broken Heart

Reviewer: Greg Lambert

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Broadjam Artist: N.Jones, Protilius Productions
Song: An Evil Within (2015)

Reviewer: Trinity

Positive Comments: This is a great example of tension building soundtrack music with many variations, and some classical overtones and moods mixed in to the over feel. This track would most likely be cut into sections and edited throughout a film or TV/Netflix score for a science fiction or thriller show. I really like this piece of music.

Constructive Comments: There is really nothing to criticize here, it is kind of what I have been trying to do within the electronic soundtrack genre. It has mood, excitement areas of recapitulation, with aspects of Giorgio Moroder’s Midnight Express soundtrack. I think it’s back to the drawing board for me if I have this to compete with in the open market!