Month: July 2018

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Downtown Blues

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Classy and professional. Great piece of music written and played by (a) real musician(s)!

Constructive Comments: I have nothing to add except that for me that Hammond organ occasionally grated a little – would be nice to vary the style of playing – a bot more staccato perhaps here and there would add interest.

Broadjam Artist: Massimo Carola
Song: Moaning line

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Beautiful patch sounds. Nice chord progressions too. Rhythm track nicely held at bay. Sounds like the music in a Game of Thrones trailer!!!

Constructive Comments: None to add it is what it is!

Broadjam Artist: Massimo Carola
Song: Moaning line

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Beautiful patch sounds. Nice chord progressions too. Rhythm track nicely held at bay. Sounds like the music in a Game of Thrones trailer!!!

Constructive Comments: None to add it is what it is!

Broadjam Artist: Jeana Potthoff
Song: Dreaming in Toyland

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Simple and effective. Could hear it building a little with some strings maybe to accompany.

Constructive Comments: None to add really as this is clearly aimed at a specific genre where short and sweet are the order of the day.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: What Must I Do (Selsky/Dunkle)

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Commercial potential in this track.

Constructive Comments: I adore chorus immensely but felt that the overall sound has too much chorus on it. The main guitar is a little too prevalent in the mix for me to the degree that it is drowning out the vocals. The chorus would really benefit from some vocal harmonies also.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: What Must I Do (Selsky/Dunkle)

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Commercial potential in this track.

Constructive Comments: I adore chorus immensely but felt that the overall sound has too much chorus on it. The main guitar is a little too prevalent in the mix for me to the degree that it is drowning out the vocals. The chorus would really benefit from some vocal harmonies also.

Broadjam Artist: Feline Beacon
Song: Far Behind Me

Reviewer: Massimo Carola

Positive Comments: It’s an interesting mix genres with a good potential. A lot to work to do to bring out the real potential of this nice song.

Constructive Comments: The first thing I notice is that the saxes are too up front in the mix and sound quite fake. The way the song is mixed dates it in the ’90s. Also, it’s strange to have the snare and bass drum buried in the ambient and far but the hiHat up front. The vocal performance is not up to par with the rest of the production. Also, the form is confusing, I lost track of the sense of the song.

Broadjam Artist: Feline Beacon
Song: Far Behind Me

Reviewer: Massimo Carola

Positive Comments: It’s an interesting mix genres with a good potential. A lot to work to do to bring out the real potential of this nice song.

Constructive Comments: The first thing I notice is that the saxes are too up front in the mix and sound quite fake. The way the song is mixed dates it in the ’90s. Also, it’s strange to have the snare and bass drum buried in the ambient and far but the hiHat up front. The vocal performance is not up to par with the rest of the production. Also, the form is confusing, I lost track of the sense of the song.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: What Must I Do (Selsky/Dunkle)

Reviewer: Massimo Carola

Positive Comments: Very powerful and strong. In the vein of U2…

Constructive Comments: In this powerful and dense recording, the lead vocal gets buried in the mix. I would work a bit more on the singin’. But is already a good result.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: What Must I Do (Selsky/Dunkle)

Reviewer: Massimo Carola

Positive Comments: Very powerful and strong. In the vein of U2…

Constructive Comments: In this powerful and dense recording, the lead vocal gets buried in the mix. I would work a bit more on the singin’. But is already a good result.