Month: August 2018

Broadjam Artist: Nick Berry
Song: Enough

Reviewer: allison bolton

Positive Comments: i really like this song nice work

Constructive Comments: nice job no complaints

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Journey Back

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Really liked the percussion and drum track – beautifully played or programmed (!). Nice timbres too. If the drums aren’t real they sure sound like they are. Lovely chord progression. Lovely fat round bass sound too. Just continuing to listen to this as I write – the drum track sets this into a class above just about anything I hear on here. Really great. Nice guitar solo too.

Constructive Comments: Not sure if this shouldn’t be under the Jazz umbrella.

Broadjam Artist: Chet Nichols
Song: Earth River (Instru-#1 New Age Alternative)

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Dynamics in the tune work well – the sounds compliment each other well. I’m assuming it’s all real instruments apart from the synth pads? Really liked where the tune went to in the middle.

Constructive Comments: I guess this (thinking piano) was recorded live and thus every studio musician’s favourite friend – the quantize function – doesn’t apply. The playing needs to be tighter in this day and age given that digital pianos can now be super tight through a computer. That said I appreciate that this is perhaps more ‘real’ than other stuff on here including mine!

Broadjam Artist: Massimo Carola
Song: Milkway Drive

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Takes me immediately to a dramatic movie or tv drama scene. Very atmospheric. Love stuff like this. I see a murder scene in the rain!!

Constructive Comments: It does what it says on the tin. Nothing to add. Great patch sounds. Nice changes too.

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Red House

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: How can I critique a classic?!!! Ok ok. Great version!

Constructive Comments: Nothing to add here – can hear this in any bar serving good music. I’m not a fan of the blues but this is a great tribute.

Broadjam Artist: Randal Dunkle
Song: Heart Of Blue (Ritchie/Dunkle)

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: The arrangement is exactly what would be required of a big ballad. Nice build up.

Constructive Comments: Some vocal harmonies would be great (I say that a lot because for me they are crucial to adding listener interest). I hear the backing vocal synth pad which is nice but a vocal harmony from the singer would add more.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Be a Friend

Reviewer: Nick Fuse

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Broadjam Artist: Richard Espinor
Song: Love Mania

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: This energy-infused, slightly dissonant track is definitely interesting to listen to and scores high marks for creativity and originality. I haven’t heard anything quite like it before. It moves along rapidly and doesn’t give the listener any chance to be left behind. It’s a carefree piece, might be great background music for a bike riding video.

Constructive Comments: I think the ending is anti-climactic and needs a little work.

Broadjam Artist: max quaini
Song: do you think you are a star

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Somebody get out on the dance floor and DANCE to this! It’s exciting it’s emotion-packed and these players are HOT and know what a dynamite rock band should sound like. The lead guitar player is awesome! The mix is flawless. I’m not a big fan of rock music, but I loved this. Keep up the good work and I hope you get a lot of gigs.

Constructive Comments: No criticism…but a question: Is there a version with lyrics? Just curious. Oh and I loved the effects. Not overdone. Not weird. Just tastefully done and perfect.

Broadjam Artist: Matt Mereu
Song: Beacon Street

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Rather a sad song about love lost or missing. It’s well-played and well sung. Makes me wonder about Beacon Street. Also I wonder what the French words mean. It’s definitely a song that makes you think!

Constructive Comments: On the second chorus you changed the words line 2 and 4 do not rhyme. I wonder if you would have been better off not changing the chorus around at all. I didn’t mind your changing refuge to comfort, though. The vocal is good, but needs a little more oomph, passion, something. I’d work on that. Ending was a bit “plain”. Maybe you could work on a better ending? I was looking for a bridge at the end of the instrumental.