Month: October 2018

Broadjam Artist: ROGER BOLT
Song: LIKE SHY CHILDREN

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: Great ballance between Vocals. Good ballance between the music bed. Great instrumentation also. Great Flute playing and Fretless bass. Love the Guitar stereo field.

Constructive Comments: This is Contemporary, not Standard. To me Standard would be when I can hear your song song by one of the Old Greats. The Twists done tend to me to lean in a Contemporary vibe that a Standard. Then you have and Island feel with the rhythm. The Chorus fall is the give away from Standard.

Broadjam Artist: Avatar Music Productions
Song: Bourne Again

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: Good use of different sounds, Good use of Stereo field. tempo is good for a Dance track.

Constructive Comments: This seems Dark, If the scene trying to invoke is a dark club with strobe lights and smoke with dancers with lots of makeup and torn clothing, intended, then you hit it. It also sounds a little distorted on the low end, may be the Kick, possibly EQ some freq. out to sculpt it. but that also lends to the Dark feeling. Also the Dissonant tones at the beginning gives me that Scary feeling like something is on the way or something is going to happen in the song.

Broadjam Artist: Avatar Music Productions
Song: Bourne Again

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: Good use of different sounds, Good use of Stereo field. tempo is good for a Dance track.

Constructive Comments: This seems Dark, If the scene trying to invoke is a dark club with strobe lights and smoke with dancers with lots of makeup and torn clothing, intended, then you hit it. It also sounds a little distorted on the low end, may be the Kick, possibly EQ some freq. out to sculpt it. but that also lends to the Dark feeling. Also the Dissonant tones at the beginning gives me that Scary feeling like something is on the way or something is going to happen in the song.

Broadjam Artist: Marc S. Pate
Song: Love Will Find You

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: That Guitar picking is perfect. Instruments are very good. Love that Fretless Bass. The Vocal and instrument ballance is good. I can hear everything. vocal is King, got that perfect in the mix.

Constructive Comments: That good of Guitar playing to me is not POP, Only the Rhodes lean to POP a more, but then it still is Country to me with elements of POP. The Vocals sound as if you are not secure in your singing. I was hoping for some dynamics to express the feelings in your words. Dude, Cmon, sing it like its in your heart and You need to tell me before I go, But Im in a hurry and You better make it count… LOL Bridge I kept thinking the Drummer should play more harder to build it.

Broadjam Artist: Marc S. Pate
Song: Love Will Find You

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: That Guitar picking is perfect. Instruments are very good. Love that Fretless Bass. The Vocal and instrument ballance is good. I can hear everything. vocal is King, got that perfect in the mix.

Constructive Comments: That good of Guitar playing to me is not POP, Only the Rhodes lean to POP a more, but then it still is Country to me with elements of POP. The Vocals sound as if you are not secure in your singing. I was hoping for some dynamics to express the feelings in your words. Dude, Cmon, sing it like its in your heart and You need to tell me before I go, But Im in a hurry and You better make it count… LOL Bridge I kept thinking the Drummer should play more harder to build it.

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: WOULDN’T LIFE BE EASY?

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: I can hear it, I like it, Your Voice is interesting, But it has that character that makes me want to listen to more. after a while I relax in it and just take it in. Your topic to goes great with your tone. Music bed balance is good. I loved the Guitar spread. good job.

Constructive Comments: I started thinking that some parts on the vocals may need auto tune on certain words, Maybe not, but after you sang on and was 5 to 7 lines down, I was still thinking of that note and was wondering if another one was going to show up. Towards the end, I just chalked it up to character in your voice and individuality. BUT, do you want to leave some listeners with that feeling. Its like just 1 or 2 word slurs.

Broadjam Artist: MGB
Song: WOULDN’T LIFE BE EASY?

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: I can hear it, I like it, Your Voice is interesting, But it has that character that makes me want to listen to more. after a while I relax in it and just take it in. Your topic to goes great with your tone. Music bed balance is good. I loved the Guitar spread. good job.

Constructive Comments: I started thinking that some parts on the vocals may need auto tune on certain words, Maybe not, but after you sang on and was 5 to 7 lines down, I was still thinking of that note and was wondering if another one was going to show up. Towards the end, I just chalked it up to character in your voice and individuality. BUT, do you want to leave some listeners with that feeling. Its like just 1 or 2 word slurs.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Girl From Genoa (or Barcelona) (Pop-Adult Contemporary)

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: Wow, I like the Spread and the different tones for each guitar. Great use of space. Vocals are balanced good. Great guitar playing, and assist guitar. I like it. Ending chord was perfect to me. ballance of Vocals and Guitar is good, Vocals sit perfect to me in the guitar mix.

Constructive Comments: For some reason it sounds like 2 Different songs when you switch. Key change right away instead of a lead in note or chord. I was thinking the song ended and you started a new one. Hold a note on the vocals could also work for a transition.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Girl From Genoa (or Barcelona) (Pop-Adult Contemporary)

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: Wow, I like the Spread and the different tones for each guitar. Great use of space. Vocals are balanced good. Great guitar playing, and assist guitar. I like it. Ending chord was perfect to me. ballance of Vocals and Guitar is good, Vocals sit perfect to me in the guitar mix.

Constructive Comments: For some reason it sounds like 2 Different songs when you switch. Key change right away instead of a lead in note or chord. I was thinking the song ended and you started a new one. Hold a note on the vocals could also work for a transition.

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: It’s All About You / Pop

Reviewer: Robert Story Jr.

Positive Comments: I like the tune, The Guitars sound as if they were recorded in a good way. Tone and articulation of playing is good. It gives me that lazy relaxing feeling. Or an Island sea shore vibe. Its one of those tunes that will stick in your head after you have moved on to another song.

Constructive Comments: The strumming needs to be defined. at times is seem like the Guitarists looks away from the sheet music and looks at the fret board to see and make sure hes going to finger the correct chord. This causes a slight delay in strumming and draws attention to the tempo and the professionalism of the guitarist. I kept feeling like I wanted to hear some,,,, I know this song so Im playing it like no one knows it better than me kind of thing…Also it sounds like its the same guitar. If it is, maybe EQ one to sound a little different to give some contrast and pan it. But Good Job any ways..