Month: April 2019

Broadjam Artist: Lonnie G
Song: Porch Swing

Reviewer: CodeSwitcher

Positive Comments: Love the voice and the arrangement. Great job.

Constructive Comments: Lyric could use a repeated hook. Couldn’t pick out the title.

Broadjam Artist: Mike Halls
Song: A Change In You

Reviewer: CodeSwitcher

Positive Comments: This is the real deal. Should place it for people wanting genuine blues.

Constructive Comments: I was going to say it sounds like it was recorded live in a room, then I decided that is a good thing. Very authentic.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Honeysuckle

Reviewer: CodeSwitcher

Positive Comments: I saw a pitch for a song like this recently, about flowers and sunshine. Good job.

Constructive Comments: Keep an instrumental version handy, in case they need room for voiceover.

Broadjam Artist: StarburstRecords
Song: Dancing With Dragons – MG Vocals

Reviewer: Marilyn Hall

Positive Comments: Interesting rhythms and lyrics. Nice instrumental idea and mood.Has some power to the piece. Good luck to you.

Constructive Comments: My only criticism is that the vocal doesn’t cut through and dominate the instrumental. Maybe too much echo and not enough volume.

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

Reviewer: Joy A Simons Brown

Positive Comments: Good lyrics here. Sounds like a song meant to encourage and inspire.The song has good form. The instruments provide good support in good arrangement. This songs reminds me of the Air Supply song “Lost in love” in slower form.

Constructive Comments: I would suggest that the intro (1.13) and the outro (1.05) be made shorter. I would also adjust the mood in parts, because it should sound encouraging, not necessarily all sad. The vocal entry at the beginning of the first verse, and other verses could be stronger. I note that the melody line is basically the same for the whole verse. Not bad, but would sound better if the tempo were adjusted up. Fine effort, good work. Lots of possibilities

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: How do I survive?

Reviewer: Joy A Simons Brown

Positive Comments: Very good expression of missing a loved one. Creative arrangement, well delivered. Very nice entry of back up voices in the chorus. Good selection of voicing here. That insertion of “I can see you everywhere” gives a good effect. Instrumentation basically on the same level, no surprises. Well arranged introduction. Good stuff !

Constructive Comments: My suggestion is in the songwriting. Although it is a sad song, there could be a contrast, maybe singing about something happy memory, because the song is longer(5.17) than the average. I also think the vocals could come up a little more distinct in the mix especially in the first verse. I like this song.

Broadjam Artist: Sasweetie Music
Song: KW1

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Nice modern sounds unlike my own stuff sadly! Nice composition and some sweet chord progressions!Liked the subtle less is more approach, which most folks don’t get. Really liked the passing guitar riffs and bongos doing their thing in the background.

Constructive Comments: None to add – just want to hear the vocal version if there is one! Sounds like something someone like Regina Bell or Mica Paris would have recorded.

Broadjam Artist: StarburstRecords
Song: Beautiful Now (Starburst)

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: O man, I could listen to this all night. What a beautiful song, authentically sung. Crystal clear vocal, very emotional performance. Whoever was the recording engineer sure new how to mike this guys voice and the mix is perfect. Simple production – just guitar, voice and backup vocals, but what more does a great song like this need? It’s a positive, feel good love song with some pretty original lyrics. This is the kind of artist that is simply unforgettable. I hope to hear more. Favorite lyrics: “tasted your love swallowed it whole.” “where once it was hollow.”

Constructive Comments: Heart and start. Oh well…the only “overused” lyrics I heard in the song. But I loved it from start to finish.

Broadjam Artist: The Pursuit from the Original Wilson Mower Pursuit Detroit
Song: Broken – Worthington Vocal

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Haunting, emotional, sad “love lost” song. The vocal performance is very authentic and believable. She sounds like she’s really been through it. I like the color references and how they change every verse (shades of gray/color blind). The background vocals and mix are excellent. I really like it when she dives into her lower voice and the trembles are excellent.

Constructive Comments: Keep the good stuff coming. I love what I’m hearing!

Broadjam Artist: G. Twilight
Song: G. Twilight – Money Money Money (instrumental)

Reviewer: Barry Osbourn

Positive Comments: Great stuff, sounds like the theme to a sports movie, the underdog, is in the championship game and getting ready to pull off the upset of a lifetime, hold on to your seats, Here comes the slow-motion diving catch into the end zone!!!!!.. the crowd goes wild!

Constructive Comments: nothing to change here, keep up the good work.