Month: April 2019

Broadjam Artist: Barry Osbourn
Song: Friends

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Here’s a fun instrumental for kids, although there’s no reason adults shouldn’t enjoy it too. Cheerful, bouncy, fun, playful and carefree. Might be good for a video game or background music for a project.

Constructive Comments: Work on the first second or two. It needs to come in more gently or gradually.

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Clean Old Men

Reviewer: Barry Osbourn

Positive Comments: nicely done, you have a great voice, very sweet and pretty, its a fun and interesting song, seems like it could almost be useful in a comedic way in the right place in a movie, Like something with a Jack Nicholson out to pasture scene.

Constructive Comments: The only thing might be that its a little low on the volume output, maybe try to remaster it and bring the volume up a bit.

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Film Score idea

Reviewer: Barry Osbourn

Positive Comments: ITs a good piece, I proably should have rated it higher but I couldn’t help but hear things that seemed could have been better. I like the mix of instruments and playing is good and the arrangement creates some suspense, BUT

Constructive Comments: A few things I would have done differently, could have been more dynamic with the volumes, The background synth remains pretty constant at like 8/10 volume, if it were to ebb and flow up and down some creating more volume dynamics there could have been more suspense and drama. that and I think some occasional kettle drums would have been nice, and one other thing, the reverb thats on the horns just doesn’t fit for me, its like a shallow plate verb and the horns would have blended into the music better if they had the same type of verb on them as the staccato strings, or just same master verb but panned to a different position. I’d remix this one, good playing and worthy of the time to make better.

Broadjam Artist: Ashley Martin
Song: Black-Hearted Cowboy

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: Very accomplished arrangement and well executed.

Constructive Comments: Wanted to hear the third vocal line in the chorus go up a notch for variation. I get that country music is sometimes downbeat or sad but it’s just something I heard in my head before you got to that line. I suspect you can sing in a higher range when you want to.Some vocal backing harmonies would also add some richness to that chorus.

Broadjam Artist: Lonnie G
Song: The Bitter End

Reviewer: Nigel Barrett

Positive Comments: This is so different that I’m struggling to come up with appropriate comments! Top score therefore from me is for originality!

Constructive Comments: The sparse music accompaniment could be improved in my view with a bit more padding during the key parts. I’m not sure about the vocal harmony that comes in – doesn’t add too much for my money.

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: No Matter Where You Are

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Really good sound and production. Nice choice of instruments and pleasing and relaxing vocals. Nicely combines sounds similar to some things from the 60’s or 70’s with modern tones.

Constructive Comments: Really nice piece.

Broadjam Artist: John Hazlett
Song: To You I Give My Heart

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Great fusion of instruments that help create a very laid-back yet triumphant sounding piece. Sounds like the backdrop to a fantasy piece.

Constructive Comments: Great work!

Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: Hiding In The Dark

Reviewer: Rick McGee

Positive Comments: This song has a good, contemporary feel and sound. The listener could hear this as a Christian message or more on the secular side as someone who has found the love of his life. I like that ambiguity because it has broad appeal to those that are not saved or in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Maybe it will get them to think in that direction.

Constructive Comments: The recording has some nice elements but I struggled to hear any low end or specific bass lines. The vocal was clean and emotive – good job. My particular taste leans toward a little more production on a tune like this, especially on the drums, bass and pads. Good song! God Bless! Keep at it!

Broadjam Artist: Toni Fournier
Song: Love Can Be True

Reviewer: Rick McGee

Positive Comments: I think this song is very close to being quite memorable. There is a groove here that is just about to hook me, but never quite does. The melody is there and the arrangement is fine. I like that you kept the instrumentation simple, it allows the song to breathe. You are very, very close on this one. Any song that honors our Lord is always good!

Constructive Comments: The vocal is a bit pitchy, with way too much effect. What bothers me more than that is too many held out notes in the verses. Long, long vowels in a verse don’t work to keep the energy flowing. I like the first two melody lines in the chorus A LOT, but the third and fourth lines of the chorus don’t take me anywhere musically. That last chorus line needs to be a big payoff. This song has a bunch of potential. Keep at it! God Bless!!

Broadjam Artist: Jeff Maguire
Song: Phil Woods

Reviewer: StarburstRecords

Positive Comments: This is some mighty fine blues with a great forward momentum energy and dance-ability. Lead guitar is the bomb. Fabulous overall production. Love it!

Constructive Comments: Impossible to improve upon perfection.