Month: April 2019

Broadjam Artist: Rick McGee
Song: Do Me Wrong

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: Oh My Goodess! My Lost Brother! Nice to see Youse again. Only thing that was missing was my Harmonica!

Constructive Comments: Very respectful of this event. Will be following!Keep On Truckin! catnip=+=

Broadjam Artist: Ionut Mirel Udrea
Song: Above Dreams

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: Real Nice song here! “Looking through the gates of Heaven”

Constructive Comments: Love the tempo of this! catnip=+=

Broadjam Artist: Toni Fournier
Song: Feel My Soul

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: Nice vibe-Great Message! We need more of this everywhere.

Constructive Comments: What a treat! I think the reverb knob got bumpted right at first, then it was corrected, easy listen, and easily seen in any film.Best Of Luck! catnip=+=

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Florida Sunshine

Reviewer: Ian Graham

Positive Comments: Bright, cheerful singalong. Strong rhythm. Accurately sung both by the lead singer and the children’s chorus. Pleasant harmonica. A touch of springtime.

Constructive Comments: A pleasant listen. Slight distortions at times – maybe reduce the levels slightly to avoid peaking?

Broadjam Artist: Donovan Tucker
Song: Oh’ Darlin (cover w/ Courtney Blacklock

Reviewer: Ian Graham

Positive Comments: Sensitive version of the Lennon/McCartney classic. Restrained, accurate vocal – sometimes sweet, sometimes almost operatic. Clean, unfussy guitar breaks.

Constructive Comments: Occasional slight pops and distortions on the vocal – maybe re-record with a more screened mike, or ask the singer to stand a little further back? But she’s a pleasure to listen to.

Broadjam Artist: Mike Halls
Song: 49 Cadillac

Reviewer: Ian Graham

Positive Comments: Good R&B, well performed and recorded. A touch of the sixties in the sound.

Constructive Comments: No suggestions, really. A good, professional job.

Broadjam Artist: Lonnie G
Song: Drunken In The Road

Reviewer: Jeff Maguire

Positive Comments: This song has a very cool vibe , somewhere between Mose Allison and Tom Waits, gruff vocals inclusive. Elements of 1960’s cool blues mixed and psychedelia, very cool.

Constructive Comments: Constructive criticism, you may be overusing the flute a bit, sounds appropriate to the style, just might want to pull back on verses. Drums might be tad static in spots, yin/yang about the horn sounds, they are kind of cheesy, so better horns might give it more polish. Overall though I like this a lot, the vibe, lyrics, total package is very cool.

Broadjam Artist: Sasweetie Music
Song: KW Ballard

Reviewer: Baba Shakka

Positive Comments: I could hear Kenny Latimore, Toni Braxton, or Jesse Powell on this track. This could be a great comeback hit for a seasoned artist- but stylistically dated- so finding new vocal artists that can work it can be a challenge… unless they are instrumentalists. I know a violinist that went viral playing on cover tracks… There is a sultry layer to this style that welcomes ‘ugly faced riffs’… and in that regard- making bigger cues for the climatic moments… It forces the soloist out of the pocket… this piece is doing what its suppose to do.

Constructive Comments: This production style is the catalyst to a very classy project. Those artists who could stand a revival (Howard Hewitt, Tony Rich, and even Joe Little from The Rude Boys) are accessible enough to make this work… so keep an open mind outside the studio mindset in terms of your network and it’s potential.

Broadjam Artist: Uncle Spider & The Electric Dirt Clods
Song: A Cold Blade Tells / Blues Rock

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Very pleasurable sound and very good mix of instruments. Really impressive and pleasing bass line.

Constructive Comments: Good work.

Broadjam Artist: Mike Halls
Song: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Really good take on a really good song, with pleasing vocals and instrumentation.

Constructive Comments: Nice cover.