Month: November 2019

Broadjam Artist: Distorted Waves
Song: Imprisonment

Reviewer: TOM HENRY

Positive Comments: I think having a real drum and better recording of this would help the outcome

Constructive Comments: I would push vocals more to hear the song without the lyric sheet which I did use as could not make out half of the words. the changes of tempos and ‘scenes’ was cool

Broadjam Artist: Donovan Tucker
Song: Lucky Day (Acoustic)

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: nice song “cant be late for havin fun” ha!

Constructive Comments: This song deserves a bass. Boy I could imagine kicking drums and bass in on 3nd or 3rd verse!Nice job! Catnip Pat

Broadjam Artist: TOM HENRY
Song: SNEAKIN’ TO THE BEACON

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: nice country ditty, moves along well

Constructive Comments: great beginning and song nice productionnothing to addSonically Yours! Catnip=++

Broadjam Artist: Jeana Potthoff
Song: I Will Love You Forever (with strings)

Reviewer: Denis K & Ata

Positive Comments: Beautiful song. Thoughtful, contemplative, peaceful. Talented keyboard artist. Good arrangement, good mix and mastering.

Constructive Comments: Perhaps vary the instrumentation as the melody progresses, even if it’s a different voicing for the keyboard.

Broadjam Artist: Avatar Music Productions
Song: Happy Dancin

Reviewer: Denis K & Ata

Positive Comments: Solid and powerful mix. Song should work well in a licensing situation. Holds interest throughout.

Constructive Comments: Ending is cut off. A powerful held chord might be better.

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: The Silver Box

Reviewer: Denis K & Ata

Positive Comments: Excellent arrangement and mix. Solid percussion and deep, rich sound with an exotic feel. It sounds like it was done on a keyboard synthesizer with sampled percussion.

Constructive Comments: The melody could be more inventive.The ending is disappointing, like it was cut off. It would be better off holding the final note, or a fade out. In general, a very good recording.

Broadjam Artist: Mark S. Ludes (MSL)
Song: The Good Life

Reviewer: Denis K & Ata

Positive Comments: Very good song. Good vocals and harmony. Excellent keyboard and guitar solos. Well mixed and mastered.

Constructive Comments: There’s very little to criticize about this song. Song has a punchy beat, but the bass gets a bit lost in the mix.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Love Finds A Way (Easy Listening, Pop – Adult Contemporary)

Reviewer: Jay Gross

Positive Comments: This was obviously a demo and was above average overall. Vocals were strong and I enjoyed listening to the lyrics descriptive and meaningful. The vocals were clear and easy to understand. The hook was memorable and catchy. I truly enjoyed the lyrics. Great guitar licks and certainly could be much more interesting fully produced.

Constructive Comments: As I said above I think this song needs to have a bigger production but overall its a nice tune with good lyrics a great message, a catchy hook maybe a bit too fast paced. I might slow it down a bit. otherwise I’d love to hear it fully produced I think it has potential. Good job I would certainly listen to more from this artist.

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: Ambient Jazz Pop Cinematic Piece 1 (Jazz-Bebop/Traditional)

Reviewer: Ladee V

Positive Comments: Instrumentation is awesome! Great arrangement and recording. Good job!

Constructive Comments: Nothing here. This sounded great. Really enjoyed hearing some GOOD jazz!

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: The Island

Reviewer: Denis K & Ata

Positive Comments: The deep synth bass and drums in the intro get this song off on the right foot. Good arrangement and mix throughout. It’s obvious that this was all done on a synth, and the sax just doesn’t sound right. The other synth voices sound great. Good repeat ending and fade out. Not sure I would classify this as lounge jazz. It’s more electronic jazz.

Constructive Comments: I could see this song performed live by the composer, and maybe he does play it on gigs. Replacing the synth sax with a recording or sample of a real sax would be a big improvement in this song. The ending reminds me of a Tom Scott jazz sax song.