Month: May 2020

Broadjam Artist: Margie & Art Corey
Song: Back To You NEW MIX HOT

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: I would love to see you perform live! I absolutely love the instruments, the arrangement, your vocals are just spot on for this type of music, unique and authentic. The whole song has an awesome driving energy. Love the fiddle!

Constructive Comments: My only hang-up is I really liked that line after the first verse, “Been so nice knowing you.” I wanted to hear it again! Other than that, this is a super fun engaging song. Thank you!

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Pirates

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: This jam has a great vibe, uplifting, lots of energy. I like the variety of elements, the changes are well placed, keeps the ear engaged and successfully avoids becoming too repetitive in any section. You also manage to revisit each change/section which makes it feel more like a complete and memorable song. Well done!

Constructive Comments: There are a few out of time drum kicks in the beginning, it could just be my ear, nut feel like that could be tightened up. Add some bass! Like a heavy drone, it feels a little treble heavy. But I am admittedly a huge bass fanatic. I think everything is better with more bass, but this would definitely benefit your song, in my humble opinion. Keep on composing! Great stuff, best wishes

Broadjam Artist: Ladee V
Song: Luxury 2

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: Are you the one who wrote the music for the Harry Potter movies? Took me right to Hogwarts! This was so cool, awesome, professional, amazing! What else can I say? Absolutely superbly crafted.

Constructive Comments: This amazing piece could only be better by creating a whole composition from it. It took me on a 54 second journey that left me wanting much much more.

Broadjam Artist: Toni Fournier
Song: Feel My Soul

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: Excellent job on the melody and rhythms, this song is actually quite catchy. There are a lot of words to your lines and you did an amazing job with your phrasing and timing, everything fits and works! The versus/chorus/bridge are very well defined and keeps the ear engaged. Overall very well written and great performance on the vocals/guitar/drums. I really enjoyed this song.

Constructive Comments: You have a great melody/chord progression, but I think you could tighten it up on the vocals, making sure you have the same melodic pattern repeating in your lines. There are a few places where in one line your voice goes up and in the next line I’m expecting/wanting to hear the same pattern but then your voice will go down on a note. The ear really picks up on these small details and it’s what makes melody stand out. It’s a little detail, but would make the whole song just more defined and refined. Keep on writing! Best wishes.

Broadjam Artist: Jeana Potthoff
Song: Adrift

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: Wow. This is beautiful! It is simultaneously complex yet simple, sad yet hopeful. The piano was played with perfect timing and emphasis and the strings are beautifully layered, subtle and supportive yet telling a story of their own, adding the mixture of emotions. Very well done, thank you.

Constructive Comments: This musician is obviously very accomplished, I’m sorry I don’t have anything constructive to add, other than don’t ever stop composing! And best wishes.

Broadjam Artist: Bob Birthisel
Song: Cowboy

Reviewer: Ashley Martin

Positive Comments: I absolutely love the lyrics and premise of this song. Very well written! Very relatable and well said. The music is lively and upbeat, I especially like the fiddle in the background, a nice touch, adds a kind of old country dimension. Vocals are good, voice matches well to the song and overall feel, good tone and pitch. This is a great song.

Constructive Comments: With such awesome lyrics I think the melody/chord changes could be tweaked here and there to make it more catchy, more defined, easier to remember. In the chorus the chord progression and melody kind of sounds like a pre-chorus leading into something and the last line, the colt 45 line, is where it ends. I honestly think this is an excellent song and is worth considering working on it to make it stronger. Don’t get me wrong, it’s already great, but I think you could make it smashing!

Broadjam Artist: Sam Cooper
Song: BOOTAHOLIC (featuring Ashley E. Norton)

Reviewer: Groove Fondue

Positive Comments: Nicely done. Yes it’s funky in an old school sort of way, yet there’s something different about it, which I love. I don’t know if it’s the lyrics or the arrangement that separates it from the usual funk sort of feel but whatever it is, it works. The lead vocal works really well for this tune. Enjoyed it very much.

Constructive Comments: Wouldn’t change a thing, sounds really good to me.

Broadjam Artist: Charlie Shock
Song: TELL ME WHY – m

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Stunningly-beautiful song. Impeccably produced with lush sound and a sweet vocal to accompany the melodic sound. Really extraordinary. There is nothing I’d change about the instrumentation or mix, which was obviously mastered by a true pro. One of the top 3 ballads I’ve heard on Broadjam and I listened through this twice. Absolutely excellent piece of songwriting.

Constructive Comments: This is too good to offer any critique. Great job!

Broadjam Artist: Strange World Music
Song: Put The Weapons Down

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Wonderful theme lyrically!

Constructive Comments: The recording is a little harsh in eq. Maybe take a couple db down from 2-5K?

Broadjam Artist: Margie & Art Corey
Song: Bees In A Jar/Too Much Violence Coreys

Reviewer: Sam Cooper

Positive Comments: Neat tune in every way. Enjoyed it.

Constructive Comments: If it was me, I’d do two things. Re-categorize it because “blues” doesn’t feel right. I’d also revisit how it’s eq’d. On my speakers, it’s sounds harsh–like there’s a bump in 2-5K.