Month: September 2020

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: Nunca v

Reviewer: John van Wicklen

Positive Comments: Love bosa nova … nice piano

Constructive Comments: I could hear background horns adding to melody

Broadjam Artist: The Noted
Song: Never Believed In (The Noted)

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Very pleasing piece. Vocalists work together very nicely. Extremely smoothly flowing tune.

Constructive Comments: Very pleasing piece.

Broadjam Artist: Dale Lawrence
Song: GRAVITY

Reviewer: MGB

Positive Comments: Very well arranged and well instrumented piece with good and interesting lyrical content and robust vocals. Really good song overall.

Constructive Comments: Good work on this tune!

Broadjam Artist: John Walradt
Song: Studly Do-Right

Reviewer: Simpson-Mancine Band

Positive Comments: This one had me smiling from the first cracking of a can of beer. 🙂

Constructive Comments: Love to hear more verses that tell the continuing story of Studly

Broadjam Artist: Steve Dafoe – Songwriter
Song: My Angel (Folk, Country – Alternative)

Reviewer: Simpson-Mancine Band

Positive Comments: Beautiful, heartfelt song. Gives me some Marc Cohn vibes in the verses. Timeless kind of feel.

Constructive Comments: Love to hear a more modernly produced version of this… seems to check a lot of the boxes

Broadjam Artist: Sam Cooper
Song: TIME TO PARTY

Reviewer: Simpson-Mancine Band

Positive Comments: This a perfect song for a live band… got all the right things happening 🙂 Hard to capture that vibe in a recording, but it comes through.

Constructive Comments: Love to hear a live or remixed version of this that blends/balances everything a bit more evenly

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: Talk to Nana

Reviewer: Simpson-Mancine Band

Positive Comments: Really nice keys/bass interplay here. And nice contrast in the vocal parts.

Constructive Comments: Instrumentation is solid, but the drums sound a bit stiff/programmed which seems to detract from the feel of the song.

Broadjam Artist: Catch Ten One Ten
Song: Here I Am (Dub Remix)

Reviewer: David James

Positive Comments: Great track. Lovely chopped up arrangement full of dynamic variety. Good vocal performance which sells the song. Beautifully atmospheric. Lovely hook. Nice change at 1.29. Overall good sound selections, which push the envelope without overstepping the mark. (Sorry for the mixed metaphor).

Constructive Comments: I gave the lyrics a middling mark because I couldn’t quite make some of them out, so I’m not quite sure what the song is about, but that hardly matters as it a sonic tour de force.

Broadjam Artist: Adam Avery
Song: Redefined

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: What a well-written song. Very airy and bright, but just enough to maintain interest through the quite-long intro. Strong dynamic changes also keep continuity with flair. The lead vocal is just right for the song, too.

Constructive Comments: My only “issues” are song length as far as a commercial project, and the lack of a defined hook or title. Otherwise, great stuff all around. I found it to be a really pleasant listen start to finish.

Broadjam Artist: Felice Kaye-Cooper / Songwriter
Song: Child Of Mine/Lullaby Featuring Phoebe Blume

Reviewer: David James

Positive Comments: I love the instrumentation on the intro. Beautifully crafted lyrics. Very nice vocal performance almost operatic at times, which gives the song a timeless feel. The vocal harmonies are just in the right places A lovely melody. The song has would work well in musical theatre.

Constructive Comments: I’ve marked down the instrumentation and arrangement because I don’t think the string effect quite works I would have gone with a more organic sound rather than a synthesised sound. Otherwise it’s great.