Month: August 2021

Broadjam Artist: Jonathan Le Vay
Song: Madhouse at Teatime

Reviewer: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS

Positive Comments: love the bass….. although busy, it works….

Constructive Comments: Nothing more to add…….

Broadjam Artist: Nigel Barrett
Song: Sorry

Reviewer: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS

Positive Comments: I get a real cool vibe , mellow……nice bass and drums

Constructive Comments: nothing more to add……

Broadjam Artist: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS
Song: Con Man Beth Woods

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: This folksinger is an excellent storyteller. She tells a story of a (rotten) con man who married her (after a month) and ruined her life until she gathered her wits and took off. Every verse is carefully crafted, very original lyrics. Beautiful, crystal clear vocals and nice guitar accompaniment. This song doesn’t need much more to make it shine, really. My favorite lyrics: “gave you my heart/lost my head” “buried deep in debt and snockered like before” “cradled up my broken heart and set out on my own” I hope this song will be a good warning to vulnerable females out there.

Constructive Comments: This song reminds me of the old adage “marry in haste/repent in leisure”. Work on a more conclusive ending in your production. That’s the only fault I could find with this absolutely great ballad! Keep the great music coming!

Broadjam Artist: Hart Brothers
Song: Chevy Song

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: I got a kick out of this song. What’s not to love about a man’s love for his first car? The story is well told with concise lyrics (that don’t exactly match the lyrics posted). Very catchy chorus. Clever lyric: Up jumped a tree. That was a funny one. Great instrumentation and I like the way you went into the break. Love the gritty, honest vocal. It’s so real/authentic and that increases the appeal of this song.

Constructive Comments: To take this song to the next level, write a bridge. It will break up the repetitive-ness of the chorus. You could shorten the song by singing a couple of verses and then going into the chorus. Might even consider adding a revved up engine sound at the beginning or the end. Just a crazy idea.

Broadjam Artist: Dave Haddad (CenterPeace)
Song: Circumstance

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Very dramatic instrumental piece with a very full sound. The listener cannot possibly be bored listening to this exciting piece, full of spooky wonder and emotion. Nicely put together. Someone put a lot of time into creating this. Love the ambiance it creates. Violin line is very emotive and nicely played. (Is it real or synth? Sounds real!)

Constructive Comments: I like what I’m hearing and would like to hear more. You are VERY talented!

Broadjam Artist: jim Finan
Song: Crisp

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Here’s a very interesting classical/electronic piece with different sections/movements that keep the listener wondering what he/she will hear next. It’s amazing all that the artist comes up with soundwise on the midi on this piece

Constructive Comments: 2:26 area – I am not fond of this section because of the “skippy” sound of it. Work on cohesiveness and congruity. Work on a memorable hook. You are all over the place…where are you going? What kind of mood are you trying to convey? Or are you just noodling? Keep in mind that this is not my genre, so I apologize if I am off base.

Broadjam Artist: Ronald Arduini
Song: UNDER MY SKIN

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Here’s a nice cover of the classic Cole Porter song. Nice job with the vocal and instrumentation. Cole Porter fans will probably love this. Very expressive vocals.

Constructive Comments: Keep the good music coming.

Broadjam Artist: Warren Hein
Song: You Built Another Ghost (acoustic)

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Very original song expressing the disillusionment of a cast off lover. The lyrics are extremely clever and original, keeping the ghost metaphor consistent through the whole song. Love the reference to walking through walls. “What you lacked in honesty I lacked in confidence” another great line. This song is a good warning to check out the reputation of someone before you get deeply involved with him/her. Excellent vocals, instrumentation, mix and production values.

Constructive Comments: Even though it was a female vocal, my first thought when I heard the beginning that this is a Warren Hein song. Singular writing!Problematic lyric: Your reputation proceeded me. Usually people would say “his/her reputation preceded him” in other words, went before him. Gave a warning. But when you say proceeded me, to me that doesn’t make sense.

Broadjam Artist: Toni Fournier
Song: The Things You Have Done

Reviewer: Kate Carpenter

Positive Comments: Nice praise song…appropriate for a church worship service or special music. Very nice instrumentation, crystal clear vocals. Nice mix. I can hear everything. Great bridge! Like the primary and background vocals. Excellent guitar work! Really pleasing full band sound. Wow, you really rocked out on the ending!

Constructive Comments: Work on originality. Keep on praising our wonderful Lord!

Broadjam Artist: Greg Lambert
Song: Boo Don Gee Gon

Reviewer: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS

Positive Comments: With this song, we all get the message………you don’t need to do vocal gymnastics…..Just good vibes…

Constructive Comments: Nothing more to add……….. I would love to work with this singer