Month: April 2022

Broadjam Artist: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat
Song: DIXIELAND BABY 4

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: Nice guitar playing here, just needs to be mixed better IMO. Nice beat idea…sounds like a live recording–not a bad thing! Kinda reminded me of the Dead…

Constructive Comments: Better mix needed, better vocal as well, but ideas are THERE! I’d also shorten the tune to make it more marketable…Best of luck.

Broadjam Artist: pkmusic
Song: woke up that day

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: Kinda catchy idea here, some good conceptualized ideas that need better development IMO, but nice start for sure.

Constructive Comments: The lyrics/rhyme were a bit corny to my ears…I can hear what you’re trying to say here, but it goes around and around, and yeah, the rhyme scheme needs some more variation…

Broadjam Artist: Ravensong
Song: The Ghost of Saturday Night

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: Old school rocker with potential, can hear through this mix some nice guitar playing.

Constructive Comments: This mix needs clarification, I can’t make out the words, and this old school tune needs a remix and another singer. But the potential is there. Keep on keepin on…

Broadjam Artist: Nathan Totten
Song: Who Walks with Me

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: I like this folk song, nice picking, like the vocal harmony build and the lyrics have potential, mostly very well done.

Constructive Comments: The orchestration seems to my ear to be a bit overdone, the bass sounds especially get in the way of the mix, maybe just pare down to the cellos? Overall good work here. Best of luck.

Broadjam Artist: Oliver Keynes Lafaye
Song: Walk with me

Reviewer: Warren Hein

Positive Comments: Loving chord induced orchestral piece, it’s reminiscent of an older church piece, wouldn’t say contemporary, however pretty nonetheless.

Constructive Comments: A bit too much reverb IMO, a tad heavy handed and the build takes a bit long to take place, and never really moves away from the 4-5 main chords, synth program needs revamping, but all that said, nice start to a potentially nice work.

Broadjam Artist: Ante Novaselic
Song: The One

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: One of the best voices I’ve heard on Broadjam. Excellent energy and a near-perfect score which I almost never give!

Constructive Comments: Having said 49 out of 50, a couple of issues. I also do self-harmonies and the danger is for them to sound a bit thin if not EQ’d properly. I get that a bit here, particularly when it’s 2-part. Also the mix is SOOOOO trebly, I’m not getting enough mid-ranges and particularly low end. The bass and backing instruments could definitely be more prominent to fill out the spectrum of sound. Still, loved it!

Broadjam Artist: Hartmut Oberdieck
Song: The beginning

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Has a solid groove and the recording quality is really strong. Solid demo overall.

Constructive Comments: REALLY hard to get past the guitar being out of tune. I wanted to like this more but check tuning – it’s close but no cigar in a number of areas

Broadjam Artist: Antho
Song: Misbegotten Nomadic Desert Wanderer

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Interesting piece, although it seems like it’s just a random piece of something. Has some potential but needs some more substance.

Constructive Comments: I’d like to hear the background entering much sooner as I almost clicked off after 25 seconds or so. Any Music Supervisor would want you to “get to the point” much faster. Could also clean up the playing a little (2 or 3 questionable notes)

Broadjam Artist: Ravensong
Song: The Ghost of Saturday Night

Reviewer: Bob Birthisel

Positive Comments: Recording quality was decent for a demo

Constructive Comments: It’s played and sung so out of temp I’m not sure what to say. Definitely needs a complete do-over to be on a licensing website.

Broadjam Artist: Albatross
Song: A Cowboy at Christmas

Reviewer: pkmusic

Positive Comments: Clever! A good country song (which is not my normal genre of music) and a Christmas song – which is always in demand – this should hopefully do well for you!Who does this remind me of – Garth? or Ga/Fl Line? Whatever, it’s great.

Constructive Comments: The arrangement is terrific. Love the piano playing especially. I like the little Xmas chimes you did as well. I have NO criticisms to speak of…