Author: bjamreviews

Broadjam Artist: Kate Carpenter
Song: I Will Be Kind

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: Still cranking along on the musical highway of life!

Constructive Comments: Hope you’re having a Great Year Ms Kate!!Good Luck Catnip=+=

Broadjam Artist: Ravensong
Song: The Ghost of Saturday Night

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: Overall sound is laidback and soothing Would add flair to any movie!

Constructive Comments: The vocals need some compression and other effectsGood Luck! Catnip

Broadjam Artist: Oliver Keynes Lafaye
Song: Dramatic

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: going into a cave or underground at night good

Constructive Comments: would be good score for movie best Catnip Pat

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Beethoven’s Kingdom

Reviewer: Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Positive Comments: reminds me of a race scene in a movie could go for tv or movie

Constructive Comments: Dynamics of some kind would make this song better Best Catnip Pat

Broadjam Artist: SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS
Song: It’s No Secret

Reviewer: Riq Turner

Positive Comments: Love the slide guitar. Lee Roy Parnell esque. Nice buildups and dynamics. Good job.

Constructive Comments: The slide at the start I would like to last a bit longer and help build the entry to the song. Not a fan of the snare sound. I would like to hear a beefier snare with a bit more drums overall to give it more drive. I really like the song and can see it in many different placements. Background in TV/ Movies. Could be great in a TV ad. Would also work as credits roll or behind an announcer talking about what’s coming up next. Great potential!

Broadjam Artist: Albatross
Song: Spellbound

Reviewer: Riq Turner

Positive Comments: I think the song has potential. The singing is good. It sounds country like it should.

Constructive Comments: I would like to hear a version of this song with full drums and twangy tele style electric guitar. Having alternate versions helps open more doors. There may already be alt versions but I only heard this one. I think the vocal is a bit loud and the background vocal ratio might be a bit high. It’s a great start.

Broadjam Artist: Oliver Keynes Lafaye
Song: New chapter

Reviewer: ANEWA

Positive Comments: Good ups and downs. Very emotional. Sometimes less is more and in this case it works.

Constructive Comments: The violin that comes in before the break sounds a little off. I would check to make sure all of your notes are hitting on the right time. I feel bad here because I really do not know what to right. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t bad either. All of things I was hearing negatively speaking I feel will take care of themselves the more songs you get under your belt. Learning curves so to speak lol. And if I read this one wrong my apologies lol. Keep jammin!

Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Monster Monster

Reviewer: ANEWA

Positive Comments: I feel like it has potential just right now it needs work.

Constructive Comments: The drums are throwing the song off with that crash. It doesn’t sound good. I would be interested in knowing how exactly you recorded the drums. I just feel like you weren’t too sure of where to go with the song which is ok. One common thing I have been hearing with a lot of the songs I have reviewed is an overall lack of dynamics. And what I mean by that is highs and lows. A song should be an emotional journey full of ups and downs and twists and turns. So I would take another pass on the recording. A good master needs a good mix and a good mix needs a good recording and so on lol. I hope this helps. It is hard to be critical and not come off as an asshole so keep working and your songs will only get better.

Broadjam Artist: Ante Novaselic
Song: Sucker Punch

Reviewer: ANEWA

Positive Comments: I really liked the riff where the bass started it and it had that swing vibe to it. Song reminded me of Everclear.

Constructive Comments: I feel the best part of the song had the least amount of exposure. In some cases that’s a good thing but in this case it was not because the other parts I feel have just been done over and over and over again. If it were my song I would focus more on the loose feel you started to go with but then went back to that riff that just killed it for me. I would also open up the drums more to add more dynamics to the song. More ups and downs. Keep rockin!

Broadjam Artist: Randy Calligan
Song: Friends in High Places

Reviewer: ANEWA

Positive Comments: Definitely had the sitcom feel but with dark lyrics. For some reason I kept thinking of the show Murphy Brown and I don’t really even remember the show as I was just a baby when that was out. But the song took me back to that sitcom era. And it was good to hear another pianist. I feel piano is one of the most under appreciated instrument in terms of newer music so it was good to hear it.

Constructive Comments: Overall the mix was good, the vocal melodies were good. If you were going for that sitcom feel you definitely nailed it. If you were not then that’s a big WHOOPS on my part lol. This is why I did score low on originality, not because it was bad. Keep up the great work.