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Thank you so much for the 5 stars on This Too Shall Pass. I truly appreciate it.
"Still have dreams" shone out so much in the reviews for the song of the month I had to come and find it. It's 1am here in the UK so I cant play too many other tracks right now but I can see why you got your induction. Like Tommy said, awesome music!!
Hi there Thanks for the kind words..However I'm not sure what induction you are referring to? And not sure who Tommy that you referred to is If you could explain it all to me I would really appreciate it so much! And I am happy you like Still Have Dreams! Thanks Ed
Hello Ed. I didn't recognise the time frame which might have been confusing, it was early this morning :-). I was just being a good broadjammer and listening to the song of the month entries and your song had special appeal: a compelling lyric and the ADT on the vocals was very effective. I inferred the title and found your home page to explore more. Your bio starts "In late 2004 Ed Bentley was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame" ant that was what I was acknowledging. Similarly I just amplified the "awesome" by reflecting Tommy Patterson comment but "over 30 days ago" could mean anything in broadjam terms. We make music in very different genres and I suspect my offerings will not be to your taste but that's cool; although the Washing Machine Music (kinda parody) is getting a lot more love than I expected. Anyway have a great day and I'll share some kharma to wish you get selected in the contest. Warmest regards, Bob
Hello Bob Thanks for responding.. I was surprised to learn of your connection to Bob Moog.. I live in East Aurora New York, where the Moog facility is still located.. I listened to your washing machine song and found your synthesizer really good... And wow, it has over 800 plays! Oh yes, Tommy Patterson is a Broadjam friend, and very talented... Still not clear on the contest thing though, I do know I submitted my song a while back.. So, Tommy and others are talking about it? I'm an old dude and a bit tech challenged... Not even sure what contest it was.. Well thanks for your response and kind comment on Still Have Dreams.. best to you, Ed
Hi Blob_B, Thanks for the 5 stars on "Mom's Journey Home". I appreciate you taking the time to listen, and I'm glad you liked it! While I'm here I'll check out some of your music. Be and stay well, Frank
Forgot to add thanks for the 5 stars on "Spring Time". I'm glad you liked that one too, and thanks for browsing the tunes! Frank
You're welcome. I'm trying to re-instate my presence here (not just CoVid but the former Day Job getting in the way) so engaging with the peer review process and "Spring Time" was a particularly pleasant surprise. I'm mostly about cheesy synth that may not be your thing but you might like "Alistair Stonewall" in a similar way. It's 5/4 so unavoidably compares to Mission Impossible - now all I need is someone to create the cartoon series for it to go with :-). Have a great day, B
Thank you so much for the 5 Star rating you gave my song, Open Heart. And... sorry it took me a while to respond. But it is very appreaciated, and I will be checking out some of your songs. Thanks, again.
HI Blob B. Thanks for the nice review of my instrumental, "Winds About The Sounds"! I appreciate you feedback. I am not Dan Pound, nor is the sone of his soundscapes. My name is Chet Nichols and I am a long-time member of Broadjam. This particular piece comes from my instrumental album, "Earth Cues", which was created for a client looking for weird, spacey cues for a sync library. As usual, I sent it off and got a thumbs up but never heard anything since. Funny thing is he "needed it right away", so I cranked out the whole album, start-to-finish, in 3 weeks. You can review the whole album at my Broadjam site of at: https://chetnichols.net/sound-desig n-earth-cues-instrumentals. While you are there. stop bye and listen to a new album I completed, "Flying My Pyramid".... some delicious stuff on it, mostly longer pieces for films: https://chetnichols.net/album-flyin g-my-pyramid. All that said, I wish you well and thanks again for the nice review! My Best, CHET NICHOLS
Hi Chet. I knew Dan from a long time ago and was wondering how he was doing and then Broadjam played me your track. I realized after of course. I'll be sure to check out you other tracks later but for now I still have to do the day job. Happy to connect as you see. Best B
Day job? Me, too .... hard to make a living unless you are gigging every week.
Returning to Broadjam after a few years and heard your "Dance of the Autumn Leaf Fairy" in the ShowDown. That was a breath of fresh air so came to your page. Most impressed. I hope this leads to great things for you. Given the time of year, Happy Holidays to you and family
Hi Simon, thank you for your review of "Milkway drive". The song is classified "Unique - Soundtrack" and is part of my compositions for movies and multi-media I'm writing. It's also the overtoure of a project about transhumance that I will publish in the next few months.
Thanks for the review of "Washing Machine Music". As you spotted it was a bit of fun around the noises that the washing machine makes. Surprisingly popular at the time though
Just reviewed a tune of yours my brother. Loved it. Grat Michael Buble' style and vocal tone. "Baby that's How I know" All the best my talent friend.
I've been into electronica since I got my Concertmate MG1...awesome stuff, Blob! Nice melody and harmonic progessions, which a lot of electronic music lacks.
Hey what a fantastic detailed and thoughtful review of What You Do!! Thank you very much --that was a pleasure to read and feel someone digging that deep into the elements and weighing choices. ~Jeff
Hi and thanks for your incredibly kind and generous review of our track, "Far Behind Me". I'm going to check out some of your songs now, good luck on Broadjam and thanks again!
Hello. Thank you for the review of the tranced up Bach muddley (sic). It was a little bit of fun that got some nice feedback. Your song Listen is lovely I hope that gets heard by the right people soon.
Hi Blob_B. Thanks for the much appreciated and thorough review of my song, Crossing Over. Your input really helps. Best of luck to you.
great energy (slight, subtle female atmosphere at points :) ) Did cheer me up your "D Scarlatti-K492!Nice job!
Belated Happy Birthday. Been preoccupied with the day job and before I knew it we'd fallen out of Aries. With best wishes.
Haven't been on broadjam for a while and can't figure out from the comments how your wrist is doing. I hope you are getting mend Ok; I have no idea how long it takes to get how much better but thinking of you. I'll share an amusing moment with you to help cheer you up if necessary. I wanted to emulate Wendy Carlos and made a "Switched On" Scarlatti sonatta (although she doesn't like to discuss it, possibly after some cruel comments in later years I think, she was originally born Walter). My realisation of K492 in that style is now in the broadjam FEMALE top 10. So have I made the grade with an honorary gender change? Yay WIN! Hope you are back to full health soonest. PS as far as I can tell no structural changes
Hi Blob_B,the old wrist is improving, I had a bad complex fracture but it is healing slowly.I am experiencing upper arm ,painful spasms or cramping when I move my arm certain ways but I'm seeing the doc today and maybe he can advise and explain things...Probably just part of the process...Hey I really like that piece, good energizing swirling adventure and it did cheer me up.Made me chuckle it made female top ten..Yes you made an honorary gender change mysteriously!Thanks for checking up on me and keep creating! :)
Xrays were good today so I'm happy :)
Excellent news and thank you for all those stars.
You are very welcome! :)
Doh! Maybe I didn't type it in the right box and I should hve typed here. Let me try that again.Thanks for the review of the "Switched on Scarlatti". Yes indeed dated as I was trying to emulate Wendy from 1969 i think it was. Can't really take the originality cudos but thanks all the same.
*it was sent to Andrew - one day I will learn to type
Hi David, Thanks v much for your helpful and encouraging review of my song "Do you remember" which I wrote for my parents who have since both passed on. I will delete the MP3 on my account and search out the full version at 4.20 seconds. I was really impressed with instrumental version of "I can see it in your eyes". Outstanding guitar playing and very evocative. Get marketing and see if a Music library will use it for a film!
Hi David, Just to let you know that I have now 're-loaded' up "DO YOU REMEMBER" which has a 5minute 11 second version on there. Have played it and it does not cut out! Thanks very much for letting me know about that! This song I recorded years ago (about 10!) Using Cubase and have long lost all the Cubase editing files! I now use Logic Pro which is a heck of a lot more stable than Cubase. I will be sending off this track to SCAMP STUDIO for them to re-record for me around September. They work closely with The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers and their re-arrangements + re-recordings are usually top knotch! I am not a bad player but have not really focused on being a great player because I have too many other interests. Last year I wrote a geo-political forensic thriller (first in a trilogy) am now busy on second draft. have secured the help of an established writer called Adam LeBor as a mentor and hope to obtain a literary agent some time in 2015! Good Luck with your own music, you have an impressive portfolio and some great songs! Cheers amigo Dave Austin (aka "UNGRATEFUL DAVE" my Brighton based stage name!)
Hi Dave. Glad you got the download fixed and thank you for your kind comments regarding my songs. I am familiar with SCAMP because a friend of mine, who lives nearby, Alan Rogers uses their services. Alan's songs are also on Broadjam. Best of luck. David
I don't see a thank you form me for the review of Washing Machine Music. Apologies for that I've been rather pre-occupied with the day job. Let me fix that and say "thank you" now.
That's OK. Not to worry. It seemed as if the message had gone to the wrong person. I received a mis-directed message from someone else recently. I wonder whether it is an IT problem. If so Broadjam should be told because potentially there could be something confidential or embarrassing in a message that a third party shouldn't see. David
Hello David. It was sent to David and is showing when i go to his home page. And hey look it's on your page too. If I didn't know better i'd think Broadjam had outsourced their software development :-)
Hello. I've got a message from you regarding a review which I think should have gone to Andrew Koenig. I did review one of your songs a while ago but it was a different song. Regards. David
doh! Horsholm is the district. There are probably many Birkerods in Copenhagen but you got my drift I'm sure.
Hallo again Blob B, I have no idea what went wrong with my comment below. I was trying to explain how to get the o with the dash on a Mac keybord, I will not try that again. There is only one Birkerod in Denmark - my brother went to school there. Horsholm is posher.
Wow, now my comment below has changed: the explanation has been replaced with Wild Hyoties. Sorry about that.
Thank you for cudos on The Fridge (although I do like Jungle Jumble as an alternative) and I can see why it might have clicked with you. Loved your material here. Incidentally I work with a colleague from Birkerod (with the lien through if I knw how) in my day job. Small planet isn't it :-)
Hallo Blob B, you are veery welcome, I really like the piece. I will have to listen to it again to hear The Fridge in it. I'm glad you like my material, I hope you listen to all my songs. To get the letter Ã' you press option and o. (on a Mac). My brother went to gymnawium in Birkerød. There are Danes everywhere.
Andrew. Thank you for your review of 'Arabian Dream'. You're correct that the tune is written for film/TV. Regards. David
Thanks for the review of the "Switched on Scarlatti". Yes indeed dated as I was trying to emulate Wendy from 1969 i think it was. Can't really take the originality cudos but thanks all the same.
Made it!! I said I wanted to emulate Wendy Carlos with my "Switched on Scarlatti" and Broadjam has given me a sex change. I'm in the female Top 10. WTF? :-)
Thanks for the very appropriate review on Challenge. It was meant to be reminiscent of those boppy instrumentals you always got on an Alan Parsons Project album but based on everyones feedback the production could be better. Good to see you are still here and active. I hope the world is being good for you. Warmest wishes, Blob
Thanks so much for the review.......looking at the photos of you at the piano....dude you have amazing posture, the best ive seen :)
Thanks for the review.
Dude, you gave me a perfect review, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! :D
OUCH!! I hope you are coping as well as you can and it is not hurting too much. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery, with big (careful) hugs
thanks dear blob_b...appreciate your good wishes and careful hugs :)
bLOB b - Thank you for your review of "Corn Liquor and Marijuana". It is kinda between a sketch and a finished song. I was practicing my production chops. THe echoed line was on purpose. I have thought since that I would remove it from the last verse, and only have it on the 2nd and 4th line of the 2nd. Am in process of rerecording it now that I have newer/better gear, and have listened to this version for a bit. Thanks again... Matt
Thanks for the very appropriate review of Challenge. I fully agree with your comments too.
hi Blob--I'm not Ken, but thank you for your review of my classical attempt Desert Sands piece. You are correct in that there are obviously no real instruments but thank you for all 5's based on the composition and ideas...all the best, Warren Hein
You're going to wonder aren't you? Your composition reminded me of pieces by Kenneth LaVone who is here at Briadjam. Hopefully you will see that as the compliment I intended if you check out his music. I'm sure you will be getting many more very positive reviews back on that composition.