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Great song. Very beautiful, smooth, powerful, sexy, strong voice!! Excellent song!!
Thank You Hank! for your feature on What The Hell & What the Hell - I just uploaded it. You're quick! :)
Timing Is Everything Hey, there's a title for ya! Hank
Is that the truth! & yes with a back story - that is a strong title
I have (no lie) at least 8, maybe 10 unfinished tunes fighting for space in my head. So, It's yours if you want it! Also, LOVE! "Little Pea". Is there a hidden reason that you wrote it? Enquiring minds want to know . . . Hank
Jaen... I'm still waiting for that collaboration. Would love to have you. N
Great cover of "Girls on Film", Jaen!
Hi Richard thanks so much!!! keep Rockin!
Hi Richard - thank you!!!!
Beautiful Instrumental cover of Lithium!
thanks a lot !
Great cover of "How Soon Is Now!" ;)
Thank you, Jaen!
Resist
Nigel - thanks for your review on a collaboration that I did with the very talented George Selsky - best wishes and talk to you soon!
Ha - who knew!!!
Thank you so much for your sweet review of "Sexy You Are" and yes I've heard of Shanice ;)
JaeN, check out my earlier work from 2009 under John J Capdevielle, III (Trey) song named "Irvine"
hi!!! Wow! you wrote this in 2009 - Crazy sad that it's more potent today then ever. You are a fantastic lyricist. I love the raw quality of this song. The repetitive "Irvine" hook is effective as I keep singing it and normally I would say this was a cheap "pop" hook trick but yours is elevated because you have so much to say after each Irvine is sung! Stylistically - I wouldn't say Adam Ant - Perhaps the punky/new wave feel might lend itself to a Green Day comparison, but what we heard (my husband in the background as I was playing it) was: Devo Weird Al Ozzy We both loved it! Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna be releasing my political song to the world (if all goes as planned) on 10/5. Keep your head up, stay vocal, creative and vote vote vote!
Thanx guyS :-) much appreciated- political song of ours recently is Hollywood Underground Blues - It might still be the #1 song of Louisiana not sure cause they change ranks all the time - it relates to the underground secrets of Hollywood and the price one has to pay for fame....
looking forward to checking it out. On that same tip. check out my song called "Fame Costs" and also along the same lines lyrically "Freaks" - Cheers!
Will deW- thanx guys....Y'all have a great weekend, Trey & Vince
Found ur song Freaks, but could not find Fame Costs? Sounds like ecstasy -love the energy - TSW
LOL! - Freaks sounds like ectasy? ha! - there's 2 versions too! I like the remixes as well. - I have another remix on tap - but ... = another project took precedent - much to my co-writer/remixer's chagrin :( - I'll double ck to see if fame costs is uploaded & if not - I will transmit to you or send a soundcloud link
Sounds good - we have 15 albums with CD Baby and they are all over the digital formats like Spotify Apple Napster iHeart Radio iamradioworld Amazon Awa iTunes etc. Unfortunately not on Pandora yet hopefully one day
I'm the typical right brainer and still getting my ducks in a row. way.... behind you - woah! inpsiring I have 2 albums, 1 ep, some remixes and lots of miscelaneous songs with other artists and one offs. Probabably 200 or more unfinished - ha! $$$$ - Anyway, that's for mentioning you didn't find Fame Costs - it should have been uploaded - it also caused me to go to my ascap page and I noticed that al lthe songs that had been uploaded by my admin are now gone from ascap. What the? So more work to be done. Never ends ;) - Fame costs is up now if you feel like checking it out. running for now.
Thank you Massimo for the 5 star rating. It's been a real pleasure listening to your music. I think contemporary/modern dance choreographers would really take notice of pieces like Teardrops. Collaboration with dancers and choreographers can be truly inspiring, not to mention a great way to gain a wider audience. All best, Amy
Hi Massimo, thanks so much for the 5*'s! Really love your music, the vibe and atmosphere of 'Enola tremula' is incredible! Congrats! J Edna Mae
Wow, thank you for your suggestion. I will investigate in that direction. Your music is incredible too!
Hi Massimo - Thank you for listening to and rating "The End of the Line"! I admit at this moment I'm on a deadline, but clicked through some of you tunes and am very intrigued! There is some beautiful sounds here. Looking forward to diving in soon! - Have a beautiful day! - jaen
Hi. Thank you for your review of 'Strange Lights'. It is much appreciated. I think producer Corin and vocalist Becky did a great job on the song. Glad you agree. David
Thanks so much for taking the time to review Freaks and Epitaph! Really appreciate your kind words! jaen
I'm excited to be back to releasing and submitting new music! Hope you're all doing great!
Very inspiring and heart-warming. The sound and melody is strong and tuneful. Great talent!
Thank You So Very Much!
Hi Matt. Thanks for the review of my instrumental. Flow power flow. There's a version with lyrics that makes more sense. If you want to hear it search Flow Power Flow.
Hi Matt - thanks for your kind review of Obvious - cheers - a girl named jaen
Hi Nate Hi!!! Working on new site - new political - charity song release and pop collab with fellow artist. I'll be posting it in here soon. I'm busy!!!! How bout - you?
Thanks for stopping in Jaen. I'm currently knee deep in a film. Trying to make the final mix by August 24th. Other than that? Family life and watching the decline of modern society from Oz. Day in the life:) Shoot me the relevant info to the things you're working on, if I can contribute, I'd love to. If not, it will still be good to hear from you. I hope all is well, thank you for thinking of me. N
U-Bet Sister!
Nate!!!!! - I just popped on 3 or 4 and even though I had to get back to work, I couldn't stop streaming your music. Beautiful and inspiring work! Love them all! This one is especially beautiful. - Sending you Sunshine! = Musically ~ jaen
Oh, This one is "Astral Projection" :)
Now that's awesome. I'm so happy that my work has enhanced your day somehow;) What's been going on? Gosh... where to start. I'll bullet point it, haha Got an awesome three year old autistic son and two beautiful one year old twin girls. Almost died from an exploded appendix. Scored my first film. And oh yeah... I've been possessed by a demon these last several years, cause I've been busting ass in my studio seemingly non stop since 2014. Oh yeah... did I mention I met my soulmate and moved to Australia in 2014? Yeah... won the lotto there, haha. Right now though? I'm having a heart attack every time I spin by that 6 Pack page and see myself in the top 3. Looks like I might be one of this year's more celebrated producers. (Smiles.) my ego needed a good watering, I'm grateful surely, just shocked. I'm not a songwriter. I'm a composer. A producer. So the idea of me winning seems remote, but you never know, maybe this is my year? Anyhow. Thank you so much for listening. A lot of hard work, rage, and tears in those songs. I hope they bring you comfort. N
How has Cali been? Those fires were crazy. Your music career? Still chasing the dream?
Hank - just played "sound of the end" super strong - Smiles - jaen
Thanks jaen. It wrote itself in half an hour. Sad that that kind of thing continues to this day in many forms. Thanks for listening & check yer Broadjam mail. Hank
Agreed and okay ;)
hi - thanks for adding my song to your playlist! Cheers - jaen
Jaen... Where you been? What have you been working on lately? Hope all is well:) N
Gosh - how old is the comment ;p - Too much going on to comment on here - but.....I'll be releasing my very first political song soon. I'm excited about that and I've been writing a lot with another singer songwriter. She's really active and we're a good fit. Also, I'm challenging myself starting today :) to submit more through Bjam to get some licesning going cause I need to make more money with my music so I can one day quit my "regular" "job" and do music full time. - I sent you a comment tonight as I listened to a few song and wow - your tunes are so beautiful, full of shimmering ear candy, never a dull moment and diverse. Bravo! - What's up with you?
Nice bio
Thank you!
Hello is there any way you could allow the song Sexy You Are by J.H. to be downloaded by fans. Please and thank you
hi. sorry for delayed reply. Short answer is yes - Is this for personal use or a licensing use? - Best, jaen
Hi. Who's inquiring? Right now I'm Mini mob on B-Jam but upgrading soon to allow downloads of all songs and more. Write me directly to: thejaenchain3@gmail.com. - Cheers jaen
This week, I read a post by one of our long time members who recently reviewed a track and mentioned that the composer was extremely offended by his/her review. They publicly exchanged "pleasantries," so I decided to check out the track and the review. The review was right on and presented in a non-offensive way. The track was in no-way near "primetime" and would never be licensed or purchased in the current form. The reviewer offered some very easy and simple solutions to improve their work. However, the composer didn't want anything do with the suggestions and started trashing the reviewer, not only on Broadjam, but on other sites as well. Years ago, I saw the Rolling Stones, Santana and Iggy Pop at the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit. On the way out, my friends and I were "giddy" like little kids because the show was so good. While we were waiting at a crosswalk, I heard a guy complain how terrible the Stones and Santana were. He went on to trash the guitar playing of Santana and the on-stage antics of Jagger. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded and wanted to talk some sense into him. But my common sense took over and I kept my mouth shut. We all have opinions of music and that's all they are, just opinions. Nobody is right and nobody is wrong. No matter what kind of art you create, someone will not like it. The goal is to get the majority of your audience to like it. If you can get private, constructive or de-constructive feedback from another, that is a good thing. Publicly trashing those who are trying to help will never advance your cause or make your music better. So whether you are The Rolling Stones, Santana, Iggy Pop or a member on Broadjam, some will like your art and some will not. And if another person takes the time to review your art and provide private feedback, you should thank them for their time and move on. If you don't agree, thank them and move on. If they are abusive, let us know and move on. Best of luck, Roy
Nobody likes to be criticized, but if you are a songwriter, you have to have thick skin. If you don't , you should try something else. I just keep in mind that everyone has their own tastes, and as Paul Simon once said, one man's ceiling is another man's floor.
Great thoughts Don....Hope all is well on your end.
Without criticism, my writing would be garbage. I ALWAYS ask for input and re-writes abound.
Thank you Roy. Much appreciated.
Very well said Roy and putting it all in context. Viva la difference, regardless of one's art. There needs to be honest, constructive criticism in order to grow. However, mean spirited remarks do nothing but cast a shadow on those who choose to voice such vitreal & cause the recipient pain and sometimes, feelings of defeat. Woe to the individual who would try to trash another's name or reputation, just because their own egos are so fraught with their own self importance. Thankfully, the majority of the BJ community is caring, supportive & constructive with reviews & comments.
Great, realistic, and honest perspective. That is just what it is-one's perspective, opinion; all based on his/her experiences, skill set, and musical philosophy of pedagogy. The beauty of this whole experience (that is belonging to a community of artists) is the fact that everything in life should be a learning experience that helps us all grow. But it behooves us to remember that- this, involves respect for one another; especially as musicians and artists. We are special. God gave us the ability to touch the soul, move people, inspire people, and just plain jam for the masses. Man, if that don't humble and give you the urge to say "Thank you God"; then you might just need to stop and reflect. Being an artist can sometimes make you feel like you're on a deserted island where no one can hear what you say (or even care about what you say) That should inspire and make you more determined. I've written plenty of songs that I felt should have received better reviews than they did. I had to regroup (and I admit-it was difficult at times) and look at the comments for what they were- constructive critiques. And many times, they were right on point; after I calmed down and really thought about what the critique. Now, all great artists have experienced, at some time in their journey to greatness, criticism that could have made them just give up; but they believed in themselves and their music. They didn't let the critics deter them nor their dream. You might be the next great one. And if you are, believe it and keep the faith. But never let anyone make you lose your self dignity. Peace! "C" The Source
Roy, you're writing above has so many lessons that could be applied to any roll in life. It's just some people are not and/or will never be ready to apply them. 1. Listen more, speak less 2. As John Fogerty wrote "you can't please everyone so you got to please yourself!" - I write for myself with as much honesty as I can! That's the cake; and if other's love it, that's the frosting! 3. For goodness sake, be grateful people! Thank you for all you do for so many of us! You are (and I don't use this word often) brilliant and an inspiration! Rock on! jaen-ifer...... ;p
Thanks everyone for your eloquent words.....And thanks for your music. http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=89024 1 http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=90186 2 http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=61621 3 http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=5840 4 http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=81021 5 http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?artistID=4937 6
hi jaen, listening to "ballad of nellie jean" and rememberin' why I adored lol your work so much, though it's been awhile. hope you're well... in music, like air, steve april
Oh Steve Steve - I have thought of you a time or two over the past year wondering how you are. Lots going on with me. Some hard stuff, good stuff and I kinda checked out a little and lost touch with Bjam and some of my fav Bjam peeps. You are so wonderful and supportive and I'd love to catch up. Email me direct anytime to: thejaenchain3@gmail.com - I checked out the first song on your profile today "Tellin' Stories" and it's so wonderful! - I have lots of updating and new songs to add to my profile. It will take a little bit (juggling time) ;) - Oooh theres a song title :) - Anyway, in the meantime - Here's some links if you feel so inclined. Smiles - jaen  Audio/visual streaming: https://soundcloud.com/a-girl-named -jaen/sets/chemistry-album https://soundcloud.com/a-girl-named -jaen/sets/gloss-album Rate/Review/Purchase/Tell a friend! Thanks!: Chemistry EP: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/c hemistry-ep/id586810021 http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry/dp/B00ANGW2ZM 1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry/dp/B00ANFIE1E 2 Gloss Album: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/g loss/id463576170 Dusk Album (currently physical only): http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/agnj 3 Video (Girls On Film): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhVABDSAN_A 4 Facebook links: Singer-Songwriter-Artist: www.facebook.com/agirlnamedjaen www.agirlnamedjaen.com
where daddys go to cry/really touched me,thanks-joe.
Wow! That means so much to me. I'm sorry to have missed your thoughtful note. I'm not a 'country' writer but thought this was a theme I never heard tackled. I was then told when pitching that it shouldn't be and that no male country artist would ever cover it. Hmmm... and that I should stick to the genres I know best. Well, I took the review positively but still love the theme & well, maybe I just need to try again to get it to the right artist. Any suggestions! You made my day! BTW - "I was real lucky to be born in Kentucky" - What a fun hook line! ;) - Smiles - jaen
you just to have to keep looking and pitching--it is a really big music world out there--thanxs for checking out my song--I WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY--it is one of my most favorite songs i ever wrote--cheers---hope you do all right--joe.------you might check out some of my good friend--PENNY TOWERS songs some time--her on BJ--she is SUPER!--and a lot of fun!
Thanks Joe! Message recieved openly! Re: Penny - I remember her. Very talented! ;)
jaen, is that you?? Hank
Hi there Hank. Yes, it's me :) Gonna take me a while to update my page. How are you doing. What's new? - Really like the vibe and double entendre's of "Slow Train"!
Good to hear from you! Yes, Slow Train's lyric is exactly that and the vibe is a true blend of me and my long-tine friend, David Charles. Long Story, starting in 1974. I'll e-mail you. Hope all is well. Hank
Cool!