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Fantastic! Seems so rare a song gets picked up off BJ or Taxi to be recorded by a signed artist. I had a crack at country but find the format a bit confining - but your song sounds right on the button for todays market.
thanks Steve....best of luck with your music!
Song #3: Bossa Nova + Soul + Sex + Spermatochord Sauce = "Soul Food" Eat it up! :) Antonio http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=86065 1
punch my ticket cuz I just had me some soul food, baby. . .
.........yes, and it was very tasty!!!
That's a great one Anthony! I'm hearing Carole King meets Steely Dan. I wanna hear the sistahs coming in behind you, but the vocal stands alone quite well. "watch you watch *me*" is a really nice moment. This is a winner!
Needless to say, that song was a blast to record. The sax player is a big Steely Dan fan, so he was "all-in". Jeff, I have a couple songs down the road where some "sistahs" will be backing me up. True story: Not long after finishing the song, I played it for my wife. First thing she said when I was done was "Who's Mr. Cool?" That tells you all you need to know about who's NOT Mr. Cool (at least in this household). :)
That's a cool song - a bit of West Coast Steely and RnB horns thrown in and a steamy lyric. Your voice is always impressive - very marketable I'd say
A new chapter in the life of the Spermatochords begins: New Song #1 (of 11) "Let's Burn Down This House Together" http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=86065&mediaID=693197 1
Great to hear your releasing more material. This is a departure from your previous work with a more roots feel. I like as a first release - It sets things up for what's to come - bit like Drive my car does on Rubber soul
Thank you. My attitude is "there's no reason to do it if I can't do it differently". I'm proud of the fact that, of the 11 songs, 10 are different genres.
I'm in!! Already love the first one.
Nice work with I'm Looking For You being selected. I had something in that submission.It's a well written song. Like you I'm in the sciences (Anaesthesiology) but really enjoy the creative process of songwriting. I had a couple of songs selected a few months ago but they've disappeared into the ether . . Steve
Steve, thanks for your encouraging comments. I am still saying "Show Me the Money!" after several selections that have disappeared into the ether. I like your stuff. The music has to be it's own reward...
It sure does - as they say, it's the process not the outcome that sustains you. I tried country music for a while and enjoy playing pedal steel and resonator guitars etc but the format seems too restrictive lyrically to make headway in. Lately I've been trying RnB where anything goes!
I have tried a number of genres: Country, Pop, Celtic, Jazz, Rock, Sacred, Gospel, Blues. I just like all the music, I guess!
Did I mention operetta?
That's a lot of genres! I submit through Taxi.com mainly but can't get one past them yet. It's so hard for me to sound contemporary - the 60s and 70s keep permeating through and wrecking my chances. I enjoy the challenge though.
Yes, exactly! I gave up on Taxi. Thinking of just sending everything directly to a production music library that is interested. I wrote 6 full-length musicals set in each decade since the 1960s. Some of my music was a deliberate attempt to sound retro. The show set in 2016 was challenging. I have had 2 songs recorded (I paid) from that show: Love Transcends, and You Make Me Happy.
I like the aesthetic you have wrung from your subject matter in the recent musical. Good to seek out the heart of the matter
Hey, been listening to a few more of your tracks. I like the sexual innuendo. Aircon and Black Line could be played on any alt radio station and fit right in. Don 't know how one gets on the air. We have an alt station here in Ames IA (college town) but I have never sent them anything, as so far my recordings are not alt. I did notice on Political and the Cafe song that the lyrics don't match the song. No harm in correcting that... Here is my "alt" piece (kind of) in a prelminary recording of just me singing (!) https://soundcloud.com/cfford/im-no t-a-bad-guy
That's a good theme - sounds like the electric Piano off the 'Help' album. I'm not surprised those lyrics don't match - I probably updated the songs for Taxi or Sound cloud and uploaded the recording to BJ without changing the lyrics.
Turns out I am not a pianist (or guitarist) but I am a longtime Beatles fan! I have been sending my stuff to a studio who creates a "contemporary" arrangement to the extent that they can. Chords is chords, right?
shalaam, roy! good t know who you are I have been wit broadjam.com fore a few years now, and recently, I submitted fore th first time! have t admit, web sites can be a little frightening it has always been cool t be able t display My music, but when it comes t spending money t be heard or reviewed I have been leary I read about you finding your niche and as a studio composer and entrepreneur, it's was cool t learn about th man behind th scenes blessing t promotion of good music and perhaps I may get t shake your hand one day eliyahu
Elijah, Thanks for the nice note. Don't let web sites frighten you. There are a lot of great ones in the world. Find two or three that work for you and stick with them. And if you are not comfortable with the fees, then utilize their free services. Like other sites, there are many things to on Broadjam free of charge. Please take advantage of them, especially connecting with the other writers. We have seen so many good people get connected and create great projects together. That in itself is truly one of the joys of running this website. My best to you and it would be an honor to meet you as well. All the best, Roy
Hey,Roy!Just wondering.On my submissions it says that provider listened to a song of mine twice.Does that mean anything?
Doug, My guess is that the provider probably put a group of songs in a higher category and reviewed them at a later date. I'm not sure it means anything yet, but it who knows. Sorry I couldn't be more specific. Thanks for being a member, Roy
Hi Roy. in response to a a request for tracks for a review thing-a-me you're doing - http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=82724&mediaID=636342 1
My comment must not have taken, I was reviewing tunes for the SOng of The month contest and when I hear Life and Soul I had to track it down. Fantastic tune that has infected my brain!
Thanks Jeff, it was purpose written for a submission on Broadjam Steve
Thanks Jeff - that's the kind of feedback anyone would be happy with!
Hey Jeff I replied to this (must be about 2 years ago! But it didn't seem to take. Thanks for the positive affirmation.
hey STEVE--THANXS for taking the time to review my song--TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL--that was a tuff one to get done--BUT!--a lot of folks like it--cheers--joe.
Steve: Thank you for the review of "Fly in My Soup" I thought the title would be a catchy one but it seems to be a little confusing I suppose. Calvin
Congratulations on your song placements, Steve. Wishing you much more success. Anthony
Thanks alot. Concentrating on trying to get a liscensing success now in the country area. Have to write to the country formula but it's interesting..
Came to have a look at Broadjam again. Half life was on the main page so had a listen again. A truly masterful song. There's alot of controversy on Soundcloud about the new interface. But it isn't much different really. Good thing about broadjam is all the submissions you can do for recording projects TV etc. Good to see you're still at it. Steve
Thanks for the nice words. I wasn't having any luck on Soundcloud. No one was listening to my songs. I went months with only a handful of plays, so I decided to stick to broadjam. At least my songs get heard here. Anthony
It's all just down to networking probably - the same on Broadjam. The way to work soundcloud is to coment on other peoples tracks, favoirte or follow them. That inspires those artists to look at your work. I've done no networking on Broadjam apart from some song reviews and so my songs hardly get heard. It's quite time consuming to do all that. i just load songs on this site if i want to submit to something. Your work is very high quality and if you were full time with a live band etc you could go a long way. But it's a big call with a job like yours and a family etc. Steve
Thanks again, Steve. Always apreciative of the support.
Thanks for the review Steve, I'm remixing most of my stuff so I'll take your suggestion on board. It's a very hard song to sing and I ain't no singer ! lol Glad you thought it had a good hook. Cheers mate Rob
TopTen ! Huge, well done mate.
Don't know how they work that out. My song didn't exactly have a huge no. of hits
Yeh, same here, one of mine did too. Just lie back and enjoy ! lol
Spermboy! Great job on another Top 10 Success. Maybe we need to come out of the closet and play together some time? Or maybe the world would spin off its axis?
Hey Nick...Thanks, as always, for the support. I wouldn't have any songs in the Top 10 if not for your backing. It's nice but I don't take it seriously. The real measure of whether or not someone likes your stuff is if they buy it. In that regard, I am batting Zero. I don't know if the world would spin off it's axis, but it may wobble a bit.
Buying it true ... but there are lesser measures like downloading for free or repeated plays. The no.of quality artists allowing free downloads on soundcloud for example is huge. Steve
Steve...I recently uploaded a few songs to Soundcloud and they're available for free download. We'll see if anyone does so. However, as you mention, it is a much "lesser" measure. It doesn't help pay for the cost of recording the songs. Glad to see you've also had some time on the Top 10 - well deserved. Anthony
Thanks. I found you on soundcloud. 3 superb songs. You'll get a ton of hits there soon with music like that Steve
Thanks for the info. I've connected to you (started following you) on Soundcloud and will probably add some more songs. Anthony
Thanks for that Anthony. I don't think your tracks are downloadable yet on SC - if that was your intention. But to sell downloads I guess it's a matter of getting tons of hits and then people going to your website. It's hard to know how to generate 1000s of hits. The only song of mine that is in the 1000s on SC is called jack Johnson - so it's easy to guess how that works. I hadn't even heard Jack johhnson's music when i wrote that. I just thought what a lucky guy - a pro surfer and musician.
What do I have to do to allow downloads? I thought that was automatic when you uploaded the song.
You have to make them Free, brother. That is the easiest way. If you want to allow Transmits, you have to click the Allow Song Transmits button on the bottom of Add/Edit Songs. Hope that helps.
Hey Nick, I was referring to Soundcloud...not Broadjam. Thanks anyway. Hope all is well with you. Anthony
Go to the edit icon and then click on download free (goes red to green) near the bottom of the page
Steve, I got your message the other day and have made the change on Soundcloud. The previous message was in response to Nick's comment. Thanks. Anthony
Hello Steve, I came across your music via the tyical rock/pop/alternative search and was very pleasantly surprised to find a fellow traveler on the edges, someone who writes lyrics that don't sound like they were spit out by regurgitating everyone elses cliches. Catchy melodies with lyrics that bite a little. Love "Terror Bone" and Bob Dylan...". I get your sense of humor, even though we are quite far apart geographically. Keep up the good work.....Anthony Monteleone (The Spermatochords).
Thanks for the positive stuff Anthony. I just listened to your truth and Illusion and yes that is a song and production I can totally relate to - so I'll have a trawl through more of your songs. Most of my strong influences have been American. I've loaded all my songs (70) on Soundcloud and there seems to be quite good traffic there. Alot of my productions are a bit rushed but I just love writing and recording - I don't want to spend months recording one song. I just made a MOR CD. So time to head back to the edge. Love the spermatochords name - good thinking! Steve
If you relate to "Truth & Illusion", then you will probably like quite a few of my songs. I agree with your approach. The first 14 songs on my list are on the "Lunatics..." album. It took me about 2 months to record all 14 songs late last year. The remaining songs on my list are from an album back in 2006 ("Love, Lust & Other 4-Letter Words"). They were recorded with a solo acoustic guitar, live (no overdubs; that's why you will hear the occasional flub), primarily for cost reasons (as most of us on broadjam can relate to). As a result, they are more in the folk genre.
Steve thank you for the review of Down by the Glenside Hard to think a rocker would listen to my type of music but your words where kind and I took your comments to my producer. What a wonder that someone from NZ can actually listen to my music and I yours........My best regards DBR
Yes these sites are great for musicians writers. I find soundcloud really good too - huge potentential audience. I wouldn't call myself a rocker - most of my stuff is fairly laid back but it's difficult to select a genre for that cheers Steve
Thanks for your review of my song titled "TWISTED BLISS". I enjoyed your song titled "California Country". M.Shark
Thanks John for your review of my song Terror bone. I agree the arrangement is a bit casual. I grew up in Nelson NZ (and have returned there) so you were big on our radio back in the 70s. Damn the Dam was great. Your new songs sound equally as good. Good luck with your 2nd coming Steve
Hi Steve, '2nd Coming' may be overstating it a bit :) I never stopped writing, mate, I just walked away from the stage. Have a gazillion new songs though and in some respects feel I have unfinished business. Would quite like to remind Kiwis of who I am and what I do, but I'm not at all sure anyone would care. You may see me travelling past with guitar in hand one day, or not. Anything is possible. Take care, John
It is a fickle business and the new generations probably don't care about the past but for our generation you definitely have a kind of iconic status and a recognisable brand (trade mark sound) so I would have thought you could trade on your name quite a bit over here. These types of site are great at least for having a chance of getting music heard. I've found sound-cloud good with 4000 hits on 2 sites over 2011.
It's all too hard for me to administrate Steve. I'm so busy with this and that. I have a great many songs but too little time. Plus, to be frank, I'm a bit of a Luddite when it comes to the internet. It seems every time I'm urged to go to a 'you beaut' music site another handful emerge. It's overwhelming :) Might return to 'trade' on my name one day. It will be small, unambitious tiru playing old and new songs. Probably just me nd my guitar initially and if there is great interest, I'd up the ante for the second tour. It wont be until 2012 though. concentrating on promoting and marketing a book I've written this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXA8-NHdLU 1 Take care, John
I APPRECIATE YOUR REVIEW FOR MY SONG. THE LOVE YOU DISPLAYED FOR MY SCORE IS TRULY APPRECIATED. THANKS AGAIN.
Hi Steve, Thanks for your review of "The ballad of the blade runner." Thought you might like to know the title ......it's about those unbelievable guys who run on blades (don't know if you call them blades over there) ......the Paralympians that we'll be cheering on over here in a few weeks time ! Cheers Laurence
Oh yeah there was a guy in the world champs 400m doing really well
Hi Steve...Living with my sister...funny and clever:) Thanks for your thorough review of "Like Black Strap Molasses" It's a fave of some of our most unlikely fans- like metal heads. Who woulda thunk it? Spot on with the strength of the hook. I knew it and left it alone. Will be glad to have you trip upon another song of mine in the review process:) peace-patti
Thanks Patti. Probably if I listened more times the chorus would become irreplaceable. We review songs after just one listen because we're all busy but it's not ideal. Your voice was of high quality - really pleasant. Steve
Hi Steve, thanks for very kind review of "Fallen Idols." There are a lot of lyrics crammed in there so I can see why it may be hard to hear. I'm a big Split Enz/Crowded House/Finn Bros. fan...a bit jealous that you live in New Zealand! Best to you in the new year! Looking forward to hearing more of your tunes.
Cheers. NZ is a great place to live and it's been a vibbrant music scene too. Have a great year too. Steve
"Terror Bone" .. what a great song title for a great song.
Thanks Jeff for the postive stuff on Terror bone. I had a listen to your song THE RUNNER. That's a great concept and I really liked the subtle musical movement too
Hi Steve thanks for the review of "Radiation Mountain" !!
Hey I like your voice (listened to Sister/Nationality/Images). Good storyteller/consciousness raising presence and lyrics!!
Thanks for listening Jeff and the positive feedback. Radiation mountain was great. ill listen a bit more widely to your songs Steve
Thanks for the review of "She's My Country Road".
Hey Steve, Thanks for your review of Better Place. Totally agree with comments about pitch. Thanks for taking the time to listen and review. Have a great New Year!
Steve, Grand Job on Living with my Sister! You can live with mine if you like. Twisted or No, they all be grand! You brother from the City of Love. St. Nick
Thanks Nick, I had a listen to THE ANGELS - nice work indeed, great acoustic guitar work Steve
Steve, That was a Mini Martin LX1, that was too small for my fingers to make a A chord, so I had to improvise. Thanks for your kind words. If you accept my Friend request, I can send you a few Tips for Success through BJ E-mail. - N
thanks for reviewing my song 'we were soldiers'. It's much appreciated. Johnny
Thanks for the review of my Christmas song. All good points you made!