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Hi Monique - Thanks for bringing this song, and more importantly - what you are doing to my attention. Wow, great song. I really like it. Great session singer - with that Adele quality. Superbly layered BGVs. The production value on this is off the charts good. Awesome guitar solo too. The song itself too is very strong lyrically - and also the main hook / melody. It sounds like a hit song to me! Honestly, I've reviewed a lot of songs on Broadjam, and this song of yours is in my top two or three of all time. The only issue I can find - and it's a minor one... really just a matter of personal taste. I'm a mastering engineer and to me, this song could benefit from the "right touch" on the final mastering. The only reason I took a little off on your score for "Quality of Mix" is because that's the only indicator close to "mastering". The mix itself is actually very good... I wouldn't change that necessarily. I just feel like the final master needs a little more presence than it has... a touch more life, if that makes sense - the high-end mostly. That's it though. That's a minor thing. Otherwise, this song is excellent! Nice work! Good website too... (very important!)
Artist's Submitted Question:
Hi Doug, Picked you as a pro reviewer, just felt right! A studio demo recording written by me. I am a dutch songwriter (you can check www.mobackmusic.com) writing in several genres. Mostly pop/dance/rock, radio friendly. This song is called "Don't pass me by". Pop/Rock, aiming for a band/artist who likes this song, ready to record it. The demo felt so good, we decided to release it soon, up front (for exposure) under the name: Moback feat. La Rubia. I hope you like it, and can help me with this!
Yes, I agree... for a "demo" this one is excellent and would focus on not only getting another, preferably "major" artist to record it and make a hit out of it - but - you have the added benefit of an incredible session vocalist and final master that is good enough as-is to pitch to film and TV without *having* to have it recorded by someone else - which that may or may not happen, hard to say. I do agree though that this one is very syncable as-is and will work great in the perfect visual spot - either film, television, ad, etc. I actually have two open sync licensing opportunities right now that, with your permission, I would like to pitch this song for you. One of them would require you to have a music video - even a simply Lyric Video would suffice. Do you have a way of doing that? Contact me at doug@thesonghunters.com. Thanks again!
Quote From Pro
"Don't Pass Me By" is possibly one of the best songs I have ever heard on Broadjam. Period. It's just that good. A totally sync license-ready song... I predict we hear this song in some other important places very soon!
Engineer/Producer/Music Supervisor Doug Diamond has been writing, recording, producing, mixing and mastering music for most of his life. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. A former …