John Walradt

John Walradt

I enjoy writing catchy pop songs and arranging them.

Sounds Like: David Gates, America

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Goodbye Phoenix, hello Yucaipa

I took a year off of Broadjam for a year while moving from Phoenix, Arizona, to Yucaipa, California. I just uploaded a new country rocker, "Nature of the Game," that I wrote with Bob Bentley and Robert Quigley and was a heck of a lot of fun! I'm working on mixing and mastering another new one, "Greyhound Bus."


Also, head on over to Ravensong and listen to his terrific new song, "Devil's on the Loose." It's a heck of a great hard rock song and has an earworm of a chorus that just doesn't quit!

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Ravensong
7 hours ago to John Walradt

"Nature of the Game" Wow! All three of you need to take a bow on that one my friends. That's epic and I really mean that, very impressive indeed. The vocals on this one are totally on point, great tenor in the voice. Masterful.

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John Walradt
7 hours ago

Thank you many times over, my friend! I really like Bob's raspy everyman vocals...right on target. I woke up one morning last month with the beginning measures of that tune. I knew it was quite the earworm so I rushed to my computer to take down the notes. I had a small part of it recorded in a couple of hours and sent it right off to Bob and Robert.



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Brenda Forsythe
over 30 days ago to John Walradt

Love the videos! Especially Ride the Wave. So much beautiful music I remember from so many decades ago. So glad to see you continuing to write, play, and produce videos for your music. Keep them coming! ?"?️

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John Walradt
over 30 days ago

Thank you, Brenda! I see you've picked up the guitar. I still play like a novice and sing even worse. I just use the guitar to compose songs then I use Band in a Box (courtesy of Art Corey who is also on BJ) to arrange the songs. Then I go to FiveRR for vocalists. Finally, I mix and master the tracks. Lora and I live in Yucaipa now, southeast of San Bernardino on Interstate 10. Now that you've picked up guitar, are you discovering some interesting chords and thinking up tunes? Yep, more videos coming. Three in the works: "Stay Here Now," "Equal!," and "Raindrop Soul." Broadjam has been a fun place, especially during the pandemic years when there was nowhere else to go.

Brenda Forsythe
over 30 days ago

You're definitely not a novice guitarist- you have played for so long and so well, and written such beautiful songs. I'm really enjoying learning to play, but I'm not the most coordinated person so it's slow progress, but I really enjoy it. I'm looking forward to seeing the next videos (is that your artwork in the animation of them? It looks like your style.). Anyway, great hearing from you and seeing/hearing some of your latest creations. The portrait you did for me in the '80's still hangs proudly in my home.



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Warren Hein
over 30 days ago to John Walradt

Thanks John!



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