The Pledge

[leonardjamaar]

Please critique the overall mix and balance of levels.
It's hip hop.

thanks.

-L

[leonardjamaar]

my bad.
here's the link:

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/...d=3061&alid=-1

[auburncatfish]

It's hot man, with a lot of potential. What I like the most is the vocals. They were performed well, and the double vocals on parts sound smooth. I love the carribean steel drum thing in the back too. Original sound that I haven't heard much of. The lo fi voice in the background is a nice addition as well.

The beat is a good beat, but the recording doesn't do it justice. The swooshing sound of that beat needs to be tamed down in a major way. As is, it's just too loud and doesn't match when it peaks.

The drums just aren't fat enough. I'd try a different beat, or eq the bass up. The piano in the back needs some reverb.

I love the voice, tight recording. Maybe just experiment with some heavier compressions and light reverb. I'd bump the vocal level up a tad too.

It ends sudden too. I'd like to see I fade in this song.

A remix will do wonders for this one. Solid material.