We are busy putting together an awesome prize package for this year’s 6-Pack Contest. Just confirmed is a copy of SongFrame – a song development toolkit designed to provide assistance in writing and refining songs. This is a very cool tool. In addition to serving as an overall notebook for a songwriter's ideas, SongFrame allows the user to construct songs using drag-and-drop icons representing song structure elements and then fully develop every aspect of the song within these. It can be thought of as front-end “superstructure” for songs prior to their recording, arrangement and production. Read more here.

Broadjam members Spiral Trance have signed a record deal! The Milwaukee, WI band signed on with Rat Pak Records, an independent record label based in Amherst, New Hampshire. Rat Pak Records will promote Spiral Trance worldwide. The label will be releasing “All In Due Time,” in May of this year.

Many members know that Spiral Trance has enjoyed fairly consistent top 10 rankings on Broadjam in several categories, including a number one in the Rock and Hard Rock category. We at Broadjam offer our congratulations.

Broadjam URL: http://www.broadjam.com/spiraltrance

Julie Garvin recently uploaded two new songs, “On My Own” and “Second hand of Time.” Julie says she has been writing and composing songs for over 20 years, mainly focusing on ballads and adult contemporary songs.

Broadjam URL: http://www.broadjam.com/liz