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We need you in our next music video! Please submit a high quality short video clip or photo of you for our next music video! Read the blog to find out exactly what this is all about and what we need @ http://mourningstone.com/blog/blog/want-to-be-in-our-next-music-video 1 To kick off our new presence on Patreon.com and in support of our new single due out sometime next month we are inviting ALL FANS AND SUPPORTERS to participate in our new music video for our song "Damned and Broken". This is a really cool song with such a really positive message. It's heavy, but has a great vibe and is very uplifting. Especially to those survivors we have out there... Do you suffer from and are fighting mental health issues? Are you fighting or living with a physical / mental illness? Did you overcome or are you forced to live with a physical / mental disability or injury? Do you know someone who is going through any of these things? Are there challenges that you've had to face and overcome in your life? How you are surviving, living, what makes you happy through the hardships? What makes you say, "forget this, I'm going to live my life to its fullest and not let this hold me down!" Send us a high quality 5 to 10 second video clip or a photo of you, holding up a sign with your most positive message, words of wisdom, what you have survived or are recovering from in life written on it. Feel free to be creative with this: Some ideas for messages: "I survived cancer" "hope (on one hand) love (on the other hand)" "rise to the challenge" Some ideas for where/how to write it: write on your hands, your face, your arms, draw the word in the sand with a stick, spray paint it or write it on your shirt, say it with sign language (just let us know what you're saying). Slow-motion shots are cool too... maybe dance a little bit if you like... See you in our next music video! Wes & Adam
Hey all So firstly apologies. Wes and I have been so busy of late branding, marketing, writing and recording, filming and setting up a new venture which will, fingers crossed, give us a reliable income stream (more to come on this in due course), that we haven't been here in a while!! That doesn't mean we have forgotten about any of you, or forgotten the amazing site and community that bought us together, because quite simply, we haven't. Without the connections made here Mourning Stone wouldn't exist and Wes and I wouldn't have found our respective musical soul mates; and more importantly, without your kind words, encouragement and support we probably wouldn't have continued down this path. So our thanks and affection are totally heartfelt to one and all. So, on to new song - Rise Again. With the Presidential campaign in full swing over with you guys in the US, and the UK referendum on whether we wish to remain a part of the EU going on over here, I came up with this idea for a song. Ably assisted by my awesome buddy, we created Rise Again. Then came the challenge of a video to support it. Obviously the difficulties of the pond being in the way meant we couldn't film together, but we managed to shoot enough footage that I could make this video ;) So please go to the link below, click play and enjoy (hopefully) many thanks and PEACE Ad and Wes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvF VY7PvQIc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CvvKQMC9zE Hello If you have time check out my new recording. New songs coming out next week. Feel free to share or leave a comment. Have a good day!
Neat tune there - nice :)
Thank you very much for listening.
AD: Enemy Inside is built upon a very strong hook and story. KUDOS. . .
Thanks Peter :)
Hello Adam! Thank you very much for taking the time to listen, rate and add my new song "Dancing with the sand" to your playlists! I really appreciate it. All the best!
You are most welcome :)
Hey All, Seasons Greetings :) New video from Mourning Stone over on our YouTube channel, for Save Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA z0pnU4Fo Peace Ad
Official video up for Mourning Stone - Burned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSQ 2hONvLCc
That is an awesome video Adam!!! Thanks for all your hard work on that brother :)
Hey Adam, Thanks for the stars and playlist add on These Colors Don't Run! Much appreciated!! George
Most welcome George, cool and poignant track mate. Top job!
Number One on Hard Rock with Hey You WOW!!!!!! Thanks everyone for all your support :) 2 new songs coming soon....stay tuned Cheers Ad n' Wes
guess what, lo and behold, Wes and Adam (Mourning Stone) invited me to share one of my lyric beds with them and then they came up with this "crusher" of a new face on the story. ENJOY (I did) !http://www.broadjam.com/artists/messages.php?mediaID=37224 1
BTW: AD added some great lyrical turns to the original lyric to complete the song story. . .
This link will get ya there! Thanks Peter! http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=108133 1
Could you guys put up the lyrics? It'd help us hearing impaired geezers...... Thanks, Bill
Nice to see that sort of thing happening. I think the Mourning Stone project is Adam's best work yet. And he's one of the nice guys among the crowd here. I'm glad to see it!!
Sorry Bill, we will absolutely do that... Thank you! Wes
Thank you too Jeff, Adam has been nothing short of awesome to work with:)
"Don't Say No".....very nice Mourning Stone; great collaboration. Adam and Austin, your collective musical energy is perfecting with each new tune, and Peter's lyrics make a great new rock tune; congratulations!
Big thanks guys/girls - means alot :) Jeff - so do I :) Wes - ditto bud :)
Wow I thought that was you Adam!! Hey You is the pinnacle you've been climbing toward with all your hard work. It rocks the $%#%! out!!! ~Jeff
WoW Thanks Jeff, much appreciated matey :)
Adam, thanks so much for the playlist add for I'm Screwed. Much appreciated!
Most welcome Dianne :)
Lads, Too Cool! Radio Ready. Keep your peckers up! - Nick
Thanks Nick :)
:)
Bless the world of broadjam where titans meet, collaborate and take us to another world!
3 songs in the hard rock top ten - WOW thanks very much peeps for your support.
Hey Cyndi, thank you so much for the play listing of In the Sand, much appreciated :)
My pleasure Adam; thanks for sharing!
Hey Adam! " in the sand " is a great country-contemporary song!! Very catchy!!could hear a country artist loving/ recording that one!!;)
Thanks Julia :) just a bit of fun :)
Thanks for adding my songs to your playlists. Sweet! I like your style.. :)
you're most welcome - fuelled my workout that day :)
Sitting in a brief spell of warm spring sunshine here in the UK and was thinking of my friends in the US/Canada with their extended winter - and how I would feel living there. http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=82336_661343 1
I so appreciate the five-star rating on I Had A dream. Great to get introduced to your work, too!!! Thank you!
You're most welcome Peter, a pleasure - Cheers Ad
I can't believe I haven't heard your material this whole time I've ben on here on BJ Excellent song ideas! I like your hardcore style of writing, you have this slow burn *ballady* rhythm that I hear so often in the US. That's cool that you are in the UK! I wasn't expecting that. Great stuff, I will have to take your song list at my leisure as you have 80. Liking I Am Me, Enemy...and I'm sure more. You're a great find due to Austin Tyler, Cheers! Mike
Wow, thanks very much Mike, I shall look forward to listening to your work to. Cheers Ad
Hey Adam, Thanks for the 5 stars and playlist adds on the new All Rise additions! I love the name of the playlist!! Take care, George
Hey George - most welcome mate, I thought it was an appropriately named one hehehe
"History".......really fine rock adventure, once again Adam. Your sense of timing and melodious rock is right on! I believe that we all can relate to your lyrics, at one time in our lives or another! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much Cyndi :) Grew up with a love for pop songs and heavy metal (gotta love 80's hair metal) and I always write a song from a "pop" structure and then style it accordingly trying to make sure the melody is strong.
Another Brit who I have stumbled across thanks to Paul Cook - Luke Coles. Check out his tunes - beautiful, poignant and heartfelt - layer/player.php?play_file=105749_6 53709
http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=105749_653709 1 Correct link ;)
british invasion on broadjam :)
"Invincible" ...........beautiful song by Luke Coles. Thanks for the link! Very nice..........
a wonderful share, indeed. . .
Hey Adam, Thanks for the 5 stars, playlist add and endorsements! Much appreciated my friend! Take care, George
Hey George, most welcome mate :) and thanks for the wav too :) Can't wait to hear the rest!! Take care Ad
No prob! Workin on it! Take care, George
Hey George Mate, All Rise is fucking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has a nod to the mighty ryche (original version) - and is kinda how I reckon Welcome to My Nightmare would sound if it had been written today. Can't wait for the rest :)))))) ps - I want my own personal copies hehehe
Hey Adam, Thanks my friend! I'll dropbox you a wav. Take care mate, George
enjoyed the new tracks adam. . nice to hear rock with a great chorus. both really good songs. gl
Thanks Tristyn
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I am confused. Below is the link for the winning song in the Country category for the UK Songwriting Contest. You will have to scroll down to the winning song, Playing In The Ruins. I don't understand how this song beat great songs like the finalists I know from Broadjam like House Divided (James Hoppe/Mary Haller), We Can Be Lovers Again (Bob Bentley), Home to Carolina (Rob Cariddi), and Loved by You (Candice Russell, Aaron Russell, Dave Lubben). Am I missing something? Do have a brain tumor? Can anyone help me understand??? http://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/2014-results.html 1
just goes to show having "pro-industry" reviewers doesn't guarantee a rightful winner (whatever that means). all I want to say at this time: "WAKE UP B'JAM!" friggin' A thru Z and folks paid how much moola mooch to hear these UK results. . . dear Mayor, as I shared earlier in this years 7th Can, the toys are small matter. where are the industry contacts and contracts? where is the airplay and fair play networking across viable social networks? hey, Michigander - wanna collab on something?
Absolutely, Peter!
My father taught me to stand up to injustice.
And to stand against it.
And no, I don't have a brain tumor.
That is crazy that that song won in the country category. Glad I didn't waste my money entering that contest.
I have to admit to being totally floored by that country winner too. I thought since country really isn't my forte, perhaps I was missing something. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought that choice was goofy.
wha??
Strange choice admittedly! But then so was the Rock winner, didn't think that song was that great either! I don't know how many judges each category has, it reads like its just one, which itself seems unfair and subject to that judges personal preference of style within a broad genre range. Mind you it does go to show that they mean what they say about demo quality!!!!
I entered and then listened to that song and to say that I was flabbergasted was an understatement, then I thought... wait they say the vocals etc are not judged just the songwriting so I said right forget about the vocals and quality etc...so I listend again....then I thought well MAYBe these lyrics are the best cos I'm constantly getting bloody feedback from these professionals to say my lyrics are not the best, the hooks not good enough, it's not original enough blah feckin blah... And now I listen to that and think is that what I need to do.. I'm so feckin fed up with the whole thing (hence why I haven't been about in while)..I am completley devoid of any passion for songwriting right now.. I know things like these contest shouldn't mean anything to people but it does...time, money, effort and passion go to into these songs.... Part of you is in these songs....sorry rant over..I don't know what else to say.. Only I probably won't be entering next year! Hope u all had a great Xmas and a peaceful new year!
Life isn't fair - and neither is the music business. Justice does not always win. Their contest - their choice. I don't like it either. Buyer beware. We'll take your money but...
IMHO 95% of these "contests" are a sham...hence why I don't enter them anymore. I'd rather spent my hard earned $$ on perfecting my tracks in the studio & making them radio-ready. Just my 2 cents...
I listened as well..... Appalled!!:(((........
Just on that..I too looked at the finalists whom we hear on broadjam and those I know are outstanding writers with winner songs!! I don't understand either Brian.. I'm feeling a bit lost!
Thanks everyone. I just needed to vent. Milly, don't give up. You are a fine writer and you improve with every song. Keep writing for the love of it. Sometimes, we just need to recharge our batteries.
I'm working on a response but there's a lot to say - and I want to get it right.
It's a strange and often frustrating business. Over the years I've become friends with some of the folks who run a few of the songwriting contests. Most of them don't have any input as to what the "Judges" decide. Often it's just one person per category, so their opinion, biases, and preferences are the soul determinant as to how far a song will progress in the contest. Realize that some of these contests receive tens to hundreds of thousands of entries. Writing, singing, playing and producing music are all very personal endeavors, even if your doing a collaboration. I've personally had hundreds of negative reviews; as singer, lyricist, composer, musician and (less than polished) producer. Had a few successes, too. It's easy to get pissed at what we see as injustice and unfair criticism or praise, but I hope that those of us who have become part of this BJam community will continue to rise above the momentary disappointments and continue to do what most of us were meant to do.......music. Do it for yourself, share it. You may never know how something you wrote, a simple phrase, a hook, a melody, will touch someone you may never meet, and lift them up or get them to think......... Bill
Well said, Bill. :)
Something new I'm working http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=82336_655943 1
May I take this opportunity to thank everyone who has played a part in turning this years crop into a reality, either through collaboration or your valued ears and suggestions. Means a great deal to me. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year. Peace, love and good happiness stuff :)
It's a pleasure working with you Adam!!:)) Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!:) you are a rare talent my friend!!
Another new demo, gonna be fun to do this one up!! http://www.broadjam.com/player/player.php?play_file=82336_655499 1