Hello! This is a review for the NGUAC competition.

I've gone over one or two general categories of issues specific to your song, and one section of things I think also deserve complimenting. I prefer being very direct with my critique, none of it is meant to offend. Thank you for your understanding!

Constructive Criticism:

- Unlike many other tracks, I only have one substantial piece of criticism for you, on the topic of variation and sustaining interest. House music isn't really known for being particularly varied, but it DOES have some - in fact, the best tracks often have some variation (or at least lyrics to create "variation" even if it isn't in the music itself). While you actually have excellent dynamic variation and breakdowns, you keep quite a few things the same between pretty much every section of the piece... the chord progression, rhythm, and melody. The drops themselves are almost identical, with only a single addition of a countermelody in the second drop. All of this could generally work, with some minor tweaking such as stretching the progression, using a melody that varies over more than 8 measures, or having a couple minor harmony changes during breakdowns - however, the way that works would be best expressed with an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGdDpMYS7sA In this track, there is MUCH more substantial variation in terms of the instrument types, textural depth, and modulation of those instruments. There is also more atmosphere rather than just reverb. All of these things will help keep your track engaging over its playtime. It may also be worth expanding beyond the conventional repetition of the genre to explore fresh territory!

Compliments to the Composer:

- Really, this is a solid, competently-made track. The mixing is clean, the melody is repetitive but solid, the drops have a good initial impact and maintain the intensity well, there are varied instruments and an enjoyable sound palette... I'm curious where you can explore and expand your music beyond its current quality and style as you have a great foundation to build from.

Final score: 9