is Karaoke dying?

[Dragonfly]

I've not seen his Robot yet

come on darren your public demands a youtube posting lol

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

come on darren your public demands a youtube posting lol

And I do unfortunately have it on video (after a beer or two, at my sisters 40th), but don't think I'll get time to sort it out.....

[Corabar Steve]

And I do unfortunately have it on video (after a beer or two, at my sisters 40th), but don't think I'll get time to sort it out.....

Awwwww Gowan

[Spirits High]

I've had a couple of requests for karaoke at wedding receptions this year.

Careful choice of songs me thinks!

[DK Karaoke]

Hell hope not! Iam getting more and more karaoke work these days, then perhaps because iam good lol.

I think the cowboy karaoke is on its way out though, and franky hoo-rar!


mike

that may be the case around Oxford, but not up here "Yorkshire". The cowboys are taking over here, and what makes it worse is the attitude of the public, they want "owt" for "nowt". This applies to not just karaoke, but also disco. No matter how good you are its very hard to get the work at the right price. We invested very heavily on gear, the right gear, many thousands on karaoke, no copied discs, with equipment that is less than 6 months old, and it will never pay. So we are now concentrating on disco as the main service, and will only provide karaoke, if the fee is right. Guess its like manufacturing, the high volume product subsidises the low volume expensive product....

[ross@rds]

I was thinking of buying a karaoke system but when looking at the costs of the system then tracks etc its not worth it and no one really ever seems to contact about karaokes.

[funkymike]

that may be the case around Oxford, but not up here "Yorkshire". The cowboys are taking over here, and what makes it worse is the attitude of the public, they want "owt" for "nowt". This applies to not just karaoke, but also disco. No matter how good you are its very hard to get the work at the right price. We invested very heavily on gear, the right gear, many thousands on karaoke, no copied discs, with equipment that is less than 6 months old, and it will never pay. So we are now concentrating on disco as the main service, and will only provide karaoke, if the fee is right. Guess its like manufacturing, the high volume product subsidises the low volume expensive product....

Iam sorry I disagree with you, being in oxford or oxfordshire there always the dam cowboys around and they do a terrible job, I think its down to how the karaoke is presented, poeple dont want the useal kind off dj, I put 110% into every karaoke I do, it can be a estate pub to a posh place and I can honstely say I get asked back everytime and they will pay more, just to get me..sorry sounds big headed, just making a point.


mike

ps and i cant sing a note, but I dont have to

[DK Karaoke]

Iam sorry I disagree with you, being in oxford or oxfordshire there always the dam cowboys around and they do a terrible job, I think its down to how the karaoke is presented, poeple dont want the useal kind off dj, I put 110% into every karaoke I do, it can be a estate pub to a posh place and I can honstely say I get asked back everytime and they will pay more, just to get me..sorry sounds big headed, just making a point.


mike

ps and i cant sing a note, but I dont have to

Not sure which point you are making, it comes across that you are saying I am a poor kj. This is not the case, and have been doing it for nearly 12 years. I pride myself on giving the best sound system, with the widest choice of tracks, and I present in a very singer/customer friendly way, and not in the bland, "talk at" way some dj's/kj's use. I enjoy karaoke, and I can sing.

I too get asked to go back, and by the venue owner, even when hired by an individual. The point I am making is that in order to recover your investment, you need to be delivering karaoke about 5 times a week, at rates above £150.00 for a 4 hour slot.

As I said to delivery quality karaoke, you need to invest thousands, not hundreds. IN addition to recovering your capital outlay, you also have to make a living.

[DK Karaoke]

Awwwww Gowan

Nice one. "Father Ted" was and still is my favourite series. Have all the episodes on dvd.

Do you remember the one, where father ted, damages a car, he starts to repair a tiny dent, by tapping it out, and the next scene you see is after supposedly several hours, you see the car is an absolutte wreck. Just a pile of metal. lol

[funkymike]

Not sure which point you are making, it comes across that you are saying I am a poor kj. This is not the case, and have been doing it for nearly 12 years. I pride myself on giving the best sound system, with the widest choice of tracks, and I present in a very singer/customer friendly way, and not in the bland, "talk at" way some dj's/kj's use. I enjoy karaoke, and I can sing.

I too get asked to go back, and by the venue owner, even when hired by an individual. The point I am making is that in order to recover your investment, you need to be delivering karaoke about 5 times a week, at rates above £150.00 for a 4 hour slot.

As I said to delivery quality karaoke, you need to invest thousands, not hundreds. IN addition to recovering your capital outlay, you also have to make a living.

Forgive me I didnt mean to offend or suggest in way that you are a poor KJ, I was mearly being general from what I have seen around in the last few months....sorry.

I to have had a bit of trouble from the cowboys, howver I let them get on with it, the venue soon comes back (with a price increase for there cheek) once they relieise thr difference, I found putting up the prices has made a difference and I get more bookings from better clients.

keep at it, if you beleive your better than the norm, stick to your guns it will turn around, as it did for me.


mike