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Originally Posted by kod
Billy,
Apparently you can get people on and off stage faster than I can. I try, but it's not always easy and I hate dead air so I keep BA on! Smoking in Bars is against the law here and a lot of my singers end up outside smoking when I need them, even though I announce their names two songs ahead of when they'e up...
I do not do regular DJ shows. I am strictly a Karaoke DJ (KJ)... I don't (and refuse to) play any dance music during my show. To me a Karaoke Show should be only Karaoke and that's the way I operate.
I make that understood with every bar owner before I begin with them. If they want something else, they need to hire someone else and I need to move on. I've been retired for 10 years and I'm 65 years old. I do this because I love it, not because I have to...
The main reason I got into the business is because no one in my area operates this way and I have built up a loyal following of dedicated Karaoke singers because of it. They know they don't have to compete with the Dance music in order to sing. They also know that if I have a lot of singers, I back out and don't sing anymore to allow more chances to sing during the night.
Example: Last night I sang only two songs during the first half-hour of my show when things were slow and never sang again all night. I was very busy. I only return to the rotation if the crowd gets small.
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Thats the reason why we have that marquee at the bottom of the singers screen, names and songs that's coming up next, if their names are called 2x and doesn't come up on the stage right away, most of the time i put them at the bottom of the rotation. i don't do dj regularly, only private parties and i do karaoke once a week ( Sat. ) used to do it 3x a week,and i play music in a country club every 2wks. i dont have problems playing dance music, i only do it if i'm asked, mostly by younger crowds. I've been doing this before karaoke became digital and cassette tapes are the most popular back then, where you have to count the beats in order to know when to start singing. I'm like you i don't do this( karaoke/djing ) because i have to or to make money, we all know that there's no return on the money we invested on this., and it's not my main source of income, i do this as a hobby( a very expensive hobby
)The way i (we kj's )) do it here was if singers are not ready , or didnt have enough liquid courage yet to sing, i ( we ) usually sing first at least 2-3 songs.