I got my introduction to karaoke in Texas around 1999 to 2000. When I moved back to Georgia in late 2002 I found that there was nothing to do in this dried up town. A friend and I convinced our fellow Moose folks that karaoke was the way to go and have been doing it ever since. We found mtu and started with hoster and have not looked back. We had a cdg player as backup but never had to use it. I keep two laptops setup the same with one of them as my backup. I do this for fun mostly. We do have a cover charge which pays for new music and equipment. We have even started an under 18 karaoke on Saturdays from 6:30 till 9 PM. The kids love it and they are our future in karaoke.