How Are Economic Changes Effecting Your Karaoke Business At The Start Of 2009?

[bryant]

Originally Posted by capnvic

My own post commander and General manager cut me out of the deal without consulting me and the coordinators of the events. So now there is some infighting....I tell you this is really hinky!

I think this is typical of most VFW and legion posts, at least around here anyway.

[capnvic]

Originally Posted by bryant

I think this is typical of most VFW and legion posts, at least around here anyway.

I have to say I agree with you, and I am the First Vice commander of my post. Well its back to finding gigs at small restaurants and the Moose.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by capnvic

I have to say I agree with you, and I am the First Vice commander of my post. Well its back to finding gigs at small restaurants and the Moose.

there are a bunch of VFW's out here in So. Fl. and i have a few friends that doe's them..from what i heard from my friends ,they wanted diff. players ( kj ) every fri and sat.and they pay went down from $150 t0 $125, and from what my friends are telling me they ( my friends ) are forced to bring out a tip jar to compensate for the difference.

[capnvic]

Out here in Northern VA, the various clubs are trying to undercut the KJs out here by hiring at a 100-150 dollar Rate. (4hrs) Hard to deal with the cost of doing business especially if you are constantly adding songs and replacing old equipment, and not getting paid for it.

Good thing I have my daytime job. I hate to see how some of my competitors are doing. Some just are not...

[billyo]

Originally Posted by capnvic

Out here in Northern VA, the various clubs are trying to undercut the KJs out here by hiring at a 100-150 dollar Rate. (4hrs) Hard to deal with the cost of doing business especially if you are constantly adding songs and replacing old equipment, and not getting paid for it.

Good thing I have my daytime job. I hate to see how some of my competitors are doing. Some just are not...

yup i'm with you on that ,i just sold all my pa system and my dj gears half of what i paid for it ( over or under $12,000) and just got a new mackie sr1521 z active speakers for $1,700 a new mini laptop for $349 and a cdmix2 for $269 and all brand new cables, + tax, about 2 months ago, i was gonna used it last week, but i got under cut by a beginner..most of us will never recover our investments, i'm just glad that kjing and djing is not my main source of income, i too have a day job...

[bryant]

Originally Posted by capnvic

I have to say I agree with you, and I am the First Vice commander of my post. Well its back to finding gigs at small restaurants and the Moose.

That really sux.

[capnvic]

Well Its happening all over, what is one man's poison.....you know the rest.

I will at least keep one rig for now, and sell my old Pyle 1600 Amp and my Yamaha BR15s. Keep the Lexicon unit and my Mackie mixers... Go with two laptops a show and spend the spare time updating my songbooks. Won't let the time go idly by....

[billyo]

Originally Posted by capnvic

Well Its happening all over, what is one man's poison.....you know the rest.

I will at least keep one rig for now, and sell my old Pyle 1600 Amp and my Yamaha BR15s. Keep the Lexicon unit and my Mackie mixers... Go with two laptops a show and spend the spare time updating my songbooks. Won't let the time go idly by....

i haven't been buying new cdg's lately,since i'm not doing any karaoke shows, and probably wont be doing it for a while, but i've been buying ( downloading )songs from itunes to keep up with the latest songs,which i always do every month anyway.. i make more money doing 1 dj gig than doing karaoke for a month and in so. fla . theres always a company picnic, company functions, like this sat. ( feb. 14 valentines day) i got 1 gig to do