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

[bryant]

Originally Posted by madjim

Hey Bryant,
You've always said that you were in one of the poorest areas in the country. Seeing any changes in Maine?

Jim

reporting back with some good news!!

Hey,, I got real lucky this week. I've been asked to do a regular Thursday night gig at a place where I do one or two karaoke parties a year. And another place that I do karaoke on Fridays has asked me to do a three hour dance party night on Thursdays from 7 to 10 pm, which I'll have my wife do. The VFW my wife plays at two nights a week has given her a 50 dollar raise each night (by way of giving her a 40 % of the 50/50 take for the evening. She actually got 58 dollars extra last Sat. night.). The commander who owns a restauraunt three buildings down the road is having a "Cruise Night" on Saturdays from 4 to 7 pm and asked us to play oldies there from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, along with a decent pay he has offered her and I FREE meals and drinks any time we enter the restauraunt.

This summer, I'll be returning to Sunday and Tuesday nights where I used to work year 'round; there I'll be asking for a 10 dollar increase in both nights.

My Wednesday night gig that I do year 'round has put me on some weird commision formula and since I've been averaging thirty dollars more a night there.

The overall economy in Maine is about the same as it always was; "very poor". So this world-wide thing (global recession) has only a little effect, if any, on what most people in Maine are willing to spend their money on.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by bryant

reporting back with some good news!!

That's great to hear Bryant!

I was offered a gig on Wednesday nights at a new club but I didn't like the way their so called "stage/dance floor" area was laid out. Also being a new club that had just been sold I had my reservations about investing the time. The last two places I invested in on Wednesday night didn't work out plus I like having a date with my wife every Wednesday night.

In Florida "the season" is back in and everything is back to normal for me. I'm also getting alot of class reuniouns, parties and weddings. Life is good!

Jim

[bryant]

Originally Posted by madjim

That's great to hear Bryant!

I was offered a gig on Wednesday nights at a new club but I didn't like the way their so called "stage/dance floor" area was laid out. Also being a new club that had just been sold I had my reservations about investing the time. The last two places I invested in on Wednesday night didn't work out plus I like having a date with my wife every Wednesday night.

In Florida "the season" is back in and everything is back to normal for me. I'm also getting alot of class reuniouns, parties and weddings. Life is good!

Jim

Good for you, Jim. I'm working on getting more weddings this summer.

[billyo]

i dont do weddings anymore, it's an easy gig and more money, it's just i dont like parties with programs, and i dont like the fact that the people involved will give you a list of tunes they wanted to hear and changed it a day before the wedding..

[bryant]

Originally Posted by billyo

i dont like parties with programs, and i dont like the fact that the people involved will give you a list of tunes they wanted to hear and changed it a day before the wedding..

Can't agree with you more.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by billyo

i dont do weddings anymore, it's an easy gig and more money, it's just i dont like parties with programs, and i dont like the fact that the people involved will give you a list of tunes they wanted to hear and changed it a day before the wedding..

No different than the Client at your show that wants to change their song when they get to the stage, and you have it cued....

At least with Hoster, you are just a few mouse clicks away, and if you are good... no one knows except you and the Client!

I never turn down a good Wedding! Love the extra pressure, that comes along with the extra money....

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[billyo]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI

No different than the Client at your show that wants to change their song when they get to the stage, and you have it cued....

At least with Hoster, you are just a few mouse clicks away, and if you are good... no one knows except you and the Client!

I never turn down a good Wedding! Love the extra pressure, that comes along with the extra money....

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

in my opinion, doing wedding is a lot diff. from doing karaoke shows, karaoke is easier ,since you can just do a search and click and add the
song, people dont mind waiting for a few sec..but in a wedding, when you already have your playlist ready, and at the very last hour people will asked you to change or add songs,and if youre already at the reception where will you get the songs they wanted if you dont have it?, specially if its the brides fav...when i used to do weddings i always , always make sure that i have the songs they wanted..

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Bride OR Groom requests are stated in advance, so you can be sure to accommodate the Special Couple at the reception... My wedding contract states what everyones responsibility is in requesting special songs in advance of the Big Day. My repertoire is not the biggest, but I haven't had the complaint, of not being able to satisfy last minute dance requests, just switch them over to another song you have in the same genre, with about the same bpm, and sentiment! Don't let them see you sweat! Sorry, I don't have that selection... how about this one?

Same as Karaoke show, it you don't have the clients request... tell them you will try and find it for them by the next time they come in, ( Then do go out and try to find it. If and when you do, let them know that you have their requested song now, or that you are still looking for the song that they requested, and you have a steady customer!), but you already do that... Right?

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke