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1. No swearing or obscene langueage over the mics (altho that's hard. to uphold if they're singing a Pink song) 2. No drinks or drunks on stage. 3. Don't abuse the gear (that includes tapping heavily or spitting on the mics or swinging them around. They also have to abide by the way I run the rotation. I love the job because I love to sing myself but even more so when everything runs along smoothly without hassles. I've gotta admit I enjoy it most when the talent is great. |
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i am not doing any right now, since the place i work out is gonna be going under renovation,i'm gonna be starting at the beginning of next year at the same place (restaurant ) but i have been doing private parties, did one last night, and this coming saturday..i used to play at a bar called Blondies in Jupiter, Scorekeeper in Lake Worth, Yum Yum Restaurant in Northlake, King And I in Lake Worth, are you from around here ( west palm beach ? )
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"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied." -Proverbs 13:4 (World English Translation)
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where about in broward are you ? are you around miami , im in palm beach county too, just 45 to an hour north of you, i played out there for a while its used to be a howard johnson hotel on 4th street, i played in a brazilian restaurant in sunrise..and some of the asian restaurants out there.
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You don't want that language on stage, then simply remove those songs from the book - the club I work absolutely does not want any profanity over the mic so I just took the songs out of the book. Only complaints I get are primarily from those that would want to just scream the F bombs over the PA anyway. If they do, they get 1 warning if they do it again, they are shut down.
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"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied." -Proverbs 13:4 (World English Translation)
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The largest karaoke hosting chain in my area implemented a similar policy a few months ago: slow songs get tossed in a hat and 1 is drawn once per rotation. No one likes it, not the hosts, not the singers, not the customers. The clubs using this chain started losing business and now the chain is backing off that policy. I think it was a misguided attempt to discourage 'sleeper' songs rather than 'slow' songs. i.e. Danny Boy. I go to karaoke nights that cater to customers 30 and older and most people enjoy the slower songs.
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I'm not prejudiced to any bad singers, but there are some songs that if a singer isn't very good I dread them singing. Example Queen's Bohemian rhapsody, or songs that last extra long times like Don Mclean's American Pie. Don't get me wrong I like the songs and I let them sing them but wish they would pick something different.
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thats not far from me 1/2 hr. away, i work for the county and my office used to be in Sandalfoot area, i'm not sure if you know where that is, but its so. of glades road ,west off 441 just by the publix grocery, i have people that come to my show that lives there..around palmetto rd..maybe i'll come and see you sometime..where do you play?
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i do the same, id rather have people in their mid 30s or older to my show, than teen agers, not that i dont like them, its just when i get teen agers sometimes they get so roudy and abnoxious to the others and all they wanted to do was rap, dont get me wrong i play a lot of rap/hip-hops when i dj..but 30s or older thats when people really enjoy going to karaoke places..
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It's cold and flu season, people like to be re-assured that the thing that might accidentally touch their lips is germ free. Not to mention that it helps neutralize odors from singers with bad breathe or smokers. Sam |
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We work so "They" can sell alcohol, bottom line. Do what you gotta, DO!
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Everyone will probably hate me for saying this, but depending on the size of the room, really bad singers can lose you business.
I work in a small karaoke place that's known for its selection (collected over 10 years by myself) & professional equipment, including a Mackie 808M head & speakers, Shure 58 mics (those things are $600 a pop), & regular crowd of classic rock & 80s enthusiasts. There are a number of professional singers in our regular crowd & we are a regular hang out for local rock musicians. Our regular crowd has shaped itself over the years into a small community of people who appreciate music that sounds good, & come to our place because of the caliber of the karaoke on most nights. We're small --- like 5 tables & perhaps 5 seats at the bar. The regulars all know eachother & there's a lot of great dueting & harmonizing most nights. Recently a newspaper wrote a stunning review about our place - completely unsolicited by us - & suddenly we were invaded by hordes of newcomers who had no idea how to behave in a 5-table hole in the wall. Dancing on chairs, 10-man singalongs, girls gone wild action --- all this is well & good in certain (larger) bars, but in ours it's just ugly. Bad singers in our place, if given the mic more than a few songs, will actually cause our regulars to ask for their tabs & go home. The problem is, our regulars spend waaaay more money than the tourists. We have fellows who leave $20-$50 tips, just for themselves, regardless of what their tab was. And they tip that way because they enjoyed themselves. Just the other week I served 3 tone deaf newcomers who, between the 3 of them ordered 2 glasses of water, then turned in an order for 7 songs. We don't have a drink minimum because we've never needed to. When their songs came up, these folks then screamed, jumping up & down, at the top of their lungs. There was no quality, just a large quantity --- of noise. The thing about having a room of musicians or good singers is that you basically have a room of people with good hearing, better than the average person, simply because it comes along with playing music. So when something like this happens, the level of torture for your people with good ears is much worse than in other situations. When they paid their $7 tab at the end of the night, after having taken up table space for 2 hours, they tipped $1. Fortunately they hadn't chased any regulars out. It's just not worth it. They did come in again night before last, & while I didn't deny them their right to spend $3 on 3 songs & nothing on their glasses of water, I did scatter their songs as widely as I could to minimize the suffering of my regulars. At the end of the night, if any songs had to be bumped, it was going to be theirs. It sounds unfair but then again I'm the one who makes the rules. Our situation is probably a unique one; chances are most of you karaoke hosts have to put up with way more than I ever have, but when we opened this bar the intention was to have quality, not quantity, & we worked hard to make it this way. I fully admit that I am a snob. Sometimes bad singers do need to be managed. |
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You do have a unique situation and I think we can all understand, but as long as you are a public bar you really can't refuse to let them sing and should be treating them the same way as your regulars. Otherwise your next review may be a really bad one.
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I SURE HOPE you are talking about the high end wireless. If you are paying $600 for wired, you are getting MAJORLY ripped off!
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I use wired Sennheiser 835s myself and rarely do those mics go above $100. I hope it is a wireless SM58 system...
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I just noticed those smilies over there.
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A bad review might actually save our business. We have some regulars who work for the Star Bulletin. I should talk to them. As far as exclusivity, if I really wanted to I could put Reserved signs on all the tables. I can also tell undesirables that the karaoke is full & I can't take any more orders. I can also tell them that although the bar is open, the karaoke has been reserved by one of the parties in the room, so only they can use it. There are many ways to lock undesirables out, but it's never become THAT much of an issue. Quote:
Edit: I should probably explain that in Hawaii, the karaoke practice is to move the mics to the customers sitting at their tables, thereby creating the need for a wireless. I think on the mainland you guys use a stage & customers sing always in that one spot. Here we charge $1 per song & when the songs come up in rotation, we move the mics to the table that ordered them. Yeah, a lot more work for less money probably. It hasn't changed in the 10+ years I've been here. Last edited by Tamastara; January 21st, 2009 at 07:27 PM. |
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i use a pair of sm58s and a pair of audix mics and i surely didnt pay that much for ea. of them, they saw you coming..but anyway if your customers are leaving that much tips,then i'm pretty sure you're getting paid more than any of us, so you can afford it..you sholud just make your place of work a private club
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