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Singers & Hosts Wisdom Post how to be a great karaoke singer or host. |
View Poll Results: Are You A Numberless/Paperless KJ? | |||
I Am A Numberless/Paperless KJ | 20 | 40.82% | |
I Use Numbers And Paper | 29 | 59.18% | |
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll |
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Are You Numberless/Paperless?
When I started buying karaoke discs I bought a bunch of multi disc packs and created my own number/pack system. It worked great but I bought out the Sound Choice collection from a local music store, getting away from Sound Choice and started using Hoster.
I like to interact with my singers and try to help them improve, so during conversation it was natural to ask them what song they wanted to sing and pull it up using the search function. It eliminated paper and pens which was one less chore. I do not use BookID's or DiscID's or any number for that matter of fact. When I enter a disc I spell all of the number to make my database consistant, making the search faster. I run a Numberless/Paperless karaoke show. Are you Numberless/Paperless? If you are looking at his and host karaoke in any form please take a second to take this poll. Thanks! Jim
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I play regularly at two places;
One is 95% paperless, The other is about 90% paperless. On new one-time gigs I always promote vocal requests for songs. My g/f has mostly regulars who use envelopes with their slips, but she enters their songs and they sing whatever she puts in. So he's about 60-70% paperless. Decision: I checked paperless.
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Will always use numbers & slips. Simple reason for me is I carry my discs for not only possible legal ramifications - no not going there - but for backup purposes as well in case of computer crash, i'm stationary 7 nights so all my discs are still set-up like they always have been with easy access to all in jewel cases & easy to find. Plus listing the disc manu, our singers can see what they are choosing - yes they do care & ask.
Slips will be another must for me, if nothing else but a simple paper trail when you push play & someone says, I didn't pick this song, well looking here at what you wrote down, yeah you did!
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I use paper but use title and artist no numbers, then I usually use the best version I have available when I look it up. My books have no numbers or manufacturer. With a large number of repeats on my PC, I can offer most that know the difference a choice of brands. I still like hosting karaoke because of the folks bringing me written requests and buliding a show with that. The paper don't cost if you recycle paper for slips, I would often take paper already written on one side and process the other for KJ slips so it cost me ink, I still do this today I generate and recieve enough paper to do it. Most of my regulars just come up and make their requests without paper. I'm happy either way.
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kinda 50/50..my regulars they just tell me what song they wanted to sing..which most of the time i already know..but the walk-ins i usually hand them a few song slips and a pen..i rarely use disc and id #'s
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A lot of my regulars I that sing the same stuff time after time, I have edited the song on the pc and added their names to the artist. Just type in their name on the search and bingo their song list comes up, still comes up all the other ways also. Dedicated, singer coming to your shows do deserve that much after all you can always edit it out again. That way they become paperless and appreciate the attention.
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I use #s and paper.
i keep all my singers slips for them. that way they know what key change they use, and what songs they sing. and the brand they sang last time.
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Numberless paperless
I use a sign up sheet and disc numbers. However, my customers with a few exceptions generally allow me the latitude to pick the best version of a song.
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Thank you everybody for participating in this poll. This is an interesting point to keep up with. As a paperless host, I wonder if everybody will be paperless one day.
Jim
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I try to go 100% paperlesss but always get those that can't grasp the whole idea.
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Just kidding. With the dry erase board I explain how easy it is and how transparent the rotation is. I have always found that it is not enough for me to be honest and fair, I want to make sure that there is no hint of impropriety. I have yet to have anyone not like my system once shown. Everyone knows what is going on and it is easy to get the answer to your questions. |
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When somebody hands me a piece of paper (a torn napkin with a number scribbled on it or the such), I look them square in the eye and crumple it up right in front of them and disgard it. I tell them politely that I don't use paper and show them "how it works". I tell (train) them, give me the name of the song (not the artist) then give me your name and THAT'S IT! Everybody that's done Karaoke with me gets it AND I LIVE IN THE DEEP SOUTH! (If we rednecks can get it, anybody can get it. ) I'm very interactive with my singers. I get to know them by talking with them. Everytime they put in a song it gives me an opportunity to give them tips. They become my friends and I try to make them sound as good as possible. Teach old dogs new tricks, that is a hump I never had to go over but I'll bet if anybody was daring enough to just stop using paper for one month, they're singers would not only adjust to it, but prefer it. Even more so now that Hoster has a singer database! Oh how my singers love this feature, it IS their paper right on Madjim's Karaoke Machine everytime they want to sing. To sum it up, I just don't do it. If you want to sing with me you have no choice. It may seem harsh but giving up that nipple and going to solid food was no ride in the park. It may take a while but I see the time coming when the larger number on this poll will be numberless. Thanks for asking Bryant. Jim
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However, there are a number of new singers all the time that just go out once in a while, for ex. last night there was a bunch from another country, all ten of them at on e time or another asked the same thing I do as you do, explain to them, but I just have to do it a lot, The regulars, as you say, don't mind.
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Instead of using slips of paper, we have a dry erase board board that people right their names down on. They keep their name on that board and write the title of their song next to it. That is our rotation. When they want to sing a new song, they just right it next to their name.
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Cool topic.... I currently run 2 shows a week and am approximately 50% paperless. I have only been running these venues for a couple months and the old hosts were "all paper" so its taking some time to change minds.
I simply tell my singers that we are "an environmentally safe show" and every time they come up and request a song without that piece of paper and pencil that they are helping to save a tree. It's paying off and alot more of my regulars are seeing the light. |
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Sounds good to me
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Perhaps a good marketing motto for me would be "save a job, use a songslip". |
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