How Big is it?

[Lonman]

We start at 9 & I will generally have a few slips sitting on the table before I even get there on any night.

[bryant]

We have some even call us at home or cellphone in once we get there and say "can you put me up the usual two or three songs I sing, and we'll be in around 9:30"?

[Lonman]

The appitamy of lazy, texting in your request to the host. Have had that on occasion. Funny thing is they are sitting 1 table down from where I am & have slips on the table.

Sorry nothing to do with the topic, but you mentioned the cell phone & it reminded me.

[CerealKiller]

thats cool I have friends say so and so will be here in 15 min can you put them in. I don't give out my cell and don't surf while i work but that other stuff is kinda crazy.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Lonman

The appitamy of lazy, texting in your request to the host. Have had that on occasion. Funny thing is they are sitting 1 table down from where I am & have slips on the table.

Sorry nothing to do with the topic, but you mentioned the cell phone & it reminded me.

Too funny.
I would find texting to be more work than getting up and moving five feet.

Usually when I get a text that requires more than just a yes or no answer, I'll just call 'em

Texting is a pain in the backside for me.

Sam

[bryant]

Don't use text, don't really know, don';t wanna know, don't even care.

[Garry A. Leslie]

Hey All,
Being a karaoke nut and making the rounds on a regular basis as well as hosting my own show I see how the others work.
Some as little as 5 singers rotating and I think the most was 37, also depends on the venue.
Last night was great the kj, a girl, no disrespect here, but she wouldn't accept any help, got her programme all messed up and it stuck.
It would only play 1 song after another from the database, with no imput from her so she just said "this song is playing who wants to sing it".
No "My way"or the usual boring standards, kept some of the most boring singers out of the loop because they wouldn't attempt anything other than
the songs they repeat ad nausem.
Because of the way it went the audience gave all singers a great ovation for what they saw as being brave to dare sing unknown material.
All in all a one off special night.
Regards from across the pond.
Garry

[swany]

Don't make much difference I've book all my gigs as DJ and KJ, so if I have three singers and thirty people I take a lot of DJ requests, some nights I get 30 and most night between 10 and 20. Either way I make sure the majority are happy, and drinking at the bar I'm at.

[CerealKiller]

Well I knew that we were too busy cause we had problems in the other part of the bar. My rotation is now down to a managable 20 to 30, its so much nicer that way cause 60 and up is really too many

[bryant]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Well I knew that we were too busy cause we had problems in the other part of the bar. My rotation is now down to a managable 20 to 30, its so much nicer that way cause 60 and up is really too many

Yeah, I think karaoke rotation lists are sort of a natural "self-limiting" condition. If they get too long most people won't want to wait around, and the size of rotation sort of evolves to the most efficient that seems to work, I think somewhere around 20 -24 is my guess.

that number seems good to the bar, friends that don't sing crowd the place, singers like to listen to others as well, and their wait isn't too lengthy.

[CerealKiller]

Well it was a friday night and I had another 50 person rotation. Am I wrong in thinking I'm one of the only ones who has rotations this big?

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Well it was a friday night and I had another 50 person rotation. Am I wrong in thinking I'm one of the only ones who has rotations this big?

I'm not sure if I wish I did or I'm glad I don't.

Thirty is the max I've had and typicaly the rotations will start at about 10, peak at about 20 and end the night with about 10 again, give or take.

Sam

[bryant]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Well it was a friday night and I had another 50 person rotation. Am I wrong in thinking I'm one of the only ones who has rotations this big?

Now once you have all 50 names in there, are they all there (say for some, 3 hours into the show) when you actually call their names up?

[bryant]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I'm not sure if I wish I did or I'm glad I don't.

Thirty is the max I've had and typicaly the rotations will start at about 10, peak at about 20 and end the night with about 10 again, give or take.

Sam

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[Lonman]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

Well it was a friday night and I had another 50 person rotation. Am I wrong in thinking I'm one of the only ones who has rotations this big?

Mine generally tend to peak out at around 30-35. Not often over. Avg is usually 25 or so.

[CerealKiller]

I like 20 to 30 at the most. On that night I had 2 small rotations then the 50 then 1/2 of another. Some people will leave and other won't even put stuff in, but die hard karaoke junkies will stay cause they know people leave. I had two regulars that were the first two there at 9:00 and were still there when I left at 2:45. and yes 50 people is something like 3hrs. Sometimes I can hardly believe it myself. I don't like it that big cause you have to explain to people why they havent sang in 3hrs but most of the regulars know that it gets that way from time to time and thats why they come in on slower nights also and thats why we do it 7 days a week. I shouldn't complain because I'm truely blessed to have that many people want to sing.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

I like 20 to 30 at the most. On that night I had 2 small rotations then the 50 then 1/2 of another. Some people will leave and other won't even put stuff in, but die hard karaoke junkies will stay cause they know people leave. I had two regulars that were the first two there at 9:00 and were still there when I left at 2:45. and yes 50 people is something like 3hrs. Sometimes I can hardly believe it myself. I don't like it that big cause you have to explain to people why they havent sang in 3hrs but most of the regulars know that it gets that way from time to time and thats why they come in on slower nights also and thats why we do it 7 days a week. I shouldn't complain because I'm truely blessed to have that many people want to sing.

How many folks does your room hold where you get the 3+ hour playlist?

Jim

[Lonman]

50 singers with avg 4 minute songs would equal to around 3 hours plus some minutes per round.

[CerealKiller]

the karaoke room has 65 seats, then there is the main bar, then there is the pool side with ten pool tables so total cap maybe something like almost 200 some. Yeah 50 ppl aprox 3hr maybe a little more.
Almost starts to feel like work when it gets that busy

9:00 to 2:30 = 5 1/2 hrs

[bryant]

Originally Posted by CerealKiller

the karaoke room has 65 seats, then there is the main bar, then there is the pool side with ten pool tables so total cap maybe something like almost 200 some. Yeah 50 ppl aprox 3hr maybe a little more.
Almost starts to feel like work when it gets that busy

9:00 to 2:30 = 5 1/2 hrs

Actually, I would surmise that a 50 man rotation,once set, is a bit less work, as the names are in, no need for moving up and down too much, and no multiple singers (everyone sings only once). Pretty easy to me.