Karoke this week
So it looks like I'll be at the Holiday Inn lounge for a couple of weeks at least. Probably Wednesdays and Thursdays. This week didn't go too badly. I was pleased with the sound quality, the last few people I've heard in there didn't have things mixed properly, but I know when to ask for help. And who to ask. :)
It's going to take some getting used to. For one, I'm not used to a show that isn't just karaoke. For another, I'm not used to working with anyone else. Tony's great, but it's still going to take some experimenting to get everything flowing smoothly with this format. I don't like that people have to wait so long to sing and I've noticed that people just walk out after awhile if they've put in a slip but don't make it to stage fast enough. If it were just me I'd save the dance music for in between karaoke sets, but that's not going to work for the moment.
I ordered 400 songs yesterday, not sure if I'll get them in time to redo my books for next week or not. But that should bring me pretty close to 2700 individual songs without duplicates. I currently only have a duplicate rate of 5.7%. That's actually a little higher since there are songs that are duplicated with different artists (i.e., Dream a Little Dream of Me-Frank Sinatra; Dream a Little Dream of Me-Standard; and Dream a Little Dream of Me-Mama Cass). But I don't consider that too bad.
So the new music is...country. That's right, I finally put a saddle on the pony. Now, the good news is that I'm adding the country in sets by years, so there won't be any dupes in the new set, although they will duplicate some of my existing catalog. The other good news is that are for the most part 400 more popular songs from 1993 on, so there's nothing too old and not too many dead weight songs.
I'm currently debating about buying some other equipment, I guess it depends on how regular the Holiday Inn gig turns out. I'll probably just take that cash and plan to invest it back into karaoke. Things like a new PA and wireless mics.
Ya'll have a great weekend, I'll be at the AM/FM show at the Page tonight. The Alan Stephens Band was pretty good there last night. And I know AM/FM has been working hard, so I'm hoping that we'll hear some new tunes.
And yes, my pictures are still fucked up. I was supposed to call Monday to get the account straightened out, and I promptly got to work and forgot every single day that I had to do that. I mean, it didn't even occur to me one single time during a time when I could have called and fixed it. So maybe I'll remember next week.
It's going to take some getting used to. For one, I'm not used to a show that isn't just karaoke. For another, I'm not used to working with anyone else. Tony's great, but it's still going to take some experimenting to get everything flowing smoothly with this format. I don't like that people have to wait so long to sing and I've noticed that people just walk out after awhile if they've put in a slip but don't make it to stage fast enough. If it were just me I'd save the dance music for in between karaoke sets, but that's not going to work for the moment.
I ordered 400 songs yesterday, not sure if I'll get them in time to redo my books for next week or not. But that should bring me pretty close to 2700 individual songs without duplicates. I currently only have a duplicate rate of 5.7%. That's actually a little higher since there are songs that are duplicated with different artists (i.e., Dream a Little Dream of Me-Frank Sinatra; Dream a Little Dream of Me-Standard; and Dream a Little Dream of Me-Mama Cass). But I don't consider that too bad.
So the new music is...country. That's right, I finally put a saddle on the pony. Now, the good news is that I'm adding the country in sets by years, so there won't be any dupes in the new set, although they will duplicate some of my existing catalog. The other good news is that are for the most part 400 more popular songs from 1993 on, so there's nothing too old and not too many dead weight songs.
I'm currently debating about buying some other equipment, I guess it depends on how regular the Holiday Inn gig turns out. I'll probably just take that cash and plan to invest it back into karaoke. Things like a new PA and wireless mics.
Ya'll have a great weekend, I'll be at the AM/FM show at the Page tonight. The Alan Stephens Band was pretty good there last night. And I know AM/FM has been working hard, so I'm hoping that we'll hear some new tunes.
And yes, my pictures are still fucked up. I was supposed to call Monday to get the account straightened out, and I promptly got to work and forgot every single day that I had to do that. I mean, it didn't even occur to me one single time during a time when I could have called and fixed it. So maybe I'll remember next week.
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