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#230998 - 04/01/08 02:29 AM
My New Show
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
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Well I have finally done it. I've decided that if you can't lick 'em, join 'em. I was getting so many calls for DJ and Karaoke work that I started doing some of them a few months ago. Because I hated it so much, I quoted prices that more than doubled what I got for playing live. Much to my surprise, it didn't seem to matter, I continued to get referrals and started doing more and more. Anyway, I now have added hundreds more songs to my laptop, and also purchased a PC Karaoke program that allows me to do Karaoke from the laptop. In addition to the built-in screen, I purchased a large external monitor which I can position for the audience and singers to see. I have actually started really enjoying this. I no longer have to learn to play chords and remember lyrics. The audience does most of the work! Seems the drunker they get the more fun we have! I have picked up some lights for larger shows, and I'm even pricing a smoke machine! Sometimes I set up a keyboard and pretend to be playing also. This fools a lot of people! For several years a lot of the audience thought I was singing to recorded music anyway, so what the heck, now they are right. Sometimes, late at night after the party is over though, I go home and play the arranger through the headphones though. Especially on holidays or special occasions like April Fool's Day. DonM
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#231003 - 04/01/08 04:39 AM
Re: My New Show
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Registered: 09/21/00
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#231004 - 04/01/08 05:27 AM
Re: My New Show
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Registered: 04/13/05
Posts: 5126
Loc: USA
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