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#256439 - 02/14/09 12:24 PM Re: Sometimes you need to educate your audience...
btweengigs Offline
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Registered: 09/09/02
Posts: 2204
Loc: Florida, USA
While setting up for a Luau job tonight, I put on a midi file, grabbed a cordless, walked the room and sang with the midi to check levels.

Two ladies walked into the room and I overheard one say to the other..."Oh, we are having Karaoke tonight".

Whatever.
It wasn't worth a response.

Eddie

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#256440 - 02/14/09 01:31 PM Re: Sometimes you need to educate your audience...
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
Eddie dont get upset be glad your gigging.......as long as we operate automated machines in anyway shape or form versus an solo acoustic accompaniment instruments eg: Guitar, Piano, Accordion, with vocals only we will always be perceived as DJ's..KJ's, etc, in today's world.........your not fooling anyone.....but your getting paid & having fun.

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#256441 - 02/14/09 02:01 PM Re: Sometimes you need to educate your audience...
btweengigs Offline
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Registered: 09/09/02
Posts: 2204
Loc: Florida, USA
Yeah Donnie. I hear ya....and I am not upset. I can't blame them for thinking that after seeing me walking around singing to a track.

Magic isn't magic either. It's an illusion...right? And magicians are damned proud of it.

Eddie

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#256442 - 02/15/09 10:34 AM Re: Sometimes you need to educate your audience...
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
Hey guys - and girls - ... how many audience members do you really think are out there analyzing what the hell we are playing or not playing ?!?!? .... Rather, I think (HOPE)they are just enjoying the music, whether they be dancing, humming along, tapping a toe, whatever ...
And as for US, are we TRYING to FOOL anybody into thinking we are playing all those parts??? I HOPE NOT - and if we are trying to fool them, then I hope the audience is smart enough to know better !!! ...


As for some people relating what we do as karaoke, well, to some degree, I guess it is ... And unfortunately, most of the time when a staff member sees me taking equipment into the hall, I will be asked if I need a table to put my gear on ... that's just the nature of the beast ... I just say, "no, I'm not a DJ, I'm a musician" ...
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#256443 - 02/15/09 10:40 AM Re: Sometimes you need to educate your audience...
Kingfrog Offline
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Registered: 03/24/08
Posts: 1099
Loc: Myrtle beach SC
Quote:
Originally posted by tony mads usa:
Hey guys - and girls - ... how many audience members do you really think are out there analyzing what the hell we are playing or not playing ?!?!? .... Rather, I think (HOPE)they are just enjoying the music, whether they be dancing, humming along, tapping a toe, whatever ...
And as for US, are we TRYING to FOOL anybody into thinking we are playing all those parts??? I HOPE NOT - and if we are trying to fool them, then I hope the audience is smart enough to know better !!! ...


As for some people relating what we do as karaoke, well, to some degree, I guess it is ... And unfortunately, most of the time when a staff member sees me taking equipment into the hall, I will be asked if I need a table to put my gear on ... that's just the nature of the beast ... I just say, "no, I'm not a DJ, I'm a musician" ...
t.


Have him BRING the table then use it to put your drink on .....
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