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Q. We have our
favourite versions of karaoke tracks, can we find out which ones you have? Our books are coded with our
manufacturer code so you know who produced the song when looking in the
book. They are pretty obvious
sun=sunfly pio=pioneer etc.. There is
a more detailed breakdown on the website.
In the books you will see that the index number is split up into
sections. The first three letters tell
you the manufacturer of the track so you know which version it is. In the books we’ve displayed the one we
think are the best. We will try to get
versions people prefer if we can. Ask
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Q. Is
your equipment safe and has it been Pat Tested? Whilst pat testing is a non legal
requirement, some organisations ask for pat testing to be done every
year. Pat testing can be costly as
testers charge entertainers per item (including cables). We are fully trained and competent for pat
testing (which is actually called “In Service Inspection And Testing”) Doing the testing ourselves means the we
can avoid passing the costs over to you.
Doing the tests ourselves means…. 1) The equipment is maintained and checked regular so
less likely for breakdowns. 2) The equipment is safe for all at the event. 3) There are no loose or bare wires, broken casing etc. 4) We know the quality of the testing 5) Being our own equipment we take that bit longer then
a company would. 6) As there is no cost we can perform an electrical
test more regular. 7) We perform a visual test at the start and at the end
of EVERY event. If we locate a problem
at the end of an event then it will be
replaced for the next event. We still
look for problems at the start of the next event just in case there was a
problem in transit. With a yearly pat test, an item can
become damaged the day after. Regular
checking keeps everything working. We
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Q. Is
your sound good quality as some karaoke’s can sound muffled? Where did I put my trumpet….????
There is is… Phhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrttt…
In a nutshell…. Yes. We are
very proud with our sound. We have different
speakers for different rooms and environments. All sound frequencies are covered. We have digital microphones, digital mixer,
digital speakers and WE KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
An artist (painter) can have a really good set of brushes and
paints. What use if they not have the
skill to get the best out of them. You
will still get something but no way near as good as you could. Don’t take our word for it…. Come along and
listen to one of our public performances and if it is a karaoke, maybe even
give us a song. Karaoke singers are
generally amateurs who want a sing song.
Rarely do we get professionals on the karaoke. So with us the singers get the studio feel
as we alter the settings on the mixer to make each person to sound the
best. A good singer can sound bad on
the wrong settings. Remember, we were
once karaoke singers so we know what it is like knowing you could sound
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Q. How
does your sound compare with other karaoke’s? Obviously we can not comment on every
karaoke as that would be impossible.
However if you take a set of digital professional microphones plugged
into a digital mixer and then you get to hear it through a state of the art
Bose Sound System then all I can say is . . . . . A fantastic sound…. (singer dependant
:-) We also have another set of
speakers that are also amazing. We
bring the best speakers with us for the room we are in. As we constantly monitor the sound and
adjust it when needed we do get a far superior sound to people who do not listen
and adjust the songs accordingly. |
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Q. I
have my own karaoke disks, can you play them? Please notify us before the event if
possible, we do not always carry a drive to play them. Make sure you tell us with enough notice to
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Q. What
is your experience in the event of something goes wrong? If things never broke down there
would be no R.A.C, no AA etc for drivers.
Drivers who look after their vehicles will probably not see these
services as much. Our equipment is looked
after, serviced regular and respected.
So there is a very slim chance of breakdown. However in the slim event that there was a
breakdown then we can sort it out pretty quick as there are backups that we
use and ways to sort problems. As we
are trained in audio visual we do not just know how to set it up, we know how
it works, why it works and what to do to rectify any problems. We can also use our knowledge to make the
event far more professional. There is
not an emergency service for breakdowns when doing a disco. We do actually run a service for other DJ’s
in the event of a breakdown we usually go out to DJ’s in trouble and help
them. Rather then book the DJ with the
equipment that breaks down, book us with the equipment that works as it is
better then waiting for us to come and bail out your DJ if they are on our
system. |
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Q. What
sort of experience have you got working with audio? (If you click any links
you will need your back button in order to return to our site) Some of our experience was running
the sound and visual at Lichfield Cathedral at the concerts, the organ
recitals and also the
Lichfield Festival. Also when the
National Memorial in Alrewas was opened we were jointly responsible
for the audio and visual. You can even
see Russ in the background on Sky News when the TV crews were there (not the
nicest of shots of him as he was bending down picking up cables lol). Helped with the
BBC with outside broadcasts, we also did a 24hr karaoke for children in need
live, in AV work have also been involved with the power and screens for the
motor racing at race circuits. Have
also done work with Stars In Their Eyes.
We have worked with some well known TV personalities like
John
Culshaw,
Don
Maclean,
Arthur Bostrom please see our reviews in AV section for Don and
Arthur’s comments,
Janice Connolly
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Caprice,
Esther
Ranson,
Ben
Hanlin and more from the TV world and a few
from Radio world too including
Les
Ross,
Graham Torrington,
Ian
Wood, On air with
Malcolm
Boydon, Ian Wood,
Frank Stewart RIP friend . We
recently did the outside
sound for Stephen Sutton at
Lichfield
Cathedral and also supplying a
sound feed to all TV and Radio Networks.
We have had a lot of trust with many important events and had a lot of
experience. So you do have nothing to
worry about. We have also worked with
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Q. How
do I get a digital copy of the karaoke book? In advance you can to go home page of
this website. At a venue you can scan
a ticket with a QR code reader, scanning an NFC tag in the side of the book,
ask us to e-mail you a copy, have one sent to you by Bluetooth (Android
only). You can then browse the song
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REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR OWN
QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.. Q. How
long have you been doing entertainment and what experience have you got. From an early age at school I was on
the sound at the school productions.
We had professional mixers and sound systems. We did concerts, shows, speeches etc. I was part of the main sound crew and on
some occasions I was the director of sound.
It was up to me to get the best sound out of people from one person to
a complete multi microphone choir.
Since then I’ve been part of sound systems for large events, helped
set up a community radio station and also presenting my own show live on
air. I have worked with the BBC with
outdoor events, worked at an audio visual company where I installed and
operated the audio visual equipment for many people including some well known
people. I started our entertainment
business in 1994 and have had many years experience as it is my full time
job. We did a 24hr karaoke for BBC
Children in need. This means we care
for your needs. Without you, our
company can not go on. Not only do we
do Disco’s and Karaoke’s we have done corporate events and large events for
famous people, sports celebrities, government events, events that were
watched world wide on all forms of media..
We have a great deal of experience that you will benefit from. |
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Please remember that there is no
commitment until all of us agree to go ahead.
Feel free to read the rest of this
page if you are still unsure or want to know more. The
music is the main thing that you should know before booking us. There is more
information below these links that will hopefully answer your question. However you need to ask if we are working
that day. (Note we do not do house
parties) Clicking the links below will take you to a
questionnaire. We will try to get back
to you as soon as possible once you press submit. The more information we are told the more memorable
we can make it for you. Thanks. Below
are some questions that have been asked in the past with answers to assist
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Q. What
is the quality of the sound system you have?
We are only as good as the weakest link. So we make sure that our equipment is well
maintained, looked after and always in top condition. We use a full digital mixer which has a lot
of features to be able to make the Karaoke/Disco and people sound as good as
possible. It’s no good having a great
system if you do not know how to use it.
When running the show, the system is not left unattended and sound is
monitored throughout and adjusted when needed. Singers are always attracted to a karaoke
they sound good at and also enjoy it more when they are happy with how they
sound. Why wouldn’t they. With the
disco we also monitor the songs so there is the correct amount of Bass and
tops. So you know that you are going
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Q. What
sort of songs do you have in Karaoke and Disco collection? It’s important you know what music we
play (and are prepared to play) at our events. This is the first thing that you need to
know. Our event is what you could call
traditional clean family party.
If you want music that contains swearing, racist, violence, homophobic
etc and are also types of recent rap then please stop now. Sadly we will not be turned and change our
mind. It is something we have never
played, have never purchased and will ever play. There are many DJ’s who do not care what
they play so if you want the above you
will not have a problem finding one.
We have banned and deleted some to avoid us accidently playing these
sort of tracks However we have a great selection of
60’s 70’s 80’s 90’s, 00’s, 10’s 20’s pop ,Motown, Rock and Roll, disco, party
dances, Country, Line Dance and some of the better up to date music. We will be more relieved then upset
to lose a gig with music that we just do not play. Also it is a relief for you not booking
someone who does not know that sort of music you want. However, if you want a family party
with fun, classic tracks, then why not book us. If you are an 80’s person. THEN YOU REALLY NEED TO TALK TO US… Love
the 80’s Thanks for reading. This is the main thing that is a make or
break for any event. No matter how
professional a person is or how fantastic the equipment is, if the music is
wrong then it will be a big fail. You
do not want to pay for a fail and we do not want to fail through confusion of
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Q. Is
it easy for us to find a song from the list on karaoke? We have tried to make it as easy as
possible. On the left side of the page
the songs are in song order. The right
hand side they are in artist order in case you can not remember the title but
know the artist. The duets have a
separate section and all the added new songs are at the back of the
books. We have online books too. Ask us? |
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Q. Do
you have a song list for the karaoke? Yes we have a physical song list at
the karaoke. To avoid the waste of
paper and time we do not re print the books when we get a few new songs. We wait for a substantial amount of added
songs. However we do have a more
updated book on the internet which we try to update as much as possible. This is a long process as we are catching
up upgrading the system. We print the
date on the corner of the pages of the books.
Click
HERE for the latest book that we try to update as
regular as we can. You can also scan
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Q. Do
you hold public liability insurance? Yes we are covered for up to
£10,000,000.00 public liability insurance.
£10,000,000.00 Employers liability. If your venue asks for this please
let us know. We will get in touch with
the venue directly with the insurance documents should they require
them. Feel free to let the venue know
who we are should they want to get in touch.
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Q. Do
you have all the licences for the software you use? It is easy for people these days to
copy all the songs, copy the software that runs it. We have seen a lot of these karaoke’s and a
lot of the song titles are wrong, the songs do not work, there are errors and
they just think it is acceptable to do that.
We want quality, and it to run perfect. We pride ourselves where others just take
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Q. Do
you have a produb licence? This is a licence that should not
really be a worry. However we are
aware of someone who had officials who were waiting at a venue for the first
song to be played. As it broke copyright
law they went in, turned off the equipment and refused them permission to
play. The DJ refused to listen so they
took the equipment away. I have to
admit this is very very rare, I only know of one occurrence. However it can happen. A produb licence is when you get music and
format shift it. I.E. CD to MP3 or copy MP3’s onto a disk. This licence if if you buy a song on CD and
then make it an MP3 to use on a computer. |
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Q. I
have quite a low voice that booms out on karaoke, is there anything you can
do? We alter the sound on the system
digitally for each person who sings and also for each song. As soon as we hear you sing for the first
time we will adjust the system to make you sound your best. However if you are aware that your voice
booms on other peoples karaoke just let us know when you come up and we can
compensate a little in advance until we can hear your voice and alter it more
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Q. I
could not even carry a tune in a bucket, can I sing? There are karaoke’s out there who
only allow good singers to sing. This
is something that we would never consider doing as we just want people to
take part. If you are happy to get up
on the karaoke we are happy to have you sing on it. We also do not ridicule or make fun of
people who are not good singers. The
idea of karaoke is getting up and having a go and enjoying yourself and we
appreciate any singer who has a go. So
please, regardless of your singing quality, if you want to have a go, that is
what we are there for. If you are a
regular to our karaoke we will store your settings into the digital mixer so
you will sound your best each time you get up. You are only not allowed on the karaoke if
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Q. Can
you change the key of the song.? Yes we can adjust the key from 0% to
1200% in 5% steps. 0=Normal 100% = 1 semitone (key) 200% = 2 semitones (2 keys) All the way up to 1200 which is 12
semitones. This means we can even go
up by a bit of a key without distorting the sound of the song. If you want to keep a note of what
key you sing songs in why don’t you ask us for a sheet to fill in. For a small charge to cover costs we can
print it onto a plastic card (credit card size) for you to carry with you. |
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Q. Do
you have lights? Yes we do, we have a basic set which
we bring out for our regular sets, for private parties we bring a few
extras. You can (if you wish) do an
upgrade then just look at the upgrade page and you can add extra lights to
your event. However if you want to pay
for a larger light system then let us know.
We have a variety of lights. We
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Q. Do
you have any other effects? Yes we have some extra options you
can choose from. We usually have to
ask the owner of the venue if they are allowed. Smoke—This
will probably set off a fire alarm and we generally do not use it any more. Haze—This is less likely to set off alarms but we
still need to check. Bubbles—This
is a basic effect but can make floors slippy or stain furniture so we need to
check. Snow—This
can be slippy and it may stain, we have not checked yet to problems. Laser Lights—We have laser lights but these can cause trouble
with some eyesight problems. Low Level Fogger—This requires you to supply bags of ice cubes. However if the room is warm then this
effect may not last long once it warms up the fog. These are all extra charges and we do
need to be checking the venue in advance. Extras that do not need permission
are electronic message boards, projectors, remote pagers, open the box, game
show buzzers, dvd players, freeview box, two way radios, 360 camera, drone
footage. Member access cards, digital
score board, teleprompt, bingo, and
more. We will work with you and your
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Q. Can we hire a celbrity to host the show? Yes of course,, if you have already
pre arranged this please let us know so we can check with the agent what they
require. If you have someone in mind
and not sourced them then let us know and we will try to locate their agent
and let them know the details and get a quote for you. |
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We want you to get the party suited
for you. This is why the booking
process is a two way thing. You are interviewing us to see if we
are the right sort of people for your party and at the same time we are also
seeing if your is the party we are suited for. We would prefer to give up a
karaoke/disco to another company if we think that any of us could be
unhappy. Before you pay a deposit and
then realise, let’s make sure that we are all on the same page. If we are all happy then we can sort
out an amazing event Deposits are non
refundable. Here are some Questions And Answers.
Please read the ones that suit you. Margin K=Karaoke—D=Disco |
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Thesee are some links we created a while back for
any more information in case you want a read. |
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Q. Can we host the show? Yes of course, just let us know and
we will talk to the person on how the system runs to make it all run smooth. |
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Q. Can we get in touch and ask any questions? Yes of course, please do. Never think you can not ask a
question. Never think there is a
stupid questions. We want you to be
totally happy with your event. The
more you know the better. At the same
time, tell us as much about your event as possible even if you do not think
it matters. Ask us about some of our
events where someone told us something they thought was not important that
made the night even more special |