KARAOKE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS

 

Karaoke has changed over the years.  30 years ago to book a karaoke was easy.  You found a karaoke in the area and booked them.  The people running the karaoke had a great system as there were a select amount of shops that sold the equipment and it was all new.  Disks were all bought new and you could pretty much know what you were going to get as each area had just a few KJ’s/DJ’s. 

 

 

Then computers were used for karaoke and technology now allows karaoke tracks to be copied and shared.  This bought a lot of people into the trade who do it for the money only.  Of course the money is an incentive but we also have the love of entertaining.  A lot more people took the cheap option thinking they could earn a little extra beer money.  Along came the cheap karaokes.

 

  We have heard the comment “some bloke down the pub does karaokes for £50 can you price match” in which we have to answer… “No”.  Then after the event we get the call “wish we had booked you”.  You get what you pay for.

 

The one thing that has never changed over the years is the stress free booking we give you.

 

All you need to supply is a venue and as long as they have a safe plug socket, a waterproof roof and we do the rest.

 

(Sometimes you do not even need to supply a plug socket if we are working outdoors as we will sort a generator out for you).

 

Just tell us where and when and leave it to us.  We will do the rest for you and your entertainment is sorted.

 

I have known people get married and pay thousands for a dress, thousands for a meal and a buffet and then pay £50 for entertainment and a guy turns up with a home stereo.  When you think about how much of the day the entertainment takes up it should be considered just as much as everything else.

 

Another thing that has changed are regulations…..

 

1.              Some microphones need licensing.

2.              Some venues require an equipment safety certificate

3.              Some venues require a public liability certificate

4.              Computers are widely used for Karaoke/Disco the DJ/KJ should have a produb license

5.              Disks are easy to copy so there are a lot of people using illegal disks.

6.              There are a lot more radio waves these days so some cheap microphones will not work.

 

So if someone is going to charge you £50 or so they are probably not bothered with a lot of the above.  Some people who do not do the legal method may also turn up with inferior equipment and most that I know have a full time job so to them it is just a bit of money on the side.

 

A lot of hotels are likely to refuse a DJ/KJ to set up without the right certificates.  Check in advance,  (We have them all).  However being honest, we have not always been asked upon arrival.  They threaten they need it then forget.  Just do not be the one where they actually ask.

 

When also installing a karaoke into a venue it should all be done with the safety in mind of the people in the building.  Your visitors are safe with us.  We will risk assess and we will always make sure that everyone is safe making sure that it is done with care.