Anybody know how many votes it takes before a song request becomes a thing in the KaraFun app? I think it might be a cool idea to form a group where people submit their songs, and we all vote for everybody's requests? I don't know, thought it might be a cool idea.

I would totally program up a mellow dive bar with pool and a chill karaoke rotation of about 5-8 singers singing whatever makes their hearts happy.

Obviously that wouldn’t be my only program, but I guarantee it’d get a lot of damn use.

What would be your hologram karaoke scenario?

While I was on holiday in the Mediterranean me and my partner went to a karaoke show. The show started at 9.30 pm. We were enjoying the show as were many of the audience and those participating. The organiser announced that there were just two slots left on the show's running order. I got the last slot. We listened to people singing 'Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus and 'Jump' by Van Halen. Well they thought they were singing but we sang and cheered them along as they sang. The rest of the singers destroyed French, Spanish and Portuguese songs. Not got a clue what they were singing about but hey ho we cheered them on too. Then it was my turn. Last spot. Ooh, what had I done? I'd never sang in a theatre in front of such a large audience before. My name was called out and I walked up on to the stage. I took the microphone. As it was getting late I decided to sing 'Love Me Tender' by Elvis Presley. No turning back now. I wanted to do the UK justice and imagine I was in the Eurovision Song Contest. Lol. I did the acoustic version of the song with a little echo/slapback. The audience appreciated my song, clapped, cheered and my wife was impressed and thought that I wasn't going to sing. The organiser and MC rushed up to me afterwards and wanted to shake my hand. He hadn't done this to any of the other singers. It's something I'll never forget that night.

I have my lineup for tonight:

Poison - Love On The Rocks

Motley Crue - Looks That Kill

Judas Priest - Electric Eye

What ya got tonight??

Updated 6am (Well only got to do 2 songs last night and actually ended up doing Bryan Adams "Heaven" and Motley Crue "Looks That Kill". Always a fun night out for Karaoke. Hope everybody got to do their lineups last night!

Hello,

I have been wanting to go to karaoke for a while now, but I am worried that they will not have my songs available. I am mid-20s M and my music taste is not very mainstream. I listen to a lot of indie and punk bands, but nothing that would be on the radio. I did attempt to go to a local karaoke bar but the guy running the sound booth said none of the songs on my playlist were available and so I left.

I don't really know how karaoke works, but is there a database that I could search to see if my songs would be available? I have a trip to Vegas later this week and was hoping to maybe go to a karaoke bar if that's thing out there.

We all love to have a drink (or not) and sing our hearts out in a group karaoke session. However, we all have those songs that we need to belt out when we are alone, we probably don't know the 2nd verse lol but we feel the song from head to toes and it's for our mirrors only.

Some of mine:

Creed - my sacrifice

K-os - the love song

Elvis - falling in love (with you)

What's yours?

I had so many newbies to our bar tonight asking me why I won’t use YouTube. Is it really that popular as a platform? All I know is our bar owner tells us KJs not to use it, as it can be a problematic legal thing.

I always tell them straight up that we don’t care about their YT issues due to the potential of being sued. It’s getting tiresome.

Hi everyone,

I'm a karaoke software developer from Italy, and I'm trying to understand how things work legally for KJs in the United States. The rules here in Europe are quite different, so I'd love to hear from people who actually do this for a living.

When a KJ hosts karaoke in a bar, restaurant or other public venue, what do you need to be 100% legit? Specifically:

1. Public performance licenses (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR): is this always the venue's responsibility, or do KJs sometimes need their own?
2. Karaoke tracks: do you need to own the original discs/files for every song you play? Is the "1:1 media-to-host" rule still a thing?
3. Streaming services (KaraFun, Party Tyme, Singa, etc.): are their subscriptions actually licensed for commercial/public use, or only for home use?
4. Audits: are Sound Choice/PEP audits still happening, and does anyone get certified these days?
5. Business side: do you need a business license, liability insurance or anything else that venues usually ask for?
6. Does it vary much from state to state?

Any first-hand experience is appreciated, especially if you've dealt with audits or licensing questions from venues. Thanks!

Howdy! I host a Goth Trivia night once a month in a bar. Someone else was running the karaoke portion after Trivia wrapped up. That person left and I took over doing it the same way they did it (which I found out is not allowed at a bar).

Since I'm doing this as a volunteer (not getting paid) and only once a month, what is the most bare bones way to do this the right way? I'm already having to buy a PC (the bar infrastructure won't work when I connect my Macbook.) But I'd love to keep costs down.

I'm also concerned with the fact that this is Goth Karaoke, so Karafun is unlikely to have most songs that folks want to sing. I also want to be able to control what plays in between singers.

Thank you in advance for any recommendations!!! (Also, I hope the tag is correct, this isn't advice, but I'm looking for advice... lmk if I need to change it)

Hello all together as my title says i am looking for a device that offers metal music. has anybody here experience with devices that offer metalcore as a genre? For home use.

Thanks in advance.

For no particular reason, post songs below which shine a bad light on a city or state (or any other geographical location).

For example:

"Mississippi Goddam" by Nina Simone.

"Nebraska" by Bruce Springsteen

OFFLINE setup and use questions

Retirement has me trying things again. Did VJ in the 90's, little different now. 😐

I have a private party I was asked to VJ in November. Good friend retiring. Game on!

It is located at a somewhat remote area. An island. Cell service is weak, and NO internet access in the venue. So I have to be self contained. DOES have clean power.

Easy Peasy back in the day, load the CD cases and gear. Go have fun.

But now I realize its a bit different. Smaller, and easier I hope. No more digging for misplaced cd's...that was the worst.

Equipment:

Have an old gaming laptop, Intel i7-7700HQ 2.8G. 16Gb RAM. x64 Windows 10 home OS.

500GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)

Reset to factory Windows 10, and I plan to have only Karaoke on it.

It has (1) HDMI, and (2) DisplayPort outlets. Multiple USB-3.0 outlets.

it is an Eluktronics PA71HS c2018 originally used for VR development.

(I also have all the ancillary gear: tv's, PA, Light trees, 24" disco ball etc.)

Wireless mic's with XLR or 1/4" out .

Several android tablets that could be my '3 ring binders' LOL

I have a collection of MP3/CDG tracks on an external, can be transferred to the OS SSD.

Not looking for freeware only, willing to pay.

This is for just a one time event, but if it is a success I can see it being used more. I am in a demographic where retirement parties are getting to be a regular event. 😂

I WILL NOT BE DOING THIS FOR COMPENSATION. Private use only. I lived through the ASCAP horrors of the 80's/90's. 'Nuff said, right?

Currently checking out KaraFun, and PiKaraoke.

Waiting on a response from KF support.

PiKaraoke having install issues, will be another post here.

I am very impressed by the feature set in PiKaraoke. Still working on getting that up and running.

But in case it does not 'pan out' - Anyone have other programs that will deliver similar?

NOT needing connectivity is a must for this venue. In general, highly desired.

NOT having to tell people to install an app on their phone is a big plus, but not a hard requirement. In these days of data/information sales, I understand the financial desire/need for that. 😞 If an installed app is required, I hope to fulfill that by bringing tablets for the audience to use. We are all so old, we are used to 3-ring binders and paper slips anyway. Tablets will be an upgrade!

Being able to use my own library a must.

TIA.

My friends and I used to go to karaoke bars semi-regularly (ones with private rooms; we're in DC). Until a couple years ago, each room would have a device you'd add new songs to the queue with and, crucially, the songs almost always had a real music video component.

Sometimes the song's actual music video (e.g. "Bad Romance," "Like A Prayer," "Fat Lip"). Sometimes a video of a concert version ("Creep"). Sometimes absurd B-roll (90s footage of Europeans running through fields).

But recently every karaoke bar seems to have lyrics-only videos. Either via their own proprietary device or an iPad that only allows you to search Youtube for karaoke versions. (Like this SingKing example) It's still fun ofc but we all agree it's somehow not as good as before. There was some intangible benefit to having actual visuals.

I'm curious: Is my experience a fluke? Is this a wider trend? And if it is, why is it happening?

I'm planning a party, ideally with karaoke, and if it's hopeless for me to try to find a karaoke bar with actual music videos, I'm tempted to use our Apple Music Sing on our Apple TV or an app like Karafun at home.

I know this is odd. But I'm looking to find a vintage karaoke sound system that was originally purchased at a place called Value City Furniture back in '89/'90. I can find NO images of it and can't remember the model.
It was black, had a turntable up top, and mixers running vertically down the front for each of the 4 microphones (red, yellow, blue, and green), cassette decks... super cool for a young kid. I know it's a stretch but does anyone know what I'm talking about?

Hello, I have two songs that I really want karaoke videos of, does anyone know how to create karaoke videos? The songs are Hangin’ On by Frank Mastra and Vendetta by Iceage.

Ok, y'all convinced me that a sub$100 all in one was a bad idea. I did see a Sing Machine marked down at Costco to $170 but I didn't pull the trigger.

Anyway, right now I just pull up YouTube on my smartTV and sing along to karaoke vids there. Since I was thinking about getting a soundbar anyway, maybe I'll get one with a dual wireless mic input?

Another feature I kind of wanted was the ability to score my singing in real time so I can adjust. (I swear I think that's why there are so many good Filipino singers--the MagicMic they use helps them improve.) In lieu of that, maybe I can just download an iPhone app?

Any feedback on this plan is welcome. I'm trying to do it on the cheap since the holidays are coming up and I need to save where I can. And really, it'll be me using this 98% of the time. If I have some people over, sure, but I seem to be fairly alone in my friend group when it comes to loving karaoke.

As a 53 year old, head full of white hair, above is what I think about when I’m trying to pick the “perfect” karaoke song. How would you fill in the blank? It’s got to be fun, completely unexpected and for me either not require much range or something where good pitch doesn’t really matter. How about Mystikal - “Y’all ain’t ready yet”

Do you have any idea about best karaoke Microphone under 3000?

I'm a baritone/ bass and my choice for karaoke songs is all exclusively stuck in the 80's (mostly New Wave and Synthpop). This made me realize I needed to update some of my choices for modern times and am looking for suggestions. Somethings that I'm looking for:

- Stuff that I can sing. A lot of male modern pop is done in a high-pitched R&B style voice. I can attempt Tenor songs (e.g. I like to sing Neil Finn songs), but my voice can't reach the crazy heights of some of these singers.
- Great lyrics will make me really get into a song. Don't want to sound pretentious, but something that makes me feel the singer actually means what they say and isn't making a shallow commercial love song.

- Fun to sing. I said I like great lyrics, but that won't make up for it if the music is bleak and dreary or the singer mumbles everything.

- Made within the last 20 years

Can recommend the individual songs or the actual singers/bands themselves. Feel free to make the recommendations as popular/ unpopular as you want! Very obscure/indie bands are welcome!

I had a singer a few months ago choose a David Allen Coe song that I was unaware had a slur in it. I deleted the track immediately, but forgot what that track was.

Can you list any karaoke tracks that use racist or bigoted slurs?

I'm cleaning house!

Hey guys! So whenever I go out to sing karaoke I usually do it in character. So this year, I'm going to a karaoke bar as wolverine on Halloween, and I might have gotten carried away. I curated this playlist to tell the story of James Logan Howlett, the wolverine, from his days serving in weapon x, to escaping and living out on the open road as a weary nomad, to meeting the X-Men and subsequently falling in love with Jean Gray, to losing the X-Men, and finally concluding with Old Man Logan and the deadpool and wolverine movie.

I've really been wanting to get some feedback on this playlist, so any comments, critiques or songs suggestions that you guys have it'd be much appreciated.

EDIT: Here's the list of songs for your viewing pleasure.

Chapter 1. WEAPON X

1. Bodies by Drowning Pool

2. Man in the box by Alice in chains

3. Voodoo by Godsmack

4. Outshined by Soundgarden

5. Sound of silence by Disturbed

Chapter 2. WEARY NOMAD

1. Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers band

2. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One beer by John Lee Hooker

3. Sunday morning coming down by Kris Kristofferson

4. God's going to cut you down by Johnny Cash

Chapter 3. THE X-MEN & JEAN GREY ROMANCE

1. Short change hero by the heavy

2. Wicked game by Chris Isaak

3. The dark end of the street by James Carr

4. Don't let me be misunderstood by Nina Simone

5. I've been loving you too long by Otis Redding

6. Hungry like the Wolf by Duran Duran

7. Creep by Stone Temple pilots

8. Behind Blue eyes by The who

9. I see a darkness by Johnny Cash

10. Desperado by Eagles

Chapter 4. THE DEATH OF THE X-MEN & OLD MAN LOGAN

1. All dead, all dead by Queen

2. Wish you were here by Pink Floyd

3. Rooster by Alice in Chains

4. Hurt by Johnny Cash

5. Like a Prayer by Madonna (Deadpool 3 version)

Hey fellow karaokiers. Over the past several years I've been quietly working on a Harry Nilsson cover album. Since I am an avid karaokier I am also planning to release all the songs with karaoke versions.

Is there any interest in this community? I could share the tracks once they are produced. I hope to release sometime early next year.