My basket| How many songs do I need to have a good selection? The trick is trying to get a selection of songs that is not too big or too small. If you have thousands of songs that no one has ever heard of, people will get bored flicking through the book.It is much better to get a smaller selection of well known and more>> |
| Do I need a special licence to run a karaoke? Usually no special licence is required. However the venue should have a Public Entertainments Licence. (PEL)Also, in many cases it is necessary to also have Public Liability Insurance to cover you and your audience in the case of an accident. more>> |
| How do you go about getting gigs? Lots of possibilities here. Get some business cards and/or flyers made up, and approach venues with a positive attitude.If you have already completed some gigs, take some photographs of the people enjoying themselves, pictures of your rig, lighting effects more>> |
| Can you give me an idea of what a basic set up should be like? A basic karaoke setup should consist of:• PA System comprising of an Amplifier/Mixer with onboard FX (recommended)plus speakers.• Karaoke CD+G/VCD/DVD Player.• At least 2 Microphones (3 recommended)• TV• Stage Monitor• Karaoke Software: CD+G/VCD/DVD discs• more>> |
| I have a vast CDG collection. Is it legal to copy my discs, use the copies and keep my originals in the safe. I am a pro KJ. This is TOTALLY ILLEGAL. The practice of backing up your discs (whilst it makes complete sense to do so) is illegal and risks a fine or a prison term.Copying karaoke / music cds from one media to another for any reason is illegal. This includes Laptops & more>> |
| How do I make my song books? When you buy discs from us we can supply you with a full alphabetical song book, in song title order or artist order. We can also put your name at the top of the page and your phone number at the bottom of every page.If you have lots of discs already try more>> |
| I am a mobile disco DJ and was thinking of moving into karaoke as well. What do I need? If you are a mobile DJ then all you need is a CDG player to play through your existing setup, and a good selection of karaoke discs.Depending on the equipment you already have, you might need a mixer/mixer amp that has enough mic channels to run a karaoke more>> |
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