karaoke scene august/september

Aug Sept 2009 KARAOKE SCENE - Visit us on the web at wwwkaraokescenecom

Aug Sept 2009 KARAOKE SCENE


Publisherrsquos Messagehellip

BIG NEWS Beginning with this issue we are proud to announce the launching of

the new ldquodigital editionrdquo of Kara-oke Scene Magazine ldquoKaraoke Scene DErdquo This is an electronic version of our publication that will be available to everyone every-where 24 hours a day 365 days a year The ldquoDErdquo will be filled with all of the exciting features articles and information available in the print edition plus many new sur-prises You can access Karaoke Scene DE at wwwKaraokeScenecom or you can subscribe and have it sent directly to your email address where you can read it any time you wish And herersquos the best parthellipitrsquos FREE Thatrsquos right no charge If you wish to subscribe all you have to do is go to wwwKaraokeScenecom and click on the ldquoOrder Maga-zinerdquo link and your own edition

of Karaoke Scene DE will be sent directly to your email address

KaraokeFest 2009 is looming like a huge cloud of excitement over South-ern California By popular demand his yearrsquos ldquoFestrdquo will again take place at the LA County Fair in Pomona on Saturday September 5th Thatrsquos right Saturdayhellipespecially nice not having to get up the next morning to go to work so we can all party party party

The Cregraveme de la Kids Singing Com-petition Finals will kick things off at 12 noon Tony DeFazio of Starlight Entertainment is once again the con-test coordinator He and his staff have done a wonderful job of looking after the youngsters and providing them with this opportunity to show off their talentshellipand there are some extremely talented kids this year that will be competing at KaraokeFest This yearrsquos show should be a great one

At 3pm the Cregraveme de la King Sing-ing Competition Finals takes center stage We at Karaoke Scene are devoted Elvis fans and are really look-ing forward to this one This year we welcome Julie Woodcock as the new coordinator of this exciting event The qualifying rounds for this contest will begin on August 15th and continue through August 23rd For more details please check out page 16 of this issue And we are very excited to announce that the Cregraveme de la King Finals will be hosted by popular Southern California radio personality Barbara Brooks Welcome aboard Barbara

The Golden Achievement Award nominees are listed on page 14 of this issue These are individuals and ven-ues that have been voted best in their respective categories by the Southern California Karaoke community at large from all 6 Southern California counties from Ventura to San Diego The winners will be announced and the awards presented at KaraokeFest by radio and television personality (and KJ extraordinaire) Manny Pacheco However each of these nominees are already winners just by having been selected from the many hundreds of venues and thousands of individuals in Southern California Karaoke The ldquoBestrdquo and ldquoMost Supportiverdquo Male and Female Awards will be presented at 5pm The KJ and Venue of the Year Awards will be presented at 8pm It is very important that the nominees

be present at the event to receive their awards And remember the Golden Achievement Awards are truly the ldquoOscarsrdquo of Karaoke and the very best way for the Karaoke community to express their ap-preciation So please be on hand to show your support for these talented people and special venues

The Cregraveme de la Cregraveme Singing Competition continues to rock at the 25 venues across Southern Cali-fornia It looks like itrsquos going to be a sensational show at KaraokeFest when the 50 finalists (25 male and 25 female) will compete for thousands in cash and prizes and the coveted title of Male amp Female Karaoke Singers of the Year We are so pleased to welcome back the incredibly popular Southern California radio and televi-sion personality Shawn Parr as the host of the Cregraveme de la Cregraveme Finals Competition this year Shawn has become such an important part of Ka-raokeFest and always does a fantastic job hosting this event We canrsquot wait

See PUBLISHERrsquoS MESSAGEpage 10

to see what surprises Shawnrsquos got in store for us this year

And donrsquot forget in addition to the main show there will be multiple Karaoke stages located throughout the Fairgrounds where everybody can sing all day long Last year a whole bunch of folks made it a point to sing at each and every stage at least once How many of you will be able to do that this year

Then therersquos the Karaoke Expo featuring Karaoke amp music industry related vendors who will be there to exhibit andor sell their latest prod-ucts Visiting the Expo is always a great experience The Expo will be located in very close proximity to the main stage where our show will be taking place Be sure to make it a point to visit the Karaoke Expo

PuBlIShERPeter Parker

EDITORDebbie Meza

INlAND EMPIRE EDITORYvonne Erman

ADMINISTRATIvE ASSISTANTFran Emmons

SAlES ASSOCIATESTony DeFazioRussell Poncik

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Jill JaxxCarla Negri

Laurie ThomasPanos Papathopoulos

Greg GarciaPhOTOGRAPhERS

Fran EmmonsTony DeFazioChris ParkerEcho Wilson

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951 347-0792

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ByMark Baxter

See SINGpage 6

ldquoCan Alcohol ruin

your voicerdquo

Sing Me Tapping AwayStage Fright

You love me I know you do Irsquove heard you say it Your breath pauses and your heart jumps as soon as you

hear me My words ndash they speak for you expressing exactly how it feels inside your heart When wersquore alone you allow me to take control of your emotions I make you want to sing Like a hypnotic trance your mouth begins to move as you surrender to the desire and before you know it your voice is filling the room I make you feel beautiful graceful powerful and affectionate ndash until you notice someone is listening At that instant you choke me off and the joy in your heart is hijacked by embarrassment

What a shame What beautiful mu-sic we could make together What a shame that some ldquootherrdquo voice in your head prevents you from one of the most extraordinary feelings life has to offer Irsquom sure you have many excuses for keeping your love quiet What if others donrsquot approve What if itrsquos not as special as you think The problem with these excuses is that you know deep inside theyrsquore not the real issue Plain and simple itrsquos really hard for you to let down your guard with others and be vulnerable to let people know exactly how you feel Okay so yoursquore not comfortable being the center of attention but what about the bigger picture

If yoursquove been holding back on some-thing as basic as sharing your love of me then itrsquos easy to suspect there are many other joys yoursquove been denying yourself as well Does it embarrass you to linger over the scent of a rose Do you avoid admiring a beautiful sky in public due to a fear that oth-ers might think you have bad taste in sunsets Before you dismiss these questions as ridiculous think back to

the last time you offered a stranger a sniff of a flower or pointed to the sky to command everyonersquos attention to the prettiest sunset ever Most likely it was when you were three years-old

A genuine gesture needs no apol-ogy or explanation Couples holding hands people tending gardens a simple wave as you let someone slip into traffic ahead of you are all signs that humanity hasnrsquot completely lost its wayhellipyet I can also all but guar-antee that I am present with each one of these simple everyday examples of love and human spirit Irsquom in the hearts of the couple holding hands Irsquom on the mind of the person tend-ing the garden and Irsquom playing on the radio of the person allowing traffic to flow smoothly You see I am nothing more than your favorite song

My plea for you to share me with others is selfish I know because I cannot exist without you For as much as I have been categorized and commercialized into a commodity for charts and competitions I am still the simplest way to communicate a feel-ing I transcend culture and language because every human shares the same emotions My power is in the way I make people feel Please donrsquot let the endless hurdles of rules and standards and special circumstances intimidate you from the opportunity to be as honest as a three year-old once again All you have to do is sing me

If the insecurity is too great at first then begin with me in private As soon as you can though look for opportunities to sing me when you know others are just outside your room or car where someone can hear you but not see you This will allow you to deal with the awkward feelings without the pressures of a performance The next step would be a group situation putting a lot more of yourself into the National Anthem at a sporting event or letting your voice be heard at church The goal is to do this until you notice something about the people who can hear you Notice they are not upset or offended or bothered in the least You may even


ByJill Jaxx

New Songs MonthlybullDancingbullPoolbullDartsbullGames

Your Turn to Sing

KARAOKE

All Singers Welcome

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See STAGE FRIGHTpage 7


This monthrsquos column is a continuation of our dis-cussion on stage fright

The spotlight is a good place to hide I donrsquot know who first said that but itrsquos very true You can be whoever you want to be onstage feeling the music acting out a part of yourself even you arenrsquot familiar with letting go of left brain criticisms living in the right brain ldquomomentrdquo

Even for introverts the possibility exists of trying on a new you and be-ing as free as you were as a little kid when it didnrsquot occur to you to worry about what others thought of you

The barrier to this great ldquoperformance yourdquo really is all in your headhellippast embarrassments moments of fear or shame the time someone said you couldnrsquot sing The human brain remembers the past in a nanosecond and then the central nervous system kicks in Your heart speeds up you feel like you canrsquot breathe your knees feel weak your hands shake You are in the grip of the past nowhere near the present moment and certainly not emotionally connected to the song You are totally in left brain already worried about the high note in the chorus fixated on how you sound and alarmed that you sound shaky and wondering if the audience notices

You know yoursquore not in ldquothe zonerdquo but you donrsquot know how to get there One moment you were okay and the next moment yoursquore freaked out and mad at yourself for feeling like this ldquoRelax idiotrdquo you say to yourself Not the best coachingand now yoursquore really tense This is so not your best performance and you canrsquot figure out what happened or how to fix it

Okayrewind Before you are called to the stage you ldquotaprdquo yourself You are amazingly relaxed just have fun when you perform and sing the best

you ever have courtesy of the crowdrsquos energy and love Wow That really worked

So what is this ldquotappingrdquo Itrsquos an almost miraculous technique developed by Dr Roger Callahan a doctor of clinical psy-chology and used now used all over the world for a variety of ailments includ-ing depression chronic pain phobias and addictions I recently saw it being used on a TV show for morbidly obese peoplehellipthey ldquotappedrdquo whenever they had a desire to overeat and lost hundreds of pounds

I have been teaching tapping for about eight years Irsquove had students really banish general anxiety stage fright test-taking anxiety and other ailments This is one version of the many ldquoalgo-rithmsrdquo in the book ldquoTapping the Healer Withinrdquo by Dr Roger Callahan See if this works for you

1 Tune the Thought Field (like tuning a radio) Intentionally think about the thing that scares you the most

2 Rate your fear factor (10 being the worst) and write it down

3 Using two fingers of one hand tap 5 times under the eye one inch below the eye gently but firmly

4 Tap firmly 5 times under the arm where a bra would be (men guess)

5 Tap the collarbone point 5 times Itrsquos one inch below your collarbone and one inch to the right


Sing(continued from page 4)

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trigger a smile or two as you become more relaxed about sharing your love of me

Please note that this humble begin-ning will not lead to multi-million dollar recording contracts or adoring fans However what it will induce is something more lasting and power-ful self esteem Defeating the notion that your feelings are not worthy of

sharing is the most powerful gift you can give yourself Devoting a portion of your day to pursuits that bring you joy will make you more productive and bring vitality to your relation-ships Happiness is infectious Talent and skill are the rewards (not the re-quirements) of doing something you love for many years Remove your stipulations to feeling joy Irsquom just a song Let go Open up Sing me


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6 Take a second fear factor rating (think about the fear) and write down the number it is now

7 (This next part might make you laugh but do it anyway) Locate a spot on the back of the hand between the ring finger and the pinkie about an inch below the knuckle Begin tap-ping with two fingers of the opposite hand about five times per second Do the following

Open the eyes

Close the eyes

Open the eyes and point them down and to the left

Open the eyes and point them down and to the right

Whirl the eyes around in a circle in one direction

Whirl the eyes around in a circle in the other direction

Hum a few bars of ldquoHappy Birthdayrdquo

Count aloud from one to five

Hum ldquoHappy Birthdayrdquo again

Tap five times under the eye again

Tap five times under the arm again

Tap the collarbone point five times again

8 Take the fear factor reading again Most times it will be a one now

9 Do a floor-to-ceiling eye roll Hold your head level and move your eyes down Tap the ring finger point as you move your eyes down

Okay time to test this out onstagehelliplet me know how it goes

Stage Fright(continued from page 5)


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See CLEANpage 12

Does anybody out there remember a CD+G la-beled ldquoSongs Your Mother Wouldnrsquot Let You Singrdquo It

was manufactured by Sound Choice a very long time ago The reason that they came up with this disc was so that you could separate these Karaoke songs from your full collection if you needed or wanted to in case you may have children around or anyone who might be offended because of the foul language and subject matter used in the lyrics of these songs Most certain-ly they are very funny and can go over very well in most adult settings Way back when I originally bought this disc I thought that it would be fun to have one for private parties etc and I liked the idea that they had made it easy on me by putting it all together in one small collection I did not want kids to see them and did not want to have these Karaoke songs listed among the other selections in the book as they could possibly bring these songs up by mistake So I had kept this disc off

to the side until the appropriate time and would bring it out then

Well times have sure changed I canrsquot say I like it too muchhellipall the bad lan-guage thatrsquos being used in the music and then allowed to be displayed up on the TV screens Is this necessary You know what I do a lot of stuff with and for kids in family settings with Grandma and Grandpa there too I have done my best by leaving out most of the songs in my books that are well really bad But I donrsquot seem to have gotten them all When I am doing a kids show I tell the kids right up front that they know if there is something in a song that shouldnrsquot be allowed or would be offensive not to even try it with me If they are not sure they can always ask me about it before they just give me a number and I will let them know if it is appropriate or not for their age group Some words are also kind of borderline in these Karaoke songs and I will sometimes allow the kids to change a wordhellipie from like ldquodamnrdquo to darn things like that

But holy moley I have been to some Karaoke bars and seen some things come up on that screen that I think should never have been printed for public use in this manner Okay I believe in free speech and free press

10 Aug Sept 2009 KARAOKE SCENE

Publisherrsquos Message(continued from page 3)

All you need to enjoy all of the special events and activities of Ka-raokeFest 2009 is a ticket to the LA County Fair which can be purchased at many retail store locations through-out Southern California You can also go to wwwLACountyFaircom and purchase your tickets there

Karaoke Scene would express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our sponsors Ace Karaoke and VocoPro KaraokeFest would not be possible without the generous support of these fine companies so please show them your support

The Karaoke Scene staff looks for-ward to seeing all of you at Karaoke-Fest this year on Saturday September 5th Gates open at 10am and the ldquoFairrdquo is open till midnight See you there

We are very sorry to report that long time Southern California KJ David ldquoSmittyrdquo Smith has been hospital-ized with throat cancer At the time of this writing Smitty is being treated at UCI Medical Center in the City of Orange

Smitty has been the KJ at the Rio Vista Inn in Anaheim for over 17 years hosting Karaoke shows there 7 nights a week even when he was sick

Smitty annually raises money for Orangewood helps get toys for kids raises money for the USO to help military people in need and cuts off his hair once a year to help cancer patients obtain wigs through the ldquoLocks of Loverdquo program He has helped many people over the years and maybe we could do likewise to help one of Karaokersquos finest Any donations for Smitty would most certainly be appreciated and will be accepted at the Rio Vista Inn 200 S Rio Vista St in Anaheim (714) 632-0045

Many thanks to Don Delorean for his help in bringing this to our attention providing this information and for reminding us that any and all prayers are heard

Aug Sept 2009 11 KARAOKE SCENE - If itrsquos not in ldquoThe Scenerdquo itrsquos not making ldquoThe Scenerdquo


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A Guide to Singingat the

Finals at KaraokeFest

Clean(continued from page 9)

but some of this stuff is just sooooo offensive I think where I am having the problem is mostly when I see it actually spelled out on the screen and then with kids in the room and Grandma sitting there sipping on her soup all red and embarrassed

I was at a Karaoke venue not all that long ago and some guy got up there and sang the nastiest thing I had ever heard come out of a Karaoke book I was offended by it and even more of-fended for the little old lady who was sitting over in the corner who just came in to watch her son sing some music People please Canrsquot you look around the room and see who is in there with you The Karaoke host should have never allowed it Period He should have been sensitive and professional enough to have cut this guy off with Granny sitting there Unfortunately I see this happen all the time at the no name Karaoke bar and during family hour with kids Mom and Dad Grand-ma and Grandpa all sitting there Irsquom not a prude and I am okay with that fact that there is something out there

for everyonehellipand thatrsquos just fine But canrsquot we pull together a little class and consideration for others and their children I have to ask how necessary is it that you sing something like that anyway Is your timing appropriate How do you think you really look while you are up there whaling noth-ing but obscenities Does this make you look or feel sophisticated intel-ligent or attractive at all

I canrsquot help but wonder what it is that this is doing Whatrsquos the point Some people just donrsquot seem to care about others and how they might be affected by their rudeness But then hey the Karaoke songs are there all spelled out available to anyone at anytime and then allowed to be sung at most venues and by their Karaoke host

I really think that itrsquos time we all take a better look at this I person-ally do not have a problem with any if it as long as itrsquos in its proper place Can we all try to do a better job of keeping this material where it belongs Please



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Inland EmpireChristina FernandezHelen ScheupleinJimmy VaughnMarc BacaMeghan Murphy

Ventura CountyBecky MorrowGary WeberMarlon PumphreyReneersquo ScribnerTony Mauri

San Diego CountyEric BakerKatie BethKristina MercadoLevi StraussMike Keough

VENUESNorth LA CountyAcapulco (Monrovia)

Action Lanes (El Monte)

Katie Jakersquos (Covina)

Route 66 Roadhouse (Duarte)

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Chester Washington Golf Course (LA)

Liquid Lounge (Long Beach)

Royal Room (Bellflower)

San Franciscan (Torrance)

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Lofflerrsquos (Anaheim)

Mr Brsquos (Los Alamitos)

TomKat Lounge (Buena Park)

Westside Bar amp Grill (Costa Mesa)

Inland EmpireDeanersquos (Rancho Cucamonga)

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Playerrsquos Bar amp Grill (Ontario)

VIP Club (Riverside)

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Big Zrsquos (Simi Valley)

Billy Orsquos (Ventura)

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Q-Club (Oxnard)

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Comstock Inn (Escondido)

Coyote Bar (Carlsbad)

Ruby Room (San Diego)

Silver Dollar (Chula Vista)

BEST ROTATIONBobby ldquoVegasrdquo SantosDonna ThomasJeanette ErmanKevin CableldquoPiraterdquo Mike Truax

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BEST MUSIC LIBRARyBobby ldquoVegasrdquo SantosDonna ThomasJimmy VaughnKevin CableldquoPiraterdquo Mike Truax

MOST SUPPORTIVE MALEAlex FrescasBobby ldquoVegasrdquo SantosChris MartinJustin ColeMatthew Bryden

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Things seem to be mov-ing very quickly these days We have recently seen the passing of one of the greatest enter-

tainers of this era Although I was not a Michael Jackson fan I greatly admired his career and accomplish-ments I was not aware of the extent that he was involved in charity work but I always believed that he was an extraordinary person His legacy will be as an example of fame fortune and service to humanity I calculated his birth chart when he passed and discovered that he was a Virgo Sun with a Pisces Moonhellipperfection and dancing were his birthright Hard work commitment to excellence and a magical aurahellipa full-moon personality if ever there was one

I had the pleasure of dancing to the ldquoThrillerrdquo album during itrsquos heyday in the lsquo80s At the time I worked for one of the early software giants an anomaly (our favorite word in those years) called Ashton-Tate This com-pany really took the cake for crazy behavior and I was privileged to be there The philosophy of the com-pany was that people would work for poor wages if they could have a ca-sual work environment and regularly scheduled dance parties every other Friday afternoon with company pro-vided alcohol (YEAH)

I actually did go to work in ripped sweatshirts and bare feet (a la Flashdance another bellwether of the time) There was a large multi-purpose area that we had the parties in each one a different theme with decorations and refreshments to go along with the design I have always loved to dance and for these parties I would wear a full skirt and heels My partner Jeff Rosen (Where are you now) and I would take to the dance floor Just like in those mov-ies the crowd would pull back and

By

Carla Negri

Music Dance amp Servicethe World Needs YOU

we would be left to take the floor I can never hear the music from the ldquoThrillerrdquo album without remember-ing how much fun that was I remem-ber dancing so hard I couldnrsquot feel my feethellipor breathehellipor talkhellipbut I loved it

Sometimes I am not sure whether I love singing or dancing more The sheer exhilaration of dancing is so physical and powerful but I get winded quickly these days so singing is easierhellipand takes less room Also finding a good partner is not easy I have spent my life looking for a man to dance withhellipand itrsquos possible I have found him Fred Crawford is my new ldquoPoppins Projectrdquo recruit and the man is a dancing fiend Tap is his specialty as well as fabulous impersonations of great movie stars from the great age of Hollywood You can find him at Sacred Grounds coffee house in San Pedro during the week and at Papadakis Taverna (also San Pedro) on the weekends dancing up a storm

I am still doing my First Thursday stuff but now I am at 421 W 6th in front of a great store Z Fabrik And we are doing card readings as well as singing show tunes (gotta adapt) This is a much better location so do stop by and say hello

I am also pleased to announce that I am finally working on the train-ing program I hinted about for the State of California and the stimulus package I will be helping welfare recipients learn about the opportuni-ties for employment in the world of the elderly Of course I am STILL looking for singers to work in the care homes of the South Bay My phone is (562)485-7097 if you are interested

Have a great summerhellipand keep on singing


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I am a Karaoke host but on my nights off I have been frequenting a neighborhood bar that does Karaoke I enjoyed going there to relax since it wasnrsquot one of my gigs I could just enjoy the Karaoke It was run by someone that has been in the busi-ness as long as me I could tell he was worried that I was going there with business intentions he didnrsquot know me well enough to know I would never do something like that I have learned through experience that it is important to have good business eth-ics thatrsquos why I never intentionally solicit a place I already know has Karaoke Anyway of course over time I got to know the staff and they got to know me and what I did for a living but it was still never brought up that I should take over the show They seemed happy with whom they had and I was just happy to hang out there One night I went in and the regular guy was gone Just like that and someone else is in his place Staff immediately started venting to me that they did not like the ldquonewrdquo guy at all and insisted I give them my business card To make a long story short I landed the account and re-placed the ldquonewrdquo guyhellipok business is business I didnrsquot approach them they approached me From the first day I took over the ldquooldrdquo guy showed up as a customer Customers would come to me and tell me that all he was doing there was ridiculing me and my show He would show up night after night It got so uncomfortable I had to mention something to the staff They already were well aware of it and were tired of the guy and even-tually told him he wasnrsquot welcome there Why would this guy have harsh feeling towards me I wasnrsquot the one who took over his show

An Honest Days Work

Dear Honest Days Work

You need to stop personalizing this so much As you said business is business If the ldquooldrdquo guy deserved his show back after they tried out the ldquonewrdquo guy they would have called him back Apparently they werenrsquot really happy with the ldquooldrdquo guy either Unfortunately for the ldquooldrdquo guy it doesnrsquot sound to me that he handled things in the right way It was in bad spirit to go back to the place that let him go and bring in ill feelings towards anyone A good

rule of thumb as a professional in this business is to ldquonever cut of your nose to spite your facerdquo It is the ownerrsquos prerogative to try new things people gimmicks specials whatever they can think of to promote business for their establishment If the ldquooldrdquo guy was a professional the best thing for him would have been to wish the owners well and leave on good terms More times than not he probably would have returned to work there after the owners went through a ton of ldquowanna berdquo professionals and real-ized that ldquooldrdquo guy had done a good job for them All you can do now as their new host is work hard for them and try and make them happy with the least amount of drama as possible From the sound of it no drama will be a refreshing change of events for the whole establishment

Little Miss Attitude


(print edition)


Orange County

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Letrsquos TalkAbout Sound

ByGreg Garcia

behind those speakers to varying degrees If you want to approach the crowd with your $4900 or $49900 wireless microphone your system will produce an excruciating feed-back because your equalization is wrong and your levels are set incor-rectly When an open microphone is placed in front of a working speaker and on top of that the levels are set wrong the final result is feedback I recommend in those cases to stay away from the front of your speakers with your open mic If you want to hear more of what your audience is hearing get a set of personal monitor speakers This way you can clearly hear your performance without ex-posing yourself and your audience to feedback

Now letrsquos design a decent sound system for a KJ DJ or even live mu-sic Number one you need a music source This could be Karaoke tracks CDs musical instruments or some-one singing with a good quality mi-crophone Try to start with a ldquocleanrdquo music source Compressed files are very popular but suffer from poorer sound quality If you are one that uses these types of music files remember to upgrade the quality of your music file after you download it from the internet The biggest problem with music downloaded from the internet is that itrsquos compressed so much that you lose a great deal of quality es-pecially when you down load from a cheap source So we recommend to upgrade those files to CD quality This way your sound system will be off to a good start

Next you need a pre-amplifier de-vice That can be a Karaoke mixer DJ mixer or a live sound mixer (in my opinion the best) You can pur-chase a live sound mixer for as little as $9900 and it will usually provide you with superior sound quality Make sure it has the necessary sound effects like reverb delays and echo to enhance the vocals

Then we will add a power amplifier and a pair of PA speakers Be care-ful when you purchase PA speakers You must carefully check the quality

of what you are about to buy Make sure to get your equipment from a reputable source Usually speaker cabinets and power amplifiers are related (they should be compatible) If you already have a power ampli-fier try to purchase speakers that are compatible with that piece of equipment If you purchase powered speaker enclosures you probably donrsquot have to worry much as most likely they are already set But if you are purchasing conventional speaker enclosures always make sure the wattage of your amplifier is higher than the wattage of your speaker

These tips should help you get started putting together a quality sound system that you can be proud ofhellipone that will surely please your audience

Thatrsquos all for now folks And remem-ber music is beautifulhellipif is clean

If you need advice about your sound system we will be glad to help Greg Garcia is a retired musician and an active recording and live sound engi-neer Greg can be reached at gregsau-dioaolcom or (562) 907-9528

Hello Karaoke people In previous Karaoke Scene Magazine is-sues we discussed in a general way micro-

phones mixers equalizers sound processors amplifiers speaker cabi-nets and the most important pieces of equipment that are necessary for a good sound system In this issue we are going to review some of those el-ements and how important they are to building a good sounding system

Now keep in mind that you as a con-sumer are entitled to use any piece of equipment that you can afford to purchase If you are using your sys-tem to entertain your family in your living room you can probably use pretty much whatever is available Some Karaoke enthusiasts use their TV surround-sound system or their home stereo All of that is okay for family fun But if you are planning to go out there and market yourself as a Karaoke host or singer yoursquod better be prepared to provide a professional sounding system that includes a good choice of music material In my per-sonal experience as a professional sound systems designer I have seen hundreds of excellent singers that could sound so much better if the KJ was using the right equipment When a show sounds bad even great singers with phenomenal voices sound inferior and the whole show is dragged down by a poorly designed sound system

Sometimes this happens because they donrsquot know any better so they use whatever is available And sometimes they have a great system singers with great voices great music material but still the sound is really bad Part of the problem is that when you are singing a song you can not hear 100 of what you are singing Most of the time you can only hear a small portion of what your audi-ence is hearing In most cases there is a set of speaker cabinets facing the crowd and you are singing from


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Los Angeles County




















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Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


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2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


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Ventura County









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ByJill Jaxx


Your Turn to Sing

KARAOKE

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4 Nights A Week


562-430-0213Tuesday 8PM




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Thursday - Saturday

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TV






Keeping it Clean By



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TUESWED




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Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


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4 Nights A Week


562-430-0213Tuesday 8PM




Candice

Worl

Thursday - Saturday

MannyPacheco

Tuesday











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OPEN 7NIGHTS A WEEK



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714-632-0045


ANAHEIM

ByldquoSmittyrdquo


side for Pool Darts


BIG SCREEN


TV






Keeping it Clean By



See CLEANpage 12






















TUESWED




KARAOKE












color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


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PICTURESAVAILABLE

40000 SOUNDTRACKS

OPEN 7NIGHTS A WEEK



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714-632-0045


ANAHEIM

ByldquoSmittyrdquo


side for Pool Darts


BIG SCREEN


TV






Keeping it Clean By



See CLEANpage 12






















TUESWED




KARAOKE












color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














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714-632-0045


ANAHEIM

ByldquoSmittyrdquo


side for Pool Darts


BIG SCREEN


TV






Keeping it Clean By



See CLEANpage 12






















TUESWED




KARAOKE












color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


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Keeping it Clean By



See CLEANpage 12






















TUESWED




KARAOKE












color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


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TUESWED




KARAOKE












color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


inland empire






color page

































Q-Club (Oxnard)

























By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


inland empire











By

Carla Negri








Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


inland empire





Los Angeles County




















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


inland empire
















Cypress CA 90630


Rememberhellip

a Karaoke Scene su

bscription

makes a great gift


(print edition)



Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


inland empire






Pro Sound Equipment





Tony Mauri


2002Best Sound in

So Cal

Available for Clubs


Private Parties



An Honest Days Work






(print edition)


Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



ByGreg Garcia














inland empire


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Orange County

San DiegoCounty










diams

Ventura County









photo page



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