Top 10 Karaoke Rules

I love working at Karaoke shows. My boss is the star of the night, but I enjoy getting to sing, the music and getting to work in audio again. We always have a good time, but there are some people who just don't get it. They do not follow the basic rules of karaoke etiquette and it gets old fast.


 

Instead of just bemoaning this fact, I have decided to make my own karaoke for dummies primer….here is the first installment:


 

  1. Don't Stop Believing should never be sang before midnight…even if you are good at it
  2. If you put in more than 5 songs for a four hour show, do not get angry when you do not get to sing all of your songs. On a busy night, most singers will be lucky to sing one or two
  3. Whining about where you are in the rotation is a good way to get pushed back farther
  4. With a digital set up this isn't too bad, but do not wait to change your song until you get up to the microphone to sing. This messes with the flow of the show.
  5. NEVER tap on a microphone to see if it is working. Talking into it works just as well, isn't bad for the microphone, and will not result in a KJ, KJ's friend or KJ's fiancé beating you up. See it is win/win. Also, if you do tap on a microphone and you are asked to stop, so not continue to do it…this increases your chances of getting beat up.
  6. Do not wait until 2:00 a.m. at show that goes until 2:30 to put in a handful of songs. You will be lucky to get one of them.
  7. Do not spill beverages on the equipment
  8. Unless you are invited, stay out of the DJ booth
  9. Do not demand to sing a song *AFTER* it has been announced that this is our last song of the night. You had all night to sing…now the show is over.
  10. LOOK IN THE BOOK!!! We spend the money to print those things for a reason. If you want to know if we have a song LOOK IT UP. Do not stand at the DJ booth and expect the person running the karaoke computer to keep looking each one of your songs up. Also, write your own songs down…the KJ is not your secretary.

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