Song Rotation
Singers are called up on a rotation basis, based on the order of the first round. The computer will keep the order constant in subsequent rounds, except for fitting in new singers. You wouldn’t want to wait an hour to sing if you came in late so don’t expect other people to have to do that. If ten people are in the rotation to start out and five more people show up, they will be disbursed in between the first ten people. They will not all be placed at the end, after the tenth person. Any clear thinking individual should realize that this would not make any sense at all. Do not come up to the stage and argue about having to wait to sing, you absolutely will not help your cause. This is not your private show, you have to share the stage with everyone there.

Uninvited Singers
Do not come up and join in on someone else’s song while they are singing unless they have previously invited you to do so. Under no circumstances are you allowed to walk up and grab a mic or sing along with the current performer uninvited.

Group Singing
Karaoke is generally for one soloist or a two person duet. There are two mics available. If you have a special circumstance that would require a larger group to be singing onstage, please be prepared to have them all share two mics.

Duplicate Listings
Some songs in the book are listed more than once. The same song can be carried by many different karaoke disc manufacturers. The two letter code in the MFR column denotes which manufacturer produced that particular track. Generally, the Sound Choice (code “SC”) versions are among the best ones. For big band arrangements, like Sinatra tunes, Pocket Songs (PS) work well. If you see two different numbers for the same song that have the same MFR code, it means that they are exactly the same version (identical) but are located on two different disc collections. All the different MFR versions sound different; you can try the different versions each time you sing that song; you may find you like one version better than another. If you’re not sure which to pick, write both numbers down and I will decide the best one.

Bringing your own CDG’s
I have the capability of playing your personal CDG’s (karaoke discs). Please insure that they are in good working condition. Fill out a song slip and put Your Name, the Song Name and Track Number on the slip and hand it to me along with the disc in advance of your turn.

Dance Music/ Karaoke Break
Not everyone in the audience are singers. Sometimes there are people who are just out to have fun. Usually these people also enjoy listening to our singers, and generally also help support both me and the singers by coming out, having fun, spending money and contributing to keeping the Karaoke night going. If the circumstance warrants it, I will play dance music for a short time somewhere in the night to accommodate people who may not necessarily sing but who may want to dance. Please be patient during these times. The non-singers are sitting there all night long listening to you guys sing, so be understanding if you have to sit through a short dance set. If you don’t like to dance, then take this time to get another drink, a snack, take a bathroom or smoke break, or just listen to the music. Giving up 20 minutes out of the total four hour show to make a few more customers happy is not going to kill you. Remember that the more happy customers we have, the more business the club does and thus the better chance that the night will continue running, so it benefits us all in the long run.