I have been a fan of karaoke for many years and I have a good pal who has been working as a karaoke DJ, or KJ as he calls it, for over ten years. Lots of insane things can happen in a karaoke show, and you've got to be ready for each one of them. Some things are important for each KJ to have. I think the most significant is a feeling of humor. If you can maintain the giggling and fun between the sets then they are sure to stay around for more.
I have been to two places where the KJ just stood up there and announced the tunes and call peoples's names. There was no inflection to their tone of voice or any animation in their voices whatsoever.
Set the show up from the start and follow your suggestions the entire night. I have not found anybody that have felt cheated if a new name was added into the revolution, but do not add 4 or 5 new folk all at the same time in line.
Spread them out, it makes it more fair to those who have been there the entire time. Always maintain a record of the number you have added so that when an upset client comes to you and asks why his time hasn't come yet, you've got the answer right at your fingertips. A notebook and pen would be handy for this. If you sound like you've got the situation absolutely in hand, and are fair, folks will understand and everything will run smoothly.
There may be fights, folk passing out, and youngsters running around knocking over the speakers , or a number of other stuff in any given evening. Stay calm, be respectful, and handle each situation confidently. If you show that you're a pro irrespective of what occurs, you'll be ask back once more.
Always enjoy yourself, and make it pleasurable for others and you can't fail. You need to also confirm that your apparatus is in good working order. Keeping an additional disc changer, speakers, and masses of microphones is a good idea.
I'm not sure how many dropped microphones I have seen over time. Making a joke about it before replacing the microphone may help calm the person's nerves and save you money on repairs. I also think it is a good idea to learn the atmosphere of the venue where you're going to be. If it is a place that is completely new to you, go some nights before hand and discover what sort of music the patrons enjoy. Because most likely some of those folk will be coming to your show, and you would like to have masses of the music they like available. Music selection is an example of the things you cannot scrimp on. You must have some of each different type available. Always be certain to have the modern, latest songs available because more young folks come to karaoke than you might think.
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