US Karaoke Alliance Karaoke Charts - Top 300 Karaoke Artists of All Time

compiled by US Karaoke Alliance and Karaoke2Night Network

We took singer rotation histories from 1000 karaoke shows at over 30 bars and totaled up the results to come up with the top Karaoke Artists of all time. (according to our singers).  Please send us your karaoke rotation histories (digital history files showing singer names, songs and times sung for each song) if you would like your results included in the next tabulation.
**Scoring system gives more weight for the total different singers singing the song but also gives less credit for the total times sung.  This way 1 person can not sing the same song every night and get that song to the top of the chart.

This Artist table is a combination of scores
for all of the songs by that artist

Above is the top 75 Artists.
For a complete list of the top 300 artists sung at Karaoke shows see the
US Karaoke Alliance website:

US Karaoke Alliance Karaoke Charts - Top 500 Karaoke Songs of All Time

compiled by US Karaoke Alliance and Karaoke2Night Network

We took singer rotation histories from 1000 karaoke shows at over 30 bars from all of 2008 and 2009 and totaled up the results to come up with the top Karaoke Songs of all time. (according to our singers).  Please send us your karaoke rotation histories (digital history files showing singer names, songs and times sung for each song) if you would like your results included in the next tabulation.
**Scoring system gives more weight for the total different singers singing the song but also gives less credit for the total times sung.  This way 1 person can not sing the same song every night and get that song to the top of the chart.

Pos#	Artist	Title	Score
1	Duets-Crow, Sheryl & Kid Rock	Picture	220.2
2	Underwood, Carrie	Before He Cheats	187.5
3	Duets-Travolta, John & Olivia Newton-John	Summer Nights	172.2
4	Journey	Don’t Stop Believing	156.1
5	Myles, Alannah	Black Velvet	149.5
6	Brooks, Garth	Friends In Low Places	136.1
7	Sublime	Santeria	132.2
8	Diamond, Neil	Sweet Caroline	115.2
9	B-52’s	Love Shack	114.5
10	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	I Love Rock and Roll	109.3
11	Morissette, Alanis	You Oughta Know	108.9
12	Bon Jovi	Wanted Dead Or Alive	107.7
13	Wilson, Gretchen	Redneck Woman	105.2
14	Sir Mix-A-Lot	Baby Got Back	104.9
15	Gaynor, Gloria	I Will Survive	101.3
16	Benatar, Pat	Hit Me With Your Best Shot	100.9
17	4 Non Blondes	What’s Up	98.7
18	Fugees & Lauryn Hill	Killing Me Softly (With His Song)	97.5
19	Radiohead	Creep	97.0
20	Stone Temple Pilots	Plush	90.5
21	Cash, Johnny	Folsom Prison Blues	89.9
22	Jewel	You Were Meant For Me	88.7
23	Tyler, Bonnie	Total Eclipse Of The Heart	87.4
24	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody	86.7
25	Evanescence	Bring Me To Life	84.2
26	Brooks, Meredith	Bitch	80.7
27	Sinatra, Frank	New York, New York	80.6
28	Buffett, Jimmy	Margaritaville	78.8
29	Joplin, Janis	Me and Bobby McGee	77.5
30	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Under The Bridge	71.5
31	Raitt, Bonnie	Something To Talk About	71.0
32	Divinyls	I Touch Myself	69.0
33	Audioslave	Like A Stone	67.6
34	Apple, Fiona	Criminal	65.2
35	Cline, Patsy	Crazy	62.1
36	Weezer	Say It Ain’t So	62.0
37	Chapman, Tracy	Give Me One Reason	61.3
38	Salt N Pepa	Shoop	60.9
39	James, Etta	At Last	60.7
40	Eagles	Desperado	60.6
41	Pearl Jam	Black	60.1
42	Joel, Billy	Piano Man	59.5
43	Cranberries	Zombie	59.1
44	Darkness	I Believe In A Thing Called Love	59.0
45	Benatar, Pat	Heartbreaker	58.8
46	Cash, Johnny	Ring Of Fire	57.9
47	Tool	Aenima	57.7
48	3 Doors Down	Kryptonite	56.9
49	Eagles	Hotel California	56.3
50	Digital Underground	Humpty Dance	55.7
51	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Sweet Home Alabama	54.5
52	Twain, Shania	Any Man Of Mine	53.8
53	Dixie Chicks	Sin Wagon	53.6
54	Righteous Brothers	You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling	53.1
55	Black Eyed Peas	My Humps	52.4
56	Pink	Who Knew	51.8
57	Springfield, Dusty	Son Of A Preacher Man	51.8
58	Duets-Meatloaf	Paradise By The Dashboard Lights	51.1
59	Cheap Trick	I Want You To Want Me	51.0
60	Fleetwood Mac	Dreams	50.7
61	Green, Al	Let’s Stay Together	49.7
62	No Doubt	Just A Girl	49.2
63	Guns ‘N’ Roses	Sweet Child O’ Mine	48.4
64	Oasis	Wonderwall	48.2
65	Madonna	Like A Virgin	47.7
66	Sinatra, Nancy	These Boots Are Made For Walking	47.6
67	Temptations	My Girl	47.0
68	Armstrong, Louis	What A Wonderful World	46.9
69	Brooks & Dunn	Neon Moon	46.7
70	McBride, Martina	Broken Wing	46.6
71	Seger, Bob	Turn The Page	46.3
72	Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg	Nuthing But A ‘G’ Thang	45.5
73	Steve Miller Band	Joker	44.9
74	Commodores	Easy	44.7
75	Madonna	Like A Prayer	44.6
76	Etheridge, Melissa	I’m The Only One	44.2
77	Lambert, Miranda	Kerosene	43.3
78	McCain, Edwin	I’ll Be	42.7
79	Lisa Loeb &  Nine Stories	Stay (I Missed You)	42.7
80	Lambert, Miranda	Gunpowder and Lead	42.4
81	Cline, Patsy	Walking After Midnight	42.2
82	Sublime	What I Got	42.2
83	Soggy Bottom Boys	I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow	42.0
84	Idol, Billy	White Wedding	41.5
85	Morissette, Alanis	Ironic	41.3
86	Nickelback	Rockstar	41.2
87	Jones, Norah	Don’t Know Why	41.2
88	Bon Jovi	Bed Of Roses	40.9
89	Benatar, Pat	Love Is A Battlefield	40.8
90	Bon Jovi	Living On A Prayer	40.6
91	Brooks, Garth	Dance	40.5
92	Evanescence	Call Me When You’re Sober	40.4
93	Eminem	Superman	40.4
94	Duets-Nicks, Stevie & Don Henley	Leather And Lace	40.3
95	Vanilla Ice	Ice Ice Baby	40.2
96	Jewel	Foolish Games	40.2
97	Sinatra, Frank	My Way	39.4
98	Jewel	Who Will Save Your Soul	39.1
99	Evanescence	My Immortal	39.0
100	Petty, Tom & The Heartbreakers	Mary Jane’s Last Dance	38.8
101	Duets-Seether & Amy Lee	Broken	38.8

Top 101 songs are shown above - For complete listings of top 500 Karaoke songs go to the
US Karaoke Alliance Website

We hope you find this list interesting.. If you are a KJ and you have data that includes singer names, song titles and number of times sung please send it to us and we will include your shows in our next chart!

KIAA (Karaoke Industry Alliance of America) joins in helping Karaoke community!

Advisory Board members of the Karaoke Industry Alliance of America traveled from across the United States to serve as judges at the finals of the Chicagoland Karaoke Olympics.  Sound Choice President, Derek Slep from North Carolina, Stellar Records President Tom Viveiros from Massachusetts, Stellar Vice President Tony Walstra from Connecticut, and US Karaoke Alliance President, Eric Godfrey from Arizona all traveled to the south side of Chicago to a club called Trio in Palos Heights, IL for the crowning of Chicago’s Karaoke Olympics medalists.

1^st Place Winner Kristen D’Andrea of Orland Park IL won $5,000 cash with her renditions of I’ll Be There by Mariah Carey and No One by Alicia Keys.   She worked the crowd into a feverish pitch with her performances.  2^nd Place Winner Don Grillo of Countryside IL won a complete DJ / Karaoke Rig with Sound Choice and Pop Hits Monthly Library, worth over $6,000 with his performances of Piano Man by Billy Joel and At this Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters.  3^rd prize was won by Hard Rocker, Kevin Benson of Indian Head Park IL and included a Budweiser Prize Pack and $1,250 worth of Pop Hits Monthly Discs with Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big and Rich and Plush by Stone Temple Pilots.  A crowd of over 400 packed the club for the entire event.  The Karaoke Olympic Finals was the climax to 12 weeks of qualifying and then club finals and wild card semi-finals.  The even was co sponsored by SingChicago.com, Nitelife.org and www.chiliskaraoke.com.  The host and MC for the event was Ron Larson, owner of Chili’s Karaoke.

KIAA board members used the event to help the local Karaoke community and pitched very expensive disc collections as prizes.
After choosing winners for the contest, KIAA held it’s 2^nd Advisory Board Meeting the following day and promises separate updates and some upcoming copyright infringement enforcement action in the community in the near future.

Sound Choice joins efforts of US Karaoke Alliance!

USKA President Eric Godfrey, will be the moderator for the Karaoke forum at the show and Mr. Slep will join him at that event to field questions from Karaoke companies and Karaoke enthusiasts. 

Sound Choice has been leading in the efforts to fix the karaoke problems in the Karaoke world for years now.  In years past they have contributed prizes and a great deal of money in sponsoring national karaoke contests.  In recent years as sales have plummeted due to piracy, they are no longer in a position to give back to the community, but they are working to do all they can to improve the climate.  They have helped to start an organization called KIAA which was designed to combine efforts of all of the different parts of the karaoke community.  KIAA has been somewhat dormant and not moved forward, so Sound Choice is now joining forces with the US Karaoke Alliance which is taking steps to help Karaoke Jockeys, Karaoke manufacturers and is allowing all disc manufacturers free membership in its group. 

Currently the US Karaoke Alliance sponsors Karaoke2Night.com, FindKaraokeBars.com and WeSingKaraoke.com as sites to help KJ’s to advertise their services and their venues.  USKA Members get discounted rates on premier listings on these pages; however any company wanting to advertise is eligible for a free listing.

Digital Karaoke, Copyrights, and the Disc Manufacturers

My last post had a response from Bill Smith who stated,

“SoundChoice and Chartbuster came out and stated that they have no problems with a one for one copy of a legally purchased disc, I think I would be moved to initiate that. I also believe it would clear the air one and for all.”

Bill said he was looking for some clarity.

Let me explain the problem a step farther. Stellar Records (Pop Hits), Chartbuster, and SoundChoice have all been sued repeatedly (and some still have pending lawsuits) by various music publishers. Since they are the only pockets deep enough to go after they keep getting hit. The problem is that Karaoke has never been specifically addressed. There is a rule allowing anyone to put out a remake of a song and sell it. The section of the law defines a procedure for what is called “compulsories”. In the early days all the Karaoke companies (the ones trying to be legal) were paying these fees and registering their songs. However, since CDG’s combined active graphics the publishers pointed to a section of the Copyright law stating that it was combining the music and a visual production and thus did not qualify as a “phonograph” recording and compulsories did not apply…? This was the beginning of the end of many Karaoke disc companies. They now must get a compulsory license and for lack of a better term a “Karaoke sync” license. They must get every writer, composer, performer and publisher to agree to allow the track and after that negotiate a contract with each one prior to releasing the track.

The problem is this. SoundChoice, Chartbuster, Stellar etc, get the license and it is defined as for use on the particular Karaoke CDG and it has an expiration date. It is not in the scope of their license to tell you that you can make a copy of the disc in digital format. If they say you can do so, they open themselves up to more lawsuits. There is a great deal of disagreement among the remaining companies as to how this needs to be handled, but the bottom line is they all understand technology and acknowledge that digital copies are going to happen.. They have agreed that as long as you have 1 for 1 copies of the original for every show you do that they will not pursue any course of action. This is the same as with DJ’s using digital tracks and what the RIAA has stated.

After years of very intense discussion and quite a bit of animosity I was able to get Bill Becker, current General Manager of Sound Choice to release this press release: http://www.uskaraokealliance.com/images/SoundChoiceKaraokePressRelease9-08.pdf.  Bill and Sound Choice have been more than reasonable to deal with of late and they are trying to move forward proactively.

However, they can not state it is okay to go digital as it would put them in legal jeopardy, but they have stated that if you have one for one copies for every set of gear that they will not come after you.

So the answer is once again, that we all live in the gray area as digital DJ’s always have and that until it is addressed SPECIFICALLY, there is no hard and set rule. SoundChoice has discussed it with me and the USKA can act as an intermediary for a KJ member and negotiate a way to pay for license certificates for digital content that you do not have discs to support. We have spoken to Chartbuster and Stellar and they are both working on similar programs, but theirs’ are not in place yet.

If we can get even a small portion of the people to pay to make their illegal copies legal this will create a revenue stream for the disc manufacturers and help them to survive and hopefully as we police our own industry we can bust a few people and create awareness that gets the ball rolling.

See http://www.uskaraokealliance.com/Karaoke_Legal_Talk.htm for more info on all of this.

Promo Only Hitlist Music Chart!

Per Your request, The Promo Only Hitlist Music Chart for January 2009.
This Chart along with previous charts are available for viewing at
www.promoonly.com

January 2009 - AUDIO Hitlist Music Chart

Radio Top 40
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Main Radio - ISSUE DATE
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1 I’m Yours Jason Mraz Mar 08
2 Hot N Cold Katy Perry Sept 08
3 Live Your Life T.I. f./Rihanna Nov 08
4 So What Pink Sept 08
5 Womanizer Britney Spears Nov 08
6 Whatever You Like T.I. Oct 08
7 Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf f./Lil Wayne Sept 08
8 Just Dance Lady Gaga f./Colby O’Donis Oct 08
9 If I Were A Boy Beyonce Nov 08
10 Miss Independent Ne-Yo Oct 08
11 Addicted Saving Abel Aug 08
12 Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon Nov 08
13 Love Lockdown Kanye West Oct 08
14 Love Story Taylor Swift Nov 08
15 Better In Time Leona Lewis Aug 08
16 Rehab Rihanna Oct 08
17 Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback Nov 08
18 Without You Hinder Oct 08
19 Love Remains The Same Gavin Rossdale Oct 08
20 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce Dec 08

Modern Rock
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Modern Rock - ISSUE DATE
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1 I Don’t Care Apocalyptica July 08
2 Indestructible Disturbed Oct 08
3 Second Chance Shinedown Sept 08
4 Do What You Do Mudvayne Nov 08
5 Breakdown Seether Sept 08
6 18 Days Saving Abel Sept 08
7 Dead Memories Slipknot Nov 08
8 Bad Girlfriend Theory Of A Deadman Aug 08
9 Undead Hollywood Undead Sept 08
10 Something In Your Mouth Nickelback Dec 08

Urban
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Urban Radio - ISSUE DATE
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1 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce Nov 08
2 Live Your Life T.I. f./Rihanna Nov 08
3 Bust Your Windows Jazmine Sullivan Oct 08
4 Miss Independent Ne-Yo Sept 08
5 Mrs. Officer Lil Wayne f./Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd Oct 08
6 Whatever You Like T.I. Sept 08
7 Trading Places Usher Sept 08
8 Playa Cardz Right Keyshia Cole f./2Pac Nov 08
9 Pop Champagne Jim Jones & Ron Browz f./Juelz Santana Nov 08
10 Can’t Believe It T-Pain f./Lil’ Wayne Aug 08

Rhythm
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Rhythm Radio - ISSUE DATE
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1 Whatever You Like T.I. Sept 08
2 Live Your Life T.I. f./Rihanna Nov 08
3 Miss Independent Ne-Yo Sept 08
4 Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon Nov 08
5 Mrs. Officer Lil Wayne f./Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd Oct 08
6 Love Lockdown Kanye West Oct 08
7 Can’t Believe It T-Pain f./Lil’ Wayne Sept 08
8 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce Nov 08
9 One More Drink Ludacris f./T-Pain Dec 08
10 Heartless Kanye West Dec 08

Country
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Country Radio - ISSUE DATE
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1 Roll With Me Montgomery Gentry Sept 08
2 Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band July 08
3 Already Gone Sugarland Oct 08
4 Here Rascal Flatts Oct 08
5 Start A Band Brad Paisley f./Keith Urban Dec 08
6 Country Boy Alan Jackson Nov 08
7 Feel That Fire Dierks Bentley Nov 08
8 Lookin’ For A Good Time Lady Antebellum Aug 08
9 She Wouldn’t Be Gone Blake Shelton Oct 08
10 Cowgirls Don’t Cry Brooks & Dunn Nov 08

Latin
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Latin - ISSUE DATE
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**** TROPICAL LATIN
1 Te Regalo Amores RKM & Ken-Y Oct 08
2 Por Un Segundo Aventura Jan 09
3 Aquel Lugar Adolescent’s Aug 08
4 Pensando En Ti Gilberto Santa Rosa Sept 08
5 Ni Frio Ni Calor Oscar D’ Leon Oct 08
**** POP LATIN
1 No Me Doy Por Vencido Luis Fonsi Aug 08
2 Como Duele Ricardo Arjona Dec 08
3 Inolvidable Reik Dec 08
4 Odio Por Amor Juanes Nov 08
5 Lloro Por Ti Enrique Iglesias Oct 08
**** CARIBBEAN SERIES
1 Me Estas Tentando Wisin & Yandel Dec 08
2 Llamado De Emergencia Daddy Yankee Nov 08
3 Te Amo Makano Dec 08
4 Nadie Como Tu Calle 13 f./Cafe Tacuba Nov 08
5 Luna Eddy Lover Sept 08
**** REGIONAL LATIN
1 Dame Tu Amor Alacranes Musical Oct 08
2 Y Que Quede Claro La Arrolladora Banda El Limon Dec 08
3 Espero Grupo Montez De Durango Dec 08
4 No Molestar Marco Antonio Solis Nov 08
5 La Noche Perfecta El Chapo De Sinaloa Dec 06

Dance/Club
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Location - ISSUE DATE
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1 Sandcastle Disco Solange Jan Mainstream Club 09
2 The Greatest Michelle Williams Nov Mainstream Club 08
3 I Hate This Part The Pussycat Dolls Jan Mainstream Club 09
4 Underlying Feeling Sylvia Tosun Oct Mainstream Club 08
5 Twisted Ultra Nate Dec Mainstream Club 08
6 No Stress Laurent Wolf f./Eric Carter Nov Rhythm Club 08
7 75, Brazil Street Nicola Fasano vs. Pat-Rich Oct Rhythm Club 08
8 Right Here (Departed) Brandy Dec Mainstream Club 08
9 Green Light John Legend f./Andre 3000 Nov Mainstream Club 08
10 Womanizer Britney Spears Jan Mainstream Club 09
11 Move For Me Kaskade & Deadmau5 Sept Rhythm Club 08
12 Reach Out Hilary Duff Nov Mainstream Club 08
13 Grass Is Greener Dave Aude f./Sisely Treasure Nov Mainstream Club 08
14 I Can’t Get No Sleep ‘08 India Sept Rhythm Club 08
15 Human The Killers Jan Mainstream Club 09
16 Feel Your Love Kim Sozzi Nov Mainstream Club 08
17 Worked Up! Brian Anthony Nov Mainstream Club 08
18 Juliet Of The Spirits B-52s Oct Alternative Club 08
19 Miles Away Madonna Jan Mainstream Club 09
20 Every Word Ercola f./Daniella July Rhythm Club 08

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January 2009 - VIDEO Hitlist Music Chart
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Video
# TITLE ARTIST - Promo Only Videos - ISSUE DATE
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1 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce Dec Urban Video 08
2 Love Lockdown Kanye West Dec Hot Video 08
3 Pop Champagne Jim Jones & Ron Browz f./Juelz Santana Jan Urban Video 09
4 Universal Mind Control (UMC) Common Jan Hot Video 09
5 Just Dance Lady Gaga f./Colby O’Donis Aug Hot Video 08
6 Love Story Taylor Swift Nov Country Video 08
7 Hot N Cold Katy Perry Dec Hot Video 08
8 Rock N Roll Train AC/DC Nov Modern Rock Video 08
9 Just A Dream Carrie Underwood Jan Country Video 09
10 Gives You Hell All-American Rejects Jan Modern Rock Video 09
11 Decode Paramore Jan Hot Video 09
12 Rehab Rihanna Jan Hot Video 09
13 Chopped N Skrewed T-Pain f./Ludacris Jan Urban Video 09
14 Mrs. Officer Lil Wayne f./Bobby Valentino Dec Urban Video 08
15 Heartless Kanye West Jan Urban Video 09
16 Circus Britney Spears Jan Express - wk 1 09
17 She Wouldn’t Be Gone Blake Shelton Jan Country Video 09
18 18 Days Saving Abel Dec Modern Rock 08
19 Underlying Feeling Sylvia Tosun Dec Club Video 08
20 Sober Pink Jan Express - wk 2 09

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PSWCDT: Grass Skirts, Surfin’ and Sandy Shores by Jay Maxwell

Music for a summertime partyFor many years, when I visited my home town in southwest Georgia, and told them that I was a mobile disc jockey, it would require some further explanation. Their typical thoughts when I initially told them that I owned a disc jockey company was that I operated a radio station. Since I was a DJ during high school in the mid-70s on WBBK radio, that response was certainly warranted. My response was of course to inform them that a mobile DJ would take equipment and music to the event, such as a wedding or school party and play music for the party so that people could dance. In a single sentence, that helped explain to them what a mobile DJ does. Of course a mobile DJ does a lot more than that short line states, but if you’ve ever had to briefly explain what you do to someone who doesn’t have a clue, then chances are you mentioned “playing music for people to dance to.”

It does seem that we mobile DJs often think like club DJs, in that we are only doing our job if people are dancing. If no one is dancing we feel that we must be doing something wrong and we need to take corrective action. Though there are clearly times when that is the case, there are many other times when our job is to play music that sets the mood for the occasion. Two occasions should readily come to mind where we initially play music to set the mood rather than to get people to dance immediately-a wedding reception and Christmas party. At almost every wedding reception we play “mood music” of either lively jazz, American Songbook, or love songs. For an office Christmas party, there are always plenty of traditional holiday tunes played during the social and dinner hours.

This Magic Night
Another type of event, especially during the summertime, where dancing is not the only focus, is a pool party. To make a real musical splash, a pool party should be flavored with a good sampling of Hawaiian music, with some California surf music, reggae and Carolina beach music stirred in the mix as well.

Pool parties are very common during the summer, as people want to beat the heat by having a cool party by the water. Often community gatherings, corporate functions or birthday parties will have a Hawaiian or beach party theme. While the party is often held around a swimming pool, there are times when it is a “dry” event and is held indoors with the same decorations and “surf’s up” feel. Some dancing may take place during the event, but to make it a memorable occasion play a good portion of summertime music. Hawaiian music, Bob Marley, or the Beach Boys drifting from your speakers will instill a carefree mood that is the essence of any good party.

Recently, at the school my children attend, a teacher appreciation luncheon featured a Hawaiian-style setting. The food, the decorations, and the final touch-the music-all helped create the “island of paradise” aura. In the middle of their workday, the teachers were treated to a rare break from reality. For just over an hour, they could take Bobby McFerrin’s advice heard in his catchy tune, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” As the teachers exited to return to the classroom, each of them left with a smile on their face-because they had been briefly transported to the white beaches of Hawaii with its soothing waves crashing rhythmically around their sandaled feet.

Island Records
As you can see from this issue’s song list, there is a pretty wide variety of summertime, feel-good beach music to choose from. A Hawaiian CD with great favorites like “Blue Hawaii,” “Kaimana Hila” or “Pearly Shells” should be part of your repertoire for the traditional sounds of our fiftieth state. Other “modern” artists like Don Ho (”Tiny Bubbles” and “Beautiful Kauai”) and Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (”Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World”) have established a distinctive Hawaiian pop sound and deserve our attention at a gig. And don’t forget the King of Rock & Roll; Elvis made his contributions to the genre with his legendary hits, “Rock-a-Hula Baby” and “Hawaiian Wedding Song.” Any groove from the Beach Boys or Jan and Dean will set the California surfs-up mood. For the Carolina shag scene, spin a few from groups like Chairmen of the Boards, the Embers or the Tams. Reggae music, of course, is also associated the islands, so Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and UB40 jams should also be played. Parrotheads, those devoted fans of Jimmy Buffett, will also want their own brand of island escapism, so don’t forget to push play on “Margaritaville,” “Son of a Son of a Sailor” or “Volcano.”

The next time someone asks you what a mobile disc jockey does, perhaps the following explanation would enlighten them. Our ultimate job as a mobile DJ is to create a party where everyone leaves their worries behind and at least for a brief period enjoys life like it should be enjoyed-sharing good times with great friends. We play the music that helps to set the mood for the occasion, as well as music to get people on the dance floor when someone yells, “Play Something We Can Dance To!”

Mobile Beat’s resident musicologist since 1992 (in every issue since #11), Jay Maxwell runs the multi-unit, multi-talent entertainment company, Jay Maxwell’s Music by Request, LLC, in Charleston, SC. He is also a professor of Mathematics and Business at Charleston Southern University. His passion for detail and continuous research of clients’ requests can be found not only in this column, but also in his annually updated music guide, Play Something We Can Dance To.
Pool Party Pleasures

SONG ARTIST
1 SURFIN’ SAFARI BEACH BOYS
2 TINY BUBBLES DON HO
3 UNDER THE BOARDWALK DRIFTERS
4 BLUE HAWAII ELVIS PRESLEY
5 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW JOHNNY NASH
6 PEARLY SHELLS TRADITIONAL
7 MARGARITAVILLE JIMMY BUFFETT
8 I’VE GOT SAND IN MY SHOES DRIFTERS
9 WIPE OUT SURFARIS
10 KOKOMO BEACH BOYS
11 POKAREKARE ANA TRADITIONAL
12 ROCK-A-HULA BABY ELVIS PRESLEY
13 DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY BOBBY MCFERRIN
14 THE TIDE IS HIGH BLONDIE
15 CATCH A WAVE BEACH BOYS

For the rest of the list, subscribe to Mobile Beat to access the online PDF of issue #115 (May 2008) or pick up a hard copy back issue at the MB Store.

Buffet Tours Features Peavey-Designed SharKart

June 16, 2008, PEAVEY INT’L. HEADQUARTERS - From coast to coast and in the landlocked oases across America this summer, a “land shark” awaits the revelers tailgating at Jimmy Buffett’s “The Year of Still Here” concert tour stops. 

Musical-instrument and sound-equipment innovator Peavey Electronics partnered with Buffett to create the Margaritaville^TM SharKart^TM, a multimedia experience that travels the parking lots at his concerts to entertain fans before the main attraction takes the stage. On the SharKart, “Parrothead” fans can express their inner rock stars on virtual guitars and vocals through videogame versions of classic hits “Margaritaville,” “Volcano” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise.”

Designed by Peavey Electronics founder and CEO Hartley Peavey and built in the company’s award-winning custom shop, the SharKart features a 42″ JVC® HDTV, a PlayStation® 3 videogame system, a custom-designed Peavey sound system with microphone and a pair of Peavey SharKontroller^TM videogame controllers crafted in the motif of Buffett’s LandShark^TM Lager. And the vehicle itself is modeled to resemble-you guessed it-”a shark that can swim on the land.”

“Jimmy and I share many diverse mutual interests, from music all the way to sailing, and we drew from those common interests to inspire this project,” said Hartley Peavey, who also shares his home state of Mississippi with
Buffett. “I hope that all of the Jimmy Buffett fans have as much fun jamming on the SharKart as we did bringing it to life!”

The SharKart showcases the Peavey SharKontroller videogame controller, a real-wood, life-size Peavey guitar modified for play with guitar-based music videogames. Once the Parrotheads are done showing off their virtual rockin’ skills, they can surf to www.peaveycustomshop.com and design a one-of-a-kind controller that is compatible with Guitar Hero and the
PlayStation format.

The Peavey guitar videogame controllers debuted in January at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show and the 2008 NAMM trade show, landing everywhere from gaming and music fanatics’ blogs to best-of lists such as ESPN’s “Easy Points: The Best of CES,” and coverage from news organizations CNN, CNBC, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Stuff, Wired, G4 and Spike TV.

Please visit www.peavey.com/controller for more information on Peavey videogame controllers, and be sure to check www.margaritaville.com to find out when the SharKart sails into your town.

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AceSonic Launches A New Hard Drive Based Karaoke Player

The Leader in Sing-Along Entertainment Releases Its New KOD-800 Player with Expanded Storage Space and Added Features

City of Industry, CA; January 4, 2008 - Acesonic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of karaoke products, announced its release of a revamped version of its best-selling hard drive karaoke system. The new Acesonic KOD-800, will have an internal hard drive which can be upgraded up to 1 terabyte of storage as opposed to the 750GB maximum upgrade that the previous KOD-650 model held. The large storage capacity will allow users to hold over 20,000 songs at an uncompressed 40MB per song within the machine itself, providing an affordable solution for those seeking to eliminate constant and tedious disc-swapping during the course of an event or session.

While hard drive based karaoke systems have been out on the market for some time, the KOD-800 is one of few to provide a way to capture and store information directly from the disc tray into the internal drive without using a computer. With the new KOD-800, users can now upload media at a faster rate than ever before. This new player comes equipped with the capability to upload whole CDs at a time, rather than uploading one song at a time. This feature allows users to quickly and effortlessly customize a song library by importing songs from existing disc collections in a faster and more efficient way. Acesonic’s patented disc-capture technology will also work for other audio CDs and VCDs as well as standard CD+Gs, making the KOD-800 the ultimate on-demand entertainment “jukebox.”

Karaoke enthusiasts will also enjoy the KOD-800’s many other standard features. The multi-format player is compatible with almost every major karaoke format on the market, including CDG, DVD, VCD, CD, MP3, MPEG1, MPEG2, JPEG, CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW. Its playback functions include reserve slots for up to 80 songs at a time, as well as a customizable “my favorite” list for easier accessibility and shorter loading times. The on-screen song selection interface is efficient and exceptionally user-friendly, allowing users to easily search and order songs without the use of song books. In addition to this feature, with the new KOD-800, users can now also sort by artist as well as by song title. The built-in hard drive is removable and now upgradeable to up to 2TB for a single slot with a new SATA hard drive format.

As a special promotional offer for the product launch, Acesonic’s retail partner, Ace Karaoke, will begin selling the KOD-800 online at www.acekaraoke.com beginning November 15 2007. The offer will include a 500GB internal drive with 1,920 pre-loaded songs from the Sweet Georgia Brown 66 disc pack collection and the Backstage disc pack collection. Also to be offered are various hard drive upgrade options, as well as the Super Bundle Pack, a total of over 5,000 songs from a variety of song packs (a $1,350 value) for only $599.

For more information about Acesonic and the KOD-800, please visit www.acesonic.com or www.acekaraoke.com. More product details and specifications can be made available upon request by contacting Marisol Espino at 888-893-7464.

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AceSonic Offers Accessory To It’s KOD Line

The Leader in Sing-Along Entertainment Offers Profit Opportunities for Karaoke Jockeys with the Release of Its New Jukebox with Bill Collecting Function.

City of Industry, CA; May 12, 2008 - Acesonic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of karaoke products, announced this week the release of its Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox, the ultimate accessory to its Karaoke On Demand line of products. The jukebox comes complete with two 12″ woofers, 4 tweeters, 2 side-mounted mid-range drivers, a bill collector and front panel controls all in a sturdy black wooden cabinet. It is definitely the ultimate addition to any karaoke establishment.
The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is the first and only karaoke player to accept cash in exchange for song credits. Jukebox owners can set the cost per song at anything from $0 to $20. Owners can also see how many total songs have been ordered, total funds collected, and total credits accumulated. The bill collector accepts $1, $5, $10 and $20 U.S. dollar bills. Jukebox owners can also set up random play and turn the billing function off to keep a continuous stream of uninterrupted music going.
The speakers on the unit have neon lights surrounding the woofers which light up to the beat of the music, making the KOD-1200 Jukebox a must have accessory to any party.
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The two 12″ speaker woofers built into the jukebox run at 4 ohms. The maximum continuous voltage is set at 250 watts but the maximum wattage can be pushed to 500 watts. The maximum input voltage is set at 122 decibels with meter while the sensitivity of the speakers is 92 decibels. The whole unit weights about 132 pounds (60kg).
The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is designed to turn your Acesonic KOD-800 or Acesonic KOD-650 into the ultimate karaoke jukebox. For an additional cost, the Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is also available fully loaded with an Acesonic KOD-800 with 320GB hard drive, an Acesonic AM-825 500 Watt Karaoke Mixing Amplifier, an Acesonic VHF-8000 Dual Rechargeable Wireless Microphone and 100 feet of AWG speaker wire.
Music and microphone volumes, key control and song lookup can all be done directly from the attractive front control panel. Searching for specific songs is also easy. Singers can queue up songs by punching in the song numbers found in the KOD songbook or by browsing the efficient and exceptionally user-friendly on-screen song selection interface alphabetically which can be brought up by going through the menu button on the front panel. Through this on-screen interface, singers can sort songs by artist or by song title.
When paired with the Acesonic KOD-800, jukebox owners will enjoy queuing music from an internal hard drive which can be upgraded up to 1 terabyte of storage. The large storage capacity will allow users to hold over 20,000 songs at an uncompressed 40MB per song within the machine itself, providing an affordable solution for those seeking to eliminate constant and tedious disc-swapping during the course of an event or session. The KOD-800 is one of few to provide a way to capture and store information directly from the disc tray into the internal drive without using a computer. With the Acesonic KOD-800, jukebox users can upload media at a faster rate than ever before. This player comes equipped with the capability to upload whole CDs at a time, rather than uploading one song at a time. This feature allows users to quickly and effortlessly customize a song library by importing songs from existing disc collections in a faster and more efficient way. Acesonic’s patented disc-capture technology will also work for other audio CDs and VCDs as well as standard CD+Gs, making the KOD-800 the ultimate on-demand entertainment jukebox. Acesonic KOD-800 owners will also enjoy its many other standard features. The multi-format player is compatible with almost every major karaoke format on the market, including CDG, DVD, VCD, CD, MP3, MPEG1, MPEG2, JPEG, CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW. Its playback functions include reserve slots for up to 80 songs at a time, as well as a customizable “my favorite” list for easier accessibility and shorter loading times.

As a special promotional offer for the product launch, Acesonic’s retail partner, Ace Karaoke, will begin selling the Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox on its own for those who already own other KOD products or fully loaded for those who wish to start off their karaoke business with the latest in Karaoke On Demand technology. The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox will be available online at www.acekaraoke.com beginning this week.

For more information about Acesonic and the KOD-1200 Jukebox, please visit www.acesonic.com or www.acekaraoke.com. More product details and specifications can be made available upon request by contacting Marisol Espino at 888-893-7464.

 

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