Karaoke

KJ (karaoke jockey)

• The karaoke jockey generally receives advertising in the con book as compensation, and donates his or her time to the convention in exchange for this and two adult weekend badges.
• The KJ is required to have a library of karaoke songs that are fully licensed; any licensure issues that arise are fully the responsibility of the KJ.
• The KJ is required to keep things at a PG-13 level unless the karaoke session in question is specifically 18+. Sexual songs are allowed as long as it wouldn't be something a child would easily be able to pick up on; songs including heavy-duty swear words are not acceptable. Examples: Fuck, shit, cunt, asshole. Basically, if you cannot say it over the radio and you cannot say it on over-air TV, you cannot have it in a song during general karaoke sessions.
• The KJ is allowed to have a tip jar, and is allowed to accept tips. They are allowed to have a sign up advertising said tip jar. They are not allowed to direct attention to said tip jar verbally, although singers are allowed to point it out.
• The KJ is responsible for their equipment, although SNAFU Con will make every effort to ensure it is safe from theft and damage during non-karaoke hours.
• The KJ is responsible for asking the head of Karaoke for the finalized schedule the week before the convention.
• We do not have any J-rock or K-pop, nor do we have any anime songs, because Japanese licensing of songs is a nightmare. The current head of Karaoke is working on it, but this may be a long time coming.
• We DO NOT use YouTube videos for karaoke. This is a lawsuit in the making. There is allegedly a YouTube Karaoke service (or something similar) that MontBleu Casino uses, which the current head of Karaoke is looking into; once again, this may be a long time coming.

At this point in time, we use Nevada Karaoke and Entertainment, owned by Alexander Hulsey, as our karaoke service. His email is [email protected].

Karaoke Contest

• The head of Karaoke will find an emcee for the contest. If a guest or someone else is willing, awesome. If not, the head of Karaoke will be the emcee. The emcee and the KJ may be the same person, but it is easier if they are not.
• The head of Karaoke is responsible for finding prizes for the contest. DO NOT rely on the emcee to do so, although the emcee is welcome to find prizes or offer prizes of their own. There is a prize box owned by SNAFU Con with general swag that the Head can pull from, or the Head can visit local businesses to solicit prizes.
• Online sign-ups for the karaoke contest have been disabled. Sign-ups will only occur on-site, thirty minutes prior to the contest. This can be done via computer or pen and paper.
• Badge numbers, names, and songs must be collected during sign-ups.
• Songs must be PG-13 or under; generally they must adhere to the "general karaoke" rules above.
• There is not currently an achievement for the karaoke contest, if people ask.

Resources

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