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You would be surprised what businesses will put up for a little free advertising.

When I was doing my own shows, I went to a store called "Axe Music' and told them that I wanted to do some promotions. What I offered to do is buy $50 of gift cards each month *i usually got two $25 ones* and they would match it in prizes. *All the t-shirts and jackets they get are free to them anyway* on my big monthly prize drawing, they would even match the $50 gift card.

I disagree. When judges are trained properly, audience response is one of the best criterion to use.

Audience response is NOT applause. Judges should look around the room and see how people are reacting. Are members of the audience paying attention? Are they singing along, tapping their feet, maybe dancing? This is the same criteria I use to judge songs that I play as a DJ - does the music engage the audience? Are they reacting or responding at all?

One other point, it is essential that you do not tell the contestants exactly how you are judging them. You can tell them part of it involves audience response, but let them think it's all about the applause, not that you are looking around the room for something entirely different.

Without audience response, you will end up with a whole bunch of snoozer ballads.

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I'm not a cheerleader, but I paid for my pom poms with my own money!

I agree. Marketing is something that is very easy to do, but often requires effort - effort that a lot of small-time business owners are either too lazy or too busy to do themselves.

A lot of the time, there isn't money for substantive marketing campaigns, so those that can offer in-kind trades, like Joe Blow's Tattoo service traded for getting in on your marketing campaign often work best. (And, by the way, my experience is that tattoo parlors are the FIRST place to go when doing karaoke marketing).

I recommend setting up a network of partners - tattoo parlors, music shops, medical marijuana, 24 hour diners, etc. Choose first based on reputation, but next you should choose those that have a website. This way, you can put a link to their website on your website as part of the deal. If you do it right, you can put together some awesome prizes that won't cost you a dime. Plus, you might squeeze some cash out of one or two of them to help pay for the marketing campaign (aka "Title Sponsor").

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I'm not a cheerleader, but I paid for my pom poms with my own money!

Record the 5 best.......submit them to singers showcase......and we will judge them on the vocal part.....then blame just blame us......

THAT is the best piece of advice I have seen since I have joined.

-Chris

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-Chris

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In all seriousness, Chris, here’s my little guidance on criteria for judging (not doing contest anymore due to negative impact on some of our regulars)

1. Showmanship – stage presence, interpretation, performance.
2. Voice – Tone, clarity, quality,
3. Technique – familiarity, comfort, degree of difficulty
4. Intonation – exactitude of pitch relations, as in stayed on key

5 columns on a piece of paper handed to 3 or 4 serious & unbiased judges. (5th column – total)
Make that 6. 1st column - names.
Scores 1 – 4 in each category, (4 being the highest) Total the scores.

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We can turn our chairs to the computer, then turn around if we like the singer.......
Seriously.......I like not seeing the singer. If the singer is a hot female, and showing skin.......I personally have a problem, with a second brain, in my smaller(ok, tiny) head.....which can become very persuasive......depending on how long it's been, since I've gotten lucky.......which in my usual senario....it would speak loudly.......

I still disagree, the singers that brought alot of people can also stack the deck in that manner by being quiet, watching/paying attention, singing along, tapping their feet to their friends only and no the other contestants. I have seen it happen.

Which is why I stated the finals must consist of 2 songs of 1 fast, 1 slow. mixed up between the first and second sets.

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