You know, what really irks me is SC's profound reluctance to get with the times. In the business world, this is a clear failure to adapt.

I'd like to remind everyone why SC is, for all intents and purposes, out of business. They blame piracy in court, but I contend that they failed to recognize and react to the changing dynamics of the industry. Specifically, karaoke manufacturers that survived had one thing in common - they concentrated on "Hits of the Month". The secret to their success was picking the right hits well in advance of their peak in popularity and getting them to market quickly so hosts would have them before singers started asking for them.

Sure, piracy was part of it, but in SC's case, their failure to adapt to this was, in my opinion, the reason why they essentially went out of business. If you wanted a new song from SC, you would wait 3-6 months after THM, PHM and CB released it. By then, most everyone already had it.

I will absolutely split my disks and if they want to sue me, a customer who legally purchased their music, then so be it. Maybe that is what it will take to get the law changed.

Or solidify it

I will absolutely split my disks and if they want to sue me, a customer who legally purchased their music, then so be it. Maybe that is what it will take to get the law changed.

Don't do it Troy......if you change your mind......they're almost impossible to glue back together....

Don't know how you figure they are 'out of business', they may not be producing anything new, but have other things going.

As far as their monthly releases went, I preferred it personally. Many of the PHM tracks that were getting released were so hit or miss & here today gone tomorrow - that many of the tracks (although admittidly better then, than what PHM is putting out today) would never get sung anyway

You know, what really irks me is SC's profound reluctance to get with the times. In the business world, this is a clear failure to adapt.

I'd like to remind everyone why SC is, for all intents and purposes, out of business. They blame piracy in court, but I contend that they failed to recognize and react to the changing dynamics of the industry. Specifically, karaoke manufacturers that survived had one thing in common - they concentrated on "Hits of the Month". The secret to their success was picking the right hits well in advance of their peak in popularity and getting them to market quickly so hosts would have them before singers started asking for them.

Sure, piracy was part of it, but in SC's case, their failure to adapt to this was, in my opinion, the reason why they essentially went out of business. If you wanted a new song from SC, you would wait 3-6 months after THM, PHM and CB released it. By then, most everyone already had it.

Why one earth would SC forbid the ripping of their disks. While I understand that this is a right reserved under law, what I don't understand is why they would exercise this right and hold their customers who legally purchased these disks accountable. And furthermore, I'll even go out on a limb and say that Mr. Harrington's views on this matter may not accurately reflect those of Sound Choice and/or Kurt Slep.

I will absolutely split my disks and if they want to sue me, a customer who legally purchased their music, then so be it. Maybe that is what it will take to get the law changed.

the way the music has been the last several years, it is huge today, dead two months later. if we waited for SC to put it out 3,4,5 months later, what good is it? the singers will go to who has it NOW when it is hot.
that of course depends on your clientelle. the clubbing kid crowd are the biggest drinkers out there especially when it comes to shots and bombers and they like the hot now stuff. i think being on time with the songs, especially in the flakier times of today, is vitally important.

Agree 100%. I am a big statistics guy and I would be willing to bet that I could find a positive correlation between age and "ticket amount" (what I mean by that is how much each person spends). This means that younger people spend more and older singers are more likely to be water drinkers.

I wish I could get singers doing new stuff. Some of it actually like. Funny thing is most of the 20 somethings are singing the hard rock and pop from the 90's- early 2000's. When new songs DO get done on occasion, the majority of the people trying them are in their 30-40's.
I find quite the opposite as far as the younger people though as well. The younger ones (at least in our club) tend to come in groups and drinka few pitchers of beer between them, while the older people are the ones putting down money on the harder alcohol & bombers.

On slow nights, I encourage them to try new stuff. Many times, I "encourage" them to let me pick their song. I know my singers pretty well, as well as their styles - so I am usually pretty good about picking the songs. If they bomb the song, I do the VirtualDJ "Backspin" and apologize for my disk "skipping" and start one of their normal songs (yet another reason why I love Virtual DJ)

Troy I'd have to disagree with you in regards to the younger people buying more than the older ones, at least around here. In my area, I find the younger people tend to drink at home, then go out and nurse a drink or two, while the older people in better income brackets buy more in the venues. What is it like in other areas. (Maybe a moderator would like to split this into its own thread, if interested).

Of the newer stuff, I get people singing Adele, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, and whatever is new in Country. That is one of the disadvantages of living in Florida. Lots of Country singers.