I've been doing karaoke and buying karaoke discs since 1991. Started with Pioneer Laser Discs, then went CD+G and started buying DK....and so on. Now I currently have just under 30,000 songs in my library. I want to add some new tracks, but let's face it, most of the new stuff coming out is crap!

I really want to be current, but I see no sense in buying tracks that people won't sing. At first I thought it was me, and my regulars ages. I'm 50, and most of my regs are 30+. but then last Saturday, I did a karaoke show at a "younger" club, average age 22+. To my surprise they sang oldies, with the exception of one group that sang a Flo-Rida song.

I really do pride myself on offering a professional karaoke show with great sound and a pretty extensive library, but if the newer songs aren't going to get sung I'm really not sure what I should do. Any thoughts or ideas?

How many of 30,000 get sung?

I know. That's the other side of the coin. In a 4 hour show you might get 60-65 songs sung. So having 30,00 is on one hand overkill! I think my best bet is to ask the people what songs I don't have that they would like to sing and write them down.

I really want to be current, but I see no sense in buying tracks that people won't sing. At first I thought it was me, and my regulars ages. I'm 50, and most of my regs are 30+. but then last Saturday, I did a karaoke show at a "younger" club, average age 22+. To my surprise they sang oldies, with the exception of one group that sang a Flo-Rida song.

Keep in mind the "Boomers" are coming and retiring at a rate 0f 20,000 per day for the next 15-20 years. New music for them will be almost unnecessary.