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I have my first KARAOKE JOCKEY GIG in a few weeks
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:43 PM Author: ferengi my friend messaged asking me to sub for her as KJ for two nights in late October. it's 9pm-2am, $200 per night plus tips (but tbf it's a $40 Lyft each way to get there <><><>nocar<><><>). she's training me tonight. will update you guys on how it goes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169646) |
Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:44 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles is it at a japanese bar (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169649) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:45 PM Author: ferengi nah it's described in reviews as "whimsical" and has a specific fantasy theme. i haven't been there before. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169651) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:48 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles damn i wish i was cool (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169657) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:54 PM Author: ferengi maybe this is my calling. but probably not because i'm horrible with faces so i won't realize if people are cheating and skipping the line by signing up multiple times without waiting for their next song. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169671) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:54 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles that sounds like quite a bit of responsibility actually (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169673) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:56 PM Author: ferengi well i think the KARAFUN software will take care of the rotation for me though. i think they'd have to use their friend's phone to sign up the second time to get away with it if we're doing digital signups (which we probably are because my friend who usually runs it is very tech-savvy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169677) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:57 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles can you just outsource that to the crowd and ding people if the audience complains? seems like a lot of stress (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169678) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:01 PM Author: ferengi yeah i think it's my only option (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169685) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 6:55 PM Author: Mind-boggling Tank what does a karaoke jockey do and what's your strategy to tipmaxxx (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169676) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:00 PM Author: ferengi i'll be setting up all the equipment, announcing each singer, telling everyone to applaud for them at the end of their song, and DJing in the transitions between singers. don't know yet if i have to type in written sign-ups or if people will just sign up on their phones. but i'm good at reading shitty handwriting and i type 150wpm so nbd if typing is involved. i assume i will also be sanitizing the microphone between singers.
to tip-max i'll be efficient keeping the list moving and i'll be genuinely excited or congratulatory when people sing songs i like or if they do a good job. also if a song has a hype part in the background and i know it, and the singer isn't doing those parts, i'll do them into my microphone to back them up. |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:02 PM Author: Mind-boggling Tank you're clearly taking this very seriously and i wish you success (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169687) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:03 PM Author: ferengi tyvm! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169689) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:02 PM Author: charismatic bawdyhouse How is your singing? Sometimes karaoke DJs jump in to save a contestant who's bombing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169688) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:05 PM Author: ferengi hmm my singing is ok, not great not horrible. i don't think i'd jump in on the microphone to help them find the pitch or beat, but i'd probably do it off-mic... which i do at karaoke anyways as an attendee. my bf and i will loudly sing along correctly in the crowd if the person is clearly struggling. it helps them get on track and it also shows support, like, "hey people are singing along and vibing!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169695) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:03 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles holy fuck female autism is awesome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169691) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 7:07 PM Author: ferengi rofl crrrr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169697) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:05 AM Author: Maize native You seem like you're better at this than I am at my job lol. Mogged again. Proud of ya. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170066) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:31 AM Author: ferengi we'll see! we start in half an hour - my friend will be running most of it but i'll do some as the trainee. setup took about half an hour and she showed me EVERYTHING about the equipment and the software. their mixing board has reverb, which is 1800000. always elevates the karaoke. and i get to use my judgment and adapt the gain and reverb based on how loud they are and how loud the track is and the VIBES. she gave U2 and Madonna as examples of when she turns the reverb way up lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170079) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:32 AM Author: Maize native Ur gonna be really good at this imo. U have the passion and the tism combined. U should just refine it until u master. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170081) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 9:37 PM Author: Fighting indian lodge The best kjs (1) keep the filler to a minimum (15 seconds between singers MAX); (2) mix the sound well (keep the background high, especially when the singer sucks); (3) mix in new singers without putting them at the end (the software should allow this).
Also if you want tips you need to let people egregiously jump the line. It’s a dirty business but that’s how you get rewarded ime (I’ve been a KJ for 10 years). |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 9:39 PM Author: ferengi thanks! what's your system for taking bribes? i would wanna be consistent about it, like, $5 you skip half the line, $10 you're singing within the next five, $20 you're in the next two... something like that.
i'll definitely ask my friend what she does though because i think it's most important for it to be consistent within a venue |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:26 AM Author: ferengi update: my friend charges $30 to skip the line because it's too easy to just throw a $20 bill at someone. she wants to make sure they REALLY want it. i 100% respect that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170072) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:31 AM Author: Maize native You're gonna get rich (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170078) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:37 AM Author: ferengi lol i bet not too many people are willing to put in the $30 and the list stays pretty FIFO, which is a better experience for the attendees imo. we'll see though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170085) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 12:40 AM Author: Maize native We'll see what unfolds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170088) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 1:21 AM Author: Fighting indian lodge Ya that sounds about right. If it’s a regular I’ll do them favors for less. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170096) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 5:42 AM Author: ferengi tyty. what are your biggest "oh god not that again" songs as a KJ? here are my T5 as a karaoke attendee - surprisingly didn't hear any of them tonight: 5. Before He Cheats 4. Valerie 3. Mr. Brightside 2. Bohemian Rhapsody 1. Creep |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 9:55 AM Author: Fighting indian lodge I say these because they’re always picked by people who can’t sing:
1. Black Velvet
2. Any Man of Mine
3. Goodbye Earl
Pretty much any white girl wasted song is going to be painful. Also all the female ballads where the get really serious kill me. Like Adele etc. |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 2:37 PM Author: ferengi lmao yeah i agree about Goodbye Earl, don't hear the others much.
and def agree about the female ballads. 75% of women in Los Angeles sound like they're either trying to be Amy Winehouse or Adele. the male equivalent is dudes who do the peanut butter voice. |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 5:52 PM Author: Fighting indian lodge lol what is the peanut butter voice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170928) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 5:58 PM Author: ferengi like they have peanut butter on the roof of their mouths. people will often do it when singing Pearl Jam even though Eddie Vedder doesn't even really do it but it's how it sounds in their heads ig. they'll do it for any rock song, it's so annoying when combined with oversinging. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170938) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 9:40 PM Author: soul-stirring carnelian fat ankles holy shit i just remembered i wont a karaoke contest in law school at some bar for singing blink 180 lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169923) |
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Date: October 3rd, 2026 9:41 PM Author: ferengi 182000000 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50169924) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 5:37 AM Author: ferengi KARAOKE JOCKEY TRAINING was 180. i only ran it for two hours but honestly i was locked in the whole time so it felt like longer. was constantly making micro-adjustments on the mixer to make everything sound as good as possible. no one opted for the $30 skip-the-line bribe in that time period and idk what tips came in because it was my friend's Venmo. i only deleted one song by accident afaik; fortunately it was my friend's who was training me and she noticed quickly. not sure how it happened - i think maybe i accidentally multi-selected when removing a duplicate someone entered. stayed for an extra rotation to bring this NU METAL MOMENT with my bf: https://vocaroo.com/1o96BpE2Nlk6 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170160) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 9:58 AM Author: Fighting indian lodge 180000000 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170235) |
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Date: October 4th, 2026 5:44 PM Author: Maize native (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50170906) |
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Date: October 5th, 2026 12:52 AM Author: wonderful station this was a delightful thread, ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50171624) |
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Date: October 5th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: ferengi the most preftigious karaoke jockey discussion board in the world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50172265) |
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Date: October 26th, 2026 5:40 PM Author: ferengi this was 180, would do again. it ended up only being one night rather than two as they had a different event on the Saturday i was originally approached about working. i made $32 in tips, which is more than zero, and my friend ended up taking me so i didn't have to Lyft there or back. $232 for five hours of work (first hour was setup), not bad at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50204102) |
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Date: October 26th, 2026 5:50 PM Author: Historical American (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50204154) |
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Date: October 26th, 2026 5:52 PM Author: The FIRE RYAN DAY JUGGERNAUT Karaoke better with you just punch the song in after flipping through an unreasonably large binder of options. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50204165) |
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Date: October 26th, 2026 5:54 PM Author: ferengi i like the binders too but everything is computer now. usually even places with binders offer a much wider selection than what they print, if you ask (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5909481&forum_id=2#50204168) |