What’s New June & July 10
The excitement for KaraokeFest 2010 is spreading all over Southern California. By popular demand, his year’s “Fest” will again take place at the L.A. County Fair in Pomona on Sunday, September 12th.
First of all, Karaoke Scene would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our major sponsors, Ace Karaoke and Priddis Music Resource Co. KaraokeFest would not be possible without the generous support of these fine companies so please show them your support. A big thank you to our prize sponsors as well, Ace Karaoke, Priddis Music Resource Co., Sound Choice and KaraokeWH.com featuring All Star Karaoke.
The Crème de la Kids Singing Competition Finals will start the excitement at 12 noon. Julie Woodcock is the “Kids” contest coordinator. She and her staff have done a remarkable job of looking after the youngsters and providing them with this opportunity to show off their talents…and there are some extraordinarily talented kids competing this year. This show should really be a WOW! (There are still some additional opportunities to qualify for the Crème de la Kids Finals. Please see page 16 for dates and times.)
At 2:30pm (please note time change from last year), the extremely popular Crème de la King Singing Competition Finals takes center stage. We are devoted Elvis fans here at Karaoke Scene and always look forward to this one with great anticipation. This year we welcome back Tony Christina as the coordinator of this fabulous event. We are very happy to have him back on board. The qualifying rounds for this contest will begin on August 11th at Dimples in Burbank and continue through August 27th at the Starting Gate in Los Alamitos with 5 more great venues in between. (Please note that the Starting Gate date and time has been changed.) Also, one of the “King” venues did not appear in the last issue…Roadhouse Route 66 will host their Crème de la King qualifying round on Tuesday, August 17 with sign ups from 8-9:30pm. For more details please turn to page 15.
Be sure to check out the KJ of the Year Award nominees listed on page 14. These are talented individuals that have been voted the best by the Southern California Karaoke community at large from 6 areas of Southern California, from Ventura to San Diego. The winners will be announced and the awards presented at KaraokeFest by radio and television personality (and KJ extraordinaire), Manny Pacheco. However, each of these nominees is already a winner just by having been selected from the huge number of KJs in Southern California Karaoke as a nominee. The KJ of the Year Awards will be presented at 7pm. It is very important that the nominees be present at the event to receive their awards. And remember, the KJ of the Year Awards are the very best way for the Karaoke community to express their appreciation to these special people for all they do to make their shows exceptional. So please be on hand to show your support for the talented people who make such a positive impact on your Karaoke experience.
The Crème de la Crème Singing Competition continues to rock at the 25 venues across Southern California. It looks like it’s going to be another sensational show at KaraokeFest when the 50 finalists (25 male and 25 female) will compete for thousands in cash and prizes and the coveted title of Male & Female Karaoke Singers of the Year (not to mention being flown to Salt Lake City for their very own recording session at the new “Home & Castle” recording facility, courtesy of the fine folks at Priddis Music). We are so pleased to welcome back popular Southern California radio personality, Marshall Thomas, as the host of the Crème de la Crème Finals Competition this year. He stepped in at the last minute last year and did such a terrific job that we couldn’t wait to invite him back. The Crème de la Crème finals will begin at 5pm (please note time change from last year).
As most of you know, our Male Karaoke Vocalist of the Year for 2009, Abraham McDonald, was scouted by the Oprah Show team at KaraokeFest 2009 and went on to win $250,000 at Oprah’s Karaoke Challenge. We are very proud of Abraham and wish him the best in his new singing/recording career. Who knows what may happen this year?
EVERYBODY SINGS! Don’t forget, in addition to the main show, there will be multiple Karaoke stages located throughout the Fairgrounds where everybody can sing all day long and into the night. Last year a whole bunch of folks made it a point to sing at each and every stage at least once. We wonder how many of you will be able to do that this year?
Then there’s the Karaoke Expo featuring Karaoke and music industry related vendors who will be there to exhibit and/or sell their latest products. Visiting the Expo is always a great experience. The Expo will be located in very close proximity to the main stage where our show will be taking place. Be sure to make it a point to visit the Karaoke Expo.
All you need to enjoy all of the special events and activities of KaraokeFest 2010 is a ticket to the L.A. County Fair which can be purchased at many retail store locations throughout Southern California. You can also go to www.LACountyFair.com and purchase your tickets there. The tickets are very inexpensive and will be your passport to a thrilling day of the Fair, singing, deep fried everything and tons of fabulous fun!
The Karaoke Scene staff looks forward to seeing all of you at KaraokeFest this year on Sunday, September 12th. Gates open at 10am and the “Fair” is open till 10pm.
One more thing…please don’t forget the incredibly popular “Karaoke Scene DE.” This is the electronic version of our publication that is available to everyone, everywhere, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The “DE” is filled with all of the exciting features, articles and information available in the print edition, plus many new surprises. You can access the Karaoke Scene DE at www.KaraokeScene.com or you can subscribe and have it sent directly to your email address where you can read it any time you wish. And here’s the best part…IT’S FREE! That’s right, no charge! If you wish to subscribe, all you have to do is go to www.KaraokeScene.com and click on the “Order Magazine” link and your own edition of Karaoke Scene DE will be sent directly to your email address every time we publish.
See you all at “Fest!”
