What’s New Aug 2008
KaraokeFest 2008 is looming like a huge cloud of excitement over Southern California. This year’s “Fest” will again take place, by popular demand, at the L.A. County Fair in Pomona on Saturday, September 13 th…that’s right, Saturday. As you may remember, last year was the first time we scheduled “Fest” on a Saturday and it turned out fantastic (especially not having to get up the next morning to go to work).
The Crème de la Kids Singing Competition Finals will kick things off at 12 noon. Tony DeFazio of Starlight Entertainment is once again the contest coordinator and has done a remarkable job looking after the youngsters and providing them with this opportunity to show off their talents, and believe me, there are some extraordinarily talented children who will be competing at KaraokeFest this year. The show time for the Crème de la Kids Finals Competition at KaraokeFest will be 12 noon.
Next comes the Crème de la King Singing Competition Finals. As you may know, we at Karaoke Scene are huge Elvis fans here so we are really looking forward to this one. Tony Christina will be coordinating this exciting event. The qualifying rounds for this contest will begin on August 11 th and continue through August 24 th. For more details please check out page 17 of this issue. The show time for the Crème de la King Finals Competition at KaraokeFest will be 3pm. And we are pleased to announce that the Crème de la King Finals will be hosted by prominent KRTH 101 radio personality, Sylvia Aimerito. Welcome aboard!
The Golden Achievement Award nominees are listed on page 16 of this issue. These are individuals and venues that have been voted best in their respective categories by the Southern California Karaoke community at large (this time including San Diego). The winners will be announced and awards presented at KaraokeFest by radio and television personality (and KJ extraordinaire), Manny Pacheco. However, these nominees are already all winners just by having been selected from the many hundreds of venues and thousands of individuals in Southern California Karaoke. The “Best” and “Most Supportive” Awards will be presented at 5pm. The KJ and Venue of the Year Awards will be presented at 8pm. It is very important that the nominees be at the event to receive their awards. And remember, the Golden Achievement Awards are truly the “Oscars” of Karaoke and the very best way for the Karaoke community to express their appreciation. So please be on hand to show your support for these talented people and special venues.
The Crème de la Crème Singing Competition continues to send shock waves of talent across Southern California all the way down to San Diego. It looks like it’s going to be a 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 have wildly popular L.A. radio and television personality, Shawn Parr, back as the host of the Crème de la Crème Finals Competition this year. Shawn always does a remarkable job hosting this event and we understand that he has some new surprises for everyone this year. Can’t wait to see what he’s got in store for us.
And 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. Last year a bunch of folks made it a point to sing at each and every stage at least once. Sounds like a lot of fun!
Then there’s the Karaoke Expo featuring Karaoke & 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 2008 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.
Karaoke Scene would like to thank our sponsors, Ace Karaoke, VocoPro and ProSound. KaraokeFest would not be possible without the generous support of these fine companies so please show them your support.
The Karaoke Scene staff looks forward to seeing all of you at KaraokeFest this year on Saturday, September 13 th. Gates open at 10am and the “Fair” is open till midnight. See you there!
