What’s New June/July 2009
“LET THE COMPETITIONS BEGIN!” This is the season of KaraokeFest singing competitions, and there are 3 to choose from again this year. The hugely popular and prestigious Crème de la Crème singing competition will be held at 25 venues throughout Southern California beginning on July 5th and continuing through the month of August. This is the big one, the “mother” of all Karaoke contests everywhere, so don’t miss your chance to compete for thousands in cash and prizes, your opportunity to perform on the main stage at KaraokeFest 2009 and be named “Male or Female Karaoke Vocalist of the Year.”
We are proud to welcome back Manny Pacheco who will be coordinating the event again this year. Remember, you may qualify at as many venues as you wish in order to increase your chances for making the “Finals” at KaraokeFest 2009 hosted by Go Country 105 FM radio personality, the incomparable and ever popular, Shawn Parr. All of the Crème de la Crème venues are listed on page 15. Best of luck to all!
Then there are the “Crème de la Kids” singing competition for juniors 17 and under, and the “Crème de la King” singing competition for Elvis singers/impersonators. Tony DeFazio of Starlight Entertainment will be coordinating the “Crème de la Kids” contest and Julie Turnbaugh will be coordinating the “Creme de la King” competition. These events will take place at venues throughout the Southern California area during the months of July and August. Please see pages 13 & 16 for all of the exciting details. And we are pleased to announce that the Crème de la King Finals will again be hosted by KRTH 101 radio personality, Sylvia Aimerito. And new this year, the Crème de la Kids Finals will be hosted by Tony DeFazio and KOLA 99.9 FM radio personality, Vic Slick.
Note: Be sure to check out the special late dates for qualifying for all 3 contests at the Orange County Market Place.
Rule change note for all contests: Any contestant who has taken first place for two consecutive years will not be eligible to compete again for a period of one year. You may bring your own CDGs or CDs without restriction. No other formats are acceptable.
Karaoke Scene is excited to announce that all three contest “Finals” at KaraokeFest (“Crème,” “Kids” and “King”) will be streamed live to our website, www.KaraokeScene.com so that anyone, anywhere in the world, can enjoy the program. This is also a great way for the families and friends of contestants who cannot make it to KaraokeFest to be able to watch the show. Live streaming will start at noon, Saturday, September 5th.
KaraokeFest would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. I would like to take a moment to personally thank our Major Sponsors for KaraokeFest 2009, VocoPro and Ace Karaoke. We sincerely appreciate their support in making this the biggest and best “Fest” ever! We strongly encourage you to show your appreciation to these fine companies and their products.
PLEASE BE SURE TO VOTE! It’s that time of year for everyone (now including San Diego County) to support their favorite KJs, Karaoke venues and the most supportive individuals in the Karaoke community. The Golden Achievement Award voting has begun (May 15th) and you may cast you votes through June 30th. This means there is still plenty of time to show your appreciation to the venues and individuals who have helped to make your Karaoke experience a special one by voting for them. These exceptional people and venues deserve your support and your participation is very important! In the interest of fairness, only one vote per valid email address and two votes per IP address will be accepted. You can vote right now through June 30th at www.KaraokeScene.com.
We will be looking forward to seeing many of you at the numerous contest venues throughout Southern California over the next couple of months…and we want to wish you all the best of luck!
