“IT’S CONTEST TIME!” That means it’s time for the “BIG 3” KaraokeFest singing competitions to begin. The hugely popular and highly prestigious Crème de la Crème singing competition will be held at 25 venues throughout Southern California beginning on July 2nd and continuing through the month of August. This is the huge one, the most ...

Our SongBurst 2011 competition (SongBurst at Soboba) is wrapping up with the Finals on April 4th. The event has been a huge success with the maximum number of contestants signing up each week to compete. Karaoke Scene would like to thank the fine people at the Soboba Casino for everything they have done to make ...

SongBurst at Soboba!!! Look out! It’s SongBurst time again! Karaoke Scene is very proud to be presenting this year’s SongBurst singing competition at the Soboba Casino, “Where winning is just the beginning.” We are excited to have 2 fabulous radio stations on board for this event as well, X103.9, KCXX (The X)…an alternative rock radio station based out of San Bernardino and 101.3 KATY (The Mix)…an adult contemporary radio station based out of the Temecula Valley. These are great folks to work with and will help make “SongBurst at Soboba” a really terrific event.

The excitement begins on Monday, March 7th and continues every Monday for 4 weeks (March 14th, 21st and 28th.) This will be an adults only competition (all contestants must be 21 years of age by March 7th, 2011). Sign-ups will be from 6:30pm to 8pm. The competition will begin shortly after the sign-ups are closed. Due to time restrictions, we can only allow the first 30 contestants to arrive to sign-up and compete in that night’s competition. Sign up rules (and times) will be strictly enforced so please leave yourself plenty of time to get there.

Karaoke is truly exploding into a brand new decade. As the Karaoke industry continues to grow with new hardware and software choices galore, it faces some new challenges as well. And Karaoke, as an entertainment medium, reigns as the number one form of live entertainment as it can be found at hundreds of venues throughout Southern California. And Karaoke Scene Magazine is available in all of them to be enjoyed by everyone.

The “Digital Edition” of Karaoke Scene Magazine is proving to be hugely popular among Karaoke enthusiasts around the world. For those of you who haven’t tried it yet, it is a really new experience. All of the features of the printed edition plus live links to advertisers, products and special videos, etc. It is a terrific way to explore the world of Karaoke any time you wish from your computer, right from the comfort of your own home or wherever you happen to be. Try it…it’s a treat…and it’s free!

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KaraokeFest 2010 is now in the books…what a day! With our new stage location at the L.A. County Fair, the crowds were huge and the singing performances superb making this the biggest and best KaraokeFest ever.

First of all, we would like to thank our major sponsors, Ace Karaoke, Priddis Music and VocoPro for their generous support and enthusiasm for this event. These fine companies make it possible to have this day-long celebration of Karaoke every year for all of us to enjoy. Please show your support for them for all they do for Karaoke.

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.)