DigiTrax Karaoke wrote:
I've been watching the KaraoQ thread, and observed quite a lot of strong language in regards to alteration of the singer rotation beyond a first-come, first-served mentality.
I'd like to understand is why this is so. I can see a certain amount of fairness in using it as a starting point for the night, but I'm having trouble understanding why a KJ wouldn't accept money to advance someone in the rotation. I've seen strong language like "bribe" used in this context, and need help figuring out why some KJs feel this way.
As has already been noted in the other thread, rotation bumps are "business as usual" in some venues and markets. What makes those markets materially different?
Not throwing shade at anyone who thinks otherwise - I'd just like to wrap my head around the reasons.
Thanks in advance.
The KJ is providing a service that has never been about bling (they shouldn't be able to afford bling...) I let people who offer $ know that it's about integrity & fairness. I don't take bribes & I don't play favorites. In 18 years of being a KJ I have said this to Benjamin Franklin 5 times. I do, after the 1st rotation insert new singers in an every other one fashion, so old singers don't have to suffer through all of the new ones & vice versa, but it isn't bought or earned & I frequently have a rotation of between 40-60 singers.