Pass The Popcorn… And The Microphone

by Ben Fong-Torres K&DJ USA Magazine Edition #25 | Nov. 1996 For those of us who love Karaoke, It’s a moment to dread: That first flash, In a movie or a TV show, that we are about to see a scene having to do with Karaoke. Its got to be in a bar or at some big, sloppy party. There’ve …

Ben’s Rules For Cool Karaoke

Ben was a DJ at free-form KSAN in the ’70s, while also writing and editing at Rolling Stone (you may remember Ben from the movie “Almost Famous”). He also hosted Fog City Radio on KQED, authored “The Hits Just Keep On Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio” (Backbeat Books, 1998) and wrote Radio Waves — among other things — …

Lighting The Club You Work At

by DJ Mike Fright “A club DJ is a nightclub professional. Just as the chief bartender has special input regarding the club’s liquor order, the club’s DJ should play a major part deciding what lighting and effects to install — and where to install it.” A nightclub without a lightshow is not a nightclub; it’s a bar with a sound …

CTC Karaoke Challenge

A Revolution In Entertainment This is the 1997 Sponsorship Promotional Video produced by Apple Entertainment, featuring clips from the 1996 Coast To Coast Karaoke Challenge Finals at Florida’s American Gladiator Arena. Co-sponsored by Pioneer, Karaoke & DJ USA Magazine and others, this ground-breaking competition spanned 50 States, with 25,000 Events and 3,000,000 (3 Million) Participants.   Below is the oversized …

The DJ Tip

#301: Be Prepared For Fools Bumrushing Your Equipment!   Concept: Dale Lafayette Original Art: Rosario Archemedes