heh heh... case and point... the livingroom lounge, the bar cited in the CNN article, isn't doing it on Sunday nights anymore.. in fact they're closed on Sunday nights now... Those 80 people must not have been spending any money.......
I think it's a lame idea... I've posted this same post several times over the last 2 years, but I'll do it again...
We tried the whole guitar hero / and rock band thing... I did it with 2 12' screens, and a full JBL SRX system with 4 18" subs , 2 dual 15" tops, and about 16,000 watts of power as well as moving head lights, LED's, and all that... I mean big time....
It didn't fly worth a crap.. Girls were still coming up all night saying "this is so ****in' lame.... can you play some music we can dance to?""
Several reasons why it doesn't work......
The idea is about 1 1/2 years too late... everywhere here in Atlanta at least has already tried it, and summarily scrapped it. If you're just hearing about this now, sorry, but we were playing rock band in the bar christmas 07'... it's not that it's not a cool idea, it's just an old, outdated, and proven failure for bars...
It's too repetitive... the patrons there don't want to keep hearing the same song over and over...
For rock band, one lame ass ruins it for everyone else... so if everyone's not in sync, it sounds like ass...
Everyone owns a PS2 or XBOX... the bar will pay you for two weeks, when the initial gee whiz burns out (usually about 2-3 weeks), they'll then decide to save money, and they'll continue without you for another 2 or 3 weeks, until everyone in the bar finally complains enough that they drop it.
It doesn't involve enough people... interest is lost very quickly...
The people who are into the video games are usually either under age, or don't drink... the video game demographic is not known for being big spenders... (this information is based on years of having done madden tournaments, dance dance revolution, Guitar hero, Rock band, and others...)
I'm just saying, I have yet to see a single individual do well with this...
it definitely doesn't have the potential to take over karaoke, as I rarely see it last more than a few weeks..
people can stay home and listen to their kids or little brother play that all week... no one wants to hear that at the bar....
now it's a great add on for bar mitzvah, kids parties, and even corporate parties... but not as the main entertainment...
oh, yeah, I hear ya.... if you get enough to buy the gear, no harm, no foul...
and btw.. I didn't mean that you were lame...lol.....
I don't know... are you? Why not both? Maybe we need to think of ourselves more as entertainers than DJ's... especially with the rise of cheap music equipment and / or DJs.....
Slightly different to be sure, but I do kids bubble parties.... I do them well, adn I do a lot of them. Yet, to increase my possible revenue, I have added parachute games to my offerings. I also have ordered a few books from amazon on kids games for outdoors...
Think BIG PICTURE...... Think $$$. Think outside the box.
This sounds (on paper) like another big FAD.
Then again--- 15 years ago, Karaoke sounded like a big fad to me! (I was wrong of course)
Here's an idea........Guitar Hero or Rock Band night wearing Snuggies!!!
I think it's a lame idea... I've posted this same post several times over the last 2 years, but I'll do it again...
We tried the whole guitar hero / and rock band thing... I did it with 2 12' screens, and a full JBL SRX system with 4 18" subs , 2 dual 15" tops, and about 16,000 watts of power as well as moving head lights, LED's, and all that... I mean big time....
It didn't fly worth a crap.. Girls were still coming up all night saying "this is so ****in' lame.... can you play some music we can dance to?""
Several reasons why it doesn't work......
The idea is about 1 1/2 years too late... everywhere here in Atlanta at least has already tried it, and summarily scrapped it. If you're just hearing about this now, sorry, but we were playing rock band in the bar christmas 07'... it's not that it's not a cool idea, it's just an old, outdated, and proven failure for bars...
It's too repetitive... the patrons there don't want to keep hearing the same song over and over...
For rock band, one lame ass ruins it for everyone else... so if everyone's not in sync, it sounds like ass...
Everyone owns a PS2 or XBOX... the bar will pay you for two weeks, when the initial gee whiz burns out (usually about 2-3 weeks), they'll then decide to save money, and they'll continue without you for another 2 or 3 weeks, until everyone in the bar finally complains enough that they drop it.
It doesn't involve enough people... interest is lost very quickly...
The people who are into the video games are usually either under age, or don't drink... the video game demographic is not known for being big spenders... (this information is based on years of having done madden tournaments, dance dance revolution, Guitar hero, Rock band, and others...)
I'm just saying, I have yet to see a single individual do well with this...
it definitely doesn't have the potential to take over karaoke, as I rarely see it last more than a few weeks..
people can stay home and listen to their kids or little brother play that all week... no one wants to hear that at the bar....
now it's a great add on for bar mitzvah, kids parties, and even corporate parties... but not as the main entertainment...
Nothing in this thread makes me wanna go out and buy an x-box or Wii any time soon.
LOL, I appreciate the clarification! Although certain people would probably say that!
I guess what I really am trying to say is that I have had several bar owners approach me about this, and I am willing to go out on a limb and see if it works. This venture is being entered into with a friend of mine, and I am hoping that with our combined effort, connections, level of talent in different areas, and enthusiasm, we can pull this off successfully!
Matt you have dial up and gain TV from an antenna (No high speed nor cable TV or Dish) You probably have an outhouse out back. I wouldnt expect you to own such modern technology.
how would you advertise this?
how would you advertise this?