by SKP-User-Since-2011 » Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:06 pm
Well...my singers don't run my show, *I* run my show. I control the energy in the room, and direct the flow. It's always high energy, but first and foremost it's *my energy*.
I can get away with that attitude (oh, and I *know* it's an attitude) because over the last 5 1/2 years I've built my main show to a 40-60 singer nightly rotation (with typically 25-30 being one-ups/first-timers), and our sales gross averages $1,200-$1,500 (with peaks of $2k), and a record (2 weeks ago) of $3k. This is in a city of 30k people, 250k in a 50 mile radius. I negotiated to be paid straight percentage, so some nights I take home $600+.
Do the testosterone-pumped and estrogen-dominated drunks *try* to push boundaries? Yeah, but I verbalize basic ground rules at the beginning of the night. It not only keeps most bullsh*t in check, but I have found it has also established the show's identity.
My style is more of an emcee and circus ringleader, and less of a passive host. That's compatible with my personality type.
Kissing the customer's @ss only causes them to lose respect, and makes the female singers more likely to ask for "put me in next!". I shut that down quick.
We have 30-40 regulars who pretty much never miss the show. I treat them like gold and as a result they are very loyal (they're there 80-85% of all Fridays). We have a secret Facebook group where I bounce new ideas off them, and solicit their suggestions.
But I digress.
Can we have this feature at least considered, ops?
Well...my singers don't run my show, *I* run my show. I control the energy in the room, and direct the flow. It's always high energy, but first and foremost it's *my energy*.
I can get away with that attitude (oh, and I *know* it's an attitude) because over the last 5 1/2 years I've built my main show to a 40-60 singer nightly rotation (with typically 25-30 being one-ups/first-timers), and our sales gross averages $1,200-$1,500 (with peaks of $2k), and a record (2 weeks ago) of $3k. This is in a city of 30k people, 250k in a 50 mile radius. I negotiated to be paid straight percentage, so some nights I take home $600+.
Do the testosterone-pumped and estrogen-dominated drunks *try* to push boundaries? Yeah, but I verbalize basic ground rules at the beginning of the night. It not only keeps most bullsh*t in check, but I have found it has also established the show's identity.
My style is more of an emcee and circus ringleader, and less of a passive host. That's compatible with my personality type.
Kissing the customer's @ss only causes them to lose respect, and makes the female singers more likely to ask for "put me in next!". I shut that down quick.
We have 30-40 regulars who pretty much never miss the show. I treat them like gold and as a result they are very loyal (they're there 80-85% of all Fridays). We have a secret Facebook group where I bounce new ideas off them, and solicit their suggestions.
But I digress.
Can we have this feature at least considered, ops?