What do I need?

spider40 · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 23

I am starting my own Karaoke/Disco business in Ireland. I have over
3000 karaoke songs and about the same MP3s. Now obviously not _all_ of
them were obtained legally, who does these days? (sorry not lending
myself to slander here - but if we are honest the rich would get richer
etc....!) What do I need to cover myself in order to play songs for a
public performance? I am trying to get work doing parties in people's
homes, parties at pubs/clubs and small gigs at pubs.

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Brian · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

You need to purchase the rights to all the songs that you have illegal
copies of form the vendors (Sound Choice, Legend, etc). Once you have rights
to those then you can use them for your business. Contact the companies
directly and you may get a better rate than a vendor site that will prefer
you to purchase each song/CD individually. You may get a monthly fee from a
specific vendor that includes the use of all their material like a
subscription