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Karaoke Kazaa
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This would be a simple karaoke machine attached to the internet that would upload songs in clubs as karaoke singers sang them. A filtering program would automatically delete every song that was sung out of tune. The rest of the songs would be divided into musical categories so record executives could sample them when they were looking for new talent. Bands looking for new lead or backup singers could also comb through the songs to find someone who might meet their needs.

A comedy club version of this might work on amateur night too. The routines would be filtered by frequency and intensity of laughs with the talent scout being able to filter out people who fell below the top 1 or 2 percent. Might find some undiscovered talent this way (although the routines would have to be timestamped though to keep companies from stealing the jokes).

longshot9999, Oct 30 2004


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       I think you meant Kazaa - but then I'm so slow on getting the 'clever' puns round here that I may have missed some subtle meaning in the spelling. It's so hard to tell these days...   

       Anyway [+], sounds like Pop Idol without having to waste valuable primetime tv slots on it.
wagster, Oct 30 2004
   

       My mistake. The title has been corrected.
longshot9999, Oct 30 2004
   

       In principle, this idea is pretty good, but I'd be highly skeptical of the premise that karaoke can be used as an indication of talent. For comedy, however, I think this idea could really work, so [+].   

       I can't shake the feeling that there should be a kazoo here, somewhere, though.
Thod, Oct 30 2004
   

       It would be nice to add another enhancement to the filtering program. Once the top 1 or 2 percent of people who could sing on key (more or less) were selected they could be grouped according to tone. Then it might be interesting to listen to those who sang it outside the generic tone.
longshot9999, Oct 31 2004
   


 
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