RUSSELL SAIS: karioke killed a lot of jobs for solo artist? ELECTRONIC

if you don't who will.
It is a pretty good topic, tho.   In the US, DJs are taking a lot of musician jobs. I used to know a lot of wedding bands since I grew up playing sax, and most of them are out of business because DJs are cheaper.
Djs even get good gigs at strip joints like Scores, not that I would ever frequent such a place. (just in case the Mrs. is listening).

HOHOHO friend RUSSELL you wrote your answer in such a way that I was able to post this topic.
About all electronic stuff, making a song (most electronic music) was something I asked before but forgot to EDIT. You reminded me and if YOU and ME share the same idea, I refuse to take the credit alone. This can be a great topic, and since after 1 hour of thinking I didn't find a better way to write what is so close to your words I decided to do it this way. You have a point, just one question, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY KARAOKE? In fact this is a screen where you see the lyrics and you try to sing those lyrics. I was always afraid to do "my thing in public", and probably I still am.
Singing like you in public RUSS+GUITAR alone isn't that scary?
- HOW IS THE REACTION OF PEOPLE? walking by and act as if they didn't notice you?
- A LITTLE CROWD AROUND YOU, still the best way to perform is being aware that people love you playing?
And about DJ'S here in BELGIUM it is very exceptional to see a sing a song writer performing on a wedding. WORSE a band. They come with a PC and some amps and they play every song you can imagine. I think that the"EUROPEAN" culture is coming to the USA: THE DJ.
There are guys who receive for turning music 1000$ or more in 1 hour. Will it change? I hope.
It reminds me that 45 years ago a man in the UK told 4 young people that guitar bands were not longer in. So he didn't sign them, our Beatles.
And here we are close to a topic WHAT IS NEEDED TO HAVE A HUGE HIT?

So if I read well, you perform sometimes in bars were the "kids" have fun by singing KARAOKE?
I believe karaoke is very funny ifd you are not yet drunk but on your way to get drunk.
If you have to perform later, let's say from 23.00-24.00h in THAT bar, I understand that this is real difficult. I compare it with an event in 1983, I was shy in class, and suddenly I got a phone that they needed a "replacement doc" to teach medicines fore future physiotherapists. Before I could even think I said yes I'll do it. OH BOY, me in nightlife the most notorious student but in daytime very quiet they throw me in the crocodile pool. But since that day, no more fear and I learned all my knowledge about medicines there by writing an own course.
THE BEST DEFENSE IS ATTACK if a "youngster" gives you"the finger" and 30 minutes before he was singing for his friends I should play EXACTLY THE SAME SONG and invite him on stage to perform with you, and even ask to bet if he will do it. YOU WIN, and you make him in fact ridiculous in front of his friends, but consider it as a game, just a challenge, and pick the guy who is the noisiest and ask him for a duet, and once je accepts you start playing a "children song" or a "boogeyman" song, telling him LET'S PLAY BOOGEY"and when he accept you start with a R&R riff followed by a song about the boogey man.
THIS TACTICS ARE MY ALL TIME FAVORITES use his behaviour against him. It ain't easy but it's real fun once you can do this.