Local Vibe

Karaoke is a growing force of nature that is taking over in pubs, restaurants and nightclubs everywhere; and now this phenomenon can be available right from your home as well. I am not talking about singing in the shower or bopping around your kitchen with a wooden spoon microphone. I am talking the real deal karaoke except it is accessible from your home. This means that when the club closes, the party doesn’t have to stop. Just head home with your friends and login to 2xtunes.com to carry on taking turns posting your own versions of the greatest hits live to the web for the world to see.

Peter Ezekiel wrote an in depth article back in April about how 2xtunes.com came to fruition which can be found at http://localvibe.ca/2009/04/24/terry-hesch-and-2xtunescom/ and it is worth reading to understand the story behind this amazing venture. However, if you are more interested in how to access this great music site and start uploading your songs as soon as possible, head over to the 2xtunes.com website to register for FREE and you will be on your way to stardom.

From the 2xtunes.com website you can access links to download free software to enable you to karaoke from your home computer, and there is also links to sites to purchase top quality karaoke tracks from as low as $0.49 US per track. These are the same tracks that you will find at any karaoke club, manufactured by the best companies in the karaoke business. At these prices you can create your own impressive karaoke collection that can be used for your own enjoyment, or even to host your own karaoke parties where you and your friends can take turns. Just be sure to post your saved tracks to 2xtunes.com, where as a member you have 50MB of storage space.

2xtunes is more than just a karaoke website, which is why their tagline is “Twice The entertainment”. Their website also offers musicians the opportunity to post their music online for their fans to view and listen to, and also gives them the opportunity to promote their upcoming gigs on their event calendar. The website has been fortunate enough to have exclusive material from the Cambridge band “Heavy Lights”, which has given people the opportunity to listen to tracks from their new self-titled CD being released on August 22nd at Wabana Sports Bar.

We are not saying that the idea of the karaoke pubs are a dying trend here, by any means. This is strongly proven by our events calendar that is showing more and more karaoke postings on it every month. However, we are saying that this industry is catching up with the technology that is available to enable more people to participate, and even more people to access these recordings to share in the joy of watching fabulous entertainers doing their thing. We still encourage you to get out and sing in front of a live crowd, but this option stretches your viewing audience to anyone that has access to the Internet. That is a fantastic opportunity.

So turn off the shower, put down that wooden spoon microphone we spoke of earlier, and click on the link to take you to the 2xtunes.com website, register for FREE, and start singing your heart out. Post links to your uploads on your facebook or wherever and before you know it people will be flocking to this site to see what you have accomplished.