The Karaoke Game is Changing
Over the last few years, I have noticed a lot of Karaoke places just hand you a tablet now with youtube access, where you basically search for the “karaoke versions” of your favourite songs. Not only is this more convenient than the previous Karaoke systems which were used in the past, I believe it’s leading to Karaoke happening everywhere, much more often.
I was at a party recently, and people just started doing Karaoke from YouTube as a part of the party/game activities. I walked past a bar last night, and they were drawing people in just through the Karaoke going on inside their venue, which you could hear echoing from the street.
I understand there are some cultures, particularly in the Philippines, where Karaoke has been important and popular for quite some time now, but I think YouTube is creating some kind of new wave here globally, whether the platform realizes it or not.
I personally love Karaoke and I already love YouTube, so for me, this is combining two things I have always enjoyed. I will say this - I have noticed this larger trend of what I’m calling Personalized Media consumption through AI. Consumers wants to take existing media they already love but remix, modify, or experience it in new and exciting ways that aligns with their personal preferences.
Karaoke represents a fun way to interact and engage with your favourite media, but if you were to combine something like this with the potential of Multimodal AI, I think it could lead to some exciting new possibilities. Hoping to put together a piece in more detail on this topic shortly. Until then, I will be practicing some of my favourite 80’s classics.