How to DIY Karaoke

Why Karaoke?

Karaoke is the single best way to let out your emotions when you can’t break your parents’ dinnerware or have a fist fight with your enemies (both of which are considerably more dangerous). What better way to destress than screaming at the top of your lungs in a dark sound proof room with no one to hear you?

But when your feelings are weighing you down and it’s too difficult to get to your nearest karaoke joint, this comprehensive guide to karaoke in the comfort of your own home has got your back.

What you need A microphone

Any object that you can hold in your hand is automatically mic material. Hair brush? Mic. Perfume bottle? Mic. Even your phone can be a mic. When you get more into karaoke, you can upgrade your mic to a fun kid’s echo mic or a fancy speaker mic designed for karaoke.

Some lights

An absolute must to get the karaoke vibes right. Any sort of colourful lights will do, like LED strip lights, a sunset lamp or a galaxy projector. Even playing a YouTube video of disco flashing lights with your screen brightness turned all the way up does the job.

Lots and Lots of Water

This one is pretty self explanatory. Keep those vocal cords hydrated!

The Ultimate Karaoke Playlist

Picking the perfect songs to sing your heart out to is super important. My personal go-to’s are a little Adele, Bruno Mars, Conan Gray, and you can never go wrong with a whole lot of Olivia Rodrigo. You can find karaoke tracks on YouTube, or even using Spotify’s lyric function. Trouble picking songs? For the perfectly curated playlist to match your mood/vibes, head to the previous article.

Now that you’ve got your weapons, you are ready to fight your demons. Scream at the top of your lungs (while being considerate to housemates, pets and neighbours of course) and achieve the ultimate catharsis out of the marvel that is karaoke.

Brissa Pamungkas