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Karaoke, Karaoke & More Karaoke! That's What We Do & We Do It Well!
 is a team of professional sound reinforcement technicians with excellent party skills.
We offer much more than just a 'karaoke machine'. We use quality mixing boards, compressor/ limiters on all mics, great mics and cables, vocal effects processors, kickin' amplifiers, sizzlin' speakers, self powered floor monitors, additional sub woofers, feedback destroyers, video, dj bumper music.. plus CD+G or CD plus Graphics players. 
Our sound systems are powerful enough for live bands to patch into and have been the awe of many a professional house dj.
With full stage lighting effects, quality sound engineering, and
a rockin' backup band in the form of karaoke backing tracks, every
singer in the house gets the full "star" treatment.
We continuely monitor, adjust, and mix mic levels and sound quality
for each individual singer to ensure everyone sounds their very
best!
We worry about quality so you don't have to.
And we offer many song titles to choose from. Our song libraries contain over
30,000 professional backing tracks for your enjoyment.
A Message From Our D.O.G.
 On why we chose (yes, chose) karaoke as our livlihood and our profession:
Danni (aka Pony) & I do this to feed our family.
There are easier ways to get food money, with 'normal' hours and weekends free.
So of course there are other reasons.
Danni & I do this because we can.
We have the skills between us to make it work. Neither one of us could do it alone, but together, with our complimentary skill-set, and the "one brain shared" thing we can accomplish all of the necessary tasks without *jobbing things out. I can build equipment cases and wire electronics; she can build anything on a computer. My A.D.D. is balanced by her determination.
Danni &I do this because we love music.
It's not just that we love our music. We love the idea of music, what it can do as a cathartic release; the expression of joy, pain, love, or just silly fun.
Danni & I do this to raise the bar.
It's not just about raising the level of acceptable karaoke. It's also about pushing limits, doing more, setting a new goal, nearly achieving it and then moving the goal-post.
For myself... my biggest thrill, my 'shmoopiest' moments almost always involve people overcoming something: exceeding their own expectations, getting past the fear, selfless acts, doing the 'right' thing in spite of the cost.Hosting karaoke, training hosts, making and being a friend allows me to be helpful. So many pals have invited me to assist them in reaching a new level of comfort. Sometimes it's a new song, sometimes something huge. You trust me/us with your fears, believe in the safety net we've built, and try something new. Most everybody wants to leave a mark, make a difference in another person's life. You often invite us to do just that. Know that the respect and trust is mutual. I am very proud of the community we have all built together.
This is why I love my job, my life and our pals!
xoxo Christopher (aka Dog)
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A Message From Our P.O.N.Y
Besides making karaoke available to the masses 7 nights a week in various venues throughout the Ottawa Valley, DOG & PONY Sound is honored to also provide services and support for many fine causes, events, and festivals such as The Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Cancer Care Ontario, Make A Wish Foundation, Bruce House, Aids Committee of Ottawa, Ottawa Pride, CHEO, MS, Centertown Movies Festival, Fringe Festivals, Centertown Citizens of Ottawa Corporation, school fundraisers, neighborhood block parties, community centers and nursing homes, The Ottawa Mission, The Ottawa Police, Carleton University, Westfest, Bankfest, Pride Festivals, PSAC Public Service Alliance of Canada, OPSU Ontario Public Service Union, LGX Lesbian Gay Expo, Pink Triangle Services, Ten Oaks Project and Capital Xtra. We're honored to be asked to sit on judging panels for several community pageants including The Ottawa Bears, Mr. Leather Ottawa and Miss Gay Ottawa and say with pride that it is a joy to be able to give back to the communities that have supported us for so many years.
As proud Canadians, it's also an absolute pleasure to provide entertainment for The Liberal Party of Canada and several Government of Canada Departments including National Defense, Public Safety, Customs & Revenue Agency, Natural Resources & numerous annual fundraisers through CWCC The Canadian Workplace Charitable Campaign.
We've undertaken the production of several singer showcases including a 4 hour production at Ottawa's famous Barrymore's Music Hall and have co-produced several shows for MLO and MGO as well as provided sound, lighting, and tech support for many local venues, live bands, as well as both Bywards and Dusty Owl poetry & writer's collectives for many years.
We've also enjoyed sharing the stage over the years and have co-hosted events with several well known Canadian personalities including CJOH's Eric Longley & Max Keeping, TV's beloved John Dore, Toronto's Jazz FM icon, Jaymz Bee, Ottawa's lounge genius Johnny Vegas, Chez 106's Woody sans Doc, Ottawa Citizen's Gary Dimmock and A Channel's Leanne Lang.
We've had a blast providing entertainment to a vast array of businesses; small to large including the Grand Opening of The Putting Edge, Scotia Mcleod, Distributel, Bitheads, Natural Convergence, and the Lonestar Ranch to name just a handful, as well as countless sporting leagues and club events covering baseball, bowling, curling, hockey and golf. Although we have been invited to host karaoke for nudists, we're holding out and hope to be invited to host nude skydiving karaoke before we retire.
We've enjoyed the challenges of participating in all of Ottawa's Pump Idol Competitions as well as producing the CNKC Canadian National Karaoke Championships where our Canadian Champions were sent to Finland to represent in the KWC Karaoke World Championships.
We were thrilled to have been invited to appear on Rogers 22 and A-Channel and have been voted "Best Karaoke in Ottawa" by readers of Ottawa Xpress and viewers of A-Channel over the years.
We've also been extremely honored (chuffed as our friends in the UK would say) to have been invited to sit on various panels and provide product testing and counsel for major karaoke manufacturers such as Sound Choice in the US, Canada's Eat Sleep Music & Gamesman and The UK's Sing To The World, as well as our local distributor Fleet Pro Sound.
We've had the opportunity to witness many great moments, parties, birthdays, celebrations, memorials, anniversaries and then, of course, there are the many who have invited us to witness the most important day of their lives, their wedding.
We're blessed to love what we do and we're proud to say "we do it well". ♥
xoxo Danni (aka Pony)
THANK YOU OTTAWA, FOR VOTING DOG & PONY SOUND:
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