FUTURE KARAOKE — EDITOR FACT SHEET
Updated 4 November 2026

Developed in the United Kingdom by James, a singer and software developer, with Elyese’s hospitality and entertainment experience.

James took part as James Mason in ITV’s original 2001 Popstars and reached the final 33 workshop stage in London. This was the series that formed Hear’Say and featured Myleene Klass. The official companion book includes his profile and interview, and describes him as designing websites at the time.

Biographical source: Maria Malone, Popstars: The Making of Hear’Say: The Official Inside Story (Granada Media / André Deutsch, 2001), ISBN 9780233999418; James Mason’s contestant profile and Day One interview.

Future Karaoke: Windows and Mac karaoke application combining licensed Sunfly songs, automated voice hosting, phone requests, queue and show controls, and Classic Stage audience visuals. Internet access and venue-supplied screen, microphones and sound system are required.

Introductory Early Adopter Venue Plan: £79/month, including 110,000 AI voice characters each month. Around £2.60/day is £79 × 12 ÷ 365, rounded; billed monthly. Verify current terms at https://futurekaraoke.com/venue-savings.html . Venue software licensing does not replace any public-performance permissions required for the premises and use.

Future Karaoke Hub: separate free launcher for discovering, installing and launching the apps. Windows and Apple Silicon Mac downloads; check current operating-system and processor requirements at https://futurekaraoke.com/downloads.html . The main karaoke app has its own downloads and requirements.

Six standard free-to-play games:
- Alpaca Dash — big-screen alpaca racing; Windows and Apple Silicon Mac.
- Quiz Player — imported quiz packs, phone answers and scores; Windows and Apple Silicon Mac.
- Flick Football — miniature football tournaments; Windows and Apple Silicon Mac.
- Sticky 13 — thirteen-card matching game; Windows beta.
- Pub Mania — 27 quick-fire pub challenges; Windows beta.
- Have You Seen the News? — newspaper quiz, comedy answers and voting with Arthur Grudge; Windows beta.

Enable Include beta games in the Hub to discover beta titles. Standard game play is free. Quiz Hub authoring requires a Future Karaoke licence; Quiz Player playback of imported packs is free. Hosted AI marking in Have You Seen the News? requires verified email activation; offline manual play remains available. Optional hosted services/content and bespoke branding or training may have separate requirements or charges.

Branded versions of available games and practical venue training are offered to breweries and pub groups by quotation: https://futurekaraoke.com/breweries.html .

Names: Future Karaoke (karaoke app); Future Karaoke Hub (launcher); Quiz Player (quiz playback); Quiz Hub (quiz authoring). Preserve the distinction.

No attendance, revenue, adoption, market-share, industry-first or competitor-exclusivity statistics are supplied in this pack. A suggested entertainment week is an example, not a measured venue outcome.

Press contact: James | james@futurekaraoke.com
Website and current information: https://futurekaraoke.com/
Press area: https://futurekaraoke.com/press.html