Volume Up Karaoke

I have never heard of this place before until yesterday when I came with some friends. the place was pretty cool and it was pretty fair price wise. I think it came to about $ 65 for about two hrs for 6 people. not bad. it is bring your own everything. for that cheaper price I could see that. one thing I didn’t care for was how it was mostly in Korean. It took us a little while to figure out how to use the screen and all but we got the hang of it. the music videos were all Korean too.

CAme to Volume Up Karaōke to celebrate my husband’s birthday since he thoroughly enjoys music and embarrassing himself in front of his friends. The price was very reasonable, for about 4 hours we paid $ 20 a person. I found that to be reasonable considering that places in the city can go for a lot more.
Now, here are the important things to know:
–It’s in a small shopping plaza (gps will take you to the wrong place)
–The parking lot is smallish for the number of businesses.
–It’s a bring your own … EVERYTHING!
–ALCOHOL, drinks, food, cups, water, napkins, etc.
–The rooms are large — perfect for groups.
For our evening, I wish I had a better understanding of what we were getting into because I would have brought more snacks and decorated a little bit for my boo. Next time, I’ll plan accordingly.

Last weekend, my friends and I decided we were having way too much fun to go home and just end the night.
So, one person in the group suggested we go here to keep the party going and we all agreed!
I actually did not even know this place existed, but I am happy to know it does now because it was a blast!
I’m not sure about the weekdays, but on the weekends it is open until 5am. So if your a little boozed up and feel like singing at the top of your lungs with a group of people than this should be your «go to» spot.
To top it off, it’s a BYOB which also adds to this places greatness.
Large parking lot.
Big private rooms with large couches and big tables (fun to dance on btw).
The overall cost for 5 to 8 people is $ 40 an hour. Super cheap!!!
There are only two things I was not crazy about.
1. The karaōke books… a lot of it was in Korean and it was difficult to find songs. I think it would be easier if they had two different books.
2. The microphone was loud, but it made the voice echo a little too much. I think that should be tones down.
But besides those two things, it is nearly impossible not to have a good time here.

Who doesn’t love a night full of drunk people shrieking their lungs out? I certainly do. Came here for a birthday party and had a HUGE room. I’m so used to those tiny private rooms for karaōke in NYC that I was super surprised. HUGE perks: BYOB on drinks AND food!
We were only about 10 in this room, that easily fit 15 – 20. There were two screens and two mics to get the party started. The best part of authentic karaōke places to me are the insane Asian videos; well let’s just say this place certainly does not disappoint! I couldn’t focus on my Mariah Carey solo because the leading lady in the video got her finger chopped off!
The music selection was a bit scarce. Not a lot of old school music, I was looking for Jay Z, Destiny’s child, TLC, and not much there. It was mostly newer singles, and definitely NO spanish music — in case that’s your thing.
The ambiance is very 1992, fake flowers and ugly wall paint, but considering it’s in a strip mall, it makes sense. Overall, as in most karaōke spots, it’s who you go with that makes the night fun. So choose your friends wisely and for a few dollars (cheap prices,) you get to make endless embarassing instagram memories.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Sike it was only three years ago in Edgewater that I held an epic party for all my friends and coworkers to remember. The premise was simple. Bring liquor and sing your heart out. And we did just that. You know it’s a party when people are dancing on top of the tables, taking their shirts off, and kiss – ahem – getting friendly with someone else at the party. To top it off a visit from nearby uniforms to check up on the drunkies taking a smoke break outside couldn’t make this anymore similar to a Hollywood movie. Where might you ask was this Project X party held? Well at Ding Dong Dang Karaōke of course! But ever since that old place burned down this renovated studio has continued the tradition. Volume Up Karaōke has kept the flame alive (pun intended).
For a more than a reasonable rate of $ 5 per person per hour for a group of 9 or more you can bring your own food and drinks to this karaōke place and party hardy. If you have less than 9 attendees it’s $ 30 per hour for a group up four people, and $ 40 per hour for a group of five to eight. Compared to how much you get charged in K-​Town this place is a bargain. Wait I shouldn’t have said that in case they raise the prices so… man this place is super expensive they should make it affordable! (Whew hope they didn’t notice) Anyways the rooms are spacious and set-​up in the traditional karaōke establishment with seats around and a table in the middle. There are one or two screens depending on which room (bigger rooms have two screens) and the quintessential disco lights to make any amateur singer feel like they are on X-​Factor or Idol. My favorite part is always how some people swear they will not sing or say «I don’t do karaōke!» but by the end of the night you can’t take the damn microphone away from their hands. Ohh the power of alcohol! I’ve recently made two visits within a short time span and I had a great time for both. Let’s just say if I become a famous singer I’m gonna give a shout-​out to this humble place for getting me there. Many of my friends and coworkers who I’ve introduced this place to agree – it’s a great alternative to the traditional Jersey entertainment.
Located in a small strip mall there is no need to worry about parking and there’s an amazing restaurant below the studio and a pizzeria in the same complex. There’s also a bunch of other great places to order take-​out nearby. So take my word for it. If you want to see a dear friend, boss, relative, whoever sing «Like A Virgin» in whatever key seems to work for that night then this place is the spot. No matter what you will have a blast!
Sweet! J-​Bieb is on. Perfect score on this one… «Is it too late now to say sorry? Cause I’m missing more than…»

Rooms are clean and spacious. The song selection leans to Asian and American songs. There is a small section of Spanish music. The bigger the group, the better the prices, and in my opinion the better the overall experience. I would rate 5 stars if they update their song selection. There is a lot of 90s music there, which is great (yay for 90s babies). The latest songs I saw there were from 2010, which isn’t bad, but there’s is always room to download more songs.

Go to karaōke place from now on! I am such a huge lover of it and this place delivers. The prices are great and it’s byob. They sell bottles of water, juice and soda and even little snacks but no actual food so make sure you eat prior, though there are a bunch of restaurants available. The rooms are huge and incredibly clean. Seriously go here!

Still loving Volume Up for many reasons like the song section, the room privacy and size, and the BYOB/​Food option :)

you’re pretty much just paying for the venue, considering they only charge $ 5/​hr/​person if it’s a group of 10+. i had made a reservation with them 2 and a half weeks prior to the reserved date, and when the date arrived, they said it wasn’t reserved. one of the employees rushed over to open up the venue because it was before the actual hours of operation.
all in all, the place was pretty cool and there were 3 microphones so a lot more people could sing. also another plus was that it’s great for all ages.
downside is that the song selections were very old. it wasn’t as updated being that i always go into manhattan and the place has everything computerized and categorized in a very simpler way. also the songs have 2 categorized booklets; 1 under artists and 1 under song titles

Volume Up is a solid choice for karaōke in the Edgewater area.
Located right off river road, this establishment provides a very nice selection of Asian (mainly Korean) songs but also has a vast selection of American songs. They have a variety of rooms depending on the size of your group. The larger your group, the better rate you will get for your room. With parties of 9 and higher, it is $ 5/​hour a person. With smaller parties, it is ranges from $ 30 to $ 40 an hour for the entire group (will range from $ 5 to $ 10 an hour per person).
This place sells a limited amount of regular drinks but what a plus to coming here is that Volume Up allows you to bring all the drinks and food as you wish. There are many fast food and regular restaurants along river road, along with liquor stores to give people that «liquid courage» to sing some songs!
Volume Up also stays open till very late, so you can sing to your heart’s desire. One note though is that if there is heavy rain, River Road nearby will be flooded, and some of the parking lot too. So if anything, you just have to keep singing until the rain diminishes so you can pay and escape!

$ 9 per person for a hour… not busy at all… updated music. but unorganized… will go again. no questions asked. they are clean!

Volume up, karaōke is a very nice establishment. They are open until 6:00am on Saturdays which is a great late night entertainment. They also allow you to bring in your own beverages as well as food. The place is clean, and well kept. The environment makes you feel like you have been transported in Korea. The prices vary depending on the party. A party of 5 would approximately pay $ 40 per hour, if you multiply it by 3 it comes up to $ 120, then divide it by 5 it is $ 24 per person for 3hrs. Which I believe to be quite reasonable. They also have a stamping system in the back of their business card, like nail salons, for each hour spent you get a stamp after 10 hours you get one hour free. This was my second time at this establishment and I surely recommend it.