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Lee VanSteeter

Born on July 21,1971 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Moved to Dallas in the summer of '88.
Started Dallas Karaoke in November 1991.
Proud father of:
      Christian Collin VanSteeter born on October 31,1997
      Tristen Lee Taylor VanSteeter born on January 22,2002
      Hayden Paul Holloway VanSteeter born on October 20,2003


Hobbies include:
singing, billiards, darts, water sports, and camping.
Special events include:
105.3's Fight For Leukemia, Sound Choice Coast to Coast Karaoke Contest, and "Your Big Break" with Dick Clark Productions and Buena Vista Television.

 

As a child growing up I got use to moving about every couple of years. My father was a regional manager for Combined Insurance Company of America and he was sent into areas that needed to bring up their sales. Needless to say I got use to making new friends quickly and is probably is why I have an outgoing personality. I was always trying to be the center of attention growing up. So it seems to make sense to me why I enjoyed it so much when I got my first chance to host a small karaoke show at a local pool hall called the miss cue. I hosted that show for about two or three months before the club had to close down.

I had a new fire in my blood. Something told me this was what I was born to do. So I took out a small loan for $2,500 from my father. I got a small system put together. I had some 700 songs to choose from. I was small but it got the job done. I slowly but surely secured one account after another until I was working seven days a week. Which was fin with me because it really didn't seem like work to me.

While running a show at W.W. Fairfield's one Monday night I meet Susan Werth. What can I say about Susan, she was extremely motivate and high spirited. She came onboard with my company and together we grew in leaps and bounds. Susan secured an investor for the company which enabled use to grow from 1 system to 3 systems. The company also grew in staff. I have had quite a few guys work for my company over the years. Each one of my guys were eager to host. Each one of them had a talent and a gift to host. 

My goals with Dallas Karaoke was to become one of the top company's in Dallas and to try our best to cater to our customers. Our mission was to be bigger, better, and stronger. I wanted to give a personal touch to it. I believe that karaoke shows should put the customer in the spot light. I also believed that if I could give that personal touch that it would come back to me and the company ten fold.

Saturday August 27th, 2005 I was to understand for that first time just how many friends and loved ones I had made over the years. I was and have been at a loss of words for the way everyone has touched my heart when I walked into Main Street. God has truly blessed me. I cannot begin to thank you all enough for your love, your support, and for your friendship. I do not know yet if Dallas Karaoke is going to come back yet or not, but I do know that the spirit of Dallas Karaoke has never left. 

 

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