Some of the best business ideas begin as a “What if?” For tellAplay Entertainment owner Aaron Hale, that was, “What if we had a karaoke party bus?”
At the time, tellAplay was expanding. Originally a theater company with a DJ arm, the music side was taking off and Hale and a manager began to brainstorm. It didn’t take long for the possibility to become reality.
A 14-passenger bus with limo-style seating, the Cville Party Bus goes wherever its passengers request (mostly breweries and wineries, Hale says). Book the adventure package for a musical ride to your destination, or book the party package for a full-on karaoke experience.
“One of our DJs sits on the bus with the group and hosts [karaoke] as we put the lyrics up on the TV,” Hale says. “We also have a wireless microphone to sing into. It works just like you would find at a karaoke bar, but it’s on a bus!”
Book a five-hour tour and visit three locations for an hour each, but Hale says that because the trips are private—unlike other transport options where you might have to sit with strangers—the itinerary is fully customizable. That’s what we like to hear.
