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Zero to hang
You don't buy a box. You don't finance a box. It shows up. We hang it.
CrankCast Jukebox · Carlsbad, NM
Hang the box.Keep the cut.
Zero to the house. We hang an AMI NGX Curve, we keep it alive, you take a cut of every play. ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR — we pay those fees.
$0 upfront · ~2 hour hang · NM, West Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Minnesota
The deal
Four things.No software poetry.
You run a room. We hang a jukebox that pays you. Everything else is noise.
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Two-hour hang
In, on the wall, on the network, staff walked through. Then we leave you to the night.
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We service it
It dies, we deal with it. Catalog stays current. You don't babysit firmware on a Saturday.
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You keep a cut
Plays happen. You get paid. The split lives in the agreement — not on this page.
Music licenses
You don’t pay ASCAP.We do.
Four societies. Four invoices. Playing recorded music in a bar is not free. Hang our box and CrankCast pays those performing-rights fees — not the house. Punch a name if you want it from them.
Without a jukebox
You pay.
The four invoices land on the house.
- Separate bills from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR
- Commonly $1,000–$4,500 a year before a song plays
- Skip it and they send a letter. Then they sue.
With the CrankCast box
We pay.
$0 from the house for those jukebox licenses. We cover them.
- We pay ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR on every play
- Licensed through AMI. You don’t get those four invoices.
- You hang the box. You keep a cut. We handle the rights.
Straight talk: live band, DJ, karaoke, cover at the door, or a phone on the aux is still the house. The box covers the box. We pay those fees.
Call 833.721.8266AMI · TouchTunes · commercial jukeboxes
AMI NGX Curve. Not TouchTunes.
People search TouchTunes because that’s the name they know. We hang a different machine: the AMI NGX Curve, made by AMI Entertainment. Dual 18.5" HD screens, the RGB arc, tap to pay, AMI Music app. CrankCast owns it. You don’t buy it.
AMI NGX Curve
The box on your wall. Commercial digital jukebox. Catalog, video, and tap-to-pay on AMI’s network. That’s the hardware we hang.
CrankCast
The operator. We bring the AMI, we hang it in about two hours, we service it, we pay ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR for every song played on that box. You keep a cut.
TouchTunes
A different jukebox platform. Different hardware, different operator, different deal. If a TouchTunes, Rowe, or old AMI is already on the wall and you want it gone, say so.
Searching “jukebox for bars,” “free jukebox for restaurants,” “AMI vs TouchTunes,” or “who pays ASCAP in a bar”? The short version: a personal Spotify playlist is not a venue license. A commercial AMI NGX Curve on a CrankCast hang is. Live in New Mexico, West Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Minnesota. Tennessee loading.
Why ditch the old boxCranked Up Records
Punch a name. The song plays.
Not a fake queue. These are Cranked Up Records artists on Spotify — rock and country built for rooms that stay open late. Hit play.
Black Lysted
Hard rock
Hang day
Four steps. Then we get out.
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Call the shop
Tell us the room. Hours, walls, how loud Friday gets. No pitch deck. A conversation.
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We look at the room
If it fits, we paper it. Clear terms. You know what hang day looks like before a drill comes out.
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Hang day
About two hours. Mounted, live, tap-to-pay working, your people shown the app. Then we get out of the way.
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The box earns
Guests queue. You take a cut. We keep the machine alive. That's the whole product.
The machine
AMI NGX Curve. Built to be stared at.
Dual 18.5" HD screens. RGB that moves with the song. Tap to pay. App queue so nobody has to leave the booth. We hang it. We own it. We keep it current.
- Platform
- AMI NGX Curve
- Screens
- Dual 18.5" HD — video up, touch down
- Size
- 33" × 20" × 9.75" · 80 lbs
- Light
- RGB frame that rides the beat
- Sound
- 1,000 watt, 4-channel amp
- Queue
- Box or AMI Music app
- Pay
- Card + tap. Dual bill acceptors.
- Video
- On the glass, HDMI to house TVs
- Hang
- ~2 hours, start to first song
See it in action
The AMI NGX Curve experience
Official AMI reel. Dual screens, the arc, the light show. This is the box we hang.
The cut
Busy nights in. Ballpark out.
Drag the sliders for a labeled ballpark. This is not a quote. The split, the fees, the check — all of that lives in the agreement.
The footprint
Bigger than one box on a wall.
CrankCast hangs AMI NGX Curve jukeboxes. CrankCast holds a minority interest in the Rock Rage Network and a majority interest in CrankCast TV. Cranked Up Records and Carlsbad Live are separate companies and operate independently. Rock Rage is not on the box — the catalog on the machine is AMI. Details live in the Terms.
Links live in the footer.
The map
Live where the rooms are loud.
Pink is live · Tennessee is next
Straight answers
What bar owners actually ask.
What's it cost me to hang one?+–
Nothing up front. We bring the machine, we hang it, we service it. Your cut is written in the agreement — not guessed on a website.
Do I still pay ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR?+–
No. We pay those fees for every song played on the box. You do not get those four invoices. Live band, DJ, karaoke, cover at the door, or a phone on the aux is still the house. The box covers the box.
What do those licenses cost if I don't have a box?+–
You pay them. Four societies, four bills. A small recorded-only room commonly lands around a thousand to sixteen hundred a year. Restaurant Association members have said they average about $4,500 a year. Skip it and they send a letter, then they sue — statutory damages go up to $150,000 a song.
How long is hang day?+–
About two hours. Network, mount, test, walk your people through the app. Then the room belongs to the night again.
Who owns the box?+–
We do. That's why we service it. You don't inherit a dead machine and a guy who doesn't pick up.
People gonna fight over the aux?+–
They play the box or they play the app. No aux cord. No 'who has the phone.' Personal Spotify in a bar is not licensed, anyway.
Can they queue from a phone?+–
Yes. AMI Music app. Sit down, pick a song, pay, stay in the booth.
What if it dies on a Saturday?+–
You call us. Hardware and the line are on us. That's the point of not selling you the unit.
Do I empty coins?+–
No. Card and tap. No coin jam, no cigar box of quarters, no 'the slot ate it.'
Will it fight my house sound?+–
We set it so it sits in the room. It's a jukebox, not a nightclub rack. If the room's already loud, we don't try to win a war.
Ads on the screens?+–
Your specials, your nights, on the box and a hooked-up TV if you want it. Your board.
Is this a quote?+–
No. This page is the pitch. The numbers that matter live in the agreement.
Is this TouchTunes?+–
No. We hang AMI NGX Curve jukeboxes from AMI Entertainment. TouchTunes is a different platform and a different operator. If you want an AMI instead of a TouchTunes, Rowe, or an old box, call.
Can you replace a TouchTunes or an old Rowe?+–
Yes. If the wall can take an AMI NGX Curve, we can hang. Tell us what's up there now.
Hang one
Tell us the room.
Neighborhood bar, steakhouse, big entertainment barn — if people drink and stay, the box has a job.
- 833.721.8266
- [email protected]
- 2110 Tower Dr, Carlsbad, NM 88220