A question for Mobile Djs........

[sammyrock]

Is $200-300 dollors alot to charge for a 5-6hr party??I cant understand some peeps.Some lady want from me to Dj for a New Years party for $100!! I mean I love music,but where the misunderstanding is that it takes a substacial amount of time to dissasemble the equipment,pack it up,load the truck,get to the party,unload,re-assemble,play the music,dissasemble(again),pack up the load,pack it into the truck,unpack the truck,re-assemble the equipment..Jeez.....now she wants to pay me $100.Would you do it???? Back in the day I got a $100 for a 4 hr gig..20+yrs later the rate is still the same?? lol I need your help on this peeps.. graemlins/jpshakehead.gif :rolleyes:

[Tony Cano]

the key question is how many crates of recoords are you bringing?

tc

[sammyrock]

Originally posted by Tony Cano:
the key question is how many crates of recoords are you bringing?

tc LOL Tony for an all night party I say 20 crates?? :D

[Tony Cano]

oh man - you need more the $100.

tc

[Tony Cano]

Originally posted by sammyrock:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Tony Cano:
the key question is how many crates of recoords are you bringing?

tc LOL Tony for an all night party I say 20 crates?? :D </font>[/QUOTE]now thats HOUSE!

[DJ Rated M]

brotha S......

you should get more than $100 for that amount of work, especially if you're lugging all of that stuff alone.

next...make sure you sign a contract!!! trust me on this one(verbal agreements are for the birds today). also, get half of the loot up front via a money order.......

[ December 28, 2003, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: DJ Rated M ]

[sammyrock]

Originally posted by DJ Rated M:
brotha S......

you should get more than $100 for that amount of work, especially if you're lugging all of that stuff alone.

next...make sure you sign a contract!!! trust me on this one(verbal agreements are for the birds today). also, get half of the loot up front via a money order....... Absolutly,I no longer do work without a signed contract,even for events such as this.$100 bucks? I will bring a boom box and several cds and that should satisfy em.....lol :D smile.gif

[sezy]

sammy, the standard mobile dj rate is $125/hr. if we are bringing our own sound we would start with that then negotiate from there, $100 isn't hardly worth carrying all your ish there. if you were to rent sound it would cost anywhere from $75-$150 (for a small room that is). so i use to make the ppl pay for sound as an addtl, if they were acting chinchy. now i have done my fair share of clubs and parties for $75 or a bar tab, but it just sux if you are bringing all your own sound. good luck my friend.