Early setups.

[yourdj]

"No probs, I'll set it up, come back later, and it'll cost them"

There are allot of variables such as distance etc.

I am not a fan as it breaks my day up and something which i do not feel necessary in allot of situations as it only takes me 20mins at a push to set up.

Yep I will charge them a rate of £45 but will try too push for all day djing especially for marquees etc.

[Gary (GDK)]

Depends but usually I charge. Sometimes its more handy for me... Like if ive got a kids party during the afternoon and a party on the evening... No charge.

[djsns]

Until recently my 2000 lbs gear setup prohibited me from the alterntatives of an early setup (it takes time to build a complete discoteque with a lot of lighting and effects at site - normally 1,5 hour)...

Now I also have a superlight alternative to set up in 10 minutes - and my heavy configuration will cost extra - a fair choice for the client...

I will also normally charge extra if the client wants an early setup with my small configuration...


DJ Safe N' Sound

[Danno13]

I always include it in the quote if it's a marquee and then offer the option for me to remain on site for background music/mics for speeches.

There are a couple of venues where it's preferable to setup early as well, so again I just build it into the price.