New Years Eve Amounts Offered So Far from Clients

[megamixevents]

Hey,

So been a mid-priced mobile disco company cover London and Home Counties we generally charge £260-£300 per typical 4 hour gig throughout the year, however we've had probably 10-30 quote requests since September for NYE.

So far the smallest budget we've received was £150 - highest £400.

I think so far I'll be having an early night at home ...lol

[Fullforceeventsltd]

We have had a load of low end budget enquiries too for NYE. Clients have been enquiring with budgets of £150 for a dj and disco, I just email them back and say you can dry hire some equipment from us. We have probably experienced the same range as you between £150 to £400.

[megamixevents]

We have had a load of low end budget enquiries too for NYE. Clients have been enquiring with budgets of £150 for a dj and disco, I just email them back and say you can dry hire some equipment from us. We have probably experienced the same range as you between £150 to £400.

I think the best offer I saw on NAD was a client offering £800 in Central London, unfor we missed this bid by around £50. I think it's fair to say DJ's should be charging double time/usual Fri/Sat night rate if not more.

But either me or any other team members going out for less than what they would usually get paid is just plain daft..

[funkymook]

Hey,

So been a mid-priced mobile disco company cover London and Home Counties we generally charge £260-£300 per typical 4 hour gig throughout the year, however we've had probably 10-30 quote requests since September for NYE.

So far the smallest budget we've received was £150 - highest £400.

I think so far I'll be having an early night at home ...lol

Do you have a bottom line you don't offer to the DJ's on your books? Or does every enquiry get texted to see if there's any interest?

[megamixevents]

Do you have a bottom line you don't offer to the DJ's on your books? Or does every enquiry get texted to see if there's any interest?

We have a small freelance team of of DJ's who are specialised in there own right, so if a gig is booked then only the DJ's who are specialised in that type of party is accepted.

So for example if it's an 18th birthday, we would ideally send a text or call our younger DJ's who can better engage with the client and audience. They would need to have great mixing skills, all the latest new music etc.

If it's say a 40th Birthday then a DJ would be selected around the same age group, who knows all the typical party classics etc..

If we just sent a text to everyone in the team chances are the gig would be a failure and therefore the client wouldn't be impressed and risk losing future business. Some of our clients will specifically request a black DJ, female, or even a gay DJ if it was a civil partnership of the crowd is predomently a LGBT crowd.

In terms of payment our prices are openly displayed on our website which changes daily depending on demand for our services, this goes in line with how much the DJ's expect to be paid. NYE each DJ has been asked how much they would be willing to work for.

Each DJ normally will have a 1 in 4 chance of getting the job, if a particular DJ gets great feedback on many of the gigs then he/she will get a slight priority over the job. We do this as an incentive for others to provide a great service, work hard and make sure every client has a great night.

[surround sounds]

We have a small freelance team of of DJ's who are specialised in there own right, so if a gig is booked then only the DJ's who are specialised in that type of party is accepted.

So for example if it's an 18th birthday, we would ideally send a text or call our younger DJ's who can better engage with the client and audience. They would need to have great mixing skills, all the latest new music etc.

So a young inexperienced DJ around 18 years of age is better suited for a 18th birthday party? They can engage with client and audience better?
I do not really this that statement is true.. I have been djing for 25 years and i would of done a lot more 18th birthday parties than a typical young dj.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I think texting out jobs to a group of DJs is a terrible way to fill bookings.

[megamixevents]

We have a small freelance team of of DJ's who are specialised in there own right, so if a gig is booked then only the DJ's who are specialised in that type of party is accepted.

So for example if it's an 18th birthday, we would ideally send a text or call our younger DJ's who can better engage with the client and audience. They would need to have great mixing skills, all the latest new music etc.

So a young inexperienced DJ around 18 years of age is better suited for a 18th birthday party? They can engage with client and audience better?
I do not really this that statement is true.. I have been djing for 25 years and i would of done a lot more 18th birthday parties than a typical young dj.

I'm happy you've been DJ'ing for 25 years but our own client research and feedback proves other wise. There are several blogs and discussion forums, and audience research throughout the web that proves when clients are booking DJ's and Presenters to play music they prefer to have somebody around the same age, or has 'proven' strong knowledge of the genre or age of the music the client wants.

And would I send a 50 or 60 year old DJ to a gig - the simple answer is NO.... Unless of course the client wants this.

[welby]

We have a small freelance team of of DJ's who are specialised in there own right, so if a gig is booked then only the DJ's who are specialised in that type of party is accepted.

So for example if it's an 18th birthday, we would ideally send a text or call our younger DJ's who can better engage with the client and audience. They would need to have great mixing skills, all the latest new music etc.

I have seen some 18 year old Dj's on the circuit and they were dreadful most of the time - mic skills were lacking.

It's a sweeping statement that you make and I think it's down to the persona of the DJ and not his age.

By the way I'm 56 and still do parties for 18 year olds and still get repeat business and recommendations!

[Corabar Entertainment]

Having read some of your business practices on both this thread and the other thread, I really hope that you have taken legal advice, because you are operating in a minefield!

What with operating an agency and charging people to register without an 'opt-out' and discriminating out of hand on the grounds of age, gender and race, you're going to land yourself in incredible trouble if you're not careful.

If you haven't sought legal advice about what you can or can't do as an agent, I strongly suggest that you do so as soon as possible!