How much do you charge for new years eve?

[Big Mix Mobile Disco]

Hi All,

Was wondering how much do you each charge for New Year's???

Cheers,

Darren

[Penfold42]

I'm sure this has been covered - did you try the search button?

[Vectis]

Small rig only, no extras, £400 plus 4 tickets. Latest 1am.

[Big Mix Mobile Disco]

I'm sure this has been covered - did you try the search button?

Yes, but couldn't find any...it's like finding a needle in a heystack :)

Darren :beer1:

[StarZSoundS]

Hi All,

Was wondering how much do you each charge for New Year's???

Cheers,

Darren



Look Out.....


We might need the Pinocchio Smilie shortly:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Big Mix Mobile Disco]

Small rig only, no extras, £400 plus 4 tickets. Latest 1am.

4 Tickets...ay? :confused:

Darren


Look Out.....


We might need the Pinocchio Smilie shortly:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Why? :)

[Cj_The_Dj]

4 Tickets...ay? :confused:

Darren

lots of places charge for entry on this date. so he charges £400.00 with 4 free tickets probably for this family.

[Penfold42]

http://www.forum.mobilediscodirectory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15546&highlight=NYE%27s

[StarZSoundS]

4 Tickets...ay? :confused:

Darren



Why? :)



You are newish.....Darren.....you'll see:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Vectis]

4 free tickets probably for this family.

Yep.

The observant may note this is a £100 reduction on previous years. This is due to not actually being booked last NYE as all the work on offer was for much less than I was prepared to go out for.

The types of places I'd work you're looking at a minimum of £40 per ticket anyways...

[Leicester Ben]

£550 flat rate for NYE from 7-1, extra hours at £75 each.

simples :)

[STEVE HANLEY]

Small rig only, no extras, £400 plus 4 tickets. Latest 1am.


£550 flat rate for NYE from 7-1, extra hours at £75 each.

simples :)

Wow wish I'd got even anywhere near those fees for NYE just gone. I stuck my price up for that date at the eventual venue I played at that night, but even then the initial reaction to my quote was something like HOW :Censored: MUCH???

I have to say though it could have done me a power of good as since then they've offered me a weekly residency (see the It's going downhill thread from earlier this week):beer1:

[Corabar Entertainment]

Look Out.....


We might need the Pinocchio Smilie shortly:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:\I'm getting a bit sick and tired of you insinuating that the forum members are a bunch of liars Martin.

BACK OFF AND LEAVE IT DROP... NOW!. :mad:

[Daryll]

£60 , but I`ll drop to £45 if they supply the ipod


:sofa:















On a serious note ,£400 that's from 8:00 till 12:30 , venue is a local WMC , as its a regular venue for me

[DJ Jules]

£450.00 last year at a local Leisure Centre, and I managed to place a mate of mine at another leisure centre managed by the same group at the same rate thanks to my previous work there.

This was the first NYE I'd done, and I based my price on what they told me the DJ had charged them the previous year!

I've been banned from doing NYE 2010 as the kids are still too young to make it past midnight, and my wife is apparently still too young to be stuck home by herself on NYE as well ;)

Julian

[ppentertainments]

Last year I never went out due to family circumstances. This year been booked at a price of £795 from 7 till 1. 2 years ago, at a different venue, I think it was £550, although for some reason, although they signed a booking form, they were suprised when I actually charged them that amount.

If you are wondering what YOU should charge there are a lot of factors to consider.

[DJ James Lake]

£700 for NYE £900 for Video setup

[DJ Jules]

If you are wondering what YOU should charge there are a lot of factors to consider.

The recommendation I've been given is between 2 and 2.5 times your usual hire fee for the same hours. But it is more complicated than a simple multiplication of your usual hire fee ;)

Julian

[Vectis]

This year been booked at a price of £795 from 7 till 1.

You'll never get that round your way... ;) :p

[Charlie Brown]

New to the game, I think my NYE prices reflect how my prices have been creeping up.

2007 £65 - two police lights, guitar amp, laptop (no mixer) cheap mic - and that was it!
2008 £200 - house party, pretty decent setup.
2009 £400 - regular venue, pretty much the same setup as 2008, with more lighting and new mixer.

So, this year, I'm aiming for at least £800 ;) :D :beer1:

[Danno13]

2010/2011 I'm booked for £574.46 ... yes, really :)

2009/2010 I got £500.

[ppentertainments]

You'll never get that round your way... ;) :p

Your correct I won't - Have to travel 15 miles :eek: :D :p

On a serious note and a lesson in how we can 'teach' venues. The venue that has booked me is one I have recently become 'preferred supplier'. This time last year, their preferred DJ was charging £170 a wedding and £380 for last NYE. I have had the opportunity to play there only 3 times so far, (twice this year, once last), although 14 bookings so far this year, and attended a wedding fayre. The C&B managers exact words to me was 'I can see the difference in what you get for the money'.

[Excalibur]

Last year I never went out due to family circumstances. This year been booked at a price of £795 from 7 till 1. 2 years ago, at a different venue, I think it was £550, although for some reason, although they signed a booking form, they were suprised when I actually charged them that amount.

If you are wondering what YOU should charge there are a lot of factors to consider.
Amen Brother.

The recommendation I've been given is between 2 and 2.5 times your usual hire fee for the same hours. But it is more complicated than a simple multiplication of your usual hire fee ;)

Julian
Many years ago, the accepted custom was double standard rate.


Your correct I won't - Have to travel 15 miles :eek: :D :p

On a serious note and a lesson in how we can 'teach' venues. The venue that has booked me is one I have recently become 'preferred supplier'. This time last year, their preferred DJ was charging £170 a wedding and £380 for last NYE. I have had the opportunity to play there only 3 times so far, (twice this year, once last), although 14 bookings so far this year, and attended a wedding fayre. The C&B managers exact words to me was 'I can see the difference in what you get for the money'.
50% extra lighting? :confused: :sofa: :sofa:

[djsteve10]

Double fee for me here.

So around £500 for standard packages and then obviously double on any other the other shows.

[rob1963]

Ironically, I earn less on New Years Eve than I do for most normal bookings throughout the year!

This is because I don't get enquiries for NYE, so take on bookings for my friend's agency. He pays me around £320-£350, which is about two thirds of what he charges the client.

If I had my own enquiry, I'd be quoting around £500.

[Pazz]

Probably the lowest on here at £200 for NYE but the person I love most has been with me on that night (my fiance) the last 2 years, I play alongside a singer / artist too and I do the same venue on Boxing night for same price. But I'm seriously contemplating cutting back my bookings for December and not doing any bookings after the 21st this year as I been doing them for a few years and would much prefer to spend this year with the family no matter how much money I lose out on!:)

[Mark Wild]

£350 with 5 free tickets and free bar for me 8 p.m - 2 a.m, the venue is also literally 500 yards down the road too, the local golf course. My favourite gig of the year.

[jeff wood]

I have to do it for £300 as its at my res,

but its an easy night, they have a sit down meal first til 10,,

and i'm always with a band,

[mark@pegasus]

I'm the same as Jeff £300 but the wife comes along, we join the guests for a 7 course meal and a room for the night so again, like Jeff, I don't start until 10 and finish at 1

[paull]

I charge at least double my normal rate plus the extra hours

[Megamix]

mines 100 yards from home and I can leave the kit overnight and collect at a leisurely pace. I can have a wee drinky (not too much of course) so I price vey reasonably and everyone is happy

[theoloyla]

Double my normal fee plus a meal etc. Was booked again forthis year on Jan 1st. Had an enqiry last month and when I told them I was already booked they booked me for 31.12.11!!!!

[nisfo]

My price is the same as I charged at the turn of the millenium.

Similar to Megamix's post, my venue is local and I can drink then leave my kit.
Plus it's my local, so the people I'm entertaining are my friends too. I've seen NYE through there every year since 1997 doing disco's. Plus I love the fact I can see it through with my family ;)
I'm playing there again tomorrow night (just to spend time perfecting my rig) as I had no booking originally.

[paulg]

Depends entirely on you but it's down to economics:

Biggish venue like a WMC - £400-500 they'll easily take £4000+ over the bar to pay you and the bar staff.

Medium size venue = small WMC/mid sized pub £250-300 they'll take £2000 or more

Small pub, perhaps ask for less - say £200 - they'll ony take £1000+ over the bar so their profit is getting marginal.

A cheesy turn such as a boy/girl duo via an agency will ask for about £600+vat on NYE so if you want to get work, aim a bit lower than that.

[temp]

hello chaps, we were looking for a disco for NYE in a Surrey village hall - party for family/friends, just wondering how much we should be paying?

[Corabar Entertainment]

Hi there.

There are so many factors that play a part - not least of which being the experience of the DJ, the size of the venue, the duration of the gig, and what exactly your requirements are.

However, the information from other posts in this thread (and other threads on the forum) should give you a pretty good idea.

However, I do have to say that you have left it a bit late to start making enquiries! You may have to have 'what's available', rather than having your pick, since a large proportion of professional DJs will already be booked for what is probably the most requested night of the year.

[Booche]

However, I do have to say that you have left it a bit late to start making enquiries! You may have to have 'what's available', rather than having your pick, since a large proportion of professional DJs will already be booked for what is probably the most requested night of the year.

I'm NOT booked :( (yet anyway) :o :p :sofa:

[NKR]

We charge £20

[Booche]

We charge £20

To expensive sorry :sofa:

Will get my uncle bob's friends neighbour's aunties cousins girlfriends friend :P

[NKR]

To expensive sorry :sofa:

Will get my uncle bob's friends neighbour's aunties cousins girlfriends friend :P

Bugger - still getting undercut, but at least the chain of people to find someone cheaper is getting longer.

[temp]

Hi there.

There are so many factors that play a part - not least of which being the experience of the DJ, the size of the venue, the duration of the gig, and what exactly your requirements are.

However, the information from other posts in this thread (and other threads on the forum) should give you a pretty good idea.

However, I do have to say that you have left it a bit late to start making enquiries! You may have to have 'what's available', rather than having your pick, since a large proportion of professional DJs will already be booked for what is probably the most requested night of the year.

Well I doubt anybody present would be expecting Pete Tong, nor would they probably recognise him if he was there.....

[DazzyD]

Well I doubt anybody present would be expecting Pete Tong, nor would they probably recognise him if he was there.....

What Angela is reflecting on is that the quality mobile DJs are usually (not always - this year has seemed a bit slow) booked up long before now. The longer you leave booking a DJ for a night such as New Years Eve the more chance you have of getting a DJ who is not up to the job (that's if he/she turns up in the first place).

In this industry quality and experience counts. You could end up paying over the odds for a DJ who doesn't have a clue, hasn't got the music that you and guests want to hear and who just plays to suit himself and, basically, ruins the entertainment for everyone. There are a lot of those around unfortunately. So the earlier you book, the more chance you have of getting someone who can do the job and give you and your guests a good experience.

Besides, Pete Tong doesn't do mobile DJing, does he? ;)

[Shakermaker Promotions]

I've just had a very strange call but one with a good outcome.
I think that to be honest, the call was about NYE anyway but it didn't start off like that.

I've been signed on at a temp agency for a while, I've never done any work for them but it's something I did when I was bored during the day. Anyway, the lady called to say that she wanted to update my details and then said that she noticed from my CV that I was self employed and doing Discos (her words). She asked if I was booked for NYE and I said yes but we got talking and it's ended up with me getting a hire job out of it for a house party!

[simonp]

I got lucky this year with NYE after last years debacle - I do a residency at Porters/DickensWorld the first Friday in Every Month and was asked by the Event Manager back in June if I'd fancy DJing the main room on NYE - before I could open my gob asking for £750, she offered £1000 and 4 on the guest-list - I thought about it for .......... yup about that long and had her sign my contract/T&Cs about 10 minutes later. The venue is charging £70 per head and was practically sold out (according to her) when I pitched up to do my October night. I'm working until 2am and can't drink as it's a good hour on the road to get home, but I think I can live with that TBH.

So the answer to the OP would have been £750 because I knew the venue would pay that - had it been a different venue the price would have been altered accordingy but i wouldn't have gone out for less than £500, I'd prefer to spend it with family and friends at a private party someones having in the village.

[diydisco]

im normally sceptical of the prices some people quote on these forums, but for once everything seems believable

We quote a £500 flat fee for local gigs, but we are a multi op and will pay the DJ's around £250 and give them kit

one previous poster said it was the most requested night of the year, this is not true (in my opinion). December 4th is by a long way! We have 8 shows out that night and have now turned away work (unheard of!) New years eve we have struggled to get 3 shows out and one of those is for £400 as its a regular gig we've been doing for years in a community centre, which ill probably do myself unless a BIG money job comes in

[Corabar Entertainment]

Although 4th December may be busy for you this year (and for the record, it's the 10th and 17th of December that are the busy ones for us this year... definitely not the 4th!), my point was that the 4th, 10th, 17th or whatever date aren't consistently busy year in year out - whereas 31st December is ALWAYS a requested date

[abracadabradisco]

Just had another enquiry for NYE that went like this,

Hello
Could I enquire regarding how much you charge for New Years Eve from 10pm until 1am?
Thanks

That is the 6th enquiry but others have given lots of detail however no-one has agreed to book me for £500.....yet.

[StarZSoundS]

we quote a £500 flat fee for local gigs, but we are a multi op and will pay the DJ's around £250 and give them kit





I checked out your Website (Via Google) and it seems you have an interesting approach to the provision of entertainment!!!


One question I would ask is this.....

Surely if you are lending out equipment to the General Public you must have Technicians on hand to solve the problems they are having???I guess you'd need one on hand to scoot round all of your hires to remind them they have to push the master up on the mixer as well:devil: :devil: :devil: ...a common fault with novices!!


Your prices don't seem bad....you could be our competition in the future??What do your Clients do for music???

Trusty IPOD with counterfeit Trax???

[Charlie Brown]

I got lucky this year with NYE after last years debacle - I do a residency at Porters/DickensWorld the first Friday in Every Month and was asked by the Event Manager back in June if I'd fancy DJing the main room on NYE - before I could open my gob asking for £750, she offered £1000 and 4 on the guest-list - I thought about it for .......... yup about that long and had her sign my contract/T&Cs about 10 minutes later. The venue is charging £70 per head and was practically sold out (according to her) when I pitched up to do my October night. I'm working until 2am and can't drink as it's a good hour on the road to get home, but I think I can live with that TBH.



Brilliant! :beer1:

That's the highest fee mentioned on this thread. You must be good (or live down South.) ;)

You'll enjoy a cold beer when you get home.

[simonp]

Brilliant! :beer1:

That's the highest fee mentioned on this thread. You must be good (or live down South.) ;)

You'll enjoy a cold beer when you get home.

I know the Event Manager & also the Venue Manager like what I do on a monthly basis, whether I'm good or not is open to speculation - all I do is classic dance anthem sets in the whole which I'm sure 90% of the DJs on here could do with no problems whatsoever. Getting the original residency was a mixture of luck and being good on the night as I did a private party at the place last year and it was a cracking night. Things just went from there, so I was in the right place at the right time and had a good one. I think I've been fortunate to have good crowds who fill the floor to what music I'm playing out and subsequently they're sticking around after the Jongleurs and putting lots of ££ behind the bar.

Oh and yes Charlie living on the South East coast means I live dahhhhn Sarf :D

and I'll enjoy a beer when I get back, for sure :D

[Charlie Brown]

Good stuff. :approve:

Do you play classic dance anthems all night?

I've started playing quite a few (pretty much every gig & they have gone down a storm!)

[Excalibur]

Good stuff. :approve:

Do you play classic dance anthems all night?
I've started playing quite a few (pretty much every gig & they have gone down a storm!)

Of course not Charlie, don't be so silly! You can only play Agadoo and Music Man so often. ;) :D :D

[goldensounds83]

wouldn't even consider anything less that £350 and would usually expect arround £400 -£500

[Corabar Entertainment]

wouldn't even consider anything less that £350 and would usually expect arround £400 -£500Well, that's one way to announce your arrival on a forum!

:lol:

Please have a read here:- http://www.forum.mobilediscodirectory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11711

I look forward to reading your intro thread in the newbies forum :approve:

[simonp]

Good stuff. :approve:

Do you play classic dance anthems all night?
QUOTE]

No, but It forms the bulk of the night - I lead up to it with some commercial dance from the previous two months or so to get a feel of the crowd - as this can dictate the direction I take for the main set - and the then I back it up on the home strait with current commercial club tunes (and these tunes tend to become the warm songs 2 months down the line)

[QUOTE=Excalibur;492754]Of course not Charlie, don't be so silly! You can only play Agadoo and Music Man so often. ;) :D :D

:lol: note to self - throw in a bt of music man sample over Red Carpet's 'Alright" before throwing in Kings of Tomorrow :lol:

[Kernow]

I got lucky this year with NYE after last years debacle - I do a residency at Porters/DickensWorld the first Friday in Every Month and was asked by the Event Manager back in June if I'd fancy DJing the main room on NYE.



That's the highest fee mentioned on this thread. You must be good (or live down South.) ;)


They clearly have Great Expectations ;)
A Tale of Two Cities ? ;)

:D :D :D

[Pe7e]

I checked out your Website (Via Google) and it seems you have an interesting approach to the provision of entertainment!!!




Care to share it with us? I wouldn't mind a look

[StarZSoundS]

Care to share it with us? I wouldn't mind a look


Can't provide a link where I am......I'm only assuming this is his site...try Google.... diydisco...Gloucstershire

[Pe7e]

Yes I saw that one, but it didn't strike me as the website of a multi op going out at £500 a night, appearances can be deceptive though.

[StarZSoundS]

Yes I saw that one, but it didn't strike me as the website of a multi op going out at £500 a night, appearances can be deceptive though.







Coincedence on the name.:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Pink Elephant]

Do you think this is the one...

http://www.soundwaveaudio.co.uk/index.htm

??

[DazzyD]

Do you think this is the one...

http://www.soundwaveaudio.co.uk/index.htm

??

I doubt it. Soundwave Audio would appear to have a good reputation.

I think Martin might be referring to this site: http://diydisco.net/default.aspx (although I could be wrong!)

[StarZSoundS]

I doubt it. Soundwave Audio would appear to have a good reputation.

I think Martin might be referring to this site: http://diydisco.net/default.aspx (although I could be wrong!)

Thats right Dazzy....

However....its not just him.Until I googled it I didn't realise how many Companies there are happy to supply the Wanna Be a DJ for a night sector....Sheeessshhhh.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Corabar Entertainment]

1. Come on chaps... hiring out gear is hardly a new concept!

2. It really isn't on discussing someone when they haven't asked for critique, and

3. :offtopic:

[temp]

Hi there.

There are so many factors that play a part - not least of which being the experience of the DJ, the size of the venue, the duration of the gig, and what exactly your requirements are.

However, the information from other posts in this thread (and other threads on the forum) should give you a pretty good idea.

However, I do have to say that you have left it a bit late to start making enquiries! You may have to have 'what's available', rather than having your pick, since a large proportion of professional DJs will already be booked for what is probably the most requested night of the year.

Got one quote so far, £450, others I've tried were booked.