would you?

[funkymike]

If you are booked for a gig, would you cancel it or get another dj to cover to go and do a better gig for more money, I ask because I have just been asked to cover a gig so he can go and do a higher money making gig.















So I said I was booked ( as it happens I was) but I would have said that anyway :sad:

[alexperrins]

Nope, wouldn't dream of it. What happens if they cancel you? Good money and rep down the drain!

[Corabar Entertainment]

NEVER! We all know what type of DJ does that, don't we? (YEE-HA! Giddy-up!) :teeth:

[funkymike]

NEVER! We all know what type of DJ does that, don't we? (YEE-HA! Giddy-up!) :teeth:


A? a goat :embarasse

[CRAZY K]

YEE-HA! Giddy-up

NOT ME :sad:

Crazy K
Yee -ha! specialist

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Never.

I used to work for an agency who would tell the customer that the owner was coming to DJ and then send me, and I'd have to make all sorts of excuses on their behalf.

Very embarrassing, but they were normally happy by the end of the night.

So, I swore I'd never do that to other DJs, and I don't. The client knows who they're getting.

[KrazyKaz]

nope

[Have a disco]

Every booking I accept will not get superceeded by a higher priced one I'd rather say sorry Im booked

[spin mobile disco]

I have covered bookings in the bast for a DJ who went off to to a higher paid booking. But I myself wouldn't do it unless it was for a family event i.e my own. And thats only because 3 of my own family are DJ's and they could cover a family event themselves.

[Ricesnaps]

Interesting discusion point here. For starters, no, personally once I'm booked I'm booked, regardless of other work (although I alway offer to pass enquiries on if I am booked).

However, If you asked me if I would take a booking from a disco who was passing it on because they had a better paying one? Well absolutely, yes. Not because I wanted to help out, but because it gives me a chance to demonstrate just how much better I am than the guy they booked. In fact I have sort of been here before (although slightly different circumstances). The client actually had no idea the booking was now being done by me, which is exacly why I contacted the venue, explained the situation and they passed on my details to the client.

Net result? Gig for me (as I wasn't booked), very good reputation built for me because I rescued the day and of course a very black mark in the original disco's copy book! Now that's a way to clamp down on these guys.

Funky Mike - take the booking (if you can?)

[Have a disco]

ditto to that If I was NOT Booked???? Just to prove the other Disco was a SHAM

[soundtracker]

Definately not, leave that to the o-plus DJs

[Ricesnaps]

Definately not, leave that to the o-plus DJs
IMHO I think you are wrong. It's not about what the other guy is doing here, it's about demonstrating how much better you are then the guy who let them down. Surely that's a great thing for business?

[dj andy allwood]

Nope

[BeerFunk]

Nope
Reasoning?

I can't see why you wouldn't take the booking, so long as everyone involved was aware of the situation.

[dj_ags]

Well lets be honest, the circumstances aren't the best, but it is money better off in your pocket than in theirs :cool:

But as has been mentioned, they should pay what the DJ requests, not what they wish. Im sure we would only take the booking if they met our pricing demands.

[dj steady]

I work with a syndicate of 3 D.J.s and most of the work is channeled through me. As soon as the bookings come in i allocate them straight away,I naturally always take the first,then i allocate the rest of the work according to geographical location....(who is closest.) not by price.

In doing this when i send the booking form out which has photos of all the discos accross the top i name the disco on the form they are booking,and thats who they get.

The only time this differs is if at 1st point of call a customer specifies a percific disco, if that show is available they can have it even if that means i don't work that evening and i never take a booking i have provided a D.J. off them if mine cancels. The reason for this is that i have a number of residencies and for obvious reasons i can't be at all of them on the same nite so i rely on these guys to help me out.....so i don't pi** them off by messing with their bookings.

This way when i ring them with a booking they will do it for me and not let me down.

Also as this is a syndicate no commission is charged they get all the money and likewise when they put work into the pot.......it works well..

[Corabar Entertainment]

Nope

Reasoning?

I can't see why you wouldn't take the booking, so long as everyone involved was aware of the situation....But the original question was would you ever pass on a booking just because you were offered a better paid one, not would you take the lesser booking if it was offered to you: I think Andy was answering the original question.

[Danno13]

Nope.. i'd never land anyone in it just because a better paid gig came up.

I will admit to using another DJ to cover a previously booked gig so i could do a gig for a regular client. However, both the client and the DJ were aware what was happening and had no problems with it. Both gigs paid exactly the same by the way.

[soundtracker]

IMHO I think you are wrong. It's not about what the other guy is doing here, it's about demonstrating how much better you are then the guy who let them down. Surely that's a great thing for business?
RTFQ!

[dj andy allwood]

if im booked im booked end of story. :)

if a dj is booked and he gets another one he wants to do and im not booked then yes of course i will take it, its a booking after all :teeth:

[Corabar Steve]

ditto to that If I was NOT Booked???? Just to prove the other Disco was a SHAM
A simular disco :teeth:

[colinm345]

Interesting discusion point here. For starters, no, personally once I'm booked I'm booked, regardless of other work (although I alway offer to pass enquiries on if I am booked).

However, If you asked me if I would take a booking from a disco who was passing it on because they had a better paying one? Well absolutely, yes. Not because I wanted to help out, but because it gives me a chance to demonstrate just how much better I am than the guy they booked. In fact I have sort of been here before (although slightly different circumstances). The client actually had no idea the booking was now being done by me, which is exacly why I contacted the venue, explained the situation and they passed on my details to the client.

Net result? Gig for me (as I wasn't booked), very good reputation built for me because I rescued the day and of course a very black mark in the original disco's copy book! Now that's a way to clamp down on these guys.

Funky Mike - take the booking (if you can?)

SECONDED:teeth:

[leighinstoke]

If you are booked for a gig, would you cancel it or get another dj to cover to go and do a better gig for more money, I ask because I have just been asked to cover a gig so he can go and do a higher money making gig.

No - only thing I ever do that comes even close to this is when I've managed to be double booked (rarely) and if one of the bookings is from a regular client and the other from a new client, I'll take the regular booking and pass the new one on - even if the new client is paying more - case of keeping regulars happy because their guests are usually where more work spurns from even if the job can be a maul and lower paying.

To be honest, this only usually happens on bank holiday weekends and Xmas when everyone and his brother wants a disco it seems.

Leigh....

[Have a disco]

Lets face it if someone offered you £1500 to do there disco who would not pass on a £200 booking?? Im not saying I would do it but at what point does temptation become too much??

[Thames Valley Discos]

Lets face it if someone offered you £1500 to do there disco who would not pass on a £200 booking?? Im not saying I would do it but at what point does temptation become too much??
if money is all that you are after. get another job!!

[funkymike]

Lets face it if someone offered you £1500 to do there disco who would not pass on a £200 booking?? Im not saying I would do it but at what point does temptation become too much??


Thats abit unrealistic

[Thames Valley Discos]

Thats abit unrealistic
what him getting nother job lol :)

[Shaun]

Lets face it if someone offered you £1500 to do there disco who would not pass on a £200 booking??


Absolutely, 100% without a doubt would fulfill my obligations and do the cheaper gig.

[colinm345]

So would we :)

[Corabar Entertainment]

Lets face it if someone offered you £1500 to do there disco who would not pass on a £200 booking?? Im not saying I would do it but at what point does temptation become too much??
Sorry - no, we wouldn't..... if we're booked, we're booked - end of story (I might curse and wish that we were free, but that's completely different! :) )

Anyway Badger, you are contradicting yourself in that post: first you say "Who wouldn't?" then in the next breath you say you're not saying you would????????????????? :confused:

[Thames Valley Discos]

Sorry - no, we wouldn't..... if we're booked, we're booked - end of story (I might curse and wish that we were free, but that's completely different! :) )

Anyway Badger, you are contradicting yourself in that post: first you say "Who wouldn't?" then in the next breath you say you're not saying you would????????????????? :confused:
And what is new with that!!! lol