Source DJs - Hertfordshire

[AndyC]

Hi All Has anyone heard of Source DJs - Hertfordshire. I had an email from them asking if I would like to join their team.
Any Feedback would be good.

Andy

[Imagine]

Hi All Has anyone heard of Source DJs - Hertfordshire. I had an email from them asking if I would like to join their team.
Any Feedback would be good.

Andy

Wouldn't be from a Sarah Dennehey by any chance and badly worded?

[AndyC]

That is the name on the bottom of the email do you know her?

[Imagine]

That is the name on the bottom of the email do you know her?

Nope, but whoever she is also has websites in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex.

Looks to be yet another fly by night agency trying to make money off the back of our efforts :mad:

[yourdj]

This is a scam, they are doing it to lots of areas. They have jumped on to our HDA thing:

18522

[rth_discos]

Is it a scam?

Or just spam? From a well intentioned company...

[AndyC]

I received the email yesterday and asked who it was that told her to email me and how many bookings I could expect from you. Should I pass your "exacting recruitment process".
as yet I have had no reply

[Imagine]

I received the email yesterday and asked who it was that told her to email me and how many bookings I could expect from you. Should I pass your "exacting recruitment process".
as yet I have had no reply

And you won't either. Responding to any sort of request seems to be something they're not actually very good at.
Several of us over this way asked questions quite a while back and as yet, have heard nothing from them.

A colleague of mine actually called the Suffolk telephone number....it went through to an automated receptionist service and nothing's been heard since.

As for it being a scam - I can't see that. I can't see how they'd actually manage to "scam" anything out of anyone unless it's a website laden with malware etc (which as the moment it's not).

I think Gavin's on the right lines that it's well intentioned (I'd have chosen a less favourable term because as I see it they're trying to take a cut of money for doing next to nothing), but not working.

[ukpartydj]

I think Gavin's on the right lines that it's well intentioned (I'd have chosen a less favourable term because as I see it they're trying to take a cut of money for doing next to nothing), but not working.

Despite the odd spammy approach it does seem like an idea I had when I was running a mini agency. Get good contacts in many areas, market yourself all over and take a cut. Certainly wasn't easy, I used about 10 DJs over a 200 mile radius, very stressful job, wasn't all that well paid. Very hard to make a successful agency, so whilst I'm sure no disrespect was really meant towards agents I'm sure they do just plenty for the money.

[Imagine]

Very hard to make a successful agency, so whilst I'm sure no disrespect was really meant towards agents I'm sure they do just plenty for the money.

No disrespect meant at all....maybe I just worded it wrong.

Those that do it properly, care for their talent and do a good job....no problem at all.

Unfortunately what's happening at the moment (New Year's Eve anyone?) is that people are thinking it's an easy way to cream money off the top of a DJs fee for the sake of taking a few bookings at whatever price and farming them out to A.N.Other DJ willing to work for low money. These are the ones that also take bookings at rock-bottom prices just to secure the gig.

THEY are the "agents" I have a real problem with.

[Pe7e]

Unfortunately what's happening at the moment (New Year's Eve anyone?) is that people are thinking it's an easy way to cream money off the top of a DJs fee for the sake of taking a few bookings at whatever price and farming them out to A.N.Other DJ willing to work for low money. These are the ones that also take bookings at rock-bottom prices just to secure the gig.

A bit like Carillion's business plan eh? and we all know what happened there.

[Excalibur]

. These are the ones that also take bookings at rock-bottom prices just to secure the gig.

THEY are the "agents" I have a real problem with.

I'm on the mailing list for one. Usually get a text while I'm setting up: "Anyone free tonight " ?


A bit like Carillion's business plan eh? and we all know what happened there.

Coming close to breaching forum guidelines there, I feel. Topical, but hardly Disco related. :no:

[AndyC]

one of the things that bothered me about the whole idea was they asked for a list of kit thus giving them a location for said kit ending up with kit being stolen.

[djdj]

I'm on the mailing list for one. Usually get a text while I'm setting up: "Anyone free tonight " ? :no:

Trip to Leeds for £100 !

Thanks but no thanks :Censored:

[yourdj]

Despite the odd spammy approach it does seem like an idea I had when I was running a mini agency. Get good contacts in many areas, market yourself all over and take a cut. Certainly wasn't easy, I used about 10 DJs over a 200 mile radius, very stressful job, wasn't all that well paid. Very hard to make a successful agency, so whilst I'm sure no disrespect was really meant towards agents I'm sure they do just plenty for the money.

Bloody hell, thats a recipe for letting a lot of people down. How did you manage to vet the DJ's or did you just book them blind? What's wrong with starting with Dorset and then expanding from there? I think If i really wanted to I could really make a good agency covering Hampshire (and beyond), but I am more about quality over quantity so only take 4 bookings on any one night. Having said that a premium DJ agency would not be a bad idea for the UK (as I know most the best DJ/MC's in person).

I would rather put my money into bitcoin than create all that hard work for myself!! :)

Agencies can get it right - I was a member of Function Central and Warble for a few years and they seem to have some decent acts on their books. THAT is how to do it. You would need an office with a small team as one person just can't manage it!! I was not really happy with the lack of attention to detail or personal connection with the client (as I always meet and chat to clients), but for most DJ's its a good company to work for. Nor sure what their fees were but i was getting £400+ and that was 5+ years back.

https://www.warble-entertainment.com
https://www.functioncentral.co.uk

Yes this may not be a scam, probably a wrong choice of words there. What I meant was they are probably going to over charge clients and get crap DJ's who probably wont show up, or ruin the function, or at the best they will pay them 20% of what they charge and rip off some decent talent.

One way or another a lot of people will be let down, especially as it sound like its one person in a bedroom with an idea like the above ^^^ ;)