| This is a listing of 9 entertainment packages. Below the entertainment packages is a list of 7 options. Below the options is a short, but informative essay that I wrote title, "An Inside Look At DJ Prices." My pricing structure is too detailed to explain on this page, but you can experiment with pricing options with my online quote generator. Just fill out my availability checker and you will be taken to my online quote generator. The charge for my services range from $200 for elementary school dances to $2000 for a personalized wedding with all of the applicable options. The average charge for my services is between $800 and $900. Service Packages
Service Options
An Inside Look At DJ Prices 1. Wedding Reception This service is adequate for most weddings. You get great music and basic announcements. Payment for this service must be made in full at least one week before the date of your wedding. Features
2. Budget Wedding Reception This is a budget wedding package. The price for this package is kept low by minimizing the cost and time that I spend preparing for your wedding. That means that you cannot alter the cookie cutter timeline and your traditional music must come from my current library. Click here for more information. Features
3. Corporate Party Management research confirms that employees who feel appreciated by their employers are more likely to remain loyal to the company. While regular affirmations are important and effective, reward your loyal, productive employees with a great night full of great music. Features
4. Elementary School Dance Elementary school dances are some of the simplest events to provide for. Simply play popular, recognizable, clean music that the kids will dance to. Features
5. Middle School Dance Elementary school dances are some of the simplest events to provide for. Simply play popular, recognizable, clean music that the kids will dance to. Features
6. Dance Convention Please note that this price is in addition to travel, admission, lodging and meals. Features
- Joseph Ivy as your Convention Disc Jockey
- Clean, edited versions of songs that are fit for radio play
- A wide selection of music for you to choose from
- Play your requests
- Make announcements as instructed
7. Club Joseph Ivy as your Club Disc Jockey playing hot tracks and keeping the floor rotating. Features
- Joseph Ivy as your Club Disc Jockey
- Clean, edited versions of songs that are fit for radio play
- A wide selection of music for you to choose from
- Play your requests
- Make announcements as instructed
8. Tax Deductible Donation This service is available for a tax deductible donation. Donations to your organization must be tax deductible for you to take advantage of this package. Features
9. Reunion School Reunions are some of the most fun events to provide for. I get to play music that doesn't normally get played at weddings and I get to put a greater focus on a particular decade. Features
1. Wedding Ceremony
For your guests, their experience of your wedding will begin from the
time that they arrive for your ceremony. My Wedding Ceremony service will
set the mood for the ceremony with music playing as your guests arrive. You
can elect to have music playing throughout your ceremony. Also, your
minister will have a microphone sensitive enough to amplify your voices for
your guests to hear as you commit to your wedding vows.Features
- Fender Passport amplification system
- Wireless lapel Microphone for your minister
- Processional and Recessional music of your choice
- Wireless handheld microphone for a singer or reader
2. Dance Club Lighting Enhance the look and feel of your event with disco style lights that move with the beat of the music and add romance for the quite slow songs. Features
3. Separate DJ and MC Having a separate Disc Jockey and MC allows for a greater level of interactivity, specialization and service. Features
- Joseph Ivy as your master of ceremonies and announcer
- Subordinate Disc Jockey directed by Joseph Ivy
4. Separate Cocktail Hour Choose this option to have fitting, low-key music played during your cocktail hour when your cocktail hour is planned in a room that is separate from your main room. Features
- Cocktail hour music system operator
- Great cocktail hour music
- Announcements when and how you want them
- Fender Passport amplification system
- Wireless handheld microphone for your use
5. Presentation of Awards When your event includes the presentation of a considerable number of awards, it can be useful to have a seasoned public speaker do most of the talking for you. Features
- Joseph Ivy as the presenter of your awards
- Second Disc Jockey for your awards ceremony
- You get to observe the presentation of the awards instead of going through the stress of presenting them
6. Second Language Entertainer More and more often, guests who do not understand English. Include these guests in your celebration with live translation to their native language and by including some dance music that they will recognize and enjoy. The availability of this service is defendant on my ability to find a suitable second language entertainer. - Joseph Ivy as your master of ceremonies and English announcer and Disc Jockey
- Subordinate Second Language Disc Jockey and announcer directed by Joseph Ivy
7. Plug into house system Save money by allowing me to plug into the existing speaker system at the location of your event. I will plug into the venues amplifier or mixer. By selecting this discount, you will loose the advantage of having my speakers at your event, but some venues install a better system than I can carry in as a mobile disc jockey.I'm going to break an advertising rule on this page. I'm going to try to inform you of how DJs look at their prices and how we justify our prices to clients. There are two main perspectives on DJ prices. One is the client perspective and the other is the DJs perspective. From the DJs perspective, we have costs associated with our business. We have costs associated with equipment maintenance, new music, advertising, insurance and general office stuff like paper, pens and notebooks. The DJs with the better equipment, newest music and greatest advertising have to charge more than DJs with crappy equipment, old or pirated music and lower quality advertising. Some DJs will even charge extra for dance floor lighting, party favors, extra speakers and other things that they wouldn't normally bring with them to events.
DJs also have individual ideas about what their time and talent are worth. DJs who are only charging for their equipment are essentially telling you that their time and talent are worth nothing. However, some DJs invest in educational materials, training workshops, conventions and specialized performance evaluations. These DJs will tend to charge more for their services because they are confident that they can deliver better service than the DJs that don't invest in getting better at our craft.
Those two things set a minimum price for which a DJ would be willing to work. We also have a limited time to provide our services to clients. Some DJs are very, very popular with clients and other vendors and turn down several potential clients for each client for whom we provide service. DJs in very high demand will usually raise their prices. It's not because we are greedy (well, some of us are greedy). It is because we want to serve the clients who place the highest value on our services. Some people see $500 for a DJ and scoff saying , "No DJ is worth $500" and end up hiring a bottomfeeder. A bottomfeeder is a DJ who buys the cheapest 'professional' equipment, doesn't try to improve their services, and provides a very low quality of service to their clients. People hire bottomfeeders because bottomfeeders are cheap. Other people think of $1000 as the minimum amount that a decent professional DJ will charge. One of the most frustrating things about searching for a DJ is their unwillingness to disclose prices over the internet or on the phone. One reason is that many clients will see a price tag even as low as $500 and run. If a DJ is good at communicating their value then they are usually make more money by leaving prices off of their website and discussing them in person with the clients willing to meet with them. There is another advantage to them leaving prices off of their websites. It allows them to charge different clients different rates. I know of DJs who will work for $1500 one night and $500 another night depending on seasonal demand, time and day of the week, type of event, or the clients choice of venue. |
