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This is a listing of 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 simplified for your convenience. Fill out my availability
checker and you will be taken to my price quote generator. Use it to get
a more exact quote.
Wedding Reception
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Wedding DJ services
page for pricing information
More than any other type of event, weddings need someone who can do more
than just play music. You need a disc jockey who knows how to communicate
with your other vendors, communicate over a microphone, and balance the
musical tastes of your friends and family. My wedding reception service
gives you full control of your wedding timeline along with convenient,
24-hour access to my online wedding management system.
Corporate Party
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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
- 3 Hours Included
- Disc Jockey services
- Announcer services
- Bose L1 Model 1 Double Bass Personal Amplification Cylindrical Radiator
Loudspeaker System
- Bring a wide selection of music edited for radio play
- Provide one microphone for you and your guests
- Accept music requests
School Dance
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I'm a great choice for you school dance disc jockey because I play great
music that is popular, recognizable and clean enough for radio play.
Features
- 3 Hours Included
- Disc Jockey services
- Announcer services
- Clean, edited versions of songs that are fit for radio play
- Bose L1 Model 1 Double Bass Personal Amplification Cylindrical Radiator
Loudspeaker System
- Play your requests
Reunion
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School Reunions are some of the most fun events. 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
- 3 Hours Included
- Disc Jockey services
- Announcer services
- Clean, edited versions of songs that are fit for radio play
- Bose L1 Model 1 Double Bass Personal Amplification Cylindrical
Radiator Loudspeaker System
- Play your requests
- Provide one microphone for you and your guests
Dance Club Lighting - $300
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
- Length of event included
- Pocket Scan System
- One American DJ Roto Pod 250
- One American DJ Roto Pod
Additional Separate Sound System - $300
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
- 1 Hours Included
- Great cocktail hour music
- Announcements when and how you want them
- Amplification system
- Wireless handheld microphone for your use as needed
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 from which DJs think about their
prices. We think about our needs and our clients' needs.
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, no insurance,
and well, you get the picture. If a DJ doesn't charge enough money to cover
those costs, then they can't survive as a business. Even the IRS will call
their DJing just a hobby.
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 additional costs not only increase the cost of DJing,
but also increase the confidence and skill of the DJ. DJs who invest time
and money in their craft will almost always charge more than those who don't
and they will be worth it. So, we've got the line between a hobbyist and
a semi-professional.
As DJs, We also have a limited time to provide our services to clients.
The most talented DJs also tend to be popular and even become recognized
leaders in the wedding industry. They are able to charge professional rates
and still book events all year. Even as single system operators, which means
that they don't have a bunch of other DJs working for them, they are able
to become full time professional DJS who focus only on the events for which
they are hired to provide service.
Most new DJ's think their clients just want music that they can dance.
Once DJ's have gotten some experience, we realize that clients want a particular
type of experience and that we DJs are almost always in the prime position
to deliver that experience. We don't do the cooking, serve the food, or
lead you through your vows, but we provide the soundtrack for all of these
activities. That soundtrack affects everything from the moment guests begin
to arrive to the moment the party is over. We spend more hours serving your
guests face to face than any other vendor that you will hire. It's because
of this that the DJ is the most important vendor choice for the enjoyment
of your celebration.
One of the most frustrating things about searching for a DJ is their
unwillingness to disclose prices over the internet or on the phone. A DJ
who can effectively and efficiently communicate their value to a client
will do better in business if they insist on speaking with potential clients
about the value delivered before quoting a hard price. There is another
advantage to leaving prices off of the websites. It allows DJs to more easily
charge different rates for different events. Some clients don't realize
the different amounts of work that go into providing quality service for
a school dance versus a mitzvah or wedding. It's often simpler to only
give them prices for the services that they are asking about instead of giving
them a price list for services that they don't even need.
There is one question that naturally follows. Where do I fit in all
this? I consider myself a semi-professional. Disc jockeying is not my
main profession so I wouldn't call myself a professional. At the same
time, I'm a local wedding industry leader on the board of the Arizona
Chapter of the American Disc Jockey Association and I constantly invest
time and money in improving my performance. I'm not one of those people who claim to do the same thing as the $1500-$2500
DJs for a much lower price. They usually incorporate some of the
wedding/event planning services into their DJ service, and I leave that
stuff to my clients. I don't even claim to be the best at what I do. I
simply deliver three things: experience, conveniences, and sound.
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