Many people think that a DJ only does a couple of hours work for his hard earned pay. Only yesterday, a potential client asked me for a quote for me to DJ at their wedding from 10:00pm to 12:00pm after a bands set for 170 guests in an upstairs venue. I quoted a very reasonable £395 as this was a weekday function, and this would mean getting there to set up by 7pm in reality. The response from the client was that they were "looking at paying £100 - 200 at the most, as its a thursday and we are already having a live band play from 8pm - 10pm. It was just to finish the evening off".
What some people fail to see is all the work which goes into providing an evening function, it really isn't just turn up, play for 2 hours, go home, invariably this means I start work at about 4pm and finish at 1am. To hire a basic disco setup from a PA company would cost about £150 to £200 alone. I use some of the very best equipment available, and the hire costs alone would be nearer £800. Add to this the costs of running a legitimate business, and you can see that £100 to £200 is not a realistic expectation for a professional DJ. Not only do I visit all my clients to plan their party in detail, but I also prepare their choice of music, prepare contracts, visit the venue beforehand and that's before the day itself which goes a little bit like this:
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However, I do realise that there are clients who are not expecting a top quality service, and are happy to run the risk of an inexperienced DJ ruining their party. You would not believe how often I get calls from distraught brides or function managers because the bargain basement DJ has not turned up, or has canceled with no notice.
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