NonYa

Hey guys, (or girls)

I'm normally a mobile dj. A restaurant with a ballroom that I've played
at several times has decided that they want a regular Friday Night type
of party. Since they know me, they asked if I was interested.

They have a sound sytem for there regular Saturday Night Band that
plays. All I have to bring is my tables and mixer to plug in there large
console.

This is very easy for me, but I'm not sure what is a fair rate to ask.
Especially if this becomes a regular thing.

So I was wondering what's a "standard" rate for a club dj. Remember
this is a restaurant and I am not famous (yet).

Also this is in the SF Bay Area.


Thanks.

yoyod

tricky one NonYa. It depends on a few factors I guess. Namely; do you
have a good dj cv? the better your cv, the more you can ask for. Also,
is this a big or small gig? Use your instincts to tell you how much
you reckon these guys could afford. I've Charged £150GBP for gigs
where I knew it was for a fairly big organisation, played for free at
underground clubs where I know I'll get exposure and good audience.
Also, start by asking for 50 - 75% more than the minimum you'll
accept. That way, they can beat you down and you're still happy or
they accept your original price. I'd say £30GBP p/h is a reasonable
minimum, which is maybe about 60 of your big bucks

NonYa

yoyod wrote:
> tricky one NonYa. It depends on a few factors I guess. Namely; do you
> have a good dj cv? the better your cv, the more you can ask for. Also,
> is this a big or small gig? Use your instincts to tell you how much
> you reckon these guys could afford. I've Charged £150GBP for gigs
> where I knew it was for a fairly big organisation, played for free at
> underground clubs where I know I'll get exposure and good audience.
> Also, start by asking for 50 - 75% more than the minimum you'll
> accept. That way, they can beat you down and you're still happy or
> they accept your original price. I'd say £30GBP p/h is a reasonable
> minimum, which is maybe about 60 of your big bucks
>
cv? What's a cv?

I've got a feeling that I'll be playing for a fairly small group. At
least at first.

Remember, this is a restaurant. Also, it's not a very busy restaurant.
They are fairly new and haven't made a name for themselves yet. The
owner seems like he's getting concerned about staying in business so
he's thinking of other ways to bring people in.

I think the people who will come, will be an older, more "up-ity" type
of people. So I don't think I'll be able to really get down. I'm basing
this on their menu prices.

I'm starting to get a feeling that this won't be any fun.