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Albatross said:
Are you renting gear for that, or do you have the inventory to support that many people?
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I'm renting. My entire rig makes a good drum monitor at that level. :)

If I can get approval from the board I will be renting 6 EAW KF850 tops and 8 EAW SB850 dual 18 subs all with MacroTech amps. That won't cover the entire area but it's within budget and will cover the immediate area very nicely.
 
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tunes4046 said:
Mine were usually a sound system, usually I used 4 Yamaha DXR 10s, wireless mics, a combination of handheld, lav and head worn, very little music, and quite often a projector and screen it was / is a pretty easy $500-$700 income on a weekday
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And any hotel with a meeting space will provide all of this stuff in house in my area...if not in house, they contract out to a production company, or PSAV. Unless you are in with the decision maker with said company...it is unlikely to get this type of work.
 
The Audio Visual Company that the hotel I worked at had a contract with brought in OLD, OLD Behringer Eurolive 15 inch speakers to use. My Gear was better. ...When a big event was held there that was outside the scope of the contracted production company, then PSAV was called in...They would bring in JBL VRX array speakers...Usually 4 of them across the ballroom...and do the up lighting, screens, monograms etc.
 
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Albatross said:
No doubt there is a lot of business there. But, to me it looks like all of the worst parts of DJing, and none of the fun parts (except maybe cashing checks).
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For me, I enjoy the challenge of providing the client's technical needs. My creativity is in live sound and lighting design. While I enjoy doing weddings I would drop them to do more AV provider work.
 
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DJ Ricky B said:
The Audio Visual Company that the hotel I worked at had a contract with brought in OLD, OLD Behringer Eurolive 15 inch speakers to use. My Gear was better. ...When a big event was held there that was outside the scope of the contracted production company, then PSAV was called in...They would bring in JBL VRX array speakers...Usually 4 of them across the ballroom...and do the up lighting, screens, monograms etc.
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In some areas, a DJ could be that PSAV. It doesn't take a lot to get a few small systems and wireless gear. Maybe $20K-$30K in startup .. easily handled with a small business loan .. just needs a plan.
 
DJ Ricky B said:
And any hotel with a meeting space will provide all of this stuff in house in my area...if not in house, they contract out to a production company, or PSAV. Unless you are in with the decision maker with said company...it is unlikely to get this type of work.
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It's always easier to come up with reasons why it can't be done than actually going out and trying to make it happen
 
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Albatross said:
Totally... I see PSAV locally a lot for bigger stuff. And my day job company does about 4 big conference style events a year and hires a different contractor for the production work.

No doubt there is a lot of business there. But, to me it looks like all of the worst parts of DJing, and none of the fun parts (except maybe cashing checks).
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The only good reason I ever found to do that work is to cash the cheques. It's work there's very little fun to it.

One of the big problems for you would be most of it happens during day job hours so unless you have that flexibility it might be a tough sell. You also have to consider the loss of income from your day job in the price if you can get the day off

steve149 said:
I think there are 2 paths .. full production and AV support .. one is gear only, mainly for smaller events .. the other has necessary artistic components. The 2nd will bring in significant dollars and significant headaches. I think the smaller events, with primarily speaking and minor amounts of music are doable by some DJs.
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I've done both in the past and you are right there are many headaches associated with the bigger jobs. For the most part these days I pass them on to friends who are much more patient than me and they will often pass me the smaller jobs like press conferences, trade shows, and small meetings

tunes4046 said:
Mine were usually a sound system, usually I used 4 Yamaha DXR 10s, wireless mics, a combination of handheld, lav and head worn, very little music, and quite often a projector and screen it was / is a pretty easy $500-$700 income on a weekday
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Last one I did was 2 NX25s, a handheld wireless, 3 wired on stands on a table, and one wireless for the public on a stand with a projector and screen. I was there just over 4 hours including setup and teardown for $500
 
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Bookings are down for me here on the west coast of Canada, too many new and CHEAP DJs. With the price of a knockdown home in the burbs being over one million dollars, folks just don't have much money left to spend on a quality DJ. They'd rather 'take a chance' on a less expensive newbie. Sucks.

I attended the first ever in Vancouver, WeddingWire networking event this past Monday night and part of their short presentation covered social media and its importance. Facebook was highest on their chart, I think Instagram was next... They also said we should look into SnapChat which was 4th. I think 3rd was YouTube...?
 
maestro said:
I attended the first ever in Vancouver, WeddingWire networking event this past Monday night and part of their short presentation covered social media and its importance. Facebook was highest on their chart, I think Instagram was next... They also said we should look into SnapChat which was 4th. I think 3rd was YouTube...?
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Those presentations/networking events that Wedding Wire does are all part of their plan to continue to try to make themselves seem relevant to vendors.

Did you learn anything that you truly did not know, and felt it was valuable information for you?

I do agree that Social Media is big with the younger generation, but hard to gauge what true impact it has on my bookings. The videos on YouTube or Vimeo certainly help when selling yourself to prospects. I can't say Facebook is responsible for any of my bookings.
 
DJ Ricky B said:
Those presentations/networking events that Wedding Wire does are all part of their plan to continue to try to make themselves seem relevant to vendors.

Did you learn anything that you truly did not know, and felt it was valuable information for you?

I do agree that Social Media is big with the younger generation, but hard to gauge what true impact it has on my bookings. The videos on YouTube or Vimeo certainly help when selling yourself to prospects. I can't say Facebook is responsible for any of my bookings.
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I agree 100%! I didn't really learn anything but the free booze and appies were appreciated. :)

I also agree that Facebook hasn't gotten me any bookings but my videos on Facebook, Vimeo and YouTube are a great asset!
 
Zero. Zilch. Nada.
But that's not unusual.
We have a lot of procrastinators around here,
and I quite often get booked (thru the multi-op) a few months before the big day.
 
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I just got a call today to do an event on June 10th. Simple 6 hour gig. They just want background music . It's going to be at NJIT . Haven't had one this early in a long time .
 
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
I just got a call today to do an event on June 10th. Simple 6 hour gig. They just want background music . It's going to be at NJIT . Haven't had one this early in a long time .
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You booked it or just got an inquiry?
 
ittigger said:
Ok, so did you book it? Do you have a contract issued?

'Yes I am available' is not a booking.
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It will get done sir . I just need an email address so I can send me contract. The client lives in Pennsylvania .
 
Bookings for us are about on average here we have 8 weddings and two parties, possibly even 3 parties one of which is a past new years eve client. I will admit we are on the higher pricing for a single op in our area. But I'm very picky because we only do 20 to 25 events per year. My wife and I both have full time jobs. We tend to seek quality over quantity.

I have a general vision for our business which is we have never tried to be the least expensive but we have always tried to be the best. Also we are trying very hard to get to 100 reviews on Weddingwire. Guys this stuff does help brides see almost 100 reviews and it truly does help as a selling point.


Weddingwire: See TNG Digital DJ Service & Celebrity Shots Photobooth on WeddingWire
 
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