.... I went to a Bahtmitzvah for my dentist's daughter about 15 years ago. It was a Titanic theme (movie had just come out). Mini replica and everything. My wife helped his wife a bit on some details .. I know he spent $14K+ on that (giveaways, entertaintment, etc.) The Entertainment company (forget who did it) provided music, lighting, many of the giveaways, and the "stage sets".
Ok that's great and I thank you for that post. Now not trying to be funny or bust your chops but what are they getting for 3k? Please don't feel insulted for me asking this question. I don't mean it that way at all.
You're jumping from a person asking about a price to talking to someone on the phone. Most people looking to book a DJ have never done so and don't know what to really look for. So they don't know what questions to ask but basic ones. Such as how much do you charge, do you have a cordless mic and what type of music do you play. After that about all they know to ask is if you have clean music to play at their event? Nothing about the equipment to be used at their event. Not that they would know the difference between low grade gear, mid grade and high end grade gear.
I have on a rare occasion. Not often but when that question does come up it's normally a bride looking for a DJ to do their wedding.You know, in my 15+ years of being a DJ, I have never had a client or lead ask me if I had a cordless mic. Go figure.
I see you still don't get it. Most people just see a DJ as someone who will show up and just play music. For some that is true but for me that's not the case. It's too bad a lot of us get judged on what a potential client has seen from another DJ while at an event. What they might have seen is a poor excuse for a DJ and think to themselves all DJ's are the same. That's when you really need to be sharp with you selling yourself and how you're not just another DJ out there and much more then that.
