New Poll - Weddings 2006/7

[Paul Smith 0]

It's been almost a year since the last poll was taken and I'm sure at least some have put their prices up http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/533.gif

 

This time it's a 5 hour wedding reception 7.00pm - Midnight, hotel within 10 miles, 150 guests. Nothing else unusual (no stairs etc).

 

The poll is completely anonymous however you can add your comments if you wish

Edited September 25, 2006 by Paul_Smith

[Kingy 0]

Good idea!!

 

Be honest please peeps.

[DJ Marky Marc 0]

Used to charge £250 - £300 but this has gone up now...

 

all normal wedding bookings in 2007 as per the details given, times, distance would be £325..

 

It's a fiar price for the work I do and is in line with other discos in my area..

 

 

 

 

[C.S 0]

my vote is for a high price but please remember where i am located.

[Dynamicdiscos 0]

Well I'm sure you will all be pleased. Finally our prices have gone up enough to bring us on par with the average costs.

[mikeee 0]

Um, Put my prices up as well at the begining of the year. £395 for the first 4 hours, then £75 per hour thereafter. Early set up add £55. Background music is charged at £50 / hr. Just been trying to work next years price structure.

[brianmole 0]

Again, I have raised my pricing (minimum now £425), again no one has complained. However, I think the locals are probably still trying to undercut each other and keep their average prices artificially low as a result.

 

It's looking more possible to charge enough to actually make a living out of it.

[ian . 0]

I'm keeping quiet on this one.

 

[UKHero 0]

Depends what my agent can get me lol

 

 

from £150 - £400

 

Nik

 

[D.X 0]

QUOTE (brianmole @ Sep 26 2006, 07:00 AM)

Again, I have raised my pricing (minimum now £425), It's looking more possible to charge enough to actually make a living out of it.

Charging £400 for a gig how could you not make a living out of it http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/fear.gif

 

[wizard 0]

anyone going to own up to voting on the sub £100 http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/fear.gif

 

my vote was the 251 - 300

[Kane 0]

QUOTE (Paul_Smith @ Sep 25 2006, 06:33 PM)

This time it's a 5 hour wedding reception 7.00pm - Midnight, hotel within 10 miles, 150 guests. Nothing else unusual (no stairs etc).

For example, The recently refurbished Four Pillars Hotel in abingdon (was built in 1986 so it was time to "get with it") i would charge £180 for a 5 hour gig as paul said. I dont think people would spend £400-500 on a disco around here. anyway im happy charging that much.

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QUOTE (D.X @ Sep 26 2006, 04:47 PM)

QUOTE (brianmole @ Sep 26 2006, 07:00 AM) Again, I have raised my pricing (minimum now £425), It's looking more possible to charge enough to actually make a living out of it. Charging £400 for a gig how could you not make a living out of it http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/fear.gif Depends on how many gigs per week and your outgoings.   Brian, for example, lives in an area where the cost of living is high plus he has a family.

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It would be interesting, once the poll is complete, to get a price/location breakdown.

[mikeee 0]

After the comment from DX, I thought I would add this little gem. In the Sunday Times they did a bit on Gordon Brown (what a nice chap), did you know that in the last couple of years, he has managed to put another £750 per year tax on every household in the UK.

 

If you are self employed and work "sub contract" for another company then £150 a day is the accepted minimum and £200 per day for unskilled / semi skilled appears to be closer to the truth.

 

Self employed, doing everything your self, £400 per day looks like the average.

[Andy Westcott 0]

I voted £151 - £200, but that would depend on the type of function.

 

If it was a basic job in a village hall then my price would be as stated, but I'd add another ton to my price if it was at a hotel. I've usually found this kind of event to be harder going right from parking up to getting the gear out in one piece after the function.

 

Maybe I've just worked the wrong venues... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/533.gif

[Kingy 0]

QUOTE (mikeee @ Sep 26 2006, 07:11 PM)

If you are self employed and work "sub contract" for another company then £150 a day is the accepted minimum and £200 per day for unskilled / semi skilled appears to be closer to the truth. Self employed, doing everything your self, £400 per day looks like the average.

Yeah Right Mike. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/whistling.gif

 

On which planet was this ? I would like to move there!! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/533.gif

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QUOTE (mikeee @ Sep 26 2006, 06:11 PM)

If you are self employed and work "sub contract" for another company then £150 a day is the accepted minimum and £200 per day for unskilled / semi skilled appears to be closer to the truth. Self employed, doing everything your self, £400 per day looks like the average.

Doing what, precisely, in either case?

[mikeee 0]

This was a generalisation for the "service" industry, and takes in Plumbers, Brickies, Mechanics, Sparkies etc etc.

 

Doing it all yourself, basically what we do, the first call, the function, and after care. Sub contracting would be the same as working for an agent. He does all the leg work and aftercare, you do the bit in the middle.

 

Which planet - this one.

 

I've just got several quotes to redo my garage roof, boarding, felt etc. The quote come in between £1,300 - £1,800 and will take between 1.5 and 2 days to complete. So I went out and priced up top notch 18mm ply, underlay, felt and the rest of the bits, how much? £502.87p. so the chaps above, if use qaulity components (and my price wasn't really trade) would make between £800 and a £1,000 for up to two days work. These are all single operatives, one company did say they could do it in a day with two people but that would be an extra £550.

 

We are also in the service industry and we charge How Much.

[Paul Smith 0]

As things stand at the moment with this poll around 35% of DJs are gonna do this gig for about the same price (or less than):

 

a) the client hiring the gear themselves and then having to supply the music & the operator or

 

b) the client hiring a jukebox http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/whistling.gif

 

 

I'm not knocking those DJs abilities as DJs just stating facts..............

 

[brianmole 0]

QUOTE (Paul_Smith @ Sep 26 2006, 10:32 PM)

As things stand at the moment with this poll around 35% of DJs are gonna do this gig for about the same price (or less than): a) the client hiring the gear themselves and then having to supply the music & the operator or b) the client hiring a jukebox http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/whistling.gif I'm not knocking those DJs abilities as DJs just stating facts..............

That's exactly what I thought. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/wallbash.gif

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QUOTE (mikeee @ Sep 26 2006, 09:06 PM)

This was a generalisation for the "service" industry, and takes in Plumbers, Brickies, Mechanics, Sparkies etc etc.

Sounds about right then. However "unskilled" to me suggests labouring or similar and a £200 daily rate for that is highly unlikely.

[music box 0]

I am just going into my 2nd year when I started out I was doing gigs in the

region of £120 - £150 a few freebies thrown in to get my name about in my home area.

I soon found out that I was on the cheap side and no bookings where forcomming I did get inquiries and comments like. Why are you so cheap. Do you not have the right gear and the best one was and how much for the lights as well.

So I put my prices up and bingo comments changed to thats reasonable so my average gig now starts at £220, a wedding starts at £275 unless I know the people etc. as I have done gigs for DJ's on here they have helped me out etc. my turn to help them out.

Next year the price will go up agian, costs go up so have to keep the price right.

 

I would like to add also that listerning to advise on this site helped so much to pitch the right. So a BIG thank you to all of you that helped me durring our first year.

Long may this site reign.

 

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[shakermaker 0]

I have decided not to put up my prices in January. I will have done my first year of business in February and everything has gone well so far. This week I have taken the most calls I have ever taken and all of them have come back and booked with me and it's only wednesday tomorrow.

 

I have a set rate of £250.00. It sometimes changes, either going up or down depending on duration etc etc and if the customer requires any extras (Oi...I didn't mean those kind of extras). I am happy with that and I can make a living out of it.

[Jase Windu 0]

Price will go up next year, probably to around the £140 mark.

 

I currently get £120 a night for functions on a weekend but don't travel far if I can help it and never more than 10 miles, but mainly do a resis function room.

 

If we charge anymore than that around here you wouldn't get any bookings because of the amount of cowboys willing to do it for beer money.

 

I know it's nowhere near what most people on here charge but I know it's not because I offer an inferior service, I often get complimented by people (mainly people from down south) who can't believe what a good night I do for the money I charge. My normal set up for an average mobile is a 1.5k sound system with lighting consisting of 4 acme winners, 4 mini moons, 2 hypermoons on a goal post and 4 screens, bit more than you can afford on just beer money.

 

I've never had to advertise in 12 years, and this year I've had no more than 5 friday nights and only 1 saturday night off (and I could have taking bookings for them but wanted the night off).

 

I know people don't charge the same for every function but I'd love to find out the prices charged in different areas of the country just to see what people get for the same job as me.

 

So I'm in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and get £120 for a Saturday night wedding