x

DJ Contract Mobile Template

Home 2023 › Forums › The DJ Booth › DJ Contract Mobile Template

Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • September 12, 2016 at 8:27 am #2445031
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Honestly I am never again using templates from the internet. Got screwed due to wrong wording 2 times.
    It cost me about 90 bucks to get a contract from a law office and I am using that.
    Of course I cannot make it available since it is their copyright.
    Also at some of our DJ courses you get a contract template (like the wedding DJ course).

    September 12, 2016 at 10:56 pm #2445241
    Steve Slaughter
    Participant

    Can you tell us then what wording caused the problem so we can at least not make that mistake?

    September 13, 2016 at 8:59 am #2445311
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    The problem was this section:
    I agree to work from XX:XXpm to XX:XXpm
    or 2nd time
    agree to work for X hours…
    both ended with: Overtime: For additional hours the charge is XXX amount.

    However overtime is a “lax” statement in most countries and there is a fixed percentage of what is considered overtime and what not… so I got not paid for the extra 2 hours as it was considered “good practice” to just do so.

    So instead you should always write:
    after the agreed period has expired each hour is billed with XXX amount on top of the agreed fee, whereas the minimum charge is always an hour.

    September 13, 2016 at 6:19 pm #2445711
    squarecell
    Participant

    One thing I need to add to my wedding contract. “You may not change to a new venue in the middle of the reception.”

    Not kidding. They decided to move to a smaller venue then expected I would pack up and follow them.

    September 14, 2016 at 11:26 am #2445921
    Robbie G.
    Participant

    Wow,
    Seems I have opened the proverbial can of worms here, maybe this could be an article or topic for Phil and the team to cover off on.

    Thanks all

    Robbie G.

    September 16, 2016 at 7:22 pm #2446961
    squarecell
    Participant

    Yeah, that was the same night I was assaulted by the bride’s sister. I suppose I could put ‘no assaulting the DJ’ in the contract as well, but you’d think that would be self-explanatory.

    But yeah Terry is 100% right. Your contract needs to be able to pass the legal test of whatever jurisdiction you live in, so using a template isn’t the smartest option.

    September 16, 2016 at 7:22 pm #2446971
    squarecell
    Participant

    My insurance company required that my contract be bulletproof before they took me on.

    September 18, 2016 at 9:10 am #2447141
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Also local laws vary widely from country to country, so what makes my contract iron-clad, might make yours worthless.

    September 22, 2016 at 2:33 pm #2449431
    Dizzle
    Participant

    I’ve been using a modified version of the contract supplied in the DDJT’s Wedding course without issue here in NYC for 2 years now. I haven’t had it reviewed by a lawyer, but my mobile dj company is well insured and I make sure to explicitly list the number of performance hours included at the agreed upon fee.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)
  • The forum ‘The DJ Booth’ is closed to new topics and replies.