So hard to say something about DJ fees in other places.
What I can say is that NYE should typically net you twice the amount you would normally charge.
Personally I wouldn’t play for 33 bucks an hour, especially not those long 6-hour sessions. My fee is typicaly between 75-100 euro an hour, with a 4 hour minimum plus travel cost and equipment (if relevant).
So for me a 4-hour NYE gig would have to bring in a minimum of 4x75x2 = 600 euro.
You took a job before because of first time/needing money/needing exposure.
There are a couple of posts on our forums about how to go about negotiating fees.
One of the things we advise is to never undersell yourself. And if, for whatever reason, you feel you have to go lowball ONCE!, be sure you tell the folks up front what your regular fee is and then discount them for the one time. That way they know what they will be paying should you be coming back.
It is very rare that you can do a 200bucks/6-hr gig one day and the next day expect to be paid at least 300 or more. Just not gonna happen, UNLESS you can refer back to the statement you made the first time when you told them your regular fee and how it would apply next time.
In this particular case you can ask more because of the specific date, but that won’t do anything for next time.
As one of our readers said (quoting from memory) “If I can’t earn twice what I would spend going out on NYE, I am going out”.
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