Richard Driver

funny thing was that since it was so last minute, and i kind of didnt want to do it but i heard wedding djs make bank, i just threw out $1000 and they bit hard. now i know that this isnt the norm, ive asked around, djs make 500 and up usually around 750 and yes they charge per event. My client just so happens to make over 6 figures and his wife was pretty well off too. i have that one suit i have in the closet so i wore that and brought two 15s with a 18inch sub. Although I did have to be on the hunt for allot of top 40 and oldies for this wedding and not all of them were in my dj pools. most were. so its allot of time you invest but look at it this way, you have your top40/wedding crate all done for the next gig. best way to gauge what other djs charge for weddings is to look at your local companies that do this i.e websites and look at their packages and what they are charging. that will give you a better idea of your local market. now allot of people do weddings as a full time job and have their own company and thats why. Djs charge allot more for these types of events. So you will see other guys with top dollar equipment like speakers, lighting and not just mobile dj lighting, im talking full l.e.d set ups that are in thousands, 52 inch plasma displaying pictures of the bride and groom i mean guys feed their families and put a roof over their heads doing this stuff so people pay up.

good sh&t

i think Dj D-Jam did a real nice piece here on this forum on how to get gigs. Just look at his posts. Also I think this was a topic DDJT did a hole article or maybe a series on this. The main thing that worked for me is you really got to support the cause and not just show up with a demo. Get to know the scene, the promoters by name and really come out to support them. Down the line they will get to know you and then you can introduce your demo. These guys probably get hit up a 100 times a day since everybody and their grand mama baby daddys a Dj. So be proactive in it and you came to the right place to ask. People in this forum are cool and the wealth of knowledge here is 2nd to none

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DJ Connibis, post: 34973, member: 3937 wrote: Thank you for the quick responses !

i have no life lol

behringer bd215. like $220 right now. dude these speakers are powered and they sound really good, almost comparable to mid range stuff like 6 or $700 stuff. allot of folks dis behringer because they did make really crappy stuff back in the day but this new eurolive stuff is good stuff. i have 2 bd215 and their 1800proD sub ($600) which is 1000w rms. ive heard this set up one time by another mobile dj and was like i have to get it. sounds way better than the eon jbl series and for way cheaper. I use this set up at least twice a week for over a year with no hiccups. again, allot people really hate behringer but i dont know why. maybe because of a bad experience in the past but all i can say is this set up rocks. again i think its the new eurolive series that really makes the difference. but dont just take my word for it. go to the guitarcenter.com and look at all the positive reviews. i was planning on saving up for a qsc set up but my gear has already paid for itself twice over. im going to run these till the wheels fall off as they say. maybe then ill decide to upgrade, maybe not. Im a very happy customer. and to have a full mobile rig for like 1100 bucks is also a big plus. and trust me, im really rough on my gear. i dont have bags nor do i baby these things. i almost want to blow em because i got the 3yr warranty with my retailer but i cant. hard to clip, very low distortion at high volumes. I did a summer pool party once and the cops showed up and told me to put it down, I was only using 1, I repeat 1 speaker! cop was like i heard you guys 4 blocks away and i was nowhere near clipping. im telling you. best bang for the buck and decent sound and durable. but like said, look at the reviews. good luck

Dj R. driver, post: 34940, member: 5499 wrote: o you can adjust the crossfader in the hardware menu in itch. and i use channel 3 in the back, you got to move a button from pc to line. really simple

and btw, you have to exit itch first then power off the ns6. there is a “hang” that serato knows about but they haven’t quite figured out the bug