hardingncik
I was booked to do a disco at a pub and the day before they cancelled on me because they said there music licence was in jeopardy because of noise complaints. It didn’t bother me 2 much as I had 2 other gigs that night and I had passed this on to another DJ of mine.
After visiting one of my gigs I popped into the pub just to say high and to see if we could arrange another disco for another time as they where a new customer.
To my surprise as I walked into the pub there was another DJ doing the disco. I found out who he was and how much he charged and ok he was £30 cheaper than me but I can see why with copied cd’s and the crappest lighting I have ever seen for a disco.
http://www.virtualdj.com/image/thumb/87318/11025/IMG_0291.JPG
I don't mind competition and other people trying to earn a living but some people should have respect and honor bookings especially 1 day before even if you find someone else cheaper. Use me and then book them in future if all they care about is money but i care more about a great event.
I am just about to send my invoice for full payment for the cancellation as they cancelled within 7 days of the event. So in all it saved them £30 quid on the night but has cost them more in the long run lol.
After visiting one of my gigs I popped into the pub just to say high and to see if we could arrange another disco for another time as they where a new customer.
To my surprise as I walked into the pub there was another DJ doing the disco. I found out who he was and how much he charged and ok he was £30 cheaper than me but I can see why with copied cd’s and the crappest lighting I have ever seen for a disco.
http://www.virtualdj.com/image/thumb/87318/11025/IMG_0291.JPG
I don't mind competition and other people trying to earn a living but some people should have respect and honor bookings especially 1 day before even if you find someone else cheaper. Use me and then book them in future if all they care about is money but i care more about a great event.
I am just about to send my invoice for full payment for the cancellation as they cancelled within 7 days of the event. So in all it saved them £30 quid on the night but has cost them more in the long run lol.
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 4:54 am
hardingncik
Just in case you wanted to see this is one of my setups.
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 4:56 am
tayla
i see the place was lifting... thirty quid less!!! i think that guy must have done it for free with that set up, if he came into a bar that i ran i would smack him in the mouth, less thirty quids worth of course... lol
anyway, did the management see any promotional stuff of your set up? if not make sure you do at other potential venues so they know what they are getting for there cash.
anyway, did the management see any promotional stuff of your set up? if not make sure you do at other potential venues so they know what they are getting for there cash.
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 5:13 am
hardingncik
Yes i sent them all my promo stuff as i do with every new customer
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 5:29 am
Charlie Wilson
This is very common practice of landlords in the UK they will drop you like a hot coal if they can save a tenner. Make sure you take a non returnable deposit for every gig in future and you wont get anymore cancellations. You left the door open and they slammed it!
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 6:00 am
mixcds4u
wow thats messed up
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 6:22 am
syberman
mixcds4u wrote :
wow thats messed up
+1 on that!
Syberman
发表时间 Sun 12 Apr 09 @ 6:52 pm
hardingncik
An update on this and hopefully we can all learn that communicating might be the best action.
Spoke to the landlord of the pub i was due to do the gig and told him about the cancellation fee and that if he booked 3 events and they all went through paid for he would get his cancellation fee back.
In the end i found out it was only the assistance manager that booked me and not the pub landlord. he was so impressed by my sales pitch that he has now booked 2 nights a week for the next 2 months.
signed sealed and delivered.
i don;t mind losing out on £150 cancellation fee if he has booked over £2,000 of bookings with me and i have everything signed.
What a result in my book
Spoke to the landlord of the pub i was due to do the gig and told him about the cancellation fee and that if he booked 3 events and they all went through paid for he would get his cancellation fee back.
In the end i found out it was only the assistance manager that booked me and not the pub landlord. he was so impressed by my sales pitch that he has now booked 2 nights a week for the next 2 months.
signed sealed and delivered.
i don;t mind losing out on £150 cancellation fee if he has booked over £2,000 of bookings with me and i have everything signed.
What a result in my book
发表时间 Tue 12 May 09 @ 8:30 pm
Rob Kalmar
I get a 50% non-refundable deposit on any gig I do outside of the clubs. Especially weddings as I have had more than one cancel only weeks ahead of time.
发表时间 Tue 12 May 09 @ 11:44 pm
kradcliffe
I always made sure the party involved were sent a booking confirmation, and in the terms it stated that cancellation within 14 days would be 50% and within 7 days would be 100% of the fee.
I never had too many problems over the years but it does cover you if someone cancels and it puts them off looking for cheaper DJ's.
I never had too many problems over the years but it does cover you if someone cancels and it puts them off looking for cheaper DJ's.
发表时间 Wed 13 May 09 @ 2:30 am
arthurvasey
A lot of people - landlords or private individuals - don't like paying money up front for services, whether it's DJing, building repairs, garden maintenance or anything - they prefer to wait to see if they have done a good job before parting with the money - then find fault with it and refuse to pay a penny.
In the case of DJing, events can occur which can cause an otherwise good gig to go wrong - whoever books you wants you to play modern music - but the person whose party it actually is prefers oldies, or vice versa - then the DJ gets it in the neck for playing the "wrong" kind of music.
My self-styled manager and I were booked to do a gig once at a local village hall - we - or rather, he - should've charged a booking fee for the gig - we turned up in a battered old Hillman Hunter or whatever - whe we arrived, we saw the biggest van I have ever seen - Pickfords should use such a thing - pulled up outside - my manager walked in to find that they were setting up DJ equipment - as they were mostly set up, they went for them instead of us.
Mind you - this begs the question - had we got there about two hours previously and had started setting up - in fact, had been fully set up and doing soundchecks - then this other outfit had arrived, what would have happened?
Of course, there are some Hillmans (Hillman Hunters = punters), who don't realise that, to set up their equipment and make it safe, so people aren't tripping over wires and lightboxes and speakers and things, the DJ needs several HOURS to set up the gear - when they hire a hall that charges by the hour, to save money, they won't allow the hall to be even opened until at least twenty minutes before the start time of the gig - if you are booked from 7 to midnight, they won't open the hall till twenty to seven - then, one of two things happens:
You are still setting up your equipment at half eight - hanging up lights on gantries, making sure wires are safe, making sure you are in the optimum corner of the hall, where all the power outlets are - it's about nine when you eventually start;
You manage to start on time (more-or-less) - but there's wires and boxes everywhere.
Then the person who hired you tries to blame you because you were too slow in setting stuff up or failed to ensure that everything was made safe.
For the most part, the DJ may need to get there about four-ish - but most people don't realise that.
In the case of DJing, events can occur which can cause an otherwise good gig to go wrong - whoever books you wants you to play modern music - but the person whose party it actually is prefers oldies, or vice versa - then the DJ gets it in the neck for playing the "wrong" kind of music.
My self-styled manager and I were booked to do a gig once at a local village hall - we - or rather, he - should've charged a booking fee for the gig - we turned up in a battered old Hillman Hunter or whatever - whe we arrived, we saw the biggest van I have ever seen - Pickfords should use such a thing - pulled up outside - my manager walked in to find that they were setting up DJ equipment - as they were mostly set up, they went for them instead of us.
Mind you - this begs the question - had we got there about two hours previously and had started setting up - in fact, had been fully set up and doing soundchecks - then this other outfit had arrived, what would have happened?
Of course, there are some Hillmans (Hillman Hunters = punters), who don't realise that, to set up their equipment and make it safe, so people aren't tripping over wires and lightboxes and speakers and things, the DJ needs several HOURS to set up the gear - when they hire a hall that charges by the hour, to save money, they won't allow the hall to be even opened until at least twenty minutes before the start time of the gig - if you are booked from 7 to midnight, they won't open the hall till twenty to seven - then, one of two things happens:
You are still setting up your equipment at half eight - hanging up lights on gantries, making sure wires are safe, making sure you are in the optimum corner of the hall, where all the power outlets are - it's about nine when you eventually start;
You manage to start on time (more-or-less) - but there's wires and boxes everywhere.
Then the person who hired you tries to blame you because you were too slow in setting stuff up or failed to ensure that everything was made safe.
For the most part, the DJ may need to get there about four-ish - but most people don't realise that.
发表时间 Wed 13 May 09 @ 4:56 am