DJ Pricing 101
If you ever wondered why Deejays range in price from $300 to $3000 here is why.
The industry can be broken into three segements. Volume focused services, high quality focused services and the solo part-timers. The $1000 and up are definately more quality focused. They might do on average 40 to 50 weddings per year. There goal is to become better at their skill and offer a unique style each and every week. In order to do this They will regularly attend DJ conferences and other training courses to be at the top of their game. They spend a considerable amount of time planning and adjusting their style for your wedding.
The volume focused services will be closer to $400 to $800. Each DJ MC will do around 115 events per year plus. They spend a considerable amount of time networking with other vendors and focus on name branding. They have their style and you will get their style no matter what they tell you. They do a good job at doing it their way but make sure that their way matches your way.
The solo - part-timer is someone who moonlights as a DJ. They have other jobs during the week. This is the largest segment in our industry. They run the gammet in style, quality, pricing and more. In some cases, these are the ones that you here stories of the DJ not showing up or the party was bad.
The basic question that you need to ask yourself is what do I want? Do you want personalized service, cookie cutter style or do you simply want music. Just like the caterer, photographer, ceremony site and flowers, if you want something unique then you are going to have to do your research to find whats right for you and your guests.
The industry can be broken into three segements. Volume focused services, high quality focused services and the solo part-timers. The $1000 and up are definately more quality focused. They might do on average 40 to 50 weddings per year. There goal is to become better at their skill and offer a unique style each and every week. In order to do this They will regularly attend DJ conferences and other training courses to be at the top of their game. They spend a considerable amount of time planning and adjusting their style for your wedding.
The volume focused services will be closer to $400 to $800. Each DJ MC will do around 115 events per year plus. They spend a considerable amount of time networking with other vendors and focus on name branding. They have their style and you will get their style no matter what they tell you. They do a good job at doing it their way but make sure that their way matches your way.
The solo - part-timer is someone who moonlights as a DJ. They have other jobs during the week. This is the largest segment in our industry. They run the gammet in style, quality, pricing and more. In some cases, these are the ones that you here stories of the DJ not showing up or the party was bad.
The basic question that you need to ask yourself is what do I want? Do you want personalized service, cookie cutter style or do you simply want music. Just like the caterer, photographer, ceremony site and flowers, if you want something unique then you are going to have to do your research to find whats right for you and your guests.
posted by Chuck Amstone | Tuesday, January 02, 2007
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