Throwing a party after a big music festival with no 'Brand-Name' DJ

[Sounds in Space]

there is one thing you'll wanna put on your flyer...

plus very special guest

yesssss!!!!!!

[Ryan Leo]

I think you should not rely on facebook as a concrete means of spreading the word. I feel like 80% of the population doesn't actually the ads.

You need a slamming poster and hot chicks.

Dont focus on the money.

[josh@firestorm]

Thanks for the advice everybody, one more thing I thought about would be offering discounted admission for people.

Particularly:

Half-Off before 10

$2 off with a festival wrist band

and having cute girls hand out $2 off flyers the day-of. The flyers will have a unique stamp on them, and the idea is they will target people who like the kind of music and let them know that we want people with their taste at the party.

Are these discounts something I should shelve for a party that isn't my first party?

this is a good idea. also try and work something out with the bar that the first 30ppl or something get a free drink card entitling 1 or 2 drinks - & make sure that goes on the flyer too.

[Nesquigs]

You need a slamming poster and hot chicks.

thats the ONLY way shit gets done. Bravo Sir!

[seitz]

hype, hype and more hype.

this...also hype of one of the djs like he is a big name....i've done it...it works even if its not ethical

[Invoke]

this...also hype of one of the djs like he is a big name....i've done it...it works even if its not ethical

yes say that your brother is some huge dj from atlanta it will work.

[rvltion909]

I think you should not rely on facebook as a concrete means of spreading the word. I feel like 80% of the population doesn't actually the ads.

You need a slamming poster and hot chicks.

Dont focus on the money.

nononoNO! If there's one thing Tony taught us:

*1st* you get the money, THEN you get the power, THEN you get the women.

Seriously though...this is hard. I think having a big festival around to scoop up the partiers from though is a big advantage. Perhaps investing in some tickets to the event to walk around promo'ing there too would be cool.

Its hard...I've participated in throwing one event and I must say......not really my bag. There is definitely an art to getting the right people there at the right time. I want to spin, period. Not so interested in the promo end of things.

lol sidenote is the bogus headliner tactic. I once paid to go to a skating rink party because they listed Joshua Ryan on the flyer. When we waited for hours and he didnt show I got the point

[farhanashraf]

http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200553

[TABS]

DEMF? PM me your budget and I can get you some bigger names. I'm not joking either, I work with a promotions company that books big artist all the time. These two videos are of hip hop events we have done recently.

We have budgets that range from $5,000 to over $20,000. Every event we have done has pulled a profit.

http://youtu.be/YBKB-r0KsO0
http://youtu.be/A1RqFTOlo_U

[eeloe]

If you wanted a headliner...i could fly over!