paid in full!

[Monika.mhz]

Someone call a burn ward, it's a 3rd degree. haha.
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Seriously though, contracts are ALWAYS a good idea. anyone not willing to sign one isn't worth your time, unless you plan on working for free, forever.

[Rumblejazz]

Microwave DJ guide.
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Step 1: Download 600 mp3s from itunes.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

heheh

i love southpark!

also my aunt, lives in Portland, OR

I haven't been in a while, I remember, a taco bell, and............. a nike retail outlet.

oh yeah and timberline lodge!

[Kaon]

im not sure you guys are on the same playing field as lil old new zealand... you aint gonna get paid gigs here straight out of the bedroom. every man and his dog is a dj now days so if ya get a gig youre a lucky person. for example, we only pay djs who have come from different cities and whose names we recognise, none of us make money out of it.... yet

[Monika.mhz]

Sounds like a poor aditude. You do a service just like a bartender or a band. You should get paid. Even if you're not getting a HUGE amount of cash, you should still get something.

Sounds like the DJs need to help set a tone that EVERYONE should get paid. even if it's just a 20 spot.

[Kaon]

hm yea i may be over exaggerating a lil, but nz isnt exactly the money powerhouse that the us is. if a place has money to spend on djs they go for someone whos gonna bring punters not someone theyve never heard of. but i think thats besides the point, i think im confsing the issue , ill sush

[midifidler]

Kaon we dont get payed coz its our gig....

If we made a worthwhile profit then we would pay ourselves

[Kaon]

ya i know i didnt mean us. more us as the hirer
im confusing...

ask for money, if you dont get it, do it anyway its fun

[djalexlaine]

At this point I play for fun not for profit.

if you want to have longevity, you cant have this outlook. this is a business, you provide a service. taking some hits when starting out is the name of the game. sometimes you travel WELL out of the way (ive driven 5 hours to a gig, used my fee to pay for a hotel) to play. but you need to think of it as a business.

[DJFAR]

I usually just charge a flat rate of any where from 300 - 600 depending on where the party or event is located at and depending on what the event is