how much may a professional dj get for working a gig for friday-saturday and through out the week.?
340468
Depends on the type of event. Weekend nights, especially Saturdays, are always in demand, so you can obviously charge more on those nights. Some DJs have flat rates regardless of the event, but I charge by the event type. As a college student, I would rather DJ a fraternity party than a wedding, but a fraternity usually does not have as much money available to pay a DJ as a wedding client. So in order to keep a good balance of event types, I typically charge $800 for a 4-hour wedding, and $450 for a 4-hour college party. Other events I take as they come: for example, my going rate for Proms and other high school formals is $700, corporate clients I charge $600, and so on. Basically, if I'm indifferent as to the type of event, I base the price on how much prep work I will have to do - weddings require a fair amount of planning (and thus time), so I charge more for them.\n\nAll the prices I have listed thus far are for Friday and Saturday nights. For weeknights, I typically DJ at a club in my area one night a week for about $200, but bear in mind that I don't have to bring my own equipment to the club. Any clients who call for a weeknight gig, I basically get what I can get. It usually figures to be around $300.
867807
That's great, man! Just wondering what do you charge your time to for nonbusy days like today? Yesterday for me was pretty much a 'training' day.
304794
I DJ, but not live. I make custom, timed mixes for parties.
1163365
A barber shop !  I have 8 barbers working y7 days a week at 35.00 per chair rent a day. I make and extra 2500.00 per month from the chair rent alone. :-)
810149
Get a computer music mag, they normally have whole catalogues of DJ sounds on their free CD/DVD's
255529
I make about $40-50 an hour when I do sound (I'm primarily a musician) and my assitants get about $20 an hour. The guy whose studio I play in gets paid about $180 an hour when he does live shows. Some guys work for salary (a fixed amount for a fixed number of shows on a tour). It all depends on how well you are known, how big the system and venue is, and whether you are the FOH (front of house) or monitor engineer.
633216
You should charge $5 per hour. So around $30 would be good
798592
SInce the only day he can perform is 1st August his fee is a 'once in a year special'. Normally this is around 10% of earnings but since the party is probably for a two or three year old the earnings won't be that much - so I'm guessing about 10c.
403067
Is this a weekly thing or a one time deal? I would say $5 per hour for a one time deal and minimum wage if you're going to employ them permanently.
391897
I've won auctions on Ebay for studio hours at a recording studio for about thirteen bucks an hour. There are plenty of people who'll do it out of their home cheap as well.  I also have a little Boss digital multitracker which is really cool for good quality recordings.  These cost only two hundred or so nowadays. Good luck!
254413
anwhere above $45 or so.  I guess it depends on the venue though.
464930
Usually an artist only gets 7.5 cents per album sold. This is a standard on major label contracts.They are also forced into deals for 6 albums. If you were to get a major contract, you would have to sell 1.25 million albums just to break even.
574019
yes--take your demos every where!!!!--give them to dj s at clubs--drop them off at local radio stations--and two weeks later drop them off again--include photos of yourself or your band--play in public alot--even if its for free--give out copies of your demos for free every time you play out!!--contact your local news paper and give the entertainment editor copies of your demos--maybe he will do an article on you--oh yeah--hit the radio stations again--there are independent record labels all over the internet--send them copies--then 2 weeks later send them again--repeat as nescessary--go play on the street corners if you have to--and don,t forget--hand out those free demos to everyone you meet!!!--don,t get discouraged--it takes a while--won,t happen over night--you will get more rejections than you will get people accepting your stuff--but keep it up !!!!!
915384
Hi,\n\n  First, try to get a sense of what is fair for an experienced  professional.  You may even do a quick google search and find some and ask for an estimate.\n\n  As a rule of thumb, I would think $10-$15 bucks/hr seems at the absolute high end.  When you are first starting out, the experience you get is extremely valuable, and if they wanted to pay $40+ bucks per hour, they would have hired some one with an established business.  \n\n    I would also recommend that you set up the amount immediately!  You are just setting yourself (and your brother) up for problems if you do not get things set straight and ensure every one has the same expectations.  Finally, you definitely want to have a "reference account" so if you give your first customer a good deal, they are more likely to ask for repeat business, recommend you to another company, or provide a reference.  All of these are far more valuable than squeezing a few extra bucks from your first professional gig.\n\nGood Luck,
403267
Dont forget the booking fee of £5.40 and Handling charge of £4.95!  \n\n£64 is a lot for a one-day festival no matter how many Djs are playing.
1135344
Most DJ's are paid a low rate.  Audio producers get paid slightly more for their talents.  The real money is in sales though.  While a DJ drives around in a beat up used car that is between 10 and 20 years old the salepeople drive around in brand new Lincoln Town Cars and great big SUV's.  It sucks but that's the way it works.  And yes, the money comes from advertising.  As for the artists which are played, every radio station pays the record companies based on how many times a day the song is played.  If the station has a webcast they have to pay twice.
643326
I think any book that write about DJing should include a discussion of the hard work involved in becoming one. Are we talking about a DJ "artist".. somebody who spins/remixes electronica or hip-hop. Or are we talking about a career DJ, somebody who sells their services to weddings, etc..? While the dance/hip-hop DJ thing can be fun and glamorous, unless you're really good, it doesn't pay the bills.\n\nI was a career DJ for a while and I can tell you that it's not only expensive and hard work, but you don't really get much respect. It pays the bills, but the people you deal with can be difficult. Especially for someone just starting out, most people are looking for a ton of service and want to pay you nothing for it. Additionally, expect to have a huge catalog of songs available to people. This collection will need to be stuff that the general public would want to hear, so expect to store tons of cheesy pop and r&b, since the general public tends to have horrible taste in music.\n\nThis may not be the answer you want, but it is realistic.