Weddings and Private Events
Playing a Benefit Night for a Local Cause
A local shelter asked me to DJ a benefit night on short notice once, at a fraction of my normal rate, and I nearly turned it...
Former club booker and promoter
Sable spent eight years booking talent and negotiating contracts before switching to writing about the business side of gigging. She reads a contract before she reads a rider.
Weddings and Private Events
A local shelter asked me to DJ a benefit night on short notice once, at a fraction of my normal rate, and I nearly turned it...
Booking and Business
A first-time wedding DJ almost never fails because of mixing skill, the actual technical ability required for a wedding...
Booking and Business
A client cancelled a wedding six days before the event once, and because my early contract template had no cancellation terms...
Booking and Business
I quoted a flat rate for a wedding early in my business, only to discover the week before that the couple also expected me to...
Weddings and Private Events
A couple once handed me their reception timeline forty minutes before the ceremony ended, and it was missing the one detail...