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rickryan.com said:
And yet again, you miss the point. Being a great DJ is a prerequisite, or a requirement. It's just the beginning and makes you "just the music guy". You won't get out of low-ball territory until you understand how to, not only deliver on the music, but to deliver on all the other stuff as well. With your attitude and apparent aptitude, you will never, ever, ever be anything more. Enjoy your crap wages, crap gigs and gang-banger clientele.

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KILLER IDEA!! "Book today and we'll throw in free napkins for your event!" :cheers:
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No I'll leave the gang bangers to you. I don't do such events. I steer clear away from such clients. I get that you have all these wonderful fluffy things to sell to a client if they want such things. Not a problem but before you can get to that you must show them that you're the right DJ for the job. Ultimately the reason a client looks to book a DJ is to play music for them at their event. Like I said sir what do you do if you don't have those things to sell? If you don't have those things it's still about selling what you have to offer for a good price. Whatever that is to you.

Some are good enough at selling themselves that they can get paid more then the DJ who has all these add ons to sell to a client. The other important part to this is knowing how much to sell such things for so you can get people wanting to buy what you're offering without hurting you.
 
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Jas said:
I've been talking to a neon sign maker about this. I want it to say Jas kicks ass! Should I include my phone number or website? I want it to be huge! I'm thinking 8"x8".
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Make sure they aren't dyslexic and you get "Kick Jas' Ass" ...
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Some are good enough at selling themselves that they can get paid more then the DJ who has all these add ons to sell to a client. The other important part to this is knowing how much to sell such things for so you can get people wanting to buy what you're offering without hurting you.
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You once again are COMPLETELY missing the Rick's point.......IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EQUIPMENT ADD ONS!!!!! It has everything to do with how you look, dress, interact and carry yourself at your events.
 
sightsandsounds said:
You once again are COMPLETELY missing the Rick's point.......IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EQUIPMENT ADD ONS!!!!! It has everything to do with how you look, dress, interact and carry yourself at your events.
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He used the word fluff. Now as I see it fluff has nothing to do with the way you dress at an event, how you carry yourself or interact with people at the event. That's just what you do to help make yourself look professional.

Now I personally hate when some suggest a DJ needs to be interactive with clients and guest. That's not for every DJ. Not all DJ's are good at that. Some are better behind the controls making a few announcements. It's really playing to what are your strengths. What you do well. Me personally I don't really care to use the mic a lot while I'm at work. I can do it but I hate DJ's that don't know when to just play the music and put the mic down.
 
Mix you do know that weddings require Mic work or do you let your partner handle that too? One wonders if he is doing everything what exactly do you do besides play some old "club" music that no one wants to hear.
 
Dj Jimmy D said:
Mix you do know that weddings require Mic work or do you let your partner handle that too? One wonders if he is doing everything what exactly do you do besides play some old "club" music that no one wants to hear.
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Like I said I don't really care to use a mic that much. I do it when it is needed. I just don't go crazy with it like some do. Remember the music is up to the client what they want. The thought of people who don't want club music is crazy. Some do and others don't. It's not about what I want to play but what they want. If it was up to me I wouldn't play a lot of the dumb songs that a lot of these stupid no talent so called artist are making today. It's not up to. It's about what will get us the gig and us getting paid.

I could mention a few artist that are hot right now that I personally hate. I say they shouldn't have quit their day job. I just got to bear and grin with it. I want to throw up but when at a private event I got to put my game face on.
 
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