I'm looking at getting 2 moving heads and was looking to spend $500 each. What would any of you suggest I buy?
I'm looking at getting 2 moving heads.
- Thread starter MIXMASTERMACHOM
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You asked this a month ago. Same answer. Don’t waste your money. Unless you’re gonna learn to program them, buy totems, invest in cases, etc… it’d a waste of money that will offer you no value, perceived or actual, allow you to charge more, or benefit you in any way. In the end, you’ll be left with a bank account $500 less.
My aim is about getting more work. I'm not worried about getting paid more right now for the lights. I have a friend that I've been talking to about building a website for me. Even in this tough times right now I'm just looking at us getting more work.
We may possibly have an event to do in Long Island. Just waiting to find out what's going on.
You won’t get work bc of your moving heads. Your clients don’t even know what purpose moving heads REALLY serve. To them it’s just more spinning lights. Do a website, it’s a better use of $500
That was my first thought ! Get the gigs than buy the gear you'll need to get it gone.
Mix,
You need a much better image to get more/better gigs, gear won’t fix that. Professionalism is what you need, your partner hold you back, you need an assistant not a partner, concentrate on making your setup look neat clean and professional. Cheap free gigs will only get get you more cheap free gigs
You need a much better image to get more/better gigs, gear won’t fix that. Professionalism is what you need, your partner hold you back, you need an assistant not a partner, concentrate on making your setup look neat clean and professional. Cheap free gigs will only get get you more cheap free gigs
Apparently he can’t do that because it’s his partner that knows all the music 90% of people care about. Mix is very limited in the music he knows and is willing to play
I know this, I keep hoping someday he will get it. In reality I feel he is allowing himself to be used for his gear and transportation. It’s actually kinda sad to see this happen to him, too bad his ego gets in the way of reality
Mix, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MOENY ON MOVING HEAD LIGHTS.
I work $900 to $2,000 range of events ( $2,500+ with a big up lighting add on), and none of my events even have moving heads incorporated. None of your clients will even want them. Especially in the below $1,000 level of events.
Focus on up lights, and try to sell up lights to your clients. That will actually have a chance of earning you more money, and the pictures you get will help make your events look cooler to show other clients.
The one time I sold a moving head and totem package the wedding got cancelled and I ended up refunding the deposit. I gave up trying to sell it after 4 years. Don't waste your money.
I work $900 to $2,000 range of events ( $2,500+ with a big up lighting add on), and none of my events even have moving heads incorporated. None of your clients will even want them. Especially in the below $1,000 level of events.
Focus on up lights, and try to sell up lights to your clients. That will actually have a chance of earning you more money, and the pictures you get will help make your events look cooler to show other clients.
The one time I sold a moving head and totem package the wedding got cancelled and I ended up refunding the deposit. I gave up trying to sell it after 4 years. Don't waste your money.
Actually, first he needs to focus on events. Lights will not get customers. If you need to spend money, focus on other much more important things that need to get done. If you'd like to know what these are, please re-read the info that's already been given to you (many times) on how to make things better. This will get you more events than ANY lighting ever could.
He's not even doing the totems... he's probably gonna put em on a tbar or on top of a speaker meaning they'll look no different than any other spinning light. Moving heads need not just presentation physically, but also great programming. He's not doing either. And he's going with cheap heads that will have small beams at the sub $500 price range. A waste.
Yup, I agree. Complete waste of money. All it will be is dropping $500 on a couple of toy lights for him.
I wasted $599 on a pair of ADJ inno pocket spots with a carry bag. I still have it. Have not even used them in 3 years now, and was used on maybe 9 events...if that as a throw in light effect. I'm probably going to just throw them up on face book market place for sale and see who wants them after I grab my gear on my next event. They are a waste of space in my storage unit at this point.
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You do have a facebook page for your biz?? I believe you have had a few people on forums help you build a couple of wed sites in the past? Where did the we sites go?