There's a upcoming show that I will be the DJ at the show.

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Well, unless your contract was written by a contract genius which states something to the fact that payment would be required even if the event doesn’t happen, you wouldn’t get any money. Now maybe if you collected and stated a reservation fee you might be able to keep that. But I have been hearing judges don’t like to hand over money if services weren’t not provided and you can’t show a lost because of the cancellation. I’ve been to small claims court, even if you win, collecting a judgement from someone who really doesn’t want to pay is an exercise in futility.
 
And if you're correct what I do is what my father did. I just bought him meaning you can't ever talk to me again. I could take him to court if he doesn't. I'm of the mind set that for that small amount of money just cross him off my list.
did the contract require a deposit to be binding? if there was and you didn't collect it... that contract isn't a binding contract. Secondly, judges in NJ have tended to side with the clients when it comes to cancellations... while they do believe the vendor should receive something, that something needs to be "reasonable"... usually whatever the deposit is... or if it's a last second cancellation, perhaps 50%. I say reasonable, because in the end, no service was performed and asking for 100% payment is not viewed as reasonable. Regardless it should be outlined in the contract. Rarely, have vendors gotten 100% of the contracted amount in cancellation situations unless there was malicious intent on the part of the clients.

The info I mentioned was shared by owners of a venue I frequent and situations they've been directly involved in and what they've learned as a result. In your case, if you got a deposit... that's probably all you'll be entitled to. If you didn't get one and require one... you don't even have a valid contract to present a court. Lastly, if you didn't require a deposit and your contract doesn't have a "reasonable" cancellation policy, you'd likely be getting nothing.
 
Well, unless your contract was written by a contract genius which states something to the fact that payment would be required even if the event doesn’t happen, you wouldn’t get any money. Now maybe if you collected and stated a reservation fee you might be able to keep that. But I have been hearing judges don’t like to hand over money if services weren’t not provided and you can’t show a lost because of the cancellation. I’ve been to small claims court, even if you win, collecting a judgement from someone who really doesn’t want to pay is an exercise in futility.
lol you posted this moments right before me, but it's reassuring to see that I'm not the only one that has this understanding of the process.
 
They discuss things like this at the DJ conventions but most of the time everyone interested in the other DJ things not business related stuff. COVID also brought up a lot of issues with all the cancellations & events bring rescheduled. I can only imagine what the venues & wedding DJs were going thru. Since, I deal with mainly universities everything just got cancelled then pushed and rescheduled TBD. Where I lost out is I didn’t have any events I could do virtually, I was asked to do some.
 
My thing for me is not about the money side of things. The money for me now is secondary. I hang out with the seniors at the center every week. They are there Monday, Thursday and Friday. I've also played there too many times to count. They have become friends of mine. They were looking forward to me being the DJ playing at the show. I don't like that it turned out this way because they are friends of mine.

I was told by some of them that they bought a ticket because I was to be the DJ. They have heard me enough that they know I would have knocked it out the park.

What he could have done was just ask us to provide what this other person is providing and for sure it would have been tight to the right. He didn't. So oh well this is on him. I don't wish any person in the business we're in anything but good luck.
 
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Big show on Father's Day weekend. Saturday June 17th at the Elks Lodge 296 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield NJ. Show consists of Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, The Intruders and Hunter Hayes. Doors open at 8PM. Show starts at 9PM. Special guests DJ opening and closing the show will be DJ Macho Man. This is for mature adults. General admission is $55 and seniors $35. For more ticket info you can reach me at 973-801-9317.
 
Big show on Father's Day weekend. Saturday June 17th at the Elks Lodge 296 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield NJ. Show consists of Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, The Intruders and Hunter Hayes. Doors open at 8PM. Show starts at 9PM. Special guests DJ opening and closing the show will be DJ Macho Man. This is for mature adults. General admission is $55 and seniors $35. For more ticket info you can reach me at 973-801-9317.
That's what I was originally told and then things got changed all around. Anyway I'm not the DJ doing the event and that's it. So like I said it is what it is. I was going by his words. So if it turns out to be a disaster it's on him. End of story.
 
That's what I was originally told and then things got changed all around. Anyway I'm not the DJ doing the event and that's it. So like I said it is what it is. I was going by his words. So if it turns out to be a disaster it's on him. End of story.
Maybe you should stop the the ad and stop giving people false info?
Why do you wish bad luck on other people when you don't get the event? End of story!
The show host must have a warm fuzzy feeling that he did't have with you?
 
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Maybe you should stop the the ad and stop giving people false info?
Why do you wish bad luck on other people when you don't get the event? End of story!
The show host must have a warm fuzzy feeling that he did't have with you?
Where did I say I wished anyone bad luck? I said I hope things go well.
 
That's what I was originally told and then things got changed all around. Anyway I'm not the DJ doing the event and that's it. So like I said it is what it is. I was going by his words. So if it turns out to be a disaster it's on him. End of story.
 
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I will say it again that I hope all goes well. Especially since I will be there at the show with my GF.
 
Please make them decent with shots of equipment and people dancing - not just wires, coke cans and random folks just sittin' around.:sqwink:
No dancing at all. With as many people attending the show and how small the venue is there will be no room to dance. There will barely be room to get up to go to the bathroom. I don't know who this person is providing the gear for this show, so I don't know what the setup will look like.

Trust me this venue is a very small place. He's looking to get at least 125 people in this venue. With tables and chairs that's going to be very difficult. Once again I mentioned this issue to him and he said let him worry about that. So no problem for me.