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...try paging me at 206-757-3976 if you have questions this site can't answer for you!
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These are the most popular questions potential clients have. I can answer YES to every one of them and give more detail in the answers when you ask me!! Do you provide a written agreement? Are you a member of organizations that back up your claim to be a professional? Are you insured? Do you have back-up equipment and DJs? Is your equipment professional quality? Will you dress appropriatley at my event? Will you listen to my concerns and input? Do you do more than just play CDs at an event? Will you listen to my music suggestions? Will you play the music at an appropriate level? Will you take requests from my guests?
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DJ Dave does your event with heart! I care!
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Once we connect on email or phone, I ask for information that I'll need for a contract. It's sent out US mail for a signature and deposit. The package I send will have a wedding planner if you are having a wedding and song choice lists. Later, about one to two weeks before the event, we can meet to talk over whatever you have planned so that I can MC the way you like. It's easy and fun to be involved with me and the way I DJ!
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- Whether you choose Basic service or Full service, your guests will see things handled with ease, respect, and a fun-loving attitude.
Basic Service is for those "on a budget" or those that have events that can live with the limitations of the Basic Service Definitions (below). Some clients have commented that my Basic service matches other DJ’s full service!
The difference between Full service and Basic is that in Full Service, every need is taken care of by me. For example, as many meetings as needed are included, your every music request is taken care of (even if it's not in my collection right now), any Dance Floor Lighting Level is OK to request, and every interaction level with guests is done at the event. Concerning interaction level, there are some clients who really want the DJ to take over the event and be the entertainment champion by leading games and contests and dance instruction.
- After 10 years of DJ experience, I consider myself to be an expert in the field and ready for anything that you request of me regarding ceremonies and reception. Quotes given, usually by email, assume four hours of service is needed. Basic Service and Full Service quotes are given. You may like my bottom line price but also may use the two prices as a range if you need extra services. I have plenty of skill to surpass Basic Service but most prospective clients want the bottom line price. If you need more than Basic service, please write and we'll work out whatever you need. Extra hours can be requested at $50.00 per hour.
- LIST OF BASIC SERVICE LIMITATIONS: Basic Service assumes that:
**You need music for background, music for programmed activities, and music for general dancing. I guarantee music for your First Dance (wedding receptions) but Basic Service quotes require you to work within my present collection, which is very broad and deep (2300 CDs = over 35,000 songs!). It covers the Swing Era all the way to today's top hits. You may make requests anytime. Your guests are invited to come up to the table and request what they like (under music selection parameters setup by you ahead of time!). My clients are always free to supply their own CDs if needed.
- **You need a Master of Ceremonies. MC duty includes leading the event, making needed announcements and monitoring the pace of the event, according to your instructions. One free meeting, at locations of your choice within 60 miles of Renton, is included in my quote. Usually planned one to two weeks prior to the event, we sit down to make sure that I know all of what you have planned for your event.
- **You have an event hall that doesn't require me to haul equipment up or down stairs. When I have stairs to deal with, I hire extra crew and charge more ($6.00 per stair). I look for flat access ways to roll my equipment in, much like wheelchair ramps. Elevators are OK, but I have to know that I am going to have to use one. It makes the load in/load out time slightly longer.
- **You need no Dance Floor Lighting or are OK with the Small Package I provide for free. It includes a Mirror/disco ball and American DJ Cyc Lighting. American DJ Cyc lights are like stop lights with blue added and cast light onto the dance floor, reacting to the beat of the music. Bigger packages of Dance Floor Lighting (turn your event into a dance club atmosphere) are available for either $75 or $150 depending the amount of effect lighting you want.
- **You can provide for me a standard six foot banquet table, covered in linen to match the rest of the tables and normal three prong grounded outlet within 75 feet. I set my system up there and leave it in place throughout the event. DYSO has done many ceremony / reception combinations where I set up and do both form one table location. In outside events, protective cover must be set-up by the client. Sun and Rain are DJ equipment's enemies. I can supply my own cover but must charge extra for it and do not guarantee that it will match the color schemes or decor that are planned for your event.
- **The equipment needs for the event fall within the capabilities of the equipment that I normally bring to an event. If you have questions about the equipment I bring or have special equipment needs, please ask. Wireless handheld microphone is always brought for client and guest use at an event as Basic Service.
- ***Your quote includes travel, set-up and tear-down fees, meeting fees, preparation fees. There are no hidden fees. Everything I say or do is up front and honest. The time that I start charging at an event is when the sound system is turned on for music or announcement.
- If a client moves to a contract, I'll need this information:
*Client's Name:
*Client's Mailing Address:
*Client's Contact Information:
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(cell)
(email)
Event Type:
Event Location Name:
Event Location Address:
Event Date:
Event Time frame (music on to music off):
!!My quotes figure set-up and tear down time into a four hour quote but the clock starts when I turn the music on, not when I start to set-up. I usually start to set-up about one hour prior.
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