What to do promoters pay???

[threehills]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

each dj is different...they have riders that explain exactly what they get in terms of compensation from flights to hotels to how they want the equipment set up at the club.

I hear Tiesto demands only the green M&Ms in his bag of back stage trail mix.

[3d_1200]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

danny t actually has basically a schematic of how the dj booth is to be layed out. positioning of cdj's and turnables and what not. very perticular.

[DJJEFFJONES]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

I hear Tiesto demands only the green M&Ms in his bag of back stage trail mix.

[skahound]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

danny t actually has basically a schematic of how the dj booth is to be layed out. positioning of cdj's and turnables and what not. very perticular.

I saw a rider for Sasha that was that way. It had specific distances between monitors and angles and stuff like that.

[hulkhuss]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah he wants everything "lined" up

[skahound]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

<rimshot>

He'll be here all week folks! Don't forget to try the veal and remember to tip your waitstaff.

[hulkhuss]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

(standing ovation!!!!!!!!!!)

"no applause, no appluase just $10's, $20's and $50's"

[picklemonkey]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

I would actually appreciate a promoter's How-To of sorts. I'd love to start bringing talent that I want to see to KC... just unsure how to really go about it

[skahound]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

First thing pickle: contact clubs. Throw names around of artists you're interested in bringing. Landing a club is the most difficult thing (imo). Make sure to be completely honest about the people you're interested in bringing (style of music, etc). I ran into a situation where the club owner thought he was getting 'jazzy house' and instead got 'dark fucking music'. Not a pleasant situation. I didn't feel bad at all since I'd given him 2 CDs of this artist's music and stated no less than 100 times exactly what kind of music he spins, etc.

[Bululu]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

Pickle thats also why I was asking the question,I have some good sponsor contacts and wanted to know if is it possible to bring in DJs starting with small names and maybe going big if it works out.

[anonin]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

i'd like to bring steve bug to charlotte, but im not sure i could make that happen.

[3d_1200]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

if you have the dollars, you can make anything happen.

making it successful, well thats another story.

[Paul Louth]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

if you have the dollars, you can make anything happen.

making it successful, well thats another story.

You hit the nail on the head. My advice would be to build up a local scene with local DJs. Don't bother shelling out on big names until you've ironed out all the issues with your promotion.

Once you're confident it's all going well, work out what you can afford. Work out what you expect to make, then halve it. Then use that as a figure to see what you can really afford.

Just remember to promote the shit out of it. And that means more than just messageboards.

[anonin]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

so if you throw a successful night how much money would you say ends up in your pocket as a result?

some good advice in this thread, lets keep it going...

[jdat]

Re: What to do promoters pay???

so if you throw a successful night how much money would you say ends up in your pocket as a result?

some good advice in this thread, lets keep it going...

If you are just starting out be happy if you just break even.

It's not easy to make things run smoothly.



Take into account that as time goes by and you do more parties, you will build a reputation ( making it easier to book venues), but you will always have something to show to booking agencies.
Some booking agencies like Balance are very demanding about the people they book.
If you wanted to bring in Digweed you would have to first book other people from the roster. They do that for ethical purposes ( just so Digweed isn't treated like a gold mine and that there is support for their other djs ) and also to be sure you are trustworthy to work with.

1. Find a venue/sponsor/money/dj
2. Promote Promote Promote