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lostfrequency
whats up my name is George, i want to organize an event this will be my first one im 17 so im on a budget, the max ill be spending on the dj is 2,500 - 3,000 dollars.i would appreciate it if you all can help me out, which trance djs run around that price. :conf: :gsmile:
dj_alucard
well you should delve a bit more into what type of event what type of dj etc....

and look at international cotsts too
lostfrequency
well the scene her is not that good the team who threw the events hasnt done anything in about 5 months. the events here have that rave feel, very underground but a lot of people attend the events. i read Darren Tate and Matt Hardwick were around 2,000. the 3,000 dollars will only be for booking the dj, a friend is gonna take care of the flight and hotel
swisstoni_uk
aye, you need to think what genre you want, and how many DJ's you want, you normally have a warm-up DJ then the Headline DJ, and most major DJ's will charge for longer sets. Then costs for the DJ, they may be willing to pay transport/hotel etc themselves or then again not, so its down to you :D

Im sure some cheap American DJ's are around, i only know ones mentioned on this forum, and their mainly progressive trance DJ's, and i aint got a clue about whats hot or not in America right now :D
lostfrequency
two friends of mine and i will be playing at this event
lostfrequency
it will probably be a 1 hour set maybe 2
sleepydragon
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Originally posted by lostfrequency
well the scene her is not that good the team who threw the events hasnt done anything in about 5 months. the events here have that rave feel, very underground but a lot of people attend the events. i read Darren Tate and Matt Hardwick were around 2,000. the 3,000 dollars will only be for booking the dj, a friend is gonna take care of the flight and hotel


hardwick doesnt cost anything near as much as that so i doubt darren tate would either u can get hardwick for around £700.
I dont think u have appeared to have thought this through very much all u have done is looked at ur budget and started naming djs of the top of ur head just for the sake of spending it all.
Why the hell would u want to book darren tate or matt hardwick ur looking at blowing ur whole budget on one dj that i doubt anyone would want to see.
Is hardwick popular in america? i doubt he would sell any extra tickets
Psy-T
you can start by telling who's your crowd.. and whether you expect them to show thanks to good PR, or just thanks to the headliner (better combined, obviously)
nwopper
And if you get dj's from abroad, also think of travellingcosts. Some expect you to pay for their hotel as well.
CosmoKid
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Originally posted by lostfrequency
it will probably be a 1 hour set maybe 2


you want the headliner to only play an hour or maybe 2? remember that these guys dont charge by the hour, its usually $XXX for up to 3 hours. They will not give you a break if its only an hour, and most headliners would want more then an hour.

sleepydragon
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Originally posted by CosmoKid
you want the headliner to only play an hour or maybe 2? remember that these guys dont charge by the hour, its usually $XXX for up to 3 hours. They will not give you a break if its only an hour, and most headliners would want more then an hour.


i dont really agree with any of that uve just said
alot of djs play shorter sets all the time i dont think it makes any difference u can book them for however long u want to
NiteMer
You could probably book Micro for pretty cheap. I don't know where you live, but he has a pretty good draw here. Jon Debo plays more progressive, but you could get him booked too. Jon Bishop plays hard trance and would probably be affordable too.
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