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need famous dj names for my budget!
Posted on: 13.07.2013 by Susan Budnik
Hi,

I run a club 45 minutes outside of london in a town. I'd like to ask the community to recommend some big name DJs for me

Doreen Schurle
14.07.2013		If you're talking that sort of money, you can either get someone famous, or someone talented.

The question is, do you want to give your audience a fantastic musical experience, or do you just want to draw people in with a big name? They'll be more likely to come back for future events if you do the former.

I speak from experience here; one of the venues I work at has "famous" headliners every week (DJs, not pop artists), people like Oliver Lang, Brandon Block, Foamo, Jonathan Ulysses etc. And unfortunately, they just play track A into track B and it just sounds like EVERY OTHER DJ out there. To me, it's boring and does the audience a disservice; if I was booking DJs for an event I'd want people like Moldover or Bass Kleph, people who can do live work and give the audience a completely unique performance; something they can't get just by listening to the latest Ministry of Sound album.

Personally, me, Patch and a couple of others would be happy to split
Beverlee Bedrin
14.07.2013		J Paul Getto will do a 90 mn set for $2000 plus flight and hotel.
Libbie Orion
15.07.2013
Originally Posted by firebr4nd
No, he's right. Zedd just played in Mansion like 2 weeks ago and his set wasn't even an hour and a half, for example.
this is common with smaller places and when a headliner has multiple bookings
Ulysses Vittetoe
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by brocklambert
Hahahaha... this is Mansion, not a evening club. Space, Story, Treehouse, Pickle are all 3 hours minimum unless they have multiple headliners.
r3hab is going to play an awesome 3 hour set later this month just because he's playing at Story instead of a place like Mansion.
Edwardo Rothenberger
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by brocklambert
Are you kidding? Here in Miami headliners play a minimum of 3 hours for club gigs. I know this because I book them. Festivals, 60 to 90 minutes is normal. If you are only getting 60 minutes out of a headliner you are fucking ignorant. No DJ wants to play for an hour and you don't get your money's worth as a promoter or club owner. YOU have a lot to learn bro.
Well, it's not Miami.

If you are booking names that are known in practically any household that listens to Top 40 and pop mainstream radio then you are not talking 3 hour sets.

Yes, if you got someone over like Todd Terry, then you would be looking at somewhere around 3 hours, but he's obviously looking to get more mainstream known acts
Harley Zitka
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by firebr4nd
No, he's right. Zedd just played in Mansion like 2 weeks ago and his set wasn't even an hour and a half, for example.
Hahahaha... this is Mansion, not a evening club. Space, Story, Treehouse, Pickle are all 3 hours minimum unless they have multiple headliners.
Ulysses Vittetoe
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by brocklambert
Are you kidding? Here in Miami headliners play a minimum of 3 hours for club gigs. I know this because I book them. Festivals, 60 to 90 minutes is normal. If you are only getting 60 minutes out of a headliner you are fucking ignorant. No DJ wants to play for an hour and you don't get your money's worth as a promoter or club owner. YOU have a lot to learn bro.
No, he's right. Zedd just played in Mansion like 2 weeks ago and his set wasn't even an hour and a half, for example.
Libbie Orion
14.07.2013		i dont know but by booking a headliner and having them only play for a single hour,
you are assuming all the people coming for the headliner are coming at the same time
What do you do with the rest of the 5 hours for the evening ?
Book 5 other no named djs?
or book 2 others and have them play longer than the headliner?

i have to ask because it just doesnt add up
Susan Budnik
14.07.2013		Thanks guys - who's your favourite DJ that would come in my budget then?
Harley Zitka
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by The Mighty FV
hahaha you have a lot to learn young grasshopper - 1hr set is the standard for headliners, it's only through much planning and discussions will your favourite artists play longer sets at a random evening they are booked for.
Are you kidding? Here in Miami headliners play a minimum of 3 hours for club gigs. I know this because I book them. Festivals, 60 to 90 minutes is normal. If you are only getting 60 minutes out of a headliner you are fucking ignorant. No DJ wants to play for an hour and you don't get your money's worth as a promoter or club owner. YOU have a lot to learn bro.
Olin Easley
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by swanbiz
No disrespect to DJ Vekked but I was believeing more someone along the lines of Tinchy Stryder or Tim Westwood

Thank you for the reply though!
... Tinchy Stryder DJs? I thought all he did was make cheesy pop songs while annoying grime fans.
nayit ruiz jaramillo
14.07.2013		...Or you could employ a promoter who will do the job properly and you won't end up getting ya pants pulled down by every agent in industry cus they will charge YOU what YOU will pay not what the artists actually goes out for.

Seriously dude, you are setting yourself up for a fall here. Get a promoter who knows how to approach agents and do the job properly.
Edwardo Rothenberger
14.07.2013		Funny kind of post.

You could pick up a variety of music mags and see who's drawing the crowds. A quick google of Tim Westwood or Tinchy Stryder easily puts you in contact with their agents.

Asking here may be good for getting name underground Dj's, but not really mainstream ones. You could go through Radio 1 DJ names of who is doing the Friday and Saturday evening slots, or other late evening slots where they may have a following and are playing some genre of dance music. Of course if you're going for Tim Westwood, there are also the Trevor Nelson types.
Joesph Kasian
14.07.2013
Originally Posted by brocklambert
Why in the world would you pay that kind of money for 60 minutes in a club? If you are gonna spend that kinda cash, you need to get at least 3 hours out of that headliner.
hahaha you have a lot to learn young grasshopper - 1hr set is the standard for headliners, it's only through much planning and discussions will your favourite artists play longer sets at a random evening they are booked for.

TS, I would do some research - why not put a post up on the fanpages and portals of the club and see who people want to see, without mentioning your budget.

The 2 names you've mentioned above are sort of in your range -
Augustine Mitzen
14.07.2013		i'll play for 1500 quid.

my mates know me
Audrey Pinda
14.07.2013		Prices are one of those things that people just don't discuss openly on community s for larger name acts. If you know, you know, and if you don't, you have to earn the knowledge
Libbie Orion
13.07.2013
Originally Posted by brocklambert
Why in the world would you pay that kind of money for 60 minutes in a club? If you are gonna spend that kinda cash, you need to get at least 3 hours out of that headliner.
in light of that is sounds to me that he isnt actualy RUNNING the club
and infact just was asked to take over a single evening of the week
Harley Zitka
13.07.2013		Why in the world would you pay that kind of money for 60 minutes in a club? If you are gonna spend that kinda cash, you need to get at least 3 hours out of that headliner.
Susan Budnik
13.07.2013
Originally Posted by Danek
DJ Vekked, he's a member of this community, don't know if he'd come to the UK to just play for 60 minutes.
No disrespect to DJ Vekked but I was believeing more someone along the lines of Tinchy Stryder or Tim Westwood

Thank you for the reply though!
Dia Laryea
13.07.2013		DJ Vekked, he's a member of this community, don't know if he'd come to the UK to just play for 60 minutes.

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