Lights, Trussing & Video Can Mean More $$ for DJs

This is a short video outlining the benefits of adding a truss, lighting and video to your equipment inventory for the purpose of possibly increasing your revenue. If you have it to offer you can charge extra for it. Create a schedule of fees for items added per gig.

I have added these items because I intend to go after big ticket weddings, events and other shows while maintaining the ability to go light for lower budget venues.

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[hectorelbambino25]

how you protect your system from short circuit??  i hope you help me

[RudeDog66]

I use a Furman PL PLus C

[hectorelbambino25]

VERY NICE! don't you have the k12 qsc speakers?

[RudeDog66]

This video was done a while back. Nowadays I do have QSC speakers in addition to my other speaker setup shown in this vid. But the QSCs I have are not the "K" Series, what I have is a step up from the "K" Series, I have the HPR Series HPR 181i 18" subs and the HPR 153i 15" three way tops. A seriously kick-ass system!!

[jturbo718]

wat type of dlp projector is it n how much it cost..

[RudeDog66]

@MunicipalAudio That's why I offer separate packages. For $575.00 I offer my basic package of 3 lights and 2000 watt Numark with Serato or Virtual DJ setup for 3 hours. If they want my 6000 watt Pioneer system with Serato or VDJ and 3 lights now were looking at $999.00 for 3 hours. Factor in a 6 light T-Bar (includes the original 3 for a total of 9) add another $250. For the full truss & 15 lights total, add another $500. Uplighting for more, monogrammed GOBO for more, etc. Why wouldn't you?

[RudeDog66]

@MunicipalAudio I agree, That's why I bought extra lighting and the truss. Not everyone is going to want or even have the room for a truss, so I charge in tiers depending on what they want, whether it be a simple setup which includes up to 3 lights free, a light bar with up to 6 lights or the truss with lasers, scanners, moving heads, etc. then we go to uplighting, and monogrammed GOBOs etc.

[MunicipalAudio]

@djbriank you should charge, that's wear and tear on equipment that you paid money for and those items will eventually have to be replaced.

[djbriank]

I charge the same price for no lights or a full truss of lights. I don't believe in charging different prices just because I set up more equipment.

[TheNashvilleDJ]

Nice Vid. Jazzy is a DJ who just got his Virtual DJ mixing set-up to mix video and brags to all his friends how he is the only DJ in town that mixes video. DJs bring more lights to produce an event, that is where the extra cost occurs. Any DJ that is worth anything in marketing knows that you shouldn't bring every light to every gig, you get what you pay for. Am I going to bring my Chauvet Legend 4500s to a small gig?....no. Market everything separate(lights, sound, video) = make more money.

[hectorelbambino25]

how you protect your system from short circuit?? i hope you help me