How Much Do You Get Paid?

[Coldfuzion]

if your organising and promoting events, you should be getting some of the door takings...

if they dont have any then yeah a percentage of the bartake... but around 100-150/h seems about right, plus say $1-2 a head from the cover charge depending on the size of the venue and what they charge at the door... drink tickets are implied, but if youre getting doortake you shouldnt be getting bartake.

Personally i allways try and get a cut of door take, because no one gets through the door without paying, wheras the bar... yeah some people spend heaps in clubs, but a lot of people either get pissed before hand and just top off once in a while, or are taking drugs and not spending anything at the bar, so the bartake kinda suffers a bit... whereas if your going off doortake, your getting a cut of 100% of the people that walk through the door... And if your promoting the events yourself, it makes sense to get a cut off everyone that walks in, since they are your customers...

What percentage you take is up to you to negotiate... and it all kind of depends on how much of an asset you are to the club... Was the club doing well before you started there? or are your events the main attraction? If your events are the main reason people are going to the club, that justifies a larger percentage cut for you.

say on average you have 500 people there, if you get 2 bucks a head from the doortake, thats a grand in your pocket...Now if your splitting it up between you and a promoter, obviously he should be getting some of that doortake aswel so its up to you to decide how to split it, but i wouldnt walk away with any less than 60% of what you earnt on the door, since youre the main attraction, and hes just promoting you...

i think 60/40 in your favour is a fair split for your cut of the doortake, and its usually what i worked out for residencies when dealing with promoters...

Firstly, awesome post. I was wondering the same exact thing to be honest.

Secondly, WELCOME BACK FILTER !

[Filterkat]

haha thx still havent got my laptop fixed though, but ive installed reason on this desktop computer and its only just working barely, so im still able to work on a few tracks until i can get my lappy fixed... if the computer doesnt melt down before the track is done, lol

[farhanashraf]

$100/hr

[bigheadmikelove]

$59/hr - 1 ton and tools
$43/hr - foreman (that's me)
$35/hr - per hand (I give them between 15 and 18 an hour)

so less my hand's pay, insurance, fuel and the occasional fuckup I make about 100 an hour.

[bigheadmikelove]

I just realised this was about dj fee...in that case I make not a damn thing

[photojojo]

$59/hr - 1 ton and tools
$43/hr - foreman (that's me)
$35/hr - per hand (I give them between 15 and 18 an hour)

so less my hand's pay, insurance, fuel and the occasional fuckup I make about 100 an hour.

I just realised this was about dj fee...in that case I make not a damn thing

LOL, and I knew exactly what you were talking about.

[Steve Zorilow]

Never under 500$ for small events/clubs (<500 persons)

[procks]

$100/hr is a great number to keep in mind when deciding whether or not you will negotiate a percentage of the door and bar.

personally, ive always preferred a flat rate. I started with $150 for a 9-11 warmup slot in a fairly small college town, with promoting being handled by the venue and resident DJ. Started an EDM night with a friend where we worked 10-2 for $500 total and shared promoting duties with the venue. I recently turned down a thursday night in which I was offered 10% of door for playing 9-2. I honestly didnt believe the place would ever be busy enough with a five dollar cover for that to be worth my time. Some factors to keep in mind:

If you're promoting, that is time you are spending "at work".

You should be very familiar with a venue before you accept a deal involving either bartake or a percentage of the cover.

[ponyboy]

My last gig, 2 hrs £80.00

Before that, 1hr, £30.00

F*ck all basically.

[sarasin]

Well....i always say....that FAIR....is 10 x the cover charge.

If its a club gig...and there are 300 people...and the cover was $10.....I want $100.

If its a large festival...and the cover is $100.....i want $1000.

I think thats fair all around.

If the cover is low...your pay is low....if the making a killing...you make a killing.

Simple.