Jools Mobile Disco Pricing for Services across Hampshire

After reading the page about Professional DJ's, I wont be booking an amateur DJ for my function! Tell me more about your pricing?

When compared to other party related expenses, a mobile disc jockey is a bargain. The national estimated cost of a Wedding, Corporate Event etc is well over £15,000. We feel that we offer our clients a top quality service especially when compared to other entertainment services.

For example:

A Top band that plays 2x 45 minute sets may charge anything from £1,500 to £6,000+. Tribute bands, depending on status, can charge from £2,000 to £10,000+ per function

To secure the services of a professional Toastmaster for a Wedding will be in the region of £300+ (approx 2-3 hours)

Professional Magicians can charge anything up to £ 400+ for a 2 hour bespoke presentation

High quality Photographers can cost as much as £1,500 - £2,500

Wedding cake can cost as much as £500 - £1,200

Basic meal service (chicken) for 150 guests £5,000 - £8000,

Marques can cost from £500 to £5,000

Hotel Function room from £1,000 to £2,500

Casino Night £750 to £7000 depending on how many tables

Race nights £400, Bucking Broncos £600 and all the other fun related stuff that Corporate events stage.

Ask yourself these questions; is the Disco entertainment less than 5% responsible for the success of any Function / Reception? Is price important? Yes, it is. but no price is a good price if you do not like the quality of your DJ. We realize how important any Function may be and how much you would like everything to be perfect. Jools Disco is built on referrals from our very satisfied customers over the last 5 years.

At this point, we would like to dispel the myth that we just stand and play CDs or records. A professional DJ is reading the reaction of the guests, making announcements, organising timings, taking requests, controlling lights etc.

The professional audio and lighting equipment we use represents between £10,000 to £15,000 investment to enable us to provide the right service for each individual function. To hire the standard of equipment that we employ for an evening, would exceed £250+ alone (without a DJ)! Regular maintenance and regular servicing guarantees equipment reliability and quality presentation. Personal investment into quality audio and state of the art visual systems is over and above the accepted norm. A DJ is expected to play the right music at the right volume, we have a wide and varied knowledge of music which combined with our level of experience, enables us to add value to your function. It is for these reasons that DJ's don't just play music.

Item	Price
4 hr disco (including 1hr 15min setup and 1hr dismantle, giving a total time of 6hrs 15min)	£325
Additional Disco time (per ½ hour)	£30

New Year Eve Basic 5hr (8pm - 1am)	£470
New Year Eve additional Disco time (per ½ hr)	£40

Travel within Andover and surrounding villages (up to 8miles)	Free
Travel – Winchester / Basingstoke / Newbury / Salisbury	£35
Travel – Eastleigh / Southampton / Reading / Guildford / Oxford	£60
Travel – Further than above by arrangement
Setting Up / Waiting Time (This is where we are asked to setup in advance, and to wait around to play later) per ½ hr. We will not leave the equipment unattended.	£15

Additional Lights - 3off Martin Pro 518's - For bigger venues	£50
Additional Lights - 8off Any Colour LED lights - For lighting walls or marquees	£50

For all playing time after midnight, there is a 50% increase in charges for the part past midnight.

For Discos on a bank holiday weekend (inc Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday)
there is a 20% increase in all charges.

All prices are subject to change without notice. E &OE
A Receipt will be issued for all payments, either immediately, or within 7 days. In the event of a payment dispute, you will be asked to produce the receipts.

Deposits
Jools Discos asks for a non-refundable deposit to be paid (and contract signed) within 14 days of the booking being made. The deposit required is £75 for disco's under £350, and £125 for disco's £350 or over.

Full Payment
Full payment becomes due 3 weeks before the event date, and must be paid 2 weeks before the event date.

Payment Methods
All payments that are made more than 2 weeks before the event, can be by cheque or cash. Any payment after 2 weeks must be in CASH only. Cheques should be made out to "Julian Sore".
We DO NOT take any form of card payment.

Short Notice Bookings
For Discos booked with less than 14 days notice, payment must be made in CASH only, upon our arrival at the venue. We will not start to set up until we have been paid in full.

Extensions
If you wish to extend the disco during the evening, and the venue will allow it, we will consider playing past the agreed finish time. However, the fee, as outlined above, will be charged, and must be paid in cash at the time of the request.

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