For 2009, we generally charge $325 for up to 3 hours of playing time in the Davis County, UT area.  Extra half hours are billed at a reduced rate of $40 each.  These rates include our standard sound and light systems, the D.J., and a co-D.J. (D.J.'s assistant).  We do not bill for Set-up and take-down time, so you only pay while the equipment is actually in use.  Hourly rates may vary depending on the need for special or additional equipment, extensive drive time, or other special requests.  

Examples:

Example #1: A typical wedding reception with background music, dancing, toasting, etc. usually runs 2 to 3 hours, so you'd be looking at $325.

Example #2: What if the same wedding reception were in Logan or Provo?  We'd add another $100 for the drive and gas. (Salt Lake or Ogden, add $50)

Example #3: What if we wanted special equipment such as lasers, fog machines, or a bubble machine at our wedding reception?  We'd add another $50 for the additional labor, equipment, and supplies.  Mirrored ball - Add $25 to $50, depending on how hard it will be to hang it.

Example #4: What if we wanted you to provide service for more than one event like provide microphones & music during the wedding, then provide background music & P.A. during the wedding dinner, and DJ/MC during the reception?   This is a very common example:

• Prelude music for the wedding - starts at 2:00PM.
• Microphones used during the wedding so your friends can all hear you say "I do" at 2:30PM.
• Move equipment inside while family shoots photos at 3:00PM.
• Start background music for dinner at 5:00PM.
• uncle Joe uses the microphone to give a toast over the P.A. system at 6:00PM.
• Guests start arriving for the reception at 7:00PM.
• Announce that "We're cutting the cake!" at 8:00PM.
• Play "chicken dance" or "the Macarena" at 8:15PM.
• Announce that "We're tossing the bouquet at 8:30PM.
• Get grandma Hansen doing the "hokey pokey" at 8:45PM.
• Announce that "We're tossing the bride's garter!" at 9:00PM (play stripper music!).
• Wrap things up and call it a night at 9:30PM.

This is a big job, lasting 7.5 hours and involving movement of the equipment to a new location.  The first three hours, starting at 2:00 PM would cost $325.  The additional 4.5 hours would be billed at a reduced rate of $40/half hour. So that would be $360.  $325 + $360 = $660 total.  Generally, we can give you a deeper discount if there are multiple contiguous events that don't require that a lot of equipment be moved to different locations.

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