How you guys feel about it?
Now obviously, it depends on the situation, the event and who is aksing. I'm talking about the the DJ you know more less well, he sees your poster and is like "Hey can I come play too, you don't have to pay me".
Now for me, I kind of have a problem with this. First of all, I'm the kind of guy who don't like to refuse people, I like to say yes, and be like awesome the more the merrier. On the other hand... I do spend time planning my events, I put thought into the line ups I do. It's rarely something random. I think about the djs style and how they pair up with the other djs on the line up. Another problem I have with it is... I rather pay people!!!... for a few reasons I don't like the "I'll play for free"-DJ. First of all it can quickly ruin the business for all DJs with people who will play for free or who'll play for next to nothing. It would be nice to keep a standard. Next thing is that I want my DJs to be focused, if you play for free, are you really going to care about my night? How well it does? Are you going to feel a sense of responsibility for you performing to a certain standard? I'm not sure.
(Oh, and this especially goes for DJs who not otherwise show up at your events.)
What do you guys think? Is it rude to refuse the "Can I play too" DJ?
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