DJ Services Quote Template
Playing hours, set-up time, PA and lighting, plus the venue's power. Free PDF, no sign-up.
A DJ sells one Saturday at a time. Everything about the job is known when the quote is written — the hours of music, the kit that goes in the van, the ceremony PA, how many uplighters — so the price binds easily. What has to be written down is the time nobody counts: set-up before doors and pack-down after the last song, which is two or three unpaid hours on every quote that only mentions playing time.
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QUOTE
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Issued by
Blue Hour Sound
18 Magazine Street 70130 New Orleans, LA United States bookings@bluehoursound.example |
Bill to
Imogen Castellanos
623 Prytania Street 70130 New Orleans, LA United States i.castellanos@example.com |
| Description | Qty | Rate | Tax | Amount |
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Reception DJ — 5 hours playing Dinner through last dance, MC duties, wireless mic for speeches | 5 | $265.00 | — | $1,325.00 |
Ceremony sound system Second zone in the courtyard: powered speaker, lapel and handheld mics | 1 | $375.00 | — | $375.00 |
Set-up, sound check and pack-down Three hours before doors, one hour after; included at no charge | 4 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 |
Uplighting Sixteen wireless fixtures, colour set with your planner | 16 | $28.00 | — | $448.00 |
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What this quote commits you to
- How long it stands
- 14 days, or until the date goes — season Saturdays are booked well ahead and are held only against a deposit.
- What it does not cover
- Additional sound zones beyond those listed, dance floor lighting hire, generator or venue power drops, and photo booth services.
- What would change the price
- Playing time extended on the night at the overtime rate, and a second set-up at a different address on the same day.
- How the client accepts it
- Return the signed booking with the deposit; the planning call is scheduled four weeks before the event.
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When the work is done, invoice it
What to put on a DJ services quote
- Playing hours, stated separately from set-up and pack-down time
- The equipment supplied: speakers, subs, mixer, microphones, backup gear
- Ceremony or speech sound as its own zone, if the venue needs one
- Lighting: dance floor lighting and uplighting, counted by fixture
- The music planning meeting, and when the final playlist is due
- Power the venue must provide, and where the DJ table will stand
- Overtime rate per additional hour, agreed before the night rather than during it
Questions
Should set-up time be on the quote?
Yes, as its own line even when it is not charged. A DJ arriving at three for a seven o'clock start has given the client four hours; showing it is what stops the fee looking like a per-hour rate for playing records.
How is overtime handled on the night?
By a rate on the quote and a named person who can authorise it. At midnight, with a full dance floor, nobody wants to negotiate — and the couple's parents should not be agreeing to a price nobody wrote down.
What does a second sound zone add?
A separate small PA, a second set-up and often a second microphone check in another room. It is a real cost and a real amount of time, so a ceremony outdoors and a reception inside is two systems rather than one moved at speed.
Does this work for a band or a live performance?
It does, with two substitutions and one addition. Playing hours become sets and breaks — three forty-five minute sets across a four-hour window is a different promise from four hours of continuous music, and the quote should say which, because it decides whether a DJ or a playlist covers the gaps. The equipment line becomes backline and who supplies the PA and the engineer, since a band that arrives expecting a house system and finds none does not play. The addition has no DJ equivalent and belongs on the quote rather than in a later email: the rider — power at the stage, parking for the van, load-in time and access, meals, and somewhere to change.
About the free quote generator
Is this quote generator really free?
Yes. There is no fee, no trial period and no watermark on the PDF. Nothing on this page requires a credit card.
What is the difference between a quote and an estimate?
A quote is a fixed price you are offering to hold, and it is binding on you once the client accepts it. An estimate is your best projection of the cost and can move if the job does. If the scope is not settled yet, send an estimate instead.
Is a quote legally binding?
Once a client accepts it within the period it stands, a quote generally forms a contract at that price — the details depend on your jurisdiction and on what the document itself says. That is why the price, the scope and the exclusions all belong in writing, and why the document prints the date the offer expires.
How long should a quote be valid until?
Thirty days is the common default, and two weeks is sensible when materials prices are moving. Whatever you choose, state it on the quote: an offer with no expiry is an offer you have made for ever.
Can I raise the price after the client accepts?
Not unilaterally, which is the point of quoting rather than estimating. What you can do is price the variations the client asks for afterwards, provided the quote said what was and was not included.
Do I need to create an account?
No. Fill in the form and download the PDF directly — there is no sign-up and no login for this tool.
Can the client accept the quote online?
Not from a downloaded PDF. Saving the quote to an account gives it a link the client opens and answers on, and the acceptance is recorded against the document rather than living in an email thread.
Can I use this for any currency or country?
Yes. Choose any currency and country for either party — the totals and formatting follow your selection.
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