text: All Administrative Agency Artist DJ General conditions Pricing Technic Weddings
  As mentioned in our contracts, our clients decide whether they want to appear or not on this website and / or on our social networks (Instagram, Facebook ...)
  On request only, or if previously told at the signing of the contract, we won't communicate on our private events (birthday, private party, wedding corporate party, parties with celebrities, confidential high-end events ...) and they won't appear in the section "Our References" on this website.
  Without prior specification from your part, we allow to communicate certain photos and videos that are either taken in the venu while "empty" or in case of "collective ambiances" (to show the know-how of our artists and DJ and the quality of our artistic services)
  M8TE guarantees the confidentiality of its events and customers, and for security reasons, always delays by one day at least its communication on social media or on this website.
  My DJ failed me ... what should I do?
  Each year, people from many horizons (company, private, brides and grooms ...) call us in emergency because their DJ left them before the event (a few weeks in the best case, a few days or hours for the worst of them), hence the importance of signing a contract obliging your DJ.
  It also happens that a DJ who's working alone, and don't have a network of colleagues with whom to collaborate, can not provide the service (due to illness, family worries etc ...), and can not offer you solutions for relief.
  Working with an agency will avoid you this kind of inconvenience:
  1 ° / M8TE has a wide local network of quality DJs, and even if necessary, a national and international one that can ensure a "last minute" replacement thanks to our DJ services in several areas and countries.
  2 ° / The reactivity of our network generally allows us to give a positive principle response in 2H max. (average time observed)
  3 ° / Thanks to our network of technical service partners, we can also ensure the replacements of events on which the DJ had to come with his full equipment including sound and / or lighting.
  100% of the clients who called for our services in these cases regret not having contacted us from the beginning ;)
  Why use the services of an agency? What do these services include?
  The answers to this question are numerous, here are some of the advantages:
  - Although some customers are tempted to negotiate directly with some artists from our catalog, we benefit from lower prices because of long-term partnerships and multiple dates that unite us. Our prices with the dj and artists are thus negotiated on the long term.
  - Example: In the case of a group booking, if some artists have to cancel for various problems (missed flight, illness ...) you will have to start your booking all over again for your entertainment, and run to find a backup solution, contact artists, negotiate again (and often it costs a lot more in "last minute"), make the papers and regulations urgently and so will no longer have the time to devote 100% to your upcoming event. The agency, you will facilitate all these steps by managing for you that precious time that you no longer have, and find you fast replacement solutions thanks to the responsiveness of its network. - Your DJ can not come and you do not have anyone? We activate our network immediately and you find a replacement of equivalent profile and quality in record time, and guaranteeing you the same price! - You do not like managing all the administrative part? M8TE takes care of all the constraints related to the booking of an artist for your event: VHR (Reservations of flights, trains, transfers, accommodation ...) Technical rider (necessary equipment, connections, line-up, road map artists ...) If the services of an agency have a cost, the serenity of your event is often linked to our professionalism and our work in the background, not to mention the little extras: guide you, advise you , accompany you, benefit from our experience, and be at your side until the day of the event if you need to face the unexpected!
  What are your terms of sales ?
  For each of our services, you will get a contract + invoice.
  The detailed services appear on this invoice with the amount HT (excluding taxes) or TTC (all taxes included) according to the nature and the domicile of the customer, as follows:
  > French VAT is applicable but remains deductible. The applied rate is 20%
  EUROPEAN COMPANIES EXCEPT FRANCE
  > French VAT is only applicable if the place of performance takes place in France.
  Nevertheless, if the client is located abroad and can justify an intra-Community VAT number, the VAT is not applicable (self-liquidation)
  Client will remain liable for VAT in his country of origin.
  INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES (OUTSIDE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA)
  > French VAT is not applicable - Self-liquidation / Art. 259-1 of the CGI
  INDIVIDUALS CLIENTS FRANCE & WORLD
  if the service takes place in France
  > French VAT is applicable and is not deductible. The applied rate is 20%
  if the service takes place outside France
  > The VAT applicable is the one of the country in which the service is performed.
  Unless otherwise indicated, all our prices (General services / Artistic services and Equipment) appearing on our visuels and e-mails are communicated Without Taxes (HT)
  INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS / FRANCE & WORLD
  > 50% deposit on signing the contract
  > 50% balance on D-72H of the event
  > 100% upon signing the contract (if total amount does not exceed 1200€ VAT included, or if Client prefers to pay in once)
  PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS / FRANCE & SWITZERLAND
  > 50% balance under the 7 days following the delivery of the service
  (Exception for Hotels: 30 days Max.)
  PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS / WORLD (Except France & Switzerland)
  > Ten times the legal interest rate in effect on the date of invoice
  > In case of late payment, legal fixed compensation for recovery costs: 40 €
  Do you rent any equipment ?
  Our equipment (sound / light / video) is exclusive to our events and services and for internal logistics reasons, we are not able to manage the removal / recovery of the equipment.
  Do you organize weddings ?
  We do a dozen weddings each year as an artistic and technical provider, but do not actually organize weddings.
  We provide the full technical and artistic services, including the DJ service but also the management of live bands (musical groups) and musicians or artists performing for shows, or in addition to the DJ set.
  However, we do support our customers by proposing them some partners services specialized in various ones : photo, video, floral decoration, room decoration according to themes, wedding-planner, bar and cocktail services, photobooth, caterer, venues and hotels. ...
  I can't find any artist or musician that i like on your website !
  Can't seem to decide or find the right profile for your event ? Contact us.
  We have a very large international artistic network and more artists in the catalog who do not always appear online !
  Finding a suitable and tailor-made profile is also part of our attributions, in the same way as managing for you the booking of an international artist :)
  I want to take a little time to think about your offer ... how long do i have to get back to you ?
  M8TE applies the rule of "first come, first served", including for artistic performances.
  If you liked a profile (DJ or Artist) in particular which then is no longer available, we will propose you an equally competent alternative profile *
  Remember that artists do work, sometimes with several agencies, sometimes in several formations for bands, and it is impossible to confirm an artist without having financial guarantees.
  This is why if you are interested in a profile, and want to book it, you will be asked to sign a contract which commits you and to pay a deposit to confirm the availability of the chosen artist.
  (* prices may vary depending on the artist and conditions)
  There are many answers to this question, here are some of the advantages:
  - Although some customers are tempted to negotiate directly with certain artists from our catalog, we benefit from lower prices due to the long-term partnerships and multiple dates that unite us. Our prices with artists are therefore negotiated over the long term.
  - Imagine that, in the case of a last minute cancellation of a live band, you will have to start all over again to find your backup entertainment. You will have to hurry to find a solution, contact the artists, negotiate again (and often it costs much more in "last minute"), to make the papers and regulations in urgency and thus will not have any more time to devote yourself 100% to your upcoming event. M8TE agency will facilitate all these steps by managing for you this precious time that you no longer have, and by finding you quick replacement solutions thanks to the reactivity of its network.
  - Your DJ can no longer come and you have no one else ? We activate our network immediately and find you a replacement of equivalent quality profile in record time.
  - You do not like to manage all the administrative stuff ? M8TE takes care of all the constraints linked to the booking of an artist for your event: TAM (Travel, Accommodations, Meals, transfers, hotel bookings ...) but also Technical rider (necessary equipment, connections, line-up, artists' roadmap ...)
  If the services of an agency certainly have a cost, the serenity of your event is often linked to our professionalism and our work in the background, not to mention the little extras: guide you, advise you, support you, benefit from our experience, and be by your side until the day of the event if you need to face the unexpected!
  How much do agency services cost ?
  For our clients, the agency commission is the same on DJs and Artists: 20% to add in addition to the artistic fees.
  In case of "Last Minute" (Event at D-48H), it is increased to 40%.
  We do not take extra fees on the additional services (ex: Caterer, Decorator, Florist, additional technical equipment for rental ...) because we prefer the exchange of good processes with our partners so that you can benefit from the quality services of those we have selected for you.
  I am an Artist (DJ, Performer, Singer, Musician ...) and wish to join M8TE agency, what should I do?
  First of all thank you for your interest! You are in the right place.
  Regarding our recruitments, we are very much in demand as you can imagine and our time is also precious, this is the reason why we only take the time to respond to complete profiles which can match a real artistic interest to our agency.
  The profiles we are looking for regularly:
  - Short original animations, street animations, performers with costumes and original concepts
  - Solo musicians, duets, and small groups, autonomous in sound system
  - All-style DJs specialized in a musical style other than electronic music and autonomous in equipment.
  To present us your artistic performances, please attach to any communication :
  - Pressbook pro / Presskit complete with download link
  - Complete bio with your best references (Venues, Events, Brands, Customers ...)
  - Several professional and promotional photos (Profile, situation, during an event ...)
  - Videos links (Youtube)
  - Audios links (Youtube, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Hearthis ...) for musicians and DJs
  - Your job status (independent, company, specific artist status ...)
  - List of your equipment
  Please send us an email at contact@m8te.fr (use wetransfer.com for packs)
  We want to organize our wedding dinner in one room and have the dance floor part and the DJ in another, is this a good idea?
  Clearly, NO! The DJ is the one who will insufflate the rhythm in your event, prepare the microphone interventions, the animation interludes of your witnesses, manage the video projector when there are videos or slideshows to broadcast, manage the sound volumes during the meal, re-pump the audience with the microphone or make them wait if necessary, introduce those who will have to speak, speed up the pace if the wedding is late and becomes too long, manage the timing with the caterer in order to send the dishes according to the entertainment schedule and cake by the hour, which is often synonymous with the start of a dance party, etc.
  It is therefore thanks to his expertise at the time that he will be able to keep the rhythm essential to your wedding and his presence in the same room is therefore necessary!
  Having the DJ in the same room can also break the ice with the guests and create the links and interaction essential for the dance party.
  What are the "key" moments of my wedding that should not be overlooked ?
  We generally define 3 main steps:
  - The arrival of the bride and groom in the room, once all the guests are in.
  - The arrival of the cake which marks the transition between the end of the meal and the start of the dance party
  - The 1st wedding dance (which can take place before dessert, or after the cake depending on some points)
  All these moments contribute to the rhythm of your wedding and should not be minimized in their preparation.
  What about the mic animation of your DJs ?
  All our DJs are MC, namely "Masters of Ceremonies"… they are therefore able to present the different phases and animations of the evening, make the introductions (presenting people before giving them the microphone…) and galvanize the guests during key moments.
  In our agency, mixing skills and music selection take precedence over microphone animation (which don't have to be if these are well executed).
  You will not have any DJ in our team grabbing attention by talking non-stop in the microphone, or asking you to make the "famous" caterpillar.
  As a tailor-made agency, this point is a bit difficult to answer, not because it's confidential, but because everything is linked to your event !
  Whether it's for an artist's program, a DJ service, a corporate event ... prices are established according to different factors:
  - The type of event (Wedding, Corporate Event, Festival, Birthday, Discotheque etc ...)
  - The type of client: Individual, Company, Association, Venues ...
  - Recurrence (if several events are scheduled ...)
  - Technical conditions (with or without sound and / or lighting equipment ...)
  - The number and quality of artists scheduled during the event
  - The human and / or technical resources required
  - The distance and travel conditions (= T-A-M : Travel - Accommodation - Meals)
  - The day of the event (preferential prices during the week and classic prices at the weekend)
  - The organization time (additional charge for last minute events)
  - The entry price for public events ...
  For all these different reasons (non exhaustiv-list) we only do personalized quotes, after studying your whole event and according to it's configuration and your wishes.
  I would like to have an "Electro / Techno" party ... who do you recommend?
  As often, customers ask us for a DJ for an "Electro / Techno" event while not having the same vision as ours of this music.
  Most of the time, they associate the word "Techno" with "Dance Club" (called "commercial") like David Guetta for example.
  An "Electro" or "Techno" DJ is a DJ who specializes in this type of music and, by experience, most of the events considered as "Techno" by our customers, finally end as an all-style party ... what a dedicated "Techno" DJ will never do.
  Based on this observation, and in order to avoid musical disappointments during your event, we will always send an All-Style DJ (also called "open-format") who can play everything with flexibility, but will be specialized in the music genre that you asked, and who can therefore focus the music on this style, but also get back to traditional club music in case your guest would not follow the rhythm :)
  Again, our agency's mission is to determine the overall profile of your event in order to fit your expectations and place the most suitable DJ. Making your event a success is our absolute priority.
  (If however you are sure of the musical style, the other side of the agency offers you different artists profiles in Deep House / Tech House / Techno / Nu Disco on www.M8TEUNDERGROUND.com)
  After studying your event project, M8TE establishes a first quotation based on your wishes and adapted to several parameters (type of event, technical sound / light / video services to be provided, artistic services, type of place, country conditions ...)
  1st step: THE QUOTE
  A first quote is submitted to you for prior validation.
  This quote presents our vision of your project, the requirements and the costs associated with the services.
  It is adaptable, modifiable, and configurable at will according to the changes to be made.
  2nd step: CONTRACT and INVOICE
  After validation of the quote, the corresponding invoice is sent to you accompanied by your contract where our operating conditions are listed, as well as a reminder of the details of the services provided and program of your event.
  The contract must be returned signed upon receipt (72 hours) for validation, accompanied by the 50% deposit (or the full payment if you wish) in order to block the artists required for the service. You'll also get all details regarding technical services.
  NB: any contract not returned on time may jeopardize the entirety of the detailed services due to the availability of the material or the artists.
  The services as stated in the contract and the invoice are only valid upon receipt of the signed contract AND at least the 50% deposit.
  3rd step: LOGISTICS
  M8TE implements the logistical organization (technical and artistic service providers, contract and administrative management, travel organization, service program for artists and technical services of involved providers ...)
  4th step: SUPPORT
  The agency supports you in organizing your event until the services are provided.
  We advise you, answer your technical and organizational questions, and guide you with the best choices to make to ensure the success of your event.
  Do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to know more about how we organize the interventions for your event.