Booking your DJ
1. Who you’re booking
DTA Event is the DJ business of Dave Akehurst, performing as DJ Dave 1987, based in Sittingbourne, Kent. For booking questions, changes or privacy requests, contact Dave on 07794 558214 via WhatsApp. Your final confirmation will give the full supplier details.
2. Enquiries, quotes and availability
Completing the website form requests an estimate; it does not reserve your date or create a paid booking. Travel, availability, timings, equipment, offer eligibility and any extra charges must be confirmed by Dave before you commit.
A formal quote is valid for 24 hours from its issue time, as stated on the quote. If it expires before you book, ask Dave to reconfirm the price and availability. There is no automatic extra charge for requesting another quote. Opening an existing quote does not reserve your date.
Automatic travel routing is not connected in this website draft. Dave confirms travel and issues formal quotes personally.
3. Deposits and cash balance
The deposit amount is shown after the enquiry form is completed and on your formal quote: the wedding deposit differs from the party/bar deposit. Dave sends a QuickBooks invoice after checking availability. Your booking is secured only when the deposit is received and Dave confirms it in writing.
The remaining balance must be paid in full, in cash on the event day, before the DJ starts. The deposit is deducted from the agreed total. Please arrange the cash in advance. Any alternative payment arrangement must be agreed in writing before the event.
4. Timings, travel and changes
Sleek & Stylish is included in the standard mobile party package. Big Event is an optional larger lighting-rig upgrade, adding one hundred pounds to the mobile party DJ fee before any eligible DJ-service discount. The upgrade and any saving are itemised in the estimate after completing the form. Bar plug-and-play bookings use venue equipment; wedding and all-day equipment is agreed in the personalised booking details. Setup photographs are examples and do not include venue furniture or dance floors.
Party and evening wedding packages cover 7pm to midnight. Standard bar plug-and-play bookings cover 8pm to 1am. Saturday bar rates differ. The quote itemises extra hours and return travel from ME10, including mileage and driving time. Overseas bookings and any necessary accommodation are quoted individually.
All-day weddings are tailored to your arrival, ceremony, daytime and evening needs, including whether Dave stays on site or sets up and returns. Changes to your date, venue, equipment or timings may alter the quote; changes and their cost must be agreed before they are accepted. Additional performance time is subject to Dave’s availability, venue permission and an agreed charge, payable before that extra time starts.
5. Customer offers
The highest verified eligible offer applies: returning customer 12%, friend referral 8%, or having seen Dave perform and following/subscribing to his social media 5%. One offer per booking, on DJ services only; travel and other separately agreed expenses are excluded. Prior event details, a referral name or a social username may be requested. If records cannot verify a claim, Dave checks personally before confirming the discounted quote.
6. Access, parking and setup
Please give accurate venue details, floor level, steps/flights, lift access, unloading distance, parking restrictions and room-access time. There is no additional charge for stairs. This information allows enough time to arrive, unload and set up safely.
Allow at least one hour before the music starts for normal mobile setup, with more time agreed for difficult access or additional equipment. Arrange parking as near as reasonably possible to the unloading entrance for arrival, the booking and pack-down. Disclose parking charges before quoting. Allow approximately one hour after the finish for safe pack-down and departure; venue closing arrangements must accommodate it.
7. Venue and safety requirements
Confirm adequate setup space, safe suitable electrical power and any venue sound limiters, volume restrictions or licensing conditions in advance. Normal mobile setups need two suitable standard UK mains sockets within ten metres of the setup position, unless an alternative is agreed. Outdoor or marquee setups require a safe, dry, weather-protected performance area and power supply. The venue is responsible for its applicable permissions and licences.
Only Dave or authorised crew may operate or move the equipment. Unsafe conditions, threats or serious interference may require a pause while the problem is resolved. Where continuing is unsafe, Dave may end the performance and will explain the reason. Any financial outcome will reflect the circumstances, services supplied and applicable consumer rights; there is no automatic blanket forfeiture of all payments.
Please take reasonable steps to protect equipment. Responsibility for damage will depend on who caused it and the circumstances; the customer is not automatically responsible for every person or incident at a venue.
Your music, with room
to read the crowd.
8. Playlists and requests
For clear sound, share song names or links rather than low-quality video rips. Beatport and Apple Music requests depend on catalogue availability, supported equipment, applicable service terms and a reliable venue internet connection. Streaming access does not promise every song or replace advance preparation of essential tracks.
You do not need to provide a playlist when enquiring. Sign in to the customer music area later to save favourite styles, links, must-plays and do-not-plays. A saved plan is not a confirmed booking; sending it for review asks Dave to check it. Allow preparation time for essential songs.
Playlists, favourite styles and guest requests are welcome. Please highlight your important songs, first dance, must-plays and do-not-plays in advance. A shortlist of 10–15 favourites is a helpful starting point.
A playlist is a guide, not a promise that every track will be played or played in a fixed order. Some tracks do not work for every crowd or moment. Dave uses his experience to choose the running order, mix between styles and respond to the dance floor. Any specific essential song or scheduled moment should be agreed in writing beforehand. Requests remain subject to suitability, availability and venue restrictions.
9. Cancellation or date changes
Tell Dave in writing as soon as possible. A date change depends on availability and an agreed revised quote. Any cancellation charge must be fair, proportionate and reflect reasonable actual net loss, taking account of costs saved and replacement bookings. There is no automatic rule that every payment is non-refundable. Any deposit retained counts towards, rather than being added again to, a justified cancellation charge. Dave will explain the calculation and return any excess.
If DTA Event cannot supply the agreed service, Dave will promptly discuss suitable alternatives with you. You are not required to accept a substitute that materially changes your booking. Where no service is supplied and no replacement is agreed, payments for the unprovided service will be refunded. Unavoidable events are assessed fairly under the circumstances and applicable law, rather than automatically triggering full cancellation charges.
Nothing in these terms limits your statutory rights, liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, or the requirement to provide services with reasonable care and skill. Existing bookings are not changed by updating these website terms.
Photos, videos
and your privacy.
10. Capturing the night
DTA Event may photograph or film agreed moments from an event and use permitted material on its website, social media and other promotional channels. Recording is subject to venue rules, suitable permissions and guests’ privacy. It is not a promise to record the whole event, every guest or a particular moment.
Dave’s own original photographs and footage will normally belong to their creator, subject to any other agreement and third-party rights. That ownership does not remove an identifiable person’s privacy or data-protection rights, and it does not grant rights to a guest’s or professional photographer’s work.
Photo/video permission is requested separately from booking. You can agree or decline without affecting your DJ booking. Your permission covers you; a booking customer cannot automatically give permission on behalf of all guests. Dave will respect people who do not want to be recorded or featured, and arrange appropriate individual permission for identifiable promotional material. Identifiable children will not be featured for promotion without appropriate parent/guardian permission and consideration of the child’s wishes.
Please tell Dave about any restrictions in advance and let guests know if filming is planned. A notice informs guests but does not by itself replace any permission needed. Guests may speak to Dave on the night. You can withdraw consent to future use of your own image by contacting Dave; reasonable steps will be taken to remove material under DTA Event’s control. Already downloaded or shared third-party copies may be outside that control. A livestream needs a separate discussion and permission plan.
Your feedback matters.
11. Feedback and public reviews
Customers and guests can use the feedback form to send an honest account of their experience privately to Dave. Choosing to allow public use is separate and optional. No review is posted automatically in this draft.
With permission, Dave may publish the chosen display name, rating and review after verifying the event and checking for spam, personal information or abusive content. Moderation is not restricted to positive reviews. Reviews will not be invented, materially rewritten or given a false rating. Contact details and private suggestions are not published. You can contact Dave about correction or removal of your published contribution.
One service-feedback request may be sent after a confirmed completed event, once the sending workflow is enabled. It will not automatically subscribe you to marketing. Private event names, customer details and locations will not appear in weekly promotional posts without separate agreement. Public gig posts use confirmed advertised venue details only.
Privacy information
12. What the draft website does
The enquiry calculator runs in your browser and does not save enquiry form data to a DTA Event database. You can choose to send a prepared WhatsApp enquiry. Feedback also uses a prepared WhatsApp message which you review and send yourself. The customer event app uses ChatGPT sign-in and saves the music-plan fields you choose to save to DTA Event’s hosted database, linked to your signed-in account ID and contact email. Your plan is accessible to your account; Dave can read plans you explicitly send for review. Saving a private draft does not send a WhatsApp message or confirm a booking.
The website is hosted through ChatGPT Sites, which may handle hosting, security and access logs and, while the site is private, ChatGPT sign-in. External social platforms receive information when you choose to visit their links. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. There are no added advertising trackers or analytics cookies. The website records aggregate daily page views and selected button clicks to show Dave weekly totals. These counters do not store visitor identifiers, IP addresses, contact details or form contents. Repeat interactions count again; they are not unique visitor or confirmed booking counts. Browser Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals are respected.
The customer event app also stores your saved venue, contact, timing and access details. Private drafts are account-only; Dave can read event details and music plans you share for review. Uploaded photos are stored privately in hosted file storage, linked to your account. You control sharing with Dave and can unshare or remove each photo. Sharing with Dave does not authorise public use. Messages are visible to you and Dave in the app; there are no email or push alerts. Photos and messages are not available to other customers. Contact Dave to request removal of saved event details or messages. The app requires internet access and does not cache your private records for offline use.
The Join the DJ Team form prepares a WhatsApp introduction for the applicant to review and send. It is not stored in a website recruitment database and does not guarantee work. Dave uses introductions received to discuss suitable DJ opportunities; contact him to ask for removal.
13. When Dave receives your enquiry
Dave uses contact, venue, timing, access and music details to answer your request and, if booked, perform and administer your contract. Quote and booking administration uses the steps requested before entering a contract and the contract itself. Invoicing records may also be kept to meet legal obligations. Optional promotional images and published testimonials use the specific permission described above.
QuickBooks is used for invoicing, WhatsApp or email for agreed communications, and hosting/social providers for their stated functions. Relevant suppliers process information according to their own privacy terms, including any applicable overseas processing safeguards. Dave does not sell your customer details.
Customer event details, music-plan records, photos and conversations are kept while you prepare your event and reviewed after it has passed; you can clear your saved plan from the customer area. Dave may need to retain a separately agreed booking brief or invoice record to fulfil the contract, meet accounting duties or resolve a dispute. Unconverted enquiries are reviewed when no longer needed. Optional image and review permissions remain subject to withdrawal for future use. Contact Dave to request deletion of other held records or ask about retention.
You may ask for access to or correction of your information, deletion where applicable, restriction or objection to processing, and withdrawal of consent. Contact Dave on WhatsApp to exercise a right or ask a question. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
This website draft does not yet automatically verify customer history, calculate route-based travel, send feedback emails or publish social posts. Those connections must be configured before they are described as active.
Public event listings are separately entered and published by Dave. They contain only promotional details chosen for public display. A private calendar is not automatically exposed or imported. Calendar syncing is not connected in this version. Draft event listings are restricted to Dave’s signed-in owner account; only published current/upcoming dates are returned to website visitors.