Service Agreement

Client hires Company to provide the DJ, MC, and production services described in this Agreement and in Schedule A (the “Services”) at the event described above (the “Event”). DJ Snipe is the owner of Company and the only DJ on a DJ booking. Company does not send a substitute DJ unless Client agrees in writing.

This Agreement covers Company offerings: Club, Party, Wedding, and Corporate DJ sets; listed upgrades; and ceremony sound.

The Total Contract Price is the amount written above, calculated from Schedule A (and any written addendum). Unless the Parties initial a different split, the Total Contract Price is paid as follows:

Booking fee. A booking fee equal to one-half (50%) of the Total Contract Price is due at the time Client signs this Agreement. Company has no duty to hold the Event date until the signed Agreement and the booking fee are both received.

Balance. The remaining one-half (50%) is due in full upon Company’s arrival at the Venue on the day of the Event, before setup, load-in, or performance begins. If the balance is not paid on arrival, Company may decline to perform or to leave equipment, and the booking fee remains earned.

Payment may be made by cash, card, or invoice as Company directs. Returned payments incur a $40 fee plus any bank charges. Amounts past due accrue interest at 1.5% per month (or the maximum allowed by Wisconsin law, if less). Client is responsible for reasonable collection costs, including attorney fees.

DJ travel inside 60 miles of Hartford, Wisconsin is included in DJ set prices. DJ travel beyond 60 miles is quoted in writing before signing and is part of the Total Contract Price if listed above.

THE BOOKING FEE IS EARNED ON SIGNING AND IS NON-REFUNDABLE, including if Client cancels, postpones, changes the Venue, or reduces the Services, except only as stated in this Section 3.

Company will refund the booking fee (and any other amounts Client has paid toward this Event) only if the Event cannot reasonably proceed because of one or more of the following, and Client gives prompt written notice:

1. Act of God — emergency weather. A weather emergency that causes the Venue to close, a civil authority to ban travel or public assembly in the Event area, or the Venue or a government authority to cancel the Event. Ordinary rain, wind, heat, or cold that does not close the Venue or cancel the Event does not qualify.
2. Act of terrorism. An act of terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331 that occurs in the Event city or that a U.S. or Wisconsin civil authority determines prevents the Event from being held as scheduled.
3. Life-threatening medical illness or condition. A life-threatening medical illness or condition of Client, of Client’s spouse or fiancé(e), or of Client’s parent, child, or sibling, that prevents the Event from taking place as scheduled. Client must provide written proof from a licensed physician, on letterhead or comparable official documentation, stating that the condition is life-threatening and that it prevents attendance or makes holding the Event unreasonable. Company may take up to fourteen (14) days to review proof. Company may request reasonable additional documentation. Company will not demand diagnosis details beyond what is needed to confirm the exception.

A refund under this Section 3 is Client’s sole remedy. Company has no further obligation for the Event, including finding a replacement DJ or paying for other vendors, lodging, or consequential losses. Rescheduling, if offered, is a courtesy and requires a new or amended agreement.

If Company cancels because DJ Snipe cannot perform and no written substitute is agreed, Company will refund all amounts Client has paid for the cancelled Services. That refund is Client’s sole remedy against Company for the cancellation.

For DJ sets, Company will provide live mixing and, where the package includes it, MC cues, listed loudspeakers, and listed lighting. Overtime is not automatic. If the Event runs long and Company agrees to continue, overtime is billed at $150 per hour or portion thereof for DJ services, due before Company leaves, unless a different rate is written on the first page.

Client will provide safe vehicle access, a dry operating location out of rain, one dedicated 20-amp circuit within 50 feet of the booth (or notice in writing if power is otherwise), and a contact person on site. Outdoor sets require a tent or cover for equipment if weather is possible. Company may stop or refuse to set up if conditions risk injury or damage (standing water, unsafe stage, no power, hostile environment). Time lost is still billed.

Club (plug-and-play) requires Client’s own working audio and lighting. Company does not bring a PA or lights on a Club set.

Client is responsible for music requests, do-not-play lists, and any copyright licenses required by the Venue. Company plays from its own library and Client-supplied files. Company may refuse material that is unlawful or that the Venue prohibits.

Client will keep guests from handling equipment. Client will maintain a workplace free of harassment of Company personnel. Company may end the Services immediately if Company or guests are at risk. In that case the Total Contract Price remains due and the booking fee stays earned.

Company may photograph or record the booth and room for portfolio and social use, without Client’s guests’ names, unless Client objects in writing before the Event. Client grants Company a non-exclusive license to use those images of the setup and public areas of the Event. Formal portraits of minors will not be posted if Client so instructs in writing.

Company’s total liability under this Agreement is limited to the amounts Client actually paid to Company for the Event. Company is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including other vendor fees, lodging, or lost enjoyment, even if advised of the possibility. Company is not liable for Venue power failure, Venue sound limits, or guest behavior.

Client will indemnify and hold Company harmless from claims arising out of Client’s Event, Client’s guests, or Client’s breach of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by Company’s willful misconduct.

Company is an independent contractor, not an employee of Client or the Venue. Company controls the manner of the Services. Company may hire helpers at Company’s expense. Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership or joint venture.

Except for payment of earned fees, a Party is not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control. If those events are the weather, terrorism, or medical circumstances in Section 3, the booking-fee rules in Section 3 control.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Exclusive venue is the state courts sitting in Washington County, Wisconsin. This is the entire agreement for the Event and supersedes prior discussions. Changes must be in a writing signed by both Parties (email is enough if both Parties reply agreeing). If a provision is held invalid, the rest remains in force. Client may not assign this Agreement without Company’s written consent. Notices go to the email addresses above. Headings are for convenience only.

By signing, Client confirms they have read Schedule A, they have authority to bind any additional persons named as Client, and they agree that the booking fee is due now and is non-refundable except under Section 3.