Member Benefits

DJ Association member benefits

Joining the online based DJ Association - Member Benefits

Protecting and Promoting the Art of DJ'ing

The established sectors such as the acting profession and the music profession have single representation and legal representatives, however, the 'mobile DJ' profession which is very diverse, has no recognised representative voice on issues which have, or will have an impact.

Vision

DJ Associates recognises that the mobile DJ sector must speak to organisations and government with one clear voice and in a language it understands.  The value of the mobile DJ profession should be understood and recognised across all areas including the arts.

DJ Associates serves its members by providing them with the knowledge and opportunity to unite and speak up for their profession with one powerful voice. 

Ultimately, DJ Associates aims to provide a united voice for its members in the mobile dj sector, standing as an independent organisation, representing members of all diversity across the UK.

Making a difference

Member subscriptions will not only help the Association be an effective member focused organisation, but will also allow DJ Associates to collectively make a small but positive contribution to organisations such as Great Ormand Street Hospital.

Full Association membership benefits include:

-Plastic Membership Card - Photo ID includes Public Liability Details

-£10 million pounds Public Liability Insurance cover (note:the territorial cover is worldwide)

-FREE £10 million pounds dry hire cover

-FREE Online Public Liability Validation

-FREE £250,000 legal defense costs cover*

The subscription fee is from £75.00.

FAQs can be read here

Membership Card

The card will include:

-Member Name

-Membership Number

-Digital Photo of member

-Membership Renewal Date

-PLI Policy Details and period of cover

-PAT Details and period of cover

-Other Registrations as applicable

Note: Applicants are required to submit a decent sized passport style digital photo to the Association which will be embedded on the membership card for card holder identification purposes.

DJ Associates is happy to crop full size digital photos down to ID photo criteria requirements, but can not improve or enlarge low quality poor sized photos.

Please note:

Applicants will of course be contacted if the digital photo is unsuitable / poor quality / too small, etc.

Ideally, the digital photo resolution should be of the highest quality. 

Re-submission of rejected photo's not meeting membership criteria will result in complete application rejection.

Further information: please read the FAQs here

Membership card

Full Public Liability Insurance details including policy number and card holders photo are included on the members card.  Members are encouraged to show their card to venues and provide photo-copies of the card for venue managers to keep on file.

The photo on the reverse of the card assures the client or venue that the card holder is registered as a holder of Public Liability Insurance to the sum of £10,000,000.

• The Public Liability Insurance details included on the members ID card is for registered card holders only - not transferable.

• The Membership ID card also provides confidence in the client or venue booking the registered  mobile DJ.

Rest assured,  when either visiting a client for a face to face meeting, or when a venue asks for proof of liability insurance, full Public Liability Insurance details are included on the reverse of the membership ID card, along with the card holders photo and any other registration details as applicable.

Due to the recession and increase in the take-up of mobile DJ'ing, members are encouraged to show their card to venues and provide photo-copies of their card for venue managers to keep on file.

Registrations option

Applicants have an option to include details of their other affiliations held at the time of application.

This feature incurs a small fee per registration added.

The full fee is £ 14.99 per registration.

For example, those that are a member of the FSB or SEDA or NADJ or WDJA etc will be able to include and promote on their membership card:

As from September 2009, the fee will be waivered to Full Members.

Online Validation

Written evidence is increasingly required by venues that the mobile DJ is covered with PLI and PAT before they can perform.

With this in mind, the association provides an online Validator+ - once registered, simply add HTML code to your site which we supply.

Venues and potential clients visiting your website can verify level of indemnity, Public Liability Insurance details, PAT details, additional services, media and licences in just one click.

Website Resources

The DJ@ website will be the information tool and resource for the association.

Public Liability Insurance Cover

The PLI cover DJ@ includes with membership is £10 million per member.  No separate registration is required!

Note: Public liability is not a legal requirement - but it makes sense to have the cover in the event of a claim!

Insurers

DJ Associates is pleased to announce that Hencilla Canworth Ltd. is the preferred supplier of Insurance and Financial Services.

DJ Public Liability Insurance Cover

The policy provides an indemnity in respect of the member’s legal liability in respect of bodily injury third parties and damage to third party property, arising from the Insured’s business as ‘Disc Jockey including the dry hire of Audio & Visual DJ Equipment’, subject always to the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy.

FREE £250,000 legal defence costs are included with the policy.

See summary details

Period of Insurance

The period of insurance is 12 months.

Note: Full Members of the Association are expected to have a duty of care, to take all reasonable precautions to prevent damage or injury to third parties and/or property.

Members are expected to comply with health and safety / statutory  requirements and legislation.

Possession of a valid PAT would satisfy the insurance company in the event of a claim but lack of in itself would not automatically invalidate cover.  Also, there is no restrictions under the policy to the type of equipment used (other than use of fire or pyrotechnics).

Lifetime discount from Mixmash

Full Members of the DJ@ are entitled to discount from our friends at Mixmash! 

For example, purchase the 14 albums of Party Classics for £475 and save £85.00!

The Subscription fee

The subscription fee is from £75.00.

Successful applicants will be contacted by DJ Associates with online payment request details.  There is a small transaction surcharge for online payments. 

Of course, further additional benefits will be sought as the membership expands but yes, the subscription fee includes an excellent public liability insurance which is up to £10 million pounds cover!  Included with this is a plastic membership photo ID card with your PLI details included!

Also included is FREE! £10million pounds dry hire cover and FREE! legal defence costs up to £250,000 plus a FREE online validator+!

The following cards are accepted for online payment. 

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!

DJ Associates is pleased to announce that members of the DJ Association will be offered the following discounted entertainer's equipment insurance from our preferred insurer - Hencilla Canworth:

Hencilla Canworth Entertainers Equipment Insurance (sum insured £8,000) :

All premiums quoted above are inclusive of Insurance Premium Tax of 5% and a £10.00 administration fee. These premiums are an indication only and can be effected by adverse underwriting features, such as previous claims etc.

They are based on cover including Theft from Unattended Vehicles, but please note this would be subject to the vehicle being alarmed &/or immobilised, and the equipment being kept out of sight.

Key points:

As you will see, the premiums quoted are competitive to the ones being offered by DJ Guard, although no Personal Accident or Public Liability cover is included.

DJ@ members obviously already have DJ Public Liability with their association membership and therefore this should not be an issue, whilst the Personal Accident cover from DJ Guard is a Death or Permanent Disablement cover only.

To benefit from this discounted entertainers equipment insurance, DJ Association members should quote their membership number in all correspondence enquiries to Mark.Hopkinson@hencilla.co.uk

Tel: 020 8686 5050

Student Membership Concession: from £49.00
If you are a student in *full-time education, you'll benefit from a concessionary discount off the standard DJ@ membership fee.

*Our definition of full-time education is more than 12 hours a week of study / on a course.

Proof of status required - ask your school, college or university to contact the DJ@ in providing proof of your full-time education / student status.  Please forward this along with your digital photo after submitting your application form.
 

Under 21: from £49.00

Applicants under21 will benefit from a concessionary discount off the standard DJ@ membership fee.

For further concessionary information, contact: adminteam@djassociates.org

Conclusion

So, by becoming a member of the DJ Association, you would not only be receiving £10m PLI and other great benefits, but you'll gain from the far reaching expertise of fellow service providers who are trying to secure benefits for the DJ, and the DJ@ team are not complacent!

Only via input form the members can the Association take a constructive lead on issues that matter to the sectors constituency, so ensure that your concerns are heard by those who matter! By joining the DJ Association, you will be adding your voice to help safeguard the future development of YOUR profession!

You have an opportunity to lobby and influence decision makers within government, the arts, and other relevant sectors as part of the DJ Association; to produce research and briefings to help raise the profile of the profession at national, regional and local levels; and assist fellow members through the provision of relevant advice and information to enable the DJ Association to safeguard the future development of the sector.

The DJ Association is driven by the needs of our UK-wide membership: individual practitioners, services semi-professional and professional.

The DJ@ strongly believes that only by speaking with one united voice can the DJ profession truly be heard.

- making a difference -

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