Musicians and bands
A band that writes its own music sells records and merch, and plays gigs.
DJs, bands for hire and party entertainers
Couples ask for your date, sign for the package and pay the deposit online. Their must-play list arrives before the day.
A DJ working alone uses Magpie in Personal. A company with several DJs or a band can work in one Magpie team.
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This combination of five Magpie areas fits a DJ or a band for hire.
- Forms
- Forms takes date enquiries, and each couple's must-play and do-not-play lists.
- Proposals
- Proposals quotes your packages, and the client signs and pays the deposit online.
- Calendar
- Calendar keeps every booked date, so you never take the same night twice.
- Contacts
- Contacts keeps each client and venue, with their quotes and invoices.
- Invoicing
- Invoicing bills the balance before the event, paid by card.
Clients ask for your date, then send their music plans before the day.
Forms builds your enquiry page, with the date, the venue and the kind of event. You are emailed each one, and mark it Reviewed once you reply.
A second form plans the music: the first dance, the must-play list and the do-not-play list. Its answers download as a CSV file.
The client chooses a package, signs online and pays the deposit to hold the date.
Proposals turns your packages into a proposal the client signs online. Ceremony and reception, or reception only, can be packages. Uplighting and extra hours are options they add.
The deposit invoice is issued as they sign, and they can pay it by card. You can see each time the proposal is opened.
Every booked date is on your calendar, before you quote the next one.
Calendar keeps each booking as an event, with the venue and the times. A team's calendar shows every DJ's or band member's bookings together.
With Google Calendar connected, your bookings can be added to your Google calendar.
Each client and venue has a contact, with their quotes and invoices.
Contacts keeps a page for each client and each venue you play. A pinned note holds the load-in time and where to park at a venue.
A follow-up sets the day to call, such as a month before the wedding. The follow-ups list shows what is due.
The balance is billed before the event, and paid by card.
Invoicing bills the proposal's final payment when you choose, for whatever is left. An extra hour on the night goes on as a line of its own.
Clients pay by card into your own Stripe account, with no Magpie fee.
Three more areas cover your links, posts and other signatures.
- Link-In-Bio List
- Link-In-Bio List puts your enquiry form, mixes and reviews on one page.
- Social Media
- Social Media schedules posts from the weddings and parties you play.
- E-Signatures
- E-Signatures sends any other PDF to sign, such as a venue's own terms.
A booking goes from an enquiry to the last song and a paid balance.
Everything about one booking stays on the client's contact.
The enquiry
The couple ask about their date on your enquiry form.
The proposal
You check your calendar and send the package, and they sign with a deposit.
The date
The booking goes on your calendar, with the venue and times.
The music
A month before, they fill in the music planning form.
The balance
You bill the balance two weeks before, and it is paid by card.
The night
You play, and an extra hour goes on a final invoice.
Setting up takes four steps.
Make your enquiry form
You add the date, the venue and the event, and publish it. Help: Build, publish, and share a form.
Set your packages
You save your packages, options and deposit in a starter. Help: Proposal starters, saved sections and the price list.
Connect Google Calendar
You connect it, so your bookings sit beside the rest of your life. Help: Connect Google Calendar.
Connect Stripe
You connect your Stripe account, so clients can pay by card. Help: Connect Stripe to receive money.
Plans
A DJ working alone fits Pro, for your own work in Personal. A company or a band fits the Team plan, one price for up to 25 members.
On the free plan, you can send 5 proposals and create 5 invoices a month. Magpie adds no fee to invoice payments. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. Prices are on the Pricing page.
Other people who play and work on the big day have pages of their own.
Wedding and event planners
An event planner runs the whole day, from the venue to the suppliers.
Photographers
A photographer quotes the day with packages, and delivers the photos.
Questions DJs and entertainers ask
Can clients ask whether I am free on their date?
Yes. Your enquiry form asks for the date, the venue and the kind of event. You are emailed each one, check your calendar and reply.
Can I quote packages with options?
Yes. Each package has its own lines and price, such as ceremony and reception, or reception only. Uplighting and an extra hour can be options the client adds. You can change every line.
Can I take a deposit to hold the date?
Yes. The proposal's payment schedule takes a deposit when the client signs. Its invoice is issued at once, and they can pay it by card. You bill the balance when you choose.
Can couples send me their must-play list?
Yes. A music planning form asks for the first dance, the must-play songs and the do-not-play list. Each answer is kept with the response, and you are emailed when it arrives.
Can my whole company see who is booked where?
Yes. A team's calendar shows every booking together, with the venue and times. Each DJ can add their own bookings.
Where do I keep venue details?
In a pinned note on the venue's contact. It can hold the load-in time and where to park. Invoices sent to the venue show in its history.
Can I bill an extra hour after the event?
Yes. You add it as a line on the final invoice, with its price. The client pays by card from the invoice email.
What does Magpie take from payments?
Magpie adds no fee to invoice payments. Stripe's processing fee is taken from each card payment. The rest goes to your own Stripe account.
Book your next date online.
Create a Magpie account and make your enquiry form.