Terms of Service

Services are provided by Manix Entertainment, LLC, a New York limited liability company operating in the Capital Region of New York. You can reach us at bookings@manixentertainment.com or (518) 218-6583.

DJ, MC and event entertainment services as set out in your package, including equipment, lighting and any add-ons listed in your event summary. That normally means setup beginning at least 90 minutes before your start time, performance throughout the booked window, and load-out within 60 minutes of the end.

• A non-refundable retainer of 30% of the total is due on signing. Your date is not held until both the Agreement is countersigned and the retainer is received.
• The remaining 70% balance is due 14 days before your event. A 50/50 split can be arranged on written request before invoicing.
• We accept card payments through Stripe (we absorb the processing fee) and Zelle. Other methods by written agreement.
• A balance received within 7 days of the event date carries a $150 expedited-coordination fee.
• Non-payment of the balance by the event date is a material breach and may result in us declining to perform, with no refund of sums already paid.

The 30% retainer is non-refundable for any reason, including cancellation by you. Beyond that:

• Cancelling within 30 days of the event: 50% of the remaining balance becomes due, payable within 7 days of notice.
• Cancelling within 14 days of the event: 100% of the contract price becomes due, payable within 7 days of notice.
• If we cancel for any reason other than your breach, force majeure, or the performer-substitution term below, we refund the retainer and every sum you have paid, in full, within 14 days.

You may reschedule once at no charge, subject to our availability on the new date, and everything you have already paid carries over. A second reschedule is charged at 25% of the contract price. If we are not available on the date you propose, the cancellation terms above apply rather than a refund.

Extra time can be requested on the night and, if we agree, is billed at 1.5× the hourly add-on rate, payable the next business day.

If Mark Vitale is medically unable to perform, we may substitute another professionally qualified DJ at no additional charge, with notice as early as we reasonably can. This does not entitle you to a refund or to terminate, provided the substitute meets the professional standard the services imply.

Neither side is liable for failing to perform because of something outside reasonable control — severe weather, fire, flood, civil disturbance, government action, pandemic or public-health closure, or the venue closing. If that happens we will work with you in good faith to reschedule, treating the first move as the no-charge one. If we cannot reschedule within 12 months of the original date, we retain the non-refundable retainer to cover costs already incurred and refund anything you have paid beyond it.

• At least 90 minutes of load-in access before the start, plus load-out time after.
• Safe, code-compliant power at the performance location, including a dedicated 20-amp circuit where one is required.
• Reasonable parking near the load-in entrance, and confirmation of any venue restrictions — sound limits, end times, cold-spark or fog approval — at least 14 days before the event.
• For outdoor performance, cover sufficient to protect equipment from rain and direct sun. If conditions become unsafe for people or equipment we may pause or relocate without penalty.

We carry general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, plus equipment cover. We will provide a Certificate of Insurance naming your venue as additionally insured on request, at least 14 days before the event. Venues asking for specialised endorsements should tell us at least 21 days ahead.

Public-performance licensing — BMI, ASCAP, SESAC — is in almost all cases the venue’s responsibility rather than ours, and you and your venue are responsible for confirming the venue holds them. We comply with applicable copyright law and use lawfully obtained music for every performance.

We may capture audio, photo and video of our setup and performance and use it in our portfolio, on social media, on this site, and in advertising. We will not publish content that clearly identifies individual guests without making reasonable efforts to get permission, and we will remove anything showing you or a named family member if you ask us to in writing. Anything your own photographer or videographer captures remains yours.

We will indemnify you against third-party claims arising from our gross negligence or willful misconduct; you will indemnify us against claims arising from acts or omissions of you, your guests, the venue, or other vendors. Except for those indemnities and our refund obligation if we cancel, neither side’s total liability exceeds the contract price, and neither side is liable for indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages.

We perform sober, on time, and dressed for your event. We reserve the right to decline any music or direction we reasonably believe would create a hostile, unsafe or unlawful environment, and to pause or end the performance without refund if anyone’s conduct threatens the safety of our people or equipment.

These terms and the Agreement are governed by the laws of the State of New York, and any dispute goes to the state or federal courts in Albany County, New York. We work as an independent contractor — nothing here creates an employment, partnership or agency relationship. Amendments must be in writing and signed by both of us, and if any provision turns out to be unenforceable the rest stays in force.

Our text-message program has its own terms, and how we handle your data is covered separately: SMS Terms and Privacy Policy.

Ask us. Email bookings@manixentertainment.com and we will send you the full Agreement to read in advance — nobody should be paying a retainer against terms they have only skimmed.