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DJs
DVS1 through his agencies, plus HUSH and Mistress artists and DJs from his wider network, matched to the room and the night.
Turnkey event services
Sound, DJs, stages, spaces. One call.
Full DJ and event services from the DVS1 / HUSH camp in Minneapolis: artists, speaker and sound-system rental, festival stages, nightclub installations, 360 spatial sound for galleries and museums, permits and production, quoted per project and built on decades in the booth, in the studio and in sound-system design.
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Sound and speaker rental
Systems scaled to the space, from club rooms to warehouses and open air, specified by the team behind HUSH: the name DVS1 has used for his parties since 1996, and later for his label and his sound company.
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Event rental
Booth to rider spec (club mixers, turntables, CDJs, booth monitors), staging, power distribution, and lighting built for dark rooms.
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Festival stages
A stage delivered complete: curation, PA design, noise management, backline, crew and advancing, from a single stage to a full site.
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Nightclub installations
Permanent club sound: survey, design, install, tuning and aftercare, for new rooms and upgrades.
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360 spatial sound
Immersive installations for clubs, galleries and museums: speaker rings and domes, object-based mixes, sound that moves around the room.
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Permits and compliance
Amplified sound, block event, temporary liquor and extended-hours permits, neighbour notices, insurance certificates and site plans.
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Production and advancing
Run sheets, load-in, crew, artist travel and hospitality, set times and settlement, so the night runs as one job.
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Turnkey packages
One quote for artist, sound, backline, permits and production: club night, warehouse, festival stage or private event.
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Warehouse conversions
Industrial buildings turned into venues: feasibility, capacity and exits, acoustic shell, sound system and opening. How a conversion works.
DJs: the booking, end to end
Book one DJ or a full line-up. DVS1 himself is contracted through the agency for your territory (see Booking). HUSH and Mistress artists and DJs from the wider network are booked here, matched to the room, the system and the night.
- BriefDate, city, room, capacity, the sound you want and what you can spend on artists.
- ShortlistNames that fit the room and the budget, with links to recent sets, so you choose by ear.
- Offer and contractA written offer per artist. Nothing is confirmed until both sides have signed.
- AdvanceRider, booth layout, set times, travel and hotel agreed with your production contact.
- Show daySoundcheck, changeovers and running order handled with the venue.
- SettleBalance, expenses and any recording permissions closed out in writing.
What the contract should cover
A checklist, not our terms. Yours arrive with the written offer.
- Fee: amount, currency, and who pays tax and bank charges.
- Deposit: how much, when, and when the balance is due.
- Set: start time, length and place in the running order.
- Rider: the booth equipment and monitoring, and who supplies it.
- Travel: flights, hotel and ground transport, and who books them.
- Cancellation: terms for either side, including weather and licence problems.
- Recording: whether the set may be recorded, streamed or filmed.
- Hospitality: guest list and what is provided on the night.
Build the brief
Nothing is stored on this site; the brief opens in your own mail app. Fees are quoted per artist and confirmed in writing.
Festivals: a stage, finished
For festivals that want a techno stage with its own identity: programmed, specified and run as one package, so the festival office deals with one team.
- Concept and curationStage identity and line-up built around the room you want: DVS1 (contracted through his agency), label artists and the wider network, set times designed as an arc.
- Sound designPA, sub arrays and delays specified for the site, with coverage and level planned against your curfew and off-site noise limits.
- Noise managementLevel targets agreed with the licence, live monitoring at front of house and boundary points, logs kept for the licensing authority.
- Stage productionBooth to rider spec, monitors, backline, power distribution, rigging, lighting kept for the dark, weather plan.
- Artists and advancingContracts via agencies, travel, hotels, ground transport, hospitality, schedules, guest lists, settlement.
- Show daysProduction manager, stage manager, system tech and crew on site from load-in to load-out.
Nightclub installations, end to end
Permanent systems for clubs, from a new build to an upgrade of an existing room. One team from first measurement to aftercare.
- Site surveyRoom measurements, acoustic tests, structure, power, neighbours, and the club's music policy and capacity.
- System designMain system, subs, fills and booth monitors designed for even coverage and clean low end, with isolation and limiter strategy for your licence.
- ProposalOptions and budget for purchase, lease or long-term rental, with lead times and an install window that fits your trading.
- InstallationRigging, cabling, amplification, processing and power by qualified installers, with sign-off documents.
- TuningSystem alignment and EQ, booth monitor setup, and a test night with DJs before you open.
- AftercareStaff handover, service visits, spares and support plans, so the room sounds the same in year three as on opening night.
360 spatial and immersive sound
Sound that surrounds the listener instead of facing them: for immersive club rooms, art installations, galleries and museums. Speakers placed around and above the audience, with music and sound objects positioned and moved in space.
- Concept and contentThe idea, the space and the audience first. Content can be commissioned from artists, adapted as spatial mixes of existing music, or designed with your curators.
- Spatial system designSpeaker rings, height layers or full domes, plus subs, laid out for the room and the listening area. Object-based rendering on established platforms (for example d&b Soundscape, L-Acoustics L-ISA or Holoplot), chosen per project.
- Museums and galleriesLevels set for long dwell times and staff working nearby, visitor flow and quiet zones, conservation and building rules, accessibility, and unattended daily playback that runs to schedule.
- InstallationDiscreet mounting, cabling, processing and network control, documented for the building's facilities team.
- CalibrationEvery speaker measured and aligned so the image holds across the listening area, then tuned by ear with the artists or curators.
- Operation and aftercareScheduling, remote monitoring, content updates between exhibitions, service visits and support.
Track record: The Wall of Sound
DVS1's own sound-system show, launched in 2015. Each edition he designs a speaker setup with a sound company; in his words, “the star of the show is the sound system.”
| When | Where | Notes |
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| Oct 2017 | ADE, Warehouse Elementenstraat, Amsterdam | With Funktion-One: 15 double 21-inch subwoofers on the dance floor (Mixmag). |
| Mar 2024 | EON Multispace, Athens | With SIX D.O.G.S; a new system, lighting by Strobert. |
| 2025 | Horst Music and Arts | Custom sound system covered by Resident Advisor. |
| May 2026 | Bert's Warehouse Theater, Detroit | With RE/FORM during Movement; third Detroit edition after two sold-out years. “A system built for depth and pressure, a room designed around sound.” |
Sources: Mixmag, 2017 · This is Athens · Resident Advisor · RA event listing.
What full-scale production costs
Published industry benchmarks, mostly US rental prices in US dollars, with dates and sources. They are market reference points, not our prices: every project is quoted on its own.
Sound, per day
| Item | Benchmark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PA for under 200 people | $500–$1,000, with delivery, setup, technician and teardown | Primal Sounds, Mar 2026 |
| PA for 200–500 people | $1,000–$2,500 | Primal Sounds, Mar 2026 |
| Line array, 500–1,000 people | $2,500–$5,000+ | Primal Sounds, Mar 2026 |
| Line array, 1,000+ people | $4,000–$8,000+; outdoor systems 20–40% more than indoor | Primal Sounds, Mar 2026 |
| Line array element / dual-18 sub / digital console | $100 / $100 / $185 per piece | Harris Production Services rate card |
Light, video, stage and power, per day
| Item | Benchmark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| LED moving profile / lighting console / 400 A three-phase distro | $179 / $200 / $299 per piece | Harris Production Services rate card |
| Event lighting package | from $800; large all-inclusive package $6,499 | Rent For Event, 2025 |
| LED video wall | 4–6 panels $1,500–$3,500; 20+ panels from $8,000; 20-panel outdoor wall for two days about $10,000 | Centric Events, 2025 |
| Mobile trailer stage | $2,000–$4,000 (Miami); $1,500–$5,000 for a park show | Rent For Event, 2025 · Ticket Fairy, Apr 2026 |
| Festival stage, about 1,000 attendees | $5,000–$10,000 | Rent For Event, 2025 |
| Custom multi-tier festival main stage | $50,000–$150,000 (roof grid, LED walls, line array) | Ticket Fairy, Apr 2026 |
| Diesel generator | 25 kVA $275; about 70 kVA $407; 100 kW $445 | CountBricks, Apr 2026 |
People and cover
| Item | Benchmark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Production technician | $65/hour; $98/hour overtime and weekends; lead A1 $95/hour | Harris Production Services rate card |
| Event security | $20–$50 per guard hour | Sirix |
| One-day special event liability insurance | about $278 on average; most popular limit $1M per occurrence / $2M aggregate | Insureon |
Whole-event budgets
| Event | Benchmark | Source |
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| 500-capacity club show, production | $10,000–$30,000 | Ticket Fairy, Apr 2026 |
| 5,000-capacity theatre or amphitheatre | $150,000–$500,000 | Ticket Fairy, Apr 2026 |
| Festival under 1,000 people | well under $100,000 | TickPick, Aug 2026 |
| 3,000-capacity one-day festival, all in | $300,000–$400,000 | TickPick, Aug 2026 |
| Where the money goes (3,000-cap example) | talent 33%, production 25%, site 12%, security, medical and staff 11%, marketing 9%, insurance and permits 6%, contingency 4% (10% recommended) | TickPick, Aug 2026 |
Nightclub installations
| Item | Benchmark | Source |
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| Professionally installed club sound system | $20,000–$500,000 | Toast |
| Funktion-One Res 2 pair / F118 sub, new | £8,000–9,000 / £4,500–5,000 each (UK, ex VAT, no amps) | 10kused, UK, early 2025 |
| Complete Funktion-One system, secondary market | £25,000–40,000 for a full Resolution system; matched amps and processing add 15–20% | 10kused, UK, early 2025 |
| 360 spatial and museum installations | No reliable public benchmark; depends on speaker count, platform and content. Quoted per project. | – |
Prices change with market, season, location and spec. Not a quote, not financial advice.
Example builds
Four illustrative packages priced only from the published benchmarks above, before artist fees, venue, permits, travel and tax. Real quotes follow a site visit.
Club night, 300 people
Indoor, one night. Club PA, lighting package, 2 technicians and 3 guards for 10 hours, event insurance.
| Sound, 200–500 people | $1,000–$2,500 |
| Lighting package | $800–$6,499 |
| Technicians 2 × 10 h | $1,300–$1,960 |
| Security 3 × 10 h | $600–$1,500 |
| Event liability insurance | $278 |
| Contingency 10% | $398–$1,274 |
| Production range | $4,376–$14,011 |
Warehouse, 1,000 people
Indoor one-off. Line array, lighting, small LED wall, 100 kW generator, 4 technicians and 10 guards for 12 hours.
| Line array, 1,000+ people | $4,000–$8,000 |
| Lighting package | $800–$6,499 |
| LED wall, 4–6 panels | $1,500–$3,500 |
| Generator, 100 kW | $445 |
| Technicians 4 × 12 h | $3,120–$4,704 |
| Security 10 × 12 h | $2,400–$6,000 |
| Event liability insurance | $278 |
| Contingency 10% | $1,254–$2,943 |
| Production range | $13,797–$32,369 |
Festival, 3,000 people
TickPick’s worked one-day budget, $360,000 in total.
| Talent | $120,000 |
| Production: stage, sound, light | $90,000 |
| Site and infrastructure | $43,000 |
| Security, medical, staff | $38,000 |
| Marketing | $33,000 |
| Insurance and permits | $22,000 |
| Contingency | $14,000 |
| Total | $360,000 |
Club installation
Permanent system for a room of a few hundred people.
| Installed club sound system, US range | $20,000–$500,000 |
| Funktion-One Res 2 pair + 2 F118 subs, new, no amps | £17,000–19,000 |
| Matched amps and processing | +15–20% |
| Health check, per visit | £500–1,000 |
Production budget estimator
A first-pass range built only from the published benchmarks above. Artist fees, venue hire, permits and travel are not included.
Permits in the six hub cities
Minneapolis City of Minneapolis
Outdoor amplified sound allowed 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Mon–Sat, to 9 p.m. Sunday, with written notice to properties within 300 feet. Commercial block events: apply 14 days ahead (60 days at 2,500+ people), $1M liability cover, 75% neighbour approval.
Source: minneapolismn.gov. Not legal advice; rules change.
London Temporary Event Notice (England and Wales)
Under 500 people at all times, staff included; up to 168 hours. Give notice 10 clear working days ahead (late notice 5–9 days, limited); £21. Up to 5 a year per person without a personal licence, 15 per premises. Bigger events need a premises licence.
Source: GOV.UK. Not legal advice; rules change.
Berlin Landes-Immissionsschutzgesetz and Veranstaltungslärm-Verordnung
Public outdoor events with expected disturbing noise need prior permission; other events that will exceed noise limits need a case-by-case exemption (§ 10 LImSchG). Contacts are the district Umwelt- und Naturschutzämter; events without permission risk fines.
Source: berlin.de. Not legal advice; rules change.
Amsterdam Evenementenvergunning or melding
A permit is needed for about 90% of events: apply at least 10 weeks ahead (over 2,000 visitors: notify before October of the year before and apply 16 weeks ahead). A melding, 2 weeks ahead, covers small daytime events up to 100 visitors. Permits cost €1,046 to €16,757.40.
Source: Beroep Kunstenaar. Not legal advice; rules change.
Paris Préfecture de police
Large musical gatherings of 500+ in non-equipped spaces must be declared to the préfet (in Paris the préfet de police) at least one month ahead, 15 days with a good-practice charter. Amplified sound levels follow décret 2017-1244. Noisy events on public roads need town or prefecture permission.
Source: Associathèque. Not legal advice; rules change.
Vietnam Decree 144/2020/ND-CP
Ticketed performances need written approval from the provincial People’s Committee (or the Ministry for national-level international cooperation), applied for at least 7 working days ahead; non-ticketed shows at entertainment or dining venues need notice 5 working days ahead. Lawyers advise filing 30 days ahead; fines reach VND 100 million.
Source: Apolat Legal. Not legal advice; rules change.
Plan backwards from show day
- 6–12 monthsFestival stages and club installs: brief, site visit, budget, headliner offers through agencies.
- 16 weeksAmsterdam events over 2,000 visitors: permit application due.
- 10 weeksAmsterdam event permit; book sound, stage, power and crew.
- 60 daysMinneapolis block events of 2,500+ people.
- 1 monthParis large musical gatherings of 500+: declaration to the préfet.
- 30 daysVietnam: file performance approval early, though the legal minimum is 7 working days.
- 14 daysMinneapolis block events; Amsterdam meldingen; balance and advance with the agency.
- 10 working daysLondon Temporary Event Notice.
- Show weekLoad-in, system tune, rider check, security briefing, noise monitoring plan.
- AfterLoad-out, settlement, noise logs, pay the scene line.
Money to the scene
This venture is built to move money to the DJs and producers who make the scene, not just to headliners and hire companies. The money is thin at the bottom: a Berlin club told the Berliner Zeitung that entry-level DJ fees were €400–500 in 2023, and a stream pays about $0.003 before splits.
- Paid support slotsEvery production quote carries a line for local openers and support DJs. No unpaid “exposure” slots.
- Commissions for producersSpatial mixes, installation soundtracks and stage intros are commissioned from producers in the HUSH and Mistress orbit and the local scene, paid and credited.
- A scene share in every budgetA fixed share of each turnkey budget is set aside for local DJs and producers, and shown as its own line in the quote.
- Buy directBuying on Bandcamp sends most of the money to labels and artists: Bandcamp keeps 15% of digital sales (10% after $5,000 a year) and 10% of physical sales.
- Fair label termsFor context: small independent labels often split net profit 50/50 with artists, against 15–25% royalties on traditional deals.
- Get on the rosterDJs and producers: send links to your mixes and releases to contact@hushsound.com with the subject “Scene roster”.
Support Mistress artists directly: Mistress roster on Bandcamp · HUSH on Bandcamp
Sources: Berliner Zeitung, July 2023 (via the booking page) · Mixcloud, May 2026 · Bandcamp fees.
Pay a deposit, an invoice or the scene fund
Card (Stripe), PayPal, Cash App and crypto. Put your quote or invoice number in the payment note, or “Scene fund” to back local DJs and producers.
Online payment links are being set up. Until then, every deposit and invoice is issued with the signed quote, with bank details in writing.
- Pay only against a written quote or invoice from contact@hushsound.com.
- We never ask for payment by direct message, and never change payment details by email without a call.
- DVS1 DJ fees are invoiced by his agency for your territory, not paid here.
- Crypto payments are final; check the address and network before you send.
How it works
- Brief. Send the request below: date, city, room, what you need.
- Proposal. A quote covering artists, system, rental, permits and crew, with availability.
- Contract and deposit. Written agreement; DVS1 dates are contracted through his agency for your territory.
- Permits and advance. Applications, neighbour notices, insurance, run sheet.
- Delivery. Load-in, sound check, the night or the opening, load-out or handover, settlement.
Permits: Minneapolis example
| Permit | What the city says |
|---|---|
| Outdoor amplified sound | Needed for amplified sound outdoors. Allowed Mon–Sat 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Sun 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Written notice to properties within 300 feet goes with the application. |
| Commercial block event | Apply 14 days ahead, or 60 days for 2,500+ people. Site map, security and waste plans, 75% approval from abutting properties, $1,000,000 liability insurance naming the city. Deposit in business districts: $200, or $800 for large events. |
| Temporary liquor, extended hours | Separate city licences for temporary on-sale liquor, beer or wine and for extended hours. |
Sources: City of Minneapolis, outdoor amplified sound · Commercial block event application (06/2024). Rules differ by city and country; we confirm the local ones for your date. Not legal advice.
Questions
Do you work outside Minneapolis?
Yes. Events, festival stages and installations are quoted worldwide; travel and freight are part of the quote.
Can DVS1 play the event?
DVS1 dates are contracted through his agency for your territory. We can include his booking request in a package, subject to his availability and the agency's terms.
Can we buy a system instead of renting?
For club installations we quote purchase, lease or long-term rental, so you can choose what suits your budget and lease.
How far ahead should we ask?
As early as possible. Festivals and installations usually need months; city permits have their own deadlines (in Minneapolis, 14 days for a block event, 60 days at 2,500+ people).
Do you work with museums and galleries?
Yes. Spatial and immersive sound installations are designed for exhibitions as well as clubs: levels, schedules and building rules are planned with the curators and facilities team.
What does a full production cost?
It depends on capacity, site and spec. Published benchmarks put production for a 500-capacity club show at about $10,000 to $30,000, and a 3,000-capacity one-day festival at about $300,000 to $400,000 all in. See the cost guide and estimator on this page.
How does money reach DJs and producers in the scene?
Every quote carries paid support slots and a scene share for local DJs and producers, shown as its own line, and producers are commissioned for spatial and installation content.
How can we pay?
Deposits and invoices can be paid by card through Stripe, PayPal, Cash App or crypto once the payment links are live, always against a written quote or invoice. DVS1 DJ fees are invoiced by his agency.
Do you handle noise complaints and limits?
Noise targets are designed in from the start: system layout, limiters, monitoring and neighbour notices.
Request a quote
Tell us about the event or the room. This drafts an email in your own mail app; nothing is stored on this site.
Enquiries: contact@hushsound.com. Prices, availability and artist participation are confirmed in writing per project. See also Labels and DVS1 booking.