I'm A Professional, Your Honour!

[Dukesy 0]

If required to attend court, in front of a judge, could you produce the evidence to prove you're a professional DJ service?

 

Examples of what you would use / present as evidence please!!! smile icon

 

 

 

 

[analyst 0]

The word "professional" is very subjective.

[UKHero 0]

the word professional used to mean you earned your living from it, if you earned part of your living from it you were Semi Pro, and if you earned no money from it you were Amature... The word professional is like the word Guarantee it has been taken to mean things it never originaly was intended to mean, The same as Gay is I guess..

 

To answer your question I would take my accounts showing this is how I earn my living so this makes me a professional DJ....

 

Nik

Edited July 24, 2008 by UKHero

[Dream Catchers 0]

Accounts, diary, past tax returns, business cheque book.

:poo: That counts me out :hide: only joking :bouncy:

 

Jim

[Dynamicdiscos 0]

There are 13 different definitions of the word professional on Dictionary.com but the two that stand out to me are,

 

following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain

or

a person who is expert at his or her work

 

So I think my evidence would be proving that I earnt my living through my DJ'ing e.g. tax returns and business bank account ect and to prove I was an expert in my field maybe feedback and refferences from customers.

[Paul Smith 0]

I could wear one of my logo'd shirts & produce my PLI & PAT Certificates - what is the sentence these days for Contempt of Court? :scared:

 

 

 

My get-out-of-jail card would be that it is my sole means of earning a living and that I am able to make a living from it (unless I was locked up).

 

 

[eazy 0]

i'd take all my "PRO" discs lol thats gotta work

 

FOR DJ USE ONLY

 

:dan+ju:

[oxela23 0]

hi folks- apart from my intial hello post-im a newbie contributer- so hello again!

 

yea the work professional congurs up alot of things for my i guess. as previously there is definately a beenfit of showing that your earning a legal living but i'd also be inclined to focus very much on producing as many cetificates to evidence that i have met corrct benchmarks standars of a professional wihtin this filed.

 

This may include registration documents in association with "professional organisations", own codes of practice, pli- pat-scro -you get the drift, but not to forget my expert kwnowledge, allegedly your hounour, cos in that dock you're claim of prefesionalism would be backed up by the fact you can discuss all area's of the dj profession drawing from theroretiocal knowlwdge [the powering down sequence at the end of night is just one example but theres tons, in many different areas too]. And there also’ my honed skills- when people are not dancing - turn up the music really dam loud- :dan+ju: he he- that ota work -eh?

 

awell that's ma blurb- just wanted to start gettin on the board man but might not see ya for 3-5 years :djuhi: !!

 

alec-o

[supersound dj 0]

Id take my 18 inch bass bins and play flat eric @ him till the jurys guts turned.

 

So if i'm a pro...am I a prostitute?(a person who prostititutes their services for financial gain?

 

If so I'm soliciting so i'm my own solicitor.

 

I could get myself of the hook.

 

Paul

[analyst 0]

I could get myself of the hook

Does that make you a hooker now too?

[supersound dj 0]

Does that make you a hooker now too?

 

 

was wondering who was gonna jump into my open ended answer :bouncy:

[Andy Westcott 0]

Signed booking agreements, a set of accounts - why the question?

Have you been asked to prove this??

[Dukesy 0]

Signed booking agreements, a set of accounts - why the question?

Have you been asked to prove this??

Nope. smile icon

But in the likelihood that a DJ would be asked these days, it's interesting to see various view points and opinions.

 

I know of a DJ who was asked a few years ago "So you're a professional DJ are you? Can you prove it?!" and the DJ volunteered his paperwork connected with being a sole trader / tax returns and all other paperwork associated. He had no licences then which of course wouldn't prove he was any more professional for holding.

[aaadisco 0]

Does that make you a hooker now too?

 

You might get laid off :dan+ju:

[otronics 0]

Load all me gear into the court..

[Andy Westcott 0]

Having the gear proves nothing. tongue out icon

[x4cs 0]

your honour, the term professional is too loosely accepted in society, therefore i do not use such a tag with regards to myself. i am a DJ and being a DJ is my second income and i aim to do the job to the very best of my ability . I have registered my DJ company "A N Other discos " with the shirts in london and i do not earn more than £4430 per financial year from my second income! tongue out icon

[Steve_Mitchell 0]

How can you show them your tax returns form when that has to be sent back to the IR. Am I doing something wrong?. tongue out icon

[DJ JENX 0]

How can you show them your tax returns form when that has to be sent back to the IR. Am I doing something wrong?. tongue out icon

 

 

Why is this question being asked, is it to try and prove that you need your car as your a pro or something similar? Or just out of interest, im just confused as to why a judge would want to know!?

[Dukesy 0]

How can you show them your tax returns form when that has to be sent back to the IR. Am I doing something wrong?. tongue out icon

You can request a copy of your return if you have no photocopy.....unless of course the IR have no records... :scared:

 

im just confused

 

What don't you understand?

[DJ JENX 0]

You can request a copy of your return if you have no photocopy.....unless of course the IR have no records... :scared:

 

 

 

What don't you understand?

 

 

I dont understand why this question is being asked, is it in anticipation of trying to evade a band for a speeding offence, or for another criminal offence, just dont understand why a judge would want to know!

 

Maybe im just missing the point, not slept in 26 hours now, need bed but cant sleep

[Dukesy 0]

Sorry to hear you can not sleep. I roughly get around 4 - 5 hours a night. If I'm lucky, 6...which probably explains why I'm such a lovely person in the mornings!

 

I dont understand why this question is being asked

 

The question I asked was "If required to attend court, in front of a judge, could you produce the evidence to prove you're a professional DJ service?".

 

Same as:

 

In front of a Judge presiding in a court, could you answer his or her question with evidence to support or prove that you are a professional DJ service?

 

Read this post (same thread).

 

The DJ I mentioned was fighting ICI who owed him money, and he won the case.

 

There are all sorts of reason how one could end up in court. Use your imagination! smile icon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve_Mitchell 0]

You can request a copy of your return if you have no photocopy.....unless of course the IR have no records... :scared:

 

 

 

Or you file it online... Or go to the accountant which I got today.. 1st meeting on Friday this week.. :scared:

[Andy Westcott 0]

But you all keep a copy of your accounts anyhow, don't you??

[gadget 0]

Or you file it online... Or go to the accountant which I got today.. 1st meeting on Friday this week.. :scared:

 

An accountant should set you on the straight and narrow, nothing to be scared of. They should be there to save you money, not make you pay more than you have to.

 

My accountant is also a part time Trance DJ, and recently played at Planet Angel (Hidden) in London for the first time!

 

 

David