an Easy & Clear plan, before you need it.

"What Signet needs from a planner, and when?"

We need three things from you. To start, send the date and the venue, and we'll come back with an itemized quote. A city is enough if the venue isn't chosen yet. Once the venue is chosen we need its name, because the certificate of insurance names the venue. And we'd like your run of show as soon as a draft exists. We take care of everything else. How a booking works

"What do you need from the venue?"

A solo musician needs a few feet of floor and one outlet on its own circuit. A quartet needs more floor, a second circuit and more time to load in. A stage is optional at every size. The full page covers floor space, power, soundboard channel counts, load-in times and preferred volume for each size. It's written to be forwarded to the venue, and it includes the six things worth confirming at contract. What we may need from the venue (depending on booking)

"How does the band fit into my run of show?"

Send us your draft in whatever state it's in. We'll fill in the band’s rows and send it back, whether or not you've booked us. You'll get the set times, the breaks, the points where the music stops for remarks, and who cues each one. If you're starting from a blank page, there are three templates to copy and retime: a corporate gala, a wedding and a company holiday party. Run of show templates

"How loud is it, and what if my venue has a sound limit?"

During cocktails and dinner, guests can talk across the table without raising their voices (60 to 65 dBA at the nearest table). Dancing is louder (88 to 95 dBA on the floor), and the band adjusts it to the crowd and the space. If your venue or town enforces a decibel limit or a curfew, give us the number when you book and we'll plan the night inside it. Colorado sets statewide limits, and Aspen, Telluride, Breckenridge, Steamboat and Vail each enforce their own. They're all on one page, with sources and dates. Loudness Limits

"Who chooses the songs?"

You and your client do, as much or as little as you like. You can build the list yourself, hand us a do-not-play list and leave the rest to the band, or describe the crowd and let the band read it song by song. If you want a song the band doesn't already play, just let us know when you book and we can usually learn it (we usually need a few weeks before a booking to learn new material). A sample of the song list

"Do you recommend other vendors?"

Yes. The Preferred Vendor List has the photographers, planners, videographers, caterers, florists and venues we’d send our own clients to, each with a link to their site. If you work in events yourself, here’s how to apply.

More answers are in the full question list, including deposits and cancellation, substitutions, what the musicians wear, and microphones for speeches.

Certificate of insurance

Whether you ask for it or not, a COI naming your venue as additional insured arrives in the same email as the contract, along with a W-9 and one itemized invoice. If the venue needs specific wording or a specific additional insured, just let us know and we'll send it that way.

General liability

Carried at the limits most Colorado venues write into their vendor requirements. Send us the limits yours asks for and we'll confirm them against the policy before you commit to a date. The certificate itself shows the numbers.

A written contract

Every booking gets one. It names the date, the venue, the configuration, the hours, the total and the payment schedule. A deposit holds the date, the balance falls due 14 days out, and payment is ACH, check or card through Stripe, all at no fee.

It's rare that we may choose to approve corporate accounts which run on net-30 terms instead. These will be invoiced after the event. Cancellation and refund terms are written into the contract rather than referred to, so your client isn't signing a document that points at a policy nobody has read.

Single point of contact

For each event, you'll have a single point of contact who is reachable from load-in to load-out. In many cases they'll be in the building all night, and you'll have their cell.

Small-to-medium sized sound included

We will always size our sound system to your specs and to the venue, at every configuration. This will be itemized in the invoice. Load-in, setup, strike and load-out are enumerated. Stage lighting and a dedicated engineer are optional add-ons, quoted as their own line when you want them.

If you're curious about what the wider market charges (with cited sources) you can learn more at the pricing page.

Unbundling? not a problem

If you want your own ceremony musician, or a marquee DJ you already trust, and us only for the dance floor, that's a booking we're still happy to help with.

Assemble the night your way and bring us in for the part where we fit.