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haha I know

I meant the time....

Youd' be surprised, if your not an A list DJ, Ive heard stories of like dj's having to find their own way sometime's, but thats all part of having a good agent/manager and making sure it's all within the agreement!! even the free drinks :P

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Originally posted by kr00t0n The biggest names dont pay for transport and accomodation, those are usually part of their agreement

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Originally posted by LucasYork Yeh well depend's.... Theyve been around for many yrs also... alot of people vote for them tho, because they dont know anyone else and also house djs r more popular I believe, but house supporters are your avg joe... who dont give 2 rats about voting in dj mag!!

Abit off topic, a sad but true fact why trance DJ's are consistently rated higher, even though I prefer trance it's not an accurate representation of everybody into EDM, just the hardcore supporters

I wonder how much Tiesto's check was for the Opening Olympic Ceromony.

Thats it.. plus unless your a top5 ranked trance dj, you won't be getting those figures plus 3-5 gigs a week like tiesto..

House dj's can charge 5-10k and could do gigs nearly every night, as theres about 3-4 times as many house clubs in the world. They also do the massive parties also.. and their productions make more money generally speaking

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Originally posted by Lover Boy Abit off topic, a sad but true fact why trance DJ's are consistently rated higher, even though I prefer trance it's not an accurate representation of everybody into EDM, just the hardcore supporters

darn bastards

besides the $$$ factor they are doing something creative something they enjoy

yeh maybe... doing 4 gigs a week would be very tiring!! youd get sick of tunes, sore ears, sick of meetnig so many new people, sick of smoke, sick of off tap people lol

i dont think its as great as everyone thinks! not when u do it that much! tho i think tiesto djs alot during summer but less in winter

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Originally posted by LiquidNitrogen darn bastards besides the $$$ factor they are doing something creative something they enjoy

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Originally posted by LucasYork plus you forget hour's of listening to tunes

oh darn you mean like sitting around with a beer and tossing on their uber 1337 record collection? oh darn

Your estimations for Tiesto are a bit out.

He is 10'000 an hour.

and thats euros!

Does that make his management team the most successful pimps in the world?

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Originally posted by LucasYork Not everyone dj earn's that, plus you forget hour's of listening to tunes, catching taxis to airports, in and out.. travelling... that all counts!! doubt its just 2 hrs, plus when you arrive at a city, they wanna put you on radio, interviews, gotta be nice to everyone... more like a whole day sometimes, but yeh not bad for a day even

oh its such a hard life

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Originally posted by WirelessEyes I wonder how much Tiesto's check was for the Opening Olympic Ceromony.

Tiesto did the olympics for free, though as he only used his own stuff he got broadcasting royalties which could run into a six figure sum I read.

The PR would have been enough, talk about getting your face into every home in the world

PVD : 36.000 �
Tiesto : 30.000 �
Armin : 12.000 � per a small venue 2 years ago. Dunno how much today in a big place.
Jules : 12.000 �.

All this are for 2-3 (even 4) hours. Depends on conditions.

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Originally posted by LucasYork Not everyone dj earn's that, plus you forget hour's of listening to tunes, catching taxis to airports, in and out.. travelling... that all counts!! doubt its just 2 hrs, plus when you arrive at a city, they wanna put you on radio, interviews, gotta be nice to everyone... more like a whole day sometimes, but yeh not bad for a day even

cmon. most TA DJs are musically on par with the likes of Tiesto. many surpass him. what about in technical skill? please.

many a bedroom DJ could do his job better than he does.

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many a bedroom DJ could do his job better than he does.

Possibly! But it's the name they are paying to see!

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Originally posted by LucasYork yeh maybe... doing 4 gigs a week would be very tiring!! youd get sick of tunes, sore ears, sick of meetnig so many new people, sick of smoke, sick of off tap people lol i dont think its as great as everyone thinks! not when u do it that much! tho i think tiesto djs alot during summer but less in winter

ok. lets see. getting sick of partying... sure... it can happen.

party every day, you may get sick of it...

NEWSFLASH, every other job in the world, from accounting, to publicity, to sweeping floors has you doing the same shit everyday... people are sick of their jobs? fine. i'd rather be doing something cool at least.

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Originally posted by Inertia cmon. most TA DJs are musically on par with the likes of Tiesto. many surpass him. what about in technical skill? please. many a bedroom DJ could do his job better than he does.

but they son't have something tiesto does, and thats a popular name. Its not about his current ability, its his reputation he has built up through the years. thats enough for him to coast on through these gigs

so once these talented ta djs get to producing more and getting a name out, then they can charge as much.

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Originally posted by toffy PVD : 36.000 � Tiesto : 30.000 � Armin : 12.000 � per a small venue 2 years ago. Dunno how much today in a big place. Jules : 12.000 �. All this are for 2-3 (even 4) hours. Depends on conditions.

Did you just pull those numbers right out of your arse?

There's a lot of bullshit being spouted in this thread. Apart from the really big events the true amounts will be a fair bit lower than qouted above.

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Originally posted by Kato Did you just pull those numbers right out of your arse? There's a lot of bullshit being spouted in this thread. Apart from the really big events the true amounts will be a fair bit lower than qouted above.

Did your mom teach you to speak so polite?

I am not bored enough to come here and invent numbers.

A lot of people are forgetting how long most of the big names that command the big paycheck have been in the game. Well over a decade for all of them. Think how much PvD was making 15 years ago. Peanuts probably. I personally would do it for free. Give me a place to sleep and food to eat, thats all I need.

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Originally posted by Sydag5 A lot of people are forgetting how long most of the big names that command the big paycheck have been in the game. Well over a decade for all of them. Think how much PvD was making 15 years ago. Peanuts probably. I personally would do it for free. Give me a place to sleep and food to eat, thats all I need.

Heck yea! Precisely my thoughts!!

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Originally posted by Lover Boy Tiesto did the olympics for free, though as he only used his own stuff he got broadcasting royalties which could run into a six figure sum I read. The PR would have been enough, talk about getting your face into every home in the world

free?

i wonder how taxes work

eg. say pvd makes $30k USD for spinning in NYC, .. does uncle sam take away 50%?

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Originally posted by toffy I am not bored enough to come here and invent numbers.

What are those figures based on then?

If they're for real, then a sincere 'good god' is in place, methinks.

i think theres a certain type of tax for entertainers.

in my opinion, being a succesful dj is a privilege. if u dont like the environment and all that, then u shouldnt really be djing, because thats not what you really love.

every job has its bad things.

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Originally posted by Porky i wonder how taxes work eg. say pvd makes $30k USD for spinning in NYC, .. does uncle sam take away 50%?

no why should he? he lives in germany, so his income taxes go to the german ministy of finance

well i know someone that works here at a local club called Ice, been told this is what some of the djs made.


Tiesto (NYE party) = 50k USD

on regular weekends

Nick Warren = 15k USD
Fatboy Slim = 15k USD
Carl Cox = 18K USD

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