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Posted by Lira on Mar-26-2003 14:04:

quote:
Originally posted by ahlamalek
Fat Boy Slim is very highly paid.

Makes sense, because amongst all these DJ's you people mentioned, I believe he's the most well known (even people who don't like electronic music know who he is.. in order to make him more "mainstream-friendly", local magazines here often say he plays rock'n'roll Reminds me of that time when Liam Howlett from the Prodigy received the "world's greatest rock star" award )

Posted by toxa on Mar-26-2003 17:40:

Yea i agree with most people, unfortunately its Oakey.
Not cuz hes the best, but because he has seniority and has been around for a while. Give PVd and Tiesto 3-5 more years and im sure they will get more than he does.

Last gig I played, I got paid with tips and and open bar.
Btw...Open Bar and Mixing Flawlessly do not fuckin mix!!!

Posted by SgtFoo on Mar-26-2003 19:25:

I'd say whoever gets the most media coverage and individual event sponsorship and advertisement...

prolly... Ferry Corsten, PVD, Matt Darey, Paul Oakenfold, and the likes.

Posted by raverchikadee on Mar-26-2003 22:27:

hmm i would have to say PVD, Oakie, or Tiesto. I heard ICON here in orlando paid Oakie 48K for him to spin a 2 hr set.

Posted by Freeza on Mar-26-2003 22:41:

My top 5 would be:

Paul Oakenfold
Sasha
John Digweed
Paul Van Dyk
Carl Cox

Posted by DJ Chrono on Mar-26-2003 22:42:

quote:
Originally posted by raverchikadee
hmm i would have to say PVD, Oakie, or Tiesto. I heard ICON here in orlando paid Oakie 48K for him to spin a 2 hr set.

I want to make 48K for two hours of work.

Posted by Dom on Mar-26-2003 22:45:

armin and ferry get nowhere near what Oakey/PvD/Tiesto get.

i'd say Oaky gets the most, with PvD/Tiesto coming soon behind.

PvD's fee is negotiable tho, depending on size of venue etc

Posted by Inertia on Mar-26-2003 23:39:

well, Lawler is nowhere near any of these dudes, but
he got 11K for playing at a SMALL < 450 people venue here

Posted by Ortemy on Mar-26-2003 23:46:

One of the Montreal promoters said once that PVD charges more than Tiesto...
IMO Oakie does not deserve the money he's being paid. Not that many ppl care about him these days.

Posted by Konijn on Mar-27-2003 01:36:

Oakie is without a doubt the highest paid, with PVD and Tiesto second and third, respectively.

This is from a Village Voice article in Feb:
"Snoops say that David Marvisi�clubland's new kingpin and the man behind Spa, Exit, Estate, and Capitale�shelled out $300,000 for the overrated superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold to play a total of three gigs. Oakie, as he is often called, worked rilly, rilly hard for the money (so hard for it honey), spinning at Exit on Thanksgiving and splitting his time between Exit and Capitale on New Year's Eve. And you wonder why everyone wants to be a DJ?"

Note: since this was published Marvisi's "empire" has hit the shitter--and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

My guesstimate is that Tiesto and PVD charge about 10-15,000 per hour---with great flexibility allowed for venue, time of year, city, total number of hours played, etc.

Posted by WayneH on Mar-27-2003 01:52:

im pretty sure john digweed is up there too... i hear everytime he plays he goes out and buys brand new technics for each party!

Posted by DJ M.G on Mar-27-2003 16:03:

Generally Oakey, Sasha, Digweed, & Fatboy Slim get paid the most anything between �5.000 and �20.000 is considered, along with the flashy hotels luxury air tickets and all the trimmings. Cos they get payed an awful lot they hardly have to gig, probably only once a week. With PvD, Tiesto etc not far behind them.

The likes of Judge Jules, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul etc get anything between �2.000 and �5.000. They are constantly Gigging hard and travelling all over the UK and not resting on their laurels.

Posted by Dom on Mar-27-2003 22:07:

quote:

The likes of Judge Jules, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul etc get anything between �2.000 and �5.000. They are constantly Gigging hard and travelling all over the UK and not resting on their laurels.

unfortunately....they're shit

Posted by Acid John on Mar-28-2003 07:13:

*holds up sign* "Will DJ for Food"

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