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RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Santero - 2012-06-24 19:07:08
(2012-06-24 12:04:53)Radio Ladio Wrote: Agree with Santero- a regular fee of 500k is just not realistic, especially 10-15 years ago. I remember when the label I was working for dealt with that Tiesto/ Busta rymes/ Diplo single. Tiesto put on 5 nights in Vegas, 1 night every month or something, and those shows were BIG. His 'wage' for this shows was nowhere near 500k each, I know that for a fact, and considering he's probably the highest paid DJ right now, I reckon those figures are a little off.
Either way, that's an insane amount of money to have, can you imagine being paid even 10% of that for a few hours 'work'? Crazy.
This is where I'm coming from - I'm privy to the fees a lot of the biggest DJs get for doing the biggest clubs and festivals in the UK, and also titbits about their Vegas fees, and none of them come close to £500k per show. Its just completely unviable for a promoter to stump up half a million for 1 DJ, as a standard DJ fee they'd expect.
Comparing it to a product endorsement from one of the world's biggest pop stars is absurd btw. A DJ set is a one-off event with enormous risk of losing money if it goes awry - an endorsement is a much more nebulous thing to measure the success of, and lasts considerably longer than 1 night.
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Slick - 2012-06-24 22:49:10
(2012-06-24 16:43:59)Evangelink Wrote:(2012-06-24 15:21:35)Attack Yourself! Wrote: There is absolutely no way in hell Afrojack is worth 2 million
Depends how much he gets paid per gig. $2 million isn't that much really is it?
If he gets 10k per show (for example) he can earn that $2 million with 200 shows, which seems a lot but not if you see how many shows he does each year.
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - charles - 2012-06-24 23:08:00
I can tell you that Afrojack is currently getting more than 10k per show.
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Evangelink - 2012-06-25 09:56:24
^ And of course you need to add on his fee for teaching Paris Hilton how to DJ...
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Santero - 2012-06-25 12:53:21
(2012-06-24 23:08:00)charles Wrote: I can tell you that Afrojack is currently getting more than 10k per show.
He probably gets more than that per remix, and seeing as he can probably knock those out at a rate of about 4 per hour...
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Slick - 2012-06-25 13:18:05
(2012-06-24 23:08:00)charles Wrote: I can tell you that Afrojack is currently getting more than 10k per show.
Well, that supports my point even more. My point was that he can earn his net worth easily in a year.
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Santero - 2012-06-25 17:42:28
This is what half a mill gets you
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Fifstar - 2012-06-25 18:13:55
Afrojack actually seems on the lower end of things, no?
RE: The 30 richest DJs in the world - Evangelink - 2012-06-25 19:17:24
(2012-06-25 17:42:28)Santero Wrote: This is what half a mill gets you
That is gold.