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Money, how much money.
Posted on: 05.08.2012 by Jaye Walkington
Hello!!
I Understand that this question is rather rude, but i need to ask anyway. (my feelings won't be hurt if no one replies.)

How much money do make as a DJ? as in per gig, no more info.

still, no reply mandatory, this is a really rude question.

thanks,
nosy noob
Erica Charvet
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Teresia Janusch
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Bassline Brine


Personally I feel that this chart is a little high, but it also depends on the market you are trying to work yourself into.
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Erica Charvet
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Teresia Janusch
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Bassline Brine


Personally I feel that this chart is a little high, but it also depends on the market you are trying to work yourself into.
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Matt Kane
10.08.2012
Originally Posted by pmf2000
I do not play for free. I may reduce my fee but my time is valuable to me. If you get nothing now, you will get next to nothing later.
wrong!
Erica Charvet
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Teresia Janusch
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Bassline Brine


Personally I feel that this chart is a little high, but it also depends on the market you are trying to work yourself into.
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Valeri Holderness
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Patch
All this talk of pay is getting me down.

It's not worth worrying about when you're starting out.

TRUST ME - you're gonna get robbed more than once. Promoters will bail out before you finish up, you'll get a bill from the bar for your "free" drinks, your cut from the door will be held back because the door "didn't cover the cost of the gear hire"... The list goes on.

Go into it with your eyes open - but don't believe you'll turn up, play records and walk out with a pocket full of cash.
very true. its important to take these experiences and learn from them though. when dealing with clubs/promoters, be sure the terms are clearly set out. also, always always always always always have a close friend doing cash at the door if your hosting your own event
Ardell Lafranchi
07.08.2012
Originally Posted by mart21har
Spin for the grin, not the green.
1000000000++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++
Germaine Bernadin
10.08.2012		LOL the above chart is funny as f%ck...........

I used to get paid 500 quid ... for two hours.

No Mic, No Scratching......... in a pukka underground club/event playing the cream of underground minimal techno/Tech/Tech House. (kinda mid line up on the roster)

Plus flights and hotel and a massive line of Charles waiting for me in the DJ booth if I do International gigs in and around Europe.

O.K joking about the Charlie......... but the rest is for real!
Matt Kane
10.08.2012
Originally Posted by pmf2000
I do not play for free. I may reduce my fee but my time is valuable to me. If you get nothing now, you will get next to nothing later.
wrong!
Rolanda Clodfelder
10.08.2012		One Hundred Million Dollars

Evelia Weinsheimer
10.08.2012		I do not play for free. I may reduce my fee but my time is valuable to me. If you get nothing now, you will get next to nothing later.
Alla Bluemke
09.08.2012		I get about 200-300 a evening if I'm playing a club where I'm established. I just moved to SF so I am playing for free now, I have to, but as I get more known and playing less shitty gigs, I up the charge and up reduce where I say I will play.

I don't play where ever anymore. I play where my music fits and where they need me. I want it to be mutual and grow with the club.
Ashlea Retzlaff
09.08.2012		$50/hour for starting out
Erica Charvet
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Teresia Janusch
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Bassline Brine


Personally I feel that this chart is a little high, but it also depends on the market you are trying to work yourself into.
a little high? someone needs to catch their self on!
Valeri Holderness
08.08.2012
Originally Posted by Patch
All this talk of pay is getting me down.

It's not worth worrying about when you're starting out.

TRUST ME - you're gonna get robbed more than once. Promoters will bail out before you finish up, you'll get a bill from the bar for your "free" drinks, your cut from the door will be held back because the door "didn't cover the cost of the gear hire"... The list goes on.

Go into it with your eyes open - but don't believe you'll turn up, play records and walk out with a pocket full of cash.
very true. its important to take these experiences and learn from them though. when dealing with clubs/promoters, be sure the terms are clearly set out. also, always always always always always have a close friend doing cash at the door if your hosting your own event
Tina Sereal
07.08.2012		OP,

To answer your question, for local events: $100 max, significantly more if you're a "brand" or a bigger DJ in the area; but expect to do shows for free if you're an unknown and/or smaller DJ.

For travel events: Gas cost + plus hotel cost (if applicable) + food cost + (maybe) some extra (for a profit); ex: I'm a resident at a bigger place about 4 hours from my home; I charge $150 because that's what it cost's to get up there and back home, and I decide not to (ask for more and) take a profit because they helped me break into the scene and build my "brand"

For "Special" events: Travel costs (if any) + how ever much you believe is fair/what you can get. Ex: DJing a wedding won't cost you $1000 to DJ, but people are willing to pay that for a wedding DJ, because it's an expected industry standard. Also, I'm going to put on a "rave" for a frat in another city and school; the travel cost will be about $100, but I'll make $250, because I've done an event with them before and I know they'll pay that.
Brunilda Kora
07.08.2012		All this talk of pay is getting me down.

It's not worth worrying about when you're starting out.

TRUST ME - you're gonna get robbed more than once. Promoters will bail out before you finish up, you'll get a bill from the bar for your "free" drinks, your cut from the door will be held back because the door "didn't cover the cost of the gear hire"... The list goes on.

Go into it with your eyes open - but don't believe you'll turn up, play records and walk out with a pocket full of cash.
Ardell Lafranchi
07.08.2012
Originally Posted by mart21har
Spin for the grin, not the green.
1000000000++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++
Charlie Lewars
07.08.2012		at first be prepared to do it for free, after wards at least till you are older, maybe 300 a evening
Stanley Topoleski
07.08.2012		7 years of producing and 4 years of DJing before i got paid for my gigs, and that was a whopping 60 bucks for a 1 hour set...

its never about the money, but at the same time no one wants a real job and if Djing puts food on the table then sweet
Matt Kane
07.08.2012		imho it really depends on the venue, the kind of party, are these your friends or is it an official booking etc.

if a friend of mine asks me to play at his club i sure don
Fannie Ohayre
07.08.2012
Originally Posted by qeuifang0
want it just like the one you have but in
8 posts all saying the same thing with blocked (the mods are really doing their jobs) IMG links.
FAIL.
Monique Swanier
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by keithace
maybe if he makes some money he will start paying for his music...
oh dayum
Latina Samon
06.08.2012		What about if I present a made up scenario?

You're a beginner, you're competent but never played out before. A promoter gives you a chance to play at his small evening , all the DJ's are amateur but competent. It's a small club,
Geri Jarra
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by DJDoubleYou
I believe everyone should ask money for dj'ing, otherwise you'll ruin it for the guy's who must pay the bills with there dj gigs
hopefully the guys paying the bills with it are worth the money. I believe everyone should spin once and awhile for free. If thats too much to ask, then you're probably not doing it for the right reasons
Era Roka
06.08.2012		I believe everyone should ask money for dj'ing, otherwise you'll ruin it for the guy's who must pay the bills with there dj gigs
Nereida Jasnoch
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by mart21har
Spin for the grin, not the green.
That is beautiful.

If anyone here has some wallpaper making skills, please, by all means, knock yourself out and share.

But to answer the question:

I usually ask
Celine Surico
06.08.2012		I believe believe anyone should take payment for very early days when they are learning DJ:ing, selection of tracks, crowd control et rest...
Valeri Holderness
06.08.2012		heres the way I see it: if there is someone making money in the equation (promoter, club owner, etc.) then you deserve a piece of the cake. if a promoter/club owner is making bank that evening and you are getting paid nothing, then i believe it shows that they have very little respect for what you do. (edit: same goes for if your HIRED for an event)

if your spinning at a friends party or a charity event (where nobody is making a profit and you have a good personal relationship with the person throwing the party), then i believe you should play for free
Geri Jarra
06.08.2012		Start by playing for free, believe of it as an internship, or a way to get in the field without too much pressure on your performance.

If youre going to do college parties get PA speakers and some lights. Not all houses have a system (if they do it probably sucks) and lights give you an advantage over the competition.

Youre only 14, so how long have you been doing this?
Dorcas Bassignani
06.08.2012		I've usually played for drinks, keeps it less serious for me. Tbh I believe I've lost more money than I've made between buying gear, tracks and bank rolling my own evening s a few times.

Thinking about, most of my djing related income has been from writing articles for the djtt homepage, lol
Erich Vallabhaneni
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by tekki
I try to go for at least a compensation for costs made.
this. meet whatever I have to pay to get there and we're good. The most i've ever been paid for a 4 hour set was 220 and the least i've ever been paid was a plastic bottle and a bucket full of water
Era Roka
06.08.2012		40E, i'm a drive in and am asking the same for building up and breaking down. ca 3H
Luis Fun
07.08.2012		Haha Im 14 and I worked two jobs this summer..
Bunny Sockel
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by Elizabeth423
this is pretty important, but as the dreaded school season comes around i will be out of work, and i was believeing of DJ'ing for local schools. ( note: i am 14, so i cant get complimentary drinks and stuff.)
Out of work where would you get hired to dj when your 14 anyway....
Lashawn Maycock
06.08.2012		some of these threads on DJTT at the moment can be summed up by two songs IMHO:

Alice Cooper 'School's Out' and
Jessie J - 'Price Tag'

Summer = Silly season.

Cheers all,

BTTF (grumpy old man syndrone setting in )
Margie Pavell
06.08.2012
Originally Posted by bottumboy622
Look he was asking just cause he wanted to know... Just cause he's curious does not mean he's all about money! If he wanted money there other options then being a DJ. Lay off guys!

maybe if he makes some money he will start paying for his music...

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