Today i am going to introduce you with the Top 10 Highest Paid DJ in the World ! We also added in the list the Earnings, Real Name, Born Date & Age, Albums and more of the highest paid djs .
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A disc jockey ‘DJ’ is a person who mixes recorded music and scratches “disc” to create different type of music. Now-a-days djs are highly paid , as music technology has progressed – DJs have different types of equipment to play and mix musics. Calvin is the highest paid dj in the world. DJs used two disc plugged into a DJ mixer to mix music on vinyl records.
Here you will find all the details enlisted with pictures of highest paid djs in the world :
1. Calvin Harris – $66 Million ( United Kingdom )
Born on 17 January 1984 ( Age 33 years )
Real Name : Adam Richard Wiles
Per Show : $400,000
Calvin is a Scottish record producer, DJ, singer & songwriter. He launched his studio album I Created Disco was released in June 2007 “Acceptable in the 80s” and “The Girls” in 2009 .
2. David Guetta – $30 Million ( Paris , France )
Born on 7 November 1967 ( Age 49 years )
Real Name : Pierre David Guetta
Per Show : $250,000
He is a French DJ, record producer, re mixer, & songwriter. David is the co-founder of Gum Productions with Lisa Dodgson and released his first album – Just a Little More Love in 2002.
3. Avicii – $28 Million ( Stockholm, Sweden )
Born on 8 September 1989 ( Age 27 years )
Real Name : Tim Bergling
Per Show : $150,oo0-$200,00+
Avicii is a Swedish musician, dj , re-mixer and a record producer. Tim was third on DJ Mag in 2012 and 2013 .
3. Tiesto – $28 Million (TIE with Avicii) [ Breda, Netherlands ]
Born on 17 January 1969 ( Age 48 years )
Real Name : Tijs Michiel Verwest
Per Show : $200,000 – $400,000+
Michiel is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Tiesto is named “the Greatest DJ of All Time” by MixMag magazine which is voted by his fans in 2013.
5. Steve Aoki – $23 Million ( Miami, Florida, United States )
Born on 30 November 1977 ( Age 39 years )
Real Name : Steven Hiroyuki
Per Show : $50,000- $75,000+
Steven is an American electro house musician, record producer, music executive & DJ. In 2012, Pollstar depute Aoki as the highest earning dance artist in North America from tours.
6. Afrojack – $22 Million ( Spijkenisse, Netherlands )
Born on 9 September 1987 ( Age 29 years )
Real Name : Nick van de Wall
Per Show : $75,000-$100,000+
Nick is a dutch DJ, record producer and a re-mixer. He has teamed up with the likes of Pitbull and David Guetta, and has started his own record label called Wall Recordings.
7. Zedd – $21 Million ( Saratov, Russia )
Born on 2 September 1989 ( Age 27 age )
Real Name : Anton Zaslavski
Per Show : $20,000
Zedd is a German record producer, DJ, musician, and a multi-instrumentalist. He primarily produces electro house music.
8. Kaskade – $17 Million ( Chicago, Illinois, United States )
Born on 25 February 1972 ( Age 45 years )
Real Name : Ryan Gary Raddon
Per Show : $100,ooo
Ryan is an American DJ, record producer and a re-mixer. DJ times voted Kaskade as the best “America’s DJ 2011” and “America’s Best DJ 2013. Now in his early 40s he is an established name in the industry, regularly performing at Cosmopolitan’s Marquee, in Las Vegas.
9. Skrillex – $16.5 Million ( Los Angeles, California, United States )
Born on 15 January 1988 ( Age 29 years )
Real Name : Sonny John Moore
Per Show : $250,000
John is an American dance music producer, DJ, singer, songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist.
10. Deadmau5 – $16 Million ( Niagara Falls, Canada )
Born on 5 January 1981 ( Age 36 years )
Real Name : Joel Thomas Zimmerman
Per Night : $200,000
Joel is a Canadian record producer and DJ from Toronto Canada. His stage name is pronounced as dead mouse. He is a very talented dj artist & was nominated for 6 Grammy Award.
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