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#670883 - 09/19/2003 12:13 PM
Whats a DJ worth?
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Diablo
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How much is a DJ worth? You read about all these top names being paid stupid amounts for playing, so I ask the question, How much is a DJ worth?
Surely there is no guide that exists that says "you must pay this DJ, this amount of dosh" is there?
I know amounts vary depending on where/when you play, and some people charge by the hour/by the night, so should there be a 'going rate'?
Alot of my friends (non clubbers) rate DJ's as overpaid people, because "all they are doing is reiterating other peoples music", what they dont understand is that DJ'ing is an artform, and what makes different Dj's different is their style, and experimentation.
Thoughts?
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#670885 - 09/19/2003 12:17 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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rickd
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James said:
too many qualities to consider here !
How long is this piece of string I have in my hand ?
2.875cm
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#670886 - 09/19/2003 12:18 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Tony.P
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How long is this piece of string I have in my hand ?
thats impossible to answer james, i can't even see your hands. Have you got a web cam????? 
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#670888 - 09/19/2003 12:19 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Diablo
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James said:
too many qualities to consider here !
How long is this piece of string I have in my hand ?
That would depend on where you cut it! 
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#670889 - 09/19/2003 12:19 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Bukey
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Tony.P said:
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How long is this piece of string I have in my hand ?
thats impossible to answer james, i can't even see your hands. Have you got a web cam?????
It's not impossible to answer. It's twice as long as from the middle to the end.
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#670890 - 09/19/2003 12:22 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
[Re: Diablo]
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rickd
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Diablo said:
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James said:
too many qualities to consider here !
How long is this piece of string I have in my hand ?
That would depend on where you cut it!
He cut it over by the fax machine...
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#670891 - 09/19/2003 12:23 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Diablo said:
How much is a DJ worth? You read about all these top names being paid stupid amounts for playing, so I ask the question, How much is a DJ worth?
Surely there is no guide that exists that says "you must pay this DJ, this amount of dosh" is there?
I know amounts vary depending on where/when you play, and some people charge by the hour/by the night, so should there be a 'going rate'?
Alot of my friends (non clubbers) rate DJ's as overpaid people, because "all they are doing is reiterating other peoples music", what they dont understand is that DJ'ing is an artform, and what makes different Dj's different is their style, and experimentation.
Thoughts?
A DJ is worth a proportion of the amount taken for any given night - if a DJ helps boost a lineup, and therefore attracts more people through the door, he is worth more than someone that puts people off.
At the end of the day it's down to how much a club can afford to pay a DJ, based on how much money a clubber is willing to pay for a ticket, and based on the overheads that the club has. It's then down to how much a DJ rates themselves and wants, and how much the club/DJ (or DJs agents) can negotiate.
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#670894 - 09/19/2003 12:25 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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#670895 - 09/19/2003 12:28 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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James said:
Producers are worth more than DJs
IMO 
Agree with ya there, capt'n...
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#670896 - 09/19/2003 12:35 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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rickd
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James said:
Producers are worth more than DJs
IMO
Don't aggree totally... Sometimes you can have a producer who is shit behind the decks... This would then put people off going to an event where said producer was going to play...
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#670899 - 09/19/2003 01:16 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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CreamyC said:
Some DJ's take the piss with their fucking demands.
You said it mate! 
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#670901 - 09/19/2003 02:00 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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SarahPvc said:
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Some DJ's take the piss with their fucking demands.
Try it from a promoters point of view - its very hard to make any sort of money when djs are charging anywhere up to £3000 like for Carl Cox. The advantage of booking Carl Cox for example though is that he is guarenteed to pack the place out!
Fair point but thats absolutely no excuse. When I'm a DJ I'll DJ for no more than £10.
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#670902 - 09/19/2003 02:02 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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rickd said:
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James said:
Producers are worth more than DJs
IMO
Don't aggree totally... Sometimes you can have a producer who is shit behind the decks... This would then put people off going to an event where said producer was going to play...
no, i meant the average Producer's efforts at producing (not DJing) is worth more than an average DJ's efforts at DJing
IMO
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#670903 - 09/19/2003 02:03 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
[Re: Diablo]
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Diablo said:
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CreamyC said:
Some DJ's take the piss with their fucking demands.
You said it mate!
they are worth what we agree to pay though
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#670907 - 09/19/2003 02:40 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Diablo
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CreamyC said:
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SarahPvc said:
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CreamyC said:
Some DJ's take the piss with their fucking demands.
Try it from a promoters point of view - its very hard to make any sort of money when djs are charging anywhere up to £3000 like for Carl Cox. The advantage of booking Carl Cox for example though is that he is guarenteed to pack the place out!
Fair point but thats absolutely no excuse. When I'm a DJ I'll DJ for no more than £10.
Does that include "extra's" Kev?  
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#670908 - 09/19/2003 02:44 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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rickd
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James said:
no, i meant the average Producer's efforts at producing (not DJing) is worth more than an average DJ's efforts at DJing
IMO
As you said, average... 
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#670909 - 09/19/2003 02:47 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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Mr_Moo said:
Lashes is £2200 all inclusive for an hour.
Halliwell costs an extra £90 for a scratch set.
Karim is £750.
Glazby is £750.
 i know....
Conning bastards.
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#670910 - 09/19/2003 03:16 PM
Re: Whats a DJ worth?
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liquideyes
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James said:
Producers are worth more than DJs
Agreed. They might not be "worth more" in money terms, and whether they can DJ is a separate issue, but it takes much more skill to produce.
And where would the DJs be if there were no producers...?
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