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Typically people think that DJs are not very rich. Local club DJ usually get paid about $ 200-300 per night. Basically most of them have permanent work. So we can say that DJing is a part-time job or serious hobby. Ofcourse if you are talented person and will become more famous your earnings will increase. Let see who is the most successful DJ in our days.

Here is the list by total net worth:

Calvin Harris $110 millions
Tiesto $105 millions
Avicii $75 millions
Daft Punk $70 millions
Paul Oakenfold $65 millions
David Guetta $60 & Paul van Dyk $60 millions
Armin Van Buuren $55 & Steve Aoki $55 millions
Deadmau5 $53 millions
Afrojack $50 millions
Kaskade $43 millions

The World's Highest-Paid DJs in 2015:

Calvin Harris $ 66 millions
David Guetta $37 millions
Tiesto $36 millions
Skrillex & Steve Aoki $24 millions
Avicii $19 millions
Kaskade $18 millions
Martin Garrix & Zedd $17 millions
Afrojack $16 millions
Deadmau5 & Diplo $15 millions

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Skrillex is a 'DJ'? DJ was originally short for 'disk jockey' - someone who played records at a radio station. Has this name now evolved to those who use scratching/MIDI sound creation for beats, live dance party-type things? His was the only name I recognized, except for Calvin Harris, whose name I only recognize as being involved with Taylor Swift at some point.

Skrillex is a 'DJ'? DJ was originally short for 'disk jockey' - someone who played records at a radio station. Has this name now evolved to those who use scratching/MIDI sound creation for beats, live dance party-type things?

The concept of a DJ has morphed considerably over the last 25 years or so. I'm no expert on the subject, but the evolution seemed to be tied to the growing popularity/acceptance of rap as a viable music form. (Remember when rap wasn't considered music?)

Typically people think that DJs are not very rich. Local club DJ usually get paid about $ 200-300 per night. Basically most of them have permanent work. So we can say that DJing is a part-time job or serious hobby. Ofcourse if you are talented person and will become more famous your earnings will increase.

Maybe my concept of "rich" is flawed, but give me a gig where I make "$200-300 per night" and I'd be quittin' my day job. I don't (personally) know any musicians who make that much. Sounds to me like DJ-ing is a lucrative gig, even if you aren't among the group of names you list.

Yeah, I think the DJ thing is only 'happening' now in dance clubs. Used to be you'd see everywhere guys with 'DJ -party music' advertising and signs on their vans, not so much any more.
Unfortunately what they did do during the initial resurgence is drive the per night pay down for everyone - DJs were doing it for $100 compared to the solo player wanting $150 or $200 and the band wanting $300 or $400.

IMO;
Disco started the DJ revolution. Disco clubs were popping up everywhere and making lots of money. When Bars found out the profit being made through DJ's, that's when things changed for bar bands.

Blame it on Disco...............but I like disco

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I like good old R&R

'Discos' didn't need real DJs, they just needed someone to keep the music going. Cassettes were the easy way out back then.
Yes, in the early 60s DJs spinning 45s at 'sock hops' was the thing, until live music (electric instruments, plugged in for volume) came along.

Dj's have been around ever since music was pressed onto flat discs.
I think the modern perception of "Dj", developed
during the 70s & 80s and crystallized in the mainstream during the late 90s.
In the 21st century, DJs seem almost considered as another variety of musician or entertainer.

To me, they were just the guys at radio stations who either got to play want they liked,
or what the station told them to play, but they almost never never played anything I liked!

I bought records that were rarely if ever played on radio, or ever mentioned by DJs, and I made mix tapes of my favorites cuts to listen to at work or in the car etc.
... but I never considered myself a DJ ... to me the name 'DJ' meant 'someone with crappy tastes, paid to broadcast them'.

It was really difficult for me to understand why anyone would pay someone else to choose their music for them.
I would not pay a penny for anything by "The richest DJ in the world" ... I'd rather make my own choices.

It is even more difficult for me to believe that anyone would ever pay to have me inflict my musical choices on them!

So.............lets see your playlist

I like disco too, and so does my drummer.

How do you guys think about someone scratching a turntable or playing someone else s music making big bucks while the hard work of learning to play and instrument or writing songs gets you squat?

Good thing I was never in it for the money or I might resent they way some people idolize the guy who plays something he never created. "How would you like to hire a live band this weekend?" "Hmmmmmm, Can they make scratchy sounds with a turntable" "Play any good boy band stuff?"

Evolution: Just play the radio over the PA. Screw the D J"s.

I like disco too, and so does my drummer.

How do you guys think about someone scratching a turntable or playing someone else s music making big bucks while the hard work of learning to play and instrument or writing songs gets you squat?

Good thing I was never in it for the money or I might resent they way some people idolize the guy who plays something he never created. "How would you like to hire a live band this weekend?" "Hmmmmmm, Can they make scratchy sounds with a turntable" "Play any good boy band stuff?"

Evolution: Just play the radio over the PA. Screw the D J"s.

Variety is the spice of life.

If you limit yourself to just your instrument you are missing out and very narrow minded.

How many different ways is music presented; Live band, radio, TV, portable players, DJ's ect...

When I am not playing with the band at a event......I DJ and slip in the bands music every now and then.
Expand your horizons..............TURN THE KIDS LOOSE!