DJs are pioneers of the current music industry. They are the ’Gods’ of the electronic music genre and even though they have been around for decades, it is now that they have achieved complete dominance.Here The 10 Highest-Paid DJs in the World check it out:-
10. Afrojack – $16 Million
Dutch DJ, Afrojack, who probably could have done better on this list, earned $16 million; taking the 10th place. He has work as DJ in various countries including Netherlands and Greece, and took on his current name in 2007, when he also established his own studio, Wall Recordings. Nowadays, he constantly comes up with a new addictive hits, that quickly makes its way to popular radio stations.
9.Zedd – $17 Million
Zedd is also a very talented DJ, earning the same as Martin Garrix, $17 million. He is of German-Russian origin. His main career began in 2002 when he began his path in Electro House. Today, he has various tracks with famous stars behind his back, and has become one of the world’s youngest, most-respected DJs. Among his most significant productions of his career, is the track ‘Clarity’ which achieved huge popularity worldwide, reaching #8 on the Billboard Top 100. The Grammy-winner released his new album this year, True Colors.
8.Martin Garrix – $17 Million
Martin Garrix, the kid-faced Dutch king of Progressive and Electro House is the 8th best-paid DJ in the world along with Kaskade. Garrix earned $17 million. His big break came in 2012 with a remix of Christina Aguilera’s ‘Your Body’. Since then, he has produced several hits such as ‘Animals’ and ‘Wizard’. He is rightfully part оf this list, being sо yоung yet sо successful.
7. Kaskade – $18 Million
Kaskade is one of the oldest DJs in the world at 44 but is still one of the most tireless in the dance music business. Between 2014 and 2015, Forbes estimated his earnings at $18 million. The American DJ who starting in the music industry in 1989 has worked with artists like deadmau5 and Skylar Grey. Kaskade mainly focuses on House, Progressive House, Electro House and Deep House.
6. Avicii – $19 Million
Avicii surprisingly was not among the top dogs (top-five), and this is surprising because of his immense popularity worldwide. Avicii’s 2014-2015 earnings is estimated at $19 million. Similarly to David Guetta, Avicii has managed to efficiently fuse various genres of music into electronic tracks, with an attempt to spread popularity to fans of other genres. He is still very young, and we would not be surprised seeing him eventually climb up this Top 10 list.
5.Steve Aoki – $24 Million
Steve Aoki came in tied with Skrillex at fourth place, earning $24 million. This year was probably one of the most successful years for the American Electro and Dubstep king, adding $1 million to last year’s $23 million. Over the 12 months evaluation period he clocked 216 shows due to his ability to pack in three shows a day. His active career dates back to 1996, when he founded the Dim Mak Records, associated with famous artists like MSTRKRFT and The Bloody Beetroots.
4.Skrillex – $24 Million
The American king of Dubstep remixes, Skrillex, comes fourth on the list with a total earnings of $24million. He began his career as part of From First to Last, as singer, but in 2007 began his solo path to glory. We can probably all remember the sudden spree of Skrillex remixes suddenly flooding YouTube, and even if some of them were possibly awkward in sound, they still managed to attract millions. He earns from live shows and from OWSLA label.
3.Tiësto – $36 Million
The third place goes to this immensely popular Dutch DJ. Tiësto has been around for dacade, at the age of 46 he is still out earning younger DJs thanks to enodorsement deals with Guess, 7UP and a massive lucrative residency at Las Vegas megaclub Hakkasan. He played more than 100 shows around the world during the 12 months period. Tiësto represents huge influence in House, Progressive House and Trance. His career began back in the mid-90s when he was resident in local Dutch Clubs. Possibly оne оf the mоst significant mоments оf his life, was prefоrming live at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
2.David Guetta – $37 Million
David Guetta is almоst as pоpular as Calvin Harris, the French DJ earned $37 million. He is one of those DJs, who through his work, globalized electronic music by implementing other genres into his tracks. Today, even though he is almost 48 years old, he still boasts an enormous fan base, and produces music with a wide range of popular stars in overlapping genres. In 2014 he toured with Rihanna and has penned songs for Brittany Spears and Lady Gaga.
1. Calvin Harris – $66 Million
And the highest-paid DJ in the world is Scottish songwriter, producer and remixer Calvin Harris who earned $66 million from June 2014 to June 2015. Harris is considered the most popular and richest DJ on the planet. The Scottish DJ has conquered the world with his fantastic music. His interest in music dates back to 1999, when he was a teenager, creating his first demo. In over 16 years, he has become the the most power DJ in the world, producing music in electro house, nu-disco and dance-pop genres. He has released various tracks featuring several famous stars like Rihanna.
