interesting vegas article on edm djs

Really interesting…
So basically, I have to pay 50 dolla to hear David Guetta spinning mix-tapes eh ? LOL

PS by reading their comments on that page, why so many hate on the DJ’s comments? Comments like “I can just push a button and fist pump, I can do that im a DJ” or ” A person determining which song to play next for people who are either drunk or tripping isn’t exactly an exact science” LOL ?
Is this how the majority people felt about DJ’s now ? Just ignorant and sad

D-Jam, post: 43613, member: 3 wrote: The article more or less shows the reality of why as a bar, club, or rave/festival DJ you need ROI to get up there.

What is ROI ?

D-Jam, post: 43613, member: 3 wrote:
When you are handing out demos and can clearly see a promoter really only cares if you can “bring heads”, then you understand the nature of the scene and business. This is why I backed off and became a bedroom DJ again, and why I keep telling you all of how much and what kind of effort you need to make to be playing in bigger events.

“Bring heads” is sooo true, the era of the Club Manager pay DJ’s for just that (no “condition met” terms) is over (well unless you already a “BIG” name)
The Club Manager turns to this system call “Profit Sharing” ( I called it “Profit BS”), basically it goes like this, if that night the club profits from certain amount, we the DJ’s that plays that night get this certain profit percentage,
For Example:
CLub Profits DJ Profit
======== =====
$500 – $1,000 5%
$1,000 – $1,500 7%
$1,500 – $2,000 10%
+$2,000 15%
* Club Profits (from F&B only)

Yeah not much, especially if we the DJ did not reach the $500 point playin in that club that night, well bud, you played for free that night LOL, yeah retarded but thats what happened
Of course different clubs got its own calculation and percentage, it varied a LOT (and not on the DJ side either)
I dont even know if I should keep pushing on DJ ing with this kind of behavior around clubs, or just gave F it and gave up, meh not so sure, guess I’m more of the passion for it then money I guess ?

Well said D-Jam. Basically also my reason for no longer wanting to play that game and rather just play for fun in small locations that I can easily fill and still get some decent cash.

djrizki, post: 43639, member: 11983 wrote: The Club Manager turns to this system call “Profit Sharing” ( I called it “Profit BS”), basically it goes like this, if that night the club profits from certain amount, we the DJ’s that plays that night get this certain profit percentage,
For Example:
CLub Profits DJ Profit
======== =====
$500 – $1,000 5%
$1,000 – $1,500 7%
$1,500 – $2,000 10%
+$2,000 15%
* Club Profits (from F&B only)

Yeah not much, especially if we the DJ did not reach the $500 point playin in that club that night, well bud, you played for free that night LOL, yeah retarded but thats what happened
Of course different clubs got its own calculation and percentage, it varied a LOT (and not on the DJ side either)
I dont even know if I should keep pushing on DJ ing with this kind of behavior around clubs, or just gave F it and gave up, meh not so sure, guess I’m more of the passion for it then money I guess ?

It’s why I tell DJs if you find yourself being pushed to be promoter and DJ…tell the owner then he needs to make a new deal/contract and pay you more for your services, or he pays you a flat rate for DJing, and then a percentage for promotion.

Don’t work for free.