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  • December 3, 2011 at 10:41 pm #10829
    DJ GRE
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    I would say now is a good time to ask for more money! depends on the gig – sometimes dive bars where no crowd comes in will pay me $100 – fine by me, I know they didn’t make a ton of money. But normally if it’s a gig like what you’re describing I’d ask for probably around 200-300 depending on how friendly you are. 😉

    Hope this helps.

    December 3, 2011 at 11:15 pm #10830
    Dayvue
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    I don’t know what student organizations pay in Europe, but I charge around $50/hr here in the US for student groups.

    December 4, 2011 at 9:28 am #1002303
    Rattfink
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    I think that $200 for three hour sets is pretty fair if you’re doing well and bringing in crowds?

    December 5, 2011 at 8:26 am #10887
    Kris Selbekk
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    I started out at $100 a night (10pm-3am every friday & saturday) + free beers at my local dive bar, but after bringing them a lot of business, I’ve doubled that. Still, it’s more for the practice than the money. In addition, I’m doing a few other larger gigs for about $500 – but those aren’t really very regular yet.

    December 5, 2011 at 2:49 pm #10893
    José Reach
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    Wow, 50$/hour, 200$ a night … I thought that 15 euro’s an hour was fair deal.
    I dj mostly at college parties organized by student organisations, some are poor and some are wealthier.
    For me it’s hard to estimate how much you can ask. If you aks too high it’s possible that they’ll search for an other dj.

    December 6, 2011 at 5:46 am #10920
    Rattfink
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    It’s true Jose! If I’m playing for a student club or something I usually end up doing it for $50 and draaankks hahaha 😛
    But you also bring up a good point. What you get paid to DJ depends on your clout. If you’re new, unheard of or don’t have a big following in the scene you’re not going to be able to do it for much. Remember that you’re often competing for the slot and can lose out to someone that will do your job for cheaper. That being said don’t undersell yourself either. If you’ve been tearing the roof off venues left right and centre and have a lot of hype behind you then make sure that you’re being compensated accordingly. It’s a tricky balancing act but one that we all have to deal with (unless you’re one of those fancy-pants types that has a manager/agent hahahaha)

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