Tiesto earned $32 million doing this in 2013
Our James St. James thinks it isn’t a REAL occupation but nevertheless, EDM producers are taking over the music world, dominating radio, live music festivals, Billboard charts, awards shows and movies. Last week, Tiesto joined an exclusive club (Michael Jackson, Elvis, Elton John, Frank Sinatra) who have had a water show set to their music at the Bellagio in Vegas. These ARE the new rock stars, selling out huge stadiums and taking home ginormous paychecks. So far, no one has been able to dethrone King Tiesto. Last year he played over 140 shows and took in $32 million dollars.
Calvin Harris doing his DJ thing raked in $45 million last year (and dated Rita Ora)
The guy who might be giving Tiesto a for his money, though is Calvin Harris (who just a few years ago was bagging groceries in Scotland) who earned approximately $45 million last year which helped him leapfrog to #2 on the list. Btw, if you take these guys as an “act”, then Daft Punk is the richest, together being worth over $135 million. But the other DJs who brought home big bank last year, according to Forbes, include David Guetta ($30 million), Swedish House Mafia ($25 million) Deadmau5 ($21 million), Avicii ($20 million), Afrojack ($18 million), Armin Van Buuren ($17 million), Skrillex ($16 million), Kaskade ($16 million), Steve Aoki ($14 million), DJ Pauly D ($13 million) and Diplo ($13 million).
Yes, it’s all silver and gold for these rich robots, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo &
Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk
The Richest Electronic DJs In The World
#1: Tiesto – $90 million
#2: Calvin Harris – $70 million
#3: Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) – $68 million
#4: Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk) – $68 million
#5: Avicii – $60 million
#6: Paul Oakenfold – $60 million
#7: Paul van Dyk – $56 million
#8: Armin Van Buuren – $50 million
#9: John Digweed – $48 million
#10: Steve Aoki – $45 million
#11: David Guetta – $45 million
#12: Deadmau5 – $45 million
#13: Judge Jules – $42 million
#14: Afrojack – $40 million
#15: Sasha – $40 million
#16: Kaskade – $35 million
#17: Pete Tong – $33 million
#18: Moby – $32 million
#19: Skrillex – $28 million
#20: Fatboy Slim – $24 million
(To calculate the net worths, CNW took into account music sales, merchandise, touring revenue, licensing, endorsement deals, real estate, royalties and more. We obtained that information from all publicly available sources, promoters, managers, club owners and, in some cases, the artists themselves. Finally, they took out taxes and various other fees to cover management, agents and legal expenses. So, these figures might not be exact, but they aren’t guesses. Via Celebrity Net Worth)
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