If you are at the top of the food chain .. Y NOT !!!

its flat out impossible. Eric Morillo gets paid around 20.000 Euro a night and he is already of the best paid DJ's in the world. DJ AM is good but he would not raise an eyebrow in Europe so 160.000 is a senseless figure.

wow. AM isnt even that great. but i cant hate, i just need to up my hustle!

I'm indirectly associated with a club owner who brought AM to Tantra in Calgary Canada last Sunday.
I was told that AM charged $15,000 USD for the night. He came on at midnight and was finished at 2:45am or so. The sound system was having issue and the high-end kept cutting out. AM also was having problems with the POS JBL EON monitor that they provided him with, which also kept cutting out.
Despite equipment problems, AM delievered nothing less than an AMAZING set.
Myself along with a carload of DJ buddies drove 3 hours to see him and he was worth every bit.
The guy is on fire!!
I've listened to every video/audio clip I can find online, and have heard in the past that he is repedative, but totally disagree. Yes he has his "signature sets", but also threw us a curve ball every other minute.
Song selection, technical ability, and set-construction were top notch. You understand very quickly why he is one of the hottest DJ's going.
AM also cannot be labeled under any specific genre of DJ. He can cut up old skool just as well as he spins house, breaks, R&B, Crunk, Rock, and can put them together seamlessly.
I think that there are very few places in the world where you can get a group of hardcore brothers dancing to Skynard, The Outfield, Cindy Lauper, or Journey.
AM just knows when to drop the right track at the right time, and kept that floor PACKED from the minute he hit the decks. A true party rocker.
I wish I got the chance to meet him after and shake his hand.

Clay

Never heard of him in my WHOLE life and i got every DMC, ITF, and Vestax-Extravaganza DVD+VHS.....

15.000 for djing?! That is silly.

there is definatly a digit problem at that price !
next please

It's not as ridulous as a DJ Tiesto gig.

its not inconceivable at all. you gotta remember that there really is no other dj in the world that is that well known, especially outside of core hip hop or edm fans. ask your girlfirend or her friends if they know who dj am is, and odds are they do. no other dj ends up in the tabloids as much as he does, so you pay a premium for that. on top of that, you're also taking him out of his current residencies (where he's probably clearing $5-10k/night as part of an annual contract), which you have to pay a premium for. add to that the exchange rate (roughly 2 dollars to 1 british pound), and the number comes doen even more. factor in expenses, and the amount comes down even further. as an example, i spent 2.5 weeks in london march 2005 and my expenses were over $30k.

i'm not gonna fault anyone for making their money as long as they do it legally, and though in the back of my mind i think its a bit excessive and the number may be a bit inflated anyways, but i can definitely see it being true. can't knock the hustle.

Did you not read my previous post? Try DJ Tiesto. Rocks THEATERS, ARENAS, and STADIUMS sold out and packed with dancers and ravers. 7-figure salary in a week.

who cares what any dj makes for a living! Do you dj because you love it? or do it for the money???

i care about what one dj makes,.. ME!

el presidente ..you dont have to be in the tabloids to get know doing music ...again it comes down to monies ...and the more a dj can draw to a night the more people will pay ...again the big chessy clubs do pay a lot ..i.e 10-30k but then they want 3,000 people through the doors ...at min 30 a head
hamptons pay double new york as well ...no idea what hes getting for gig but its def 10k and more .

AM got all his shine because of nicole ritchie,maybe if i bag paris hilton i can see some doe like that

I wouldn't be surprised if AM got that much... I went to his show when he was in town for the Superbowl in Detroit, 50 dollars cover, and it was sold out he can pack them into the club. Besides, it's the Hamptons for christ sakes.... That place pisses money.

That's all that needs to be said IMHO. For the rest, play your cards and get there too.

I am a blessed, happy and LUCKY man.. And people talking on the internet about my cheese is just weird.. peace

PS I got more.

The guy is good at what he does .... that must surely count for something too.
The famous ladies may help open doors, but what is a door if the fat man cannot go through? You gots to take your opportunities and skill is part of that.

AMEN !!!!!!!

wait, how did my comment end up in the quotes? i'm drunk.

how did AM just come on the board and shut down the hate shower on some cool shit???

Gotta Love It.

L U M I N A T I

Who cares about Europe when he lives and works and shines in America...?

He probably doesn't care to concentrate on those DnB/Dance/Club Dance sort of genre's those other int'l guys run to death anyway.

This is DJ AM? The DJ AM? Nicole Richie DJ AM?
Damn........
I just got $375 for a 4 hour graduation

Im not worthy........

Its unreal that DJ's with that much status would actually be on these forums, Wonder what kind of gig would be a dream gig to someone who can pull in that much dough.

Sorry DJ Gaffle but you are close minded, DJ AM is NOT well known in Europe. the US is NOT the world, so being a superstar DJ in the US doesn't make DJ AM a superstar, well paid DJ elsewhere.

Besides, the music taste has nothing to do with a DJ price TAG. For instance DJ Tiesto is capable of filling ENTIRE stadiums with over 60-70 thousand people and the prices for such tickets can reach 100 USD dollars easily. I am sorry, but no matter what you say, a DJ AM cannot do that.

I think DJs deserve that kind of money.

www.djstuart.com.ar

..."close minded"?

I didn't say he is as well known or worldly one of those Deified guys you mentioned. You just stated it's "flat out impossible" when you could be wrong. Heck, Bill Gates could hire is a$$ with Oprah as his MC and pay 'em both a couple million for 10min work but you can't sluff it off as "impossible" because he doesn't have international clout.

As the original poster stated, the gig is the the Southamptons, which I assume is the rich region in New York... money is rampant there and I wouldn't doubt somebody there could toss money in any direction they wanted to.

There's probably plenty of big celebs that would just want to be 'scene' in the spot with a $160k DJ.

Could be propoganda, I don't care...Maybe it'll help to raise the baseline rates of all DJs, LoL.

I tried that...didn't work....

True, that's how the world spins. Some get millions of $ for saying "Hi im am ..... and i drink coke." or "Yo, Pro Active Solution made my skin look nice". If you are famous you are mostly paid very well. Same when you are the best at something. AM seems to be famous or one of the best at what he is doing. It is just a strange world we live in. But HEy. As long as rich companies or persons are going to pay that much for anything, it will go on like that. It's ok. A business-ruled world. Nobody would throw away that much money, if it isn't kind of lucrative for them.

I guess i just wan't to say that this is the way things roll on mother earth.

Hope my english is traceable .

Gaffle is right. It's mos def NOT impossible. I don't know the capacity of the joint, but if you figure they pull 2,500 people over the three nights x $50 for cover that's $125,000 alone. NOT including drinks/food, etc (NY drink prices are a beast!). Looking at is that way, it's easy to clear $160,000 and them some.

It's also true that Tiesto is capable of selling out stadiums of 25,000 or more. I respect what he (Tiesto) does, but he's not the "world's best DJ" imo. There's much, much more skill/knowledge/talent required to do what AM does. But I guess it'd be safe to assume there are more trance/techno heads in the world than hip-hop/rock/crunk, etc. I think it's dope that he's doing his thing - hopefully it'll move the DJ baseline up!

limelight...Apart from the fact that Tiesto can pull easily double that figure, calling him world's best DJ is not my denomination and besides we all know that on that level skills is IRRELEVANT...

We all know that DJ XYX can be way better at cutting, scratching, etc but he will still make thousands and thousands of dollars less than another DJ who may play dance music.

Besides, try and do what people like Morillo or Zabiela do and then come back to me, don't tell me dance music is easy and hip hop is difficult...Please!

p.s. what I meant is that using Ableton next to a three or four decks setup with loops and acapellas as well as FX machines is nothing but easy.

right, who really gives a fuck! are you the ones shelling out 160,000? no. so who cares. You gotta remember this is south hampton, 160,000 to those people is pennies.

IF they are willing to pay, how can you knock the dudes hustle for accepting the gig? WOuld any of you turn down digits like that? I am sure it wasnt a if you dont pay me 160,000 i aint doing it thing, i would be willing to bet they offered an amount almost that high.
so stop fucking hating already.

God Damn, I am not fan boy of Jean or AM but honestly, they are one of the few people to get lucky and make it big in this world of 6 billion, and like all people do on this forum is bust on them.
Lifes about catching breaks and having things fall in your lap jus becuz none of you have been lucky enough to have that have happened yet, doesnt give anyone any right to knock those people who have gotten lucky.
sorry but its redic how many people talk shit...

JohnDP1...

1) I was only quoting what I've read about him being the worlds best DJ homie. So...to be the "best" you have to have mad skills to me.

2) I didn't say anything about cutting scratching, etc... I'm referring to rockin' parties. Kid Kapri (who you may not be familiar with) doesn't scratch/blend much at all, but he's a dope party DJ. Period.

3) I didn't say anything about anything being "easy". But I can promise you... Get a house/techno/trance DJ to mix hip-hop records and see how far they get. That's not to say they're not good at what THEY do. Hip-Hop songs are harder to mix imo. I've had house/dance music DJ's tell me so. I had a well known house/IDM dj I opened for tell me (and the club owner) I showed him up with what I was doing (mash up's, blending, mixing) with hip-hop/pop. He got $3,000 plus airfare/ hotel for a two and 1/2 hour set. I didn't. So let's be clear homie.

I don't doubt AM made $160K... If he did, that's awesome. I wouldn't mind making that. Then again, he's NOT the highest paid DJ. Sasha has been known for charging over $100K A NIGHT for New Years. It's all about Supply and demand. It's a simple as that.

That day of seeing Tiesto or PVD for $20 in the US a night, are long gone. Unless you live in hickville.

Check out how much tickets are going for to see Tiesto on Labor Day in Vegas. I guarantee you, IT WILL SELL OUT. Scalpers will easily be selling tickets for $150-$300 PER TICKET. Same goes for Paul Van Dyk.

www.wantickets.com

Bacardi B-Live Presents Tiesto
by Track Entertainment
Sunday, September 03, 2006
General Admission Price: $50.00

Now check out Paul Van Dyk in September @ Vanguard in Hollywood, it will sell out too.

groovetickets.com

Insomniac presents PVD!
Friday, 9/15/2006
Presale: $50.00
VIP: $100

. And people talking on the internet about my cheese is just weird.. peace

PS I got more.


yeah..thats the point im trying to stress.if you make $300 or $300,000 you still gonna be DJ AM right?

Never knew you could be set for life after a few big gigs =]

More power to you and good for making them give the attraction somne of the cut.

What you guys who have issues with the price are missing is the basics of economics.

Book Am at you club and if you got the right staff, One bartender will make 15k that night let alone what 10 to 15 can do since that's how many you'll have in a club big enough to handle the crowd AM attracts.

Hell the little whole in the wall I do does close to 10k at the bar and the drink prices are reasonable there.

Some place Am is playing is not only twice to three times the cost for drinks but is charging $20 to just get in the door. What he charges is well worth it to any one because if they know their sh!t they will make 5 at least twice what he's charging not to mention the repeat business.

Props to AM for making the club owners pay up for the people bringing the crowd.

no dj in their right mind should get mad at AM or any other djs that are pulling in the serious cash. yeah you can say whatever about their skill set or the type of shit that they spin but that's a moot point (we can argue til the end of time about who's better and what genre of music is the best... blah blah blah blah). the big picture is that dj's are now being recognized as and PAID like rock stars. gone are the days when we were dismissed as no talent, wannabe musicians (a famous cliche that comes to mind is "those who can't, teach) who people thought of as human jukeboxes. why hate the people that elevates the artform to another tax bracket? shit, i know i'm a fuckin great dj and hearing about those figs don't make me insecure. it rather gives me more fire in my belly to get out there and hustle harder and more innovatively for dem greens. holla if ya feel me!

word em UP!!!

Yezzurr!!!

smack a ho!

If you think AM is wack, you're on crack!!

!!

DJ AM.. all i gotta say is.. you lucky bastard.. :D

I like AM he can throw it down hes intresting thats for sure. keep in mind people you can make that money too just belive in yourself and go out there and get it. its not gonna come to you thats for sure.

Everyday im hustlin! Everyday im hustlin!

Hell the little whole in the wall I do does close to 10k at the bar and the drink prices are reasonable there.






Little whole in the wall does 1ok at the bar!!?? WTF are you guys charging for drinks??? hahhaah

AM what up homie? Let the haters keep hatin'! I have booked AM in the past and I have him booked in a couple of months from now. He is worth every penny and is the most down to earth dj in the game. I would rather pay AM to do his thing....quick mix.....throw down all different genres of music and mix up bpms with mad scratching skills, than pay some 20k big named house/trance dj who plays the same bpm all night and mixes at the end of every 8 minute dance track on a dead beat while pumping his fist to the beat! Now thats wack! Worry about your own game haters!

Keep gettin' that chedder AM.....peace

ok it's not a hole in the wall but its not pure either haha

I can't agree more. If anyone doesn't know, SPAIR is 1 of 2 in the faders.... the Oakland Faders and you ALL gots to check them. Talk about song selection and party rocking :D (Big fan DJ spair, i gotta pay my respects :))

Don't Even Speak if you haven't seen him live. I was up in the booth checking him out at the Tavern in the Hamptons for July 4th....and there were a ton of other DJ's up there including Sizzahandz and Riz....Everyone's Mouth Was Dropping!

I wonder what The Tavern makes in a busy weekend selling expensive drinks to socialites?

DJ AM, please come to London!

On the july 4th weekend when AM was there...Cover started at $35...meanwhile when i called the day before they said it was $25...and I was the literally the first person there...and later on it got more expensive. Oh...parking was another 25 dollars (such rediculous bullsh*t....just a way for some podunk to get to drive a car nicer than theirs....and they had a minimum tab of $100 for credit cards.....Other than that...the bar tender told me how people were dropping like 10G's hard. Then again, it is the hamptons, and they are going out with daddy's money. I'd say about 1500-2000 heads were there.

i saw am last night in huntington beach. i have a feeling that most of these haters have never seen him do his thing. let that haters hate and am keep doin his thing.

2000 in attendance about 1500 paid is 52 Grand minimum now take half of that on credit at minimum 100 another 100 grand. His whole week is paid for before we get to cash players and the bottle service. Makes good business sense to me.

I like that AM gets in/out whit his comments...lol
Maybe he's making $160k because he's not on this forum 24/7 like some of us geeks. Once again, much RESPECT! $160k-WOW!

well he probably isnt sittin in a cube all day either...

^^true that.^^

If DJing was my Day job ...
1 I wouldnt be in here all the time becasue
2. I wouldnt be golden handcuffed to my office.

its all about the money!!!!!

when clubs charge $35-75 and $400 a bottle with $14 martinis. i am glad someone can take them to the cleaners. make your money, DJs!

if it was about the music i would do it at home. ;)

let's get the comments started. (just my opinion)

I agree...It's about the money too. Damn. My $100/hr feels like pocket change now!

Custom,I appreciate the kind words. Thanks! Just wanted eloborate on my response a liitle bit more because I felt it was somewhat empty of explanation. Now, I can't speak for everyone but when I had my first aspirations of becoming a DJ I never thought about getting paid off it,but I am blessed that it is my full time job as of now. I do make money off Dj'n,mixtapes,production,etc etc. Regardless of the money I do these things because I love doing it and get self satisfaction off people enjoying what I do. I'm happy that DJ AM makes alot of money. I respect his hustle and that he's a dope dj. Take all his money away and his still going to be DJ AM.

Honestly I thought the post was lame and I swear everytime DJ AM's name is brought up it has something to do with "how much he got paid here and how much got paid there". I think more people are obessed with his vanity opposed to his talents.

How come no one ever post/
"Jazzy Jeff got paid 20,000 for playing at my barmitzvah" Or Dj Riz got paid 30,000 opening up for Janet Jackson,but someones quick to post DJ AM makes a gazzillion dollars for DJ'n at the Super Bowl. Pathedic..

My last words. Respect a Dj for who they are not how much money they make.
peace
spair

I know dj am. and that dude can rock a party.....He is a great guy and very busy. He loves to dj and lives for it. The money he makes is great. But do you hate on Bill Gates for all they money he makes no. He has a service that people want and he does it very well... So big ups to Adam aka AM. Much love for you homie. I got to see him live many times. once in Vegas and a few times in LA and OC. He is the person that showed me SSL for the first time.

^^^Actually a lot of people do hate on Billy G for the amount of loot he makes.

But AM is dope tho.

Hey i cant front on bill gates.. look at how many people have a job because of that guy. like everyone in I.T. Word up.. I dont hate on people.. No time for that. i wish i could make the money that AM makes..

saw on tv where alot of that loot is going to great causes...same with tha google guy

Gates gives away more money than any other executive earns.

I have not seen AM live, and I might not ever get the chance (but I would like to), but I've seen clips of him online, and I respect what he does.

I do have to admit that I am a little jealous of someone making that kind of money doing something that I love (and obviously he loves, too) when I have to have a 9-5. Do I want to waste my time with negative words towards another's success? NO. Am I motivated by the possibility of also being able to support myself through music? YES. So that about wraps it up...

Wonder if AM is enjoying the 57? I know that I am...

:-)

Is AM on the 57???

on his writer which is things that have to be at a show when he is there its simple.. its 2 turntables tech of course a rane 56 mixer sometimes he asked for a laptop stand and alot of redbulls. oh yeah and he always smokes and mixes.. its cool..

i did not think am had a 57. he didnt have one a few weeks ago when i saw him

oh yeah and RamonG, a writer is someone who writes, a rider is a contract addendum or someone who rides :-)

Hey melissa, do you play anywhere in the north UK mid week??

I think most of the "hate" is directed at the mediocre products and excessively-aggressive marketing tactics. It's good that he's (finally) discovered philanthropy.

If I was AM, I think I would have made the move to the 57. Seems like I always see him using REL mode in the clips online, and the 57 controls just make things so fast in REL mode...

So basically, I have no idea what he is using, but I figured he would have tried out the new toy on the market.

dyamn! most i made was $3200 for three sets over three days....

Props to AM, if someone is willing to pay him he should take it because the DJ buisness is fickle and you never know when the next hot thing will be along and if you'll be part of it.

As for him being the most famous/the best/etc... etc...

I have to back up who said no one knows him in Europe, most people probably didn't even know he dated nicole richie as no one give aflying f*ck at a rolling donut about her anyway. There are a lot of DJ's who do very similar styles out here - Two Many DJ's spring to mind, and a whole host of other DJ's who rock Mashups and so on.... bootleg styles been massive here for the last 10 years or so to be honest.

Is he the best? I dunno and i honestly don't care, he's got skills he makes a living out of it and i think 90% of us would give their right testicle to hav ethose opportunities.

peace

yup just what london needs another DJ doing eclectic mashups :)


at leasthe'd do them well though...

I even doubt that philanthropy stance, there must be some untold benefits for that as well ... I am not going for the "I love humanity and want to help because of my heart ..." toe line.

But for some reason I believe Warren Buffet more ....

you mentioned 2 many djs. if anyone on the board has not heard of them they need to.

to stick with the topic, they make good $$$$ to. saw a mix CD in tower for $32.

they are good. my opinion is if your good u will get paid, well. if u aint good u wont. its pretty simple.

$32 for 2 Many Dj's mix Cd?

blimey! they are awesome live, but laptop only DJ's, they are actually two of the members form Soulwax, whihc is why you'll generally find both on the same billing...

There are obvious tax benefits for charitable giving, but a lot of it has to do with his wife, who has a history of active involvement with the community even before they were married.

Strictly London mate, this Thursday at Ruby Lo with DJ Dub, wanna come down?

and those 2 many DJs mix cds are worth every penny...

Melissa, you play at Ruby Lo?

I used to play there before i moved to belgium.

Ask Daryl/Rupert/Jules etc.. if they know Monk-A, or Graeme - which is my real name.

Ran the UK DMC Teams Final under the Needlework Banner there a couple of years ago, and used to DJ in all three of the Rubys. And have done for a few years.... great venue and run by great guys.

cause he's not good at turntablist shit. he's a party dj. and turntablists make the worst party djs

utter rubbish!

Lots of the best party DJ's started out as/are Tablists, Cash Money, Jazzy Jeff, Craze - Plus they have skills.

Gates avoids the taxes by donating. Oh..and by the way, Bill Gates has caused me enough problems in my life. His Operating sytem ate my term paper an hour before it was due. I think its good that gates is leaving--> less issuesmaybe??

I really hope Steve Jobs dont lose his job..esp with all of the backed stock option issues.

Bill Gates is a good guy..
Id be pissed if i was his kids tho.
they are only getting like 10 million...hahah, thats alot but not really billy makes that in a month..

cash money and jazzy jeff are not "turntablists" they are just fucking good DJ's turntablisim did not exist before the 90s

and Crazy. Unless you like techno shit is not a party dj like AM, Vice, Ronson, etc etc etc

"turntablisim did not exist before the 90" .......... it did, it just wasnt called turntablism. The term had not been coined.

But I will agree, being a turntablist does not disqualify one from being a good DJ. Very many good DJs do add 'tuntablist' aspects to their repetoire with good effect.

Sure it existed but there was no "special name" for Djs that could scratch and beatjuggle.

Babu was the first one, who called it "Turntablism". Because he did more than just play a record or make simple backspins he called himself "Babu the Turntablist"....

I think when you see what Jazzy can do with his tables, you can call him a turntablist.

Right, so you are only a party DJ if you rock the mash ups like AM and shit like Ronson?

FLOL, you sir are an idiot.

AM Became famous way before the whole Nicole Richie thing. He used to be in the band Crazy Town before they broke up.

He is one of the most creative and talented DJ's around, and I've seen many (tiesto, pvd, a-trak, zabiela, deep dish, to name a few) Don't forget that he does it all with two 1200's, a mixer, and ssl. Sometimes I've seen him use one pioneer mk3. He deserves all that he gets. People should be complaining about why people out there like Funk Flex get the money that they do....the guy is the most anoying dj I've ever heard. I've seen him in NYC and Abyss in Jersey and he sux.

WRONG! I helped promote a night in Atlanta where Craze and Infamous rocked Hip-Hop classics, mixed with occasional routines. Craze lived in Atlanta for a while, also. I think I remember him on college radio with Klever a few times.

Klever is one SERIOUS mixer! He's one of the best I've ever heard. It's true that most "turntablists" can't mix, but he is one clear exception. Klever used to be on WRAS 88.5 GSU often.

And I thought I was rolling in the doe. I made $300 for doing a local prom. I live the simple life, don't need that much money. Music is what I do and it makes me happy, but mad props to DJ AM, I hope to see him perform one day, if I could make it into the clubs, that clip on Youtube.com where he's spinning in "Aura" was awesome, and was a reason on how I found out about Serato!

Yeah, those dudes are fuckin serious on the mixtip for sure. Killa Kleva! i saw him in DC w/out serato and he Blew my mind. i djed with craze at an event in VA one night and i witnessed the most seamless 4 1/2 hours of drum and bass ever. naw but Dr Bob Couldnt hang with those dudes anyways... that was one of the most retardedist (<spell check) comments ive heard. lol

Man all I can say if you are not here for the big bucks, then why are you here. DJs you should be praising any DJ making big dollas like that. Dont you understand that they are opening more doors for you to make and charge more. Its the Hobby DJs, that dj for a six pack and a porn mag, with $10,000 worth of equipment that set us all back. Taking gigs that you should have got, Or the DJ with a Ipod and a powerd speaker, that just did a wedding for $100. When you hear of a DJ making that much that should be the light bulb for you to figure out how you gonna step your game up and make big dollas for your self. Before you can set a goal, it has to be achievable, now you know that $160,000 for a DJ is achievable. Big shot out to any DJ, that makes more than the measley $75 to $100 an hour I get for lugging almost 500lbs of equipment and lights around to strange places. Im gonna close with a great line that I always keep in perspective. "If you think pennies, you get pennies, but if you think Dollas you get Dollas..."

by the way no one really believes that AM is actually a member of this forum do they????

He is, there are alot of big name dj's that drop on the board from time to time.... besides not having as much time as most of us, what makes them any different? Were all on the board for one main reason, SERATO!

this is for sure him

DJ AM is a member on this forum and posts from time to time. A number of big name DJs are.

<--- if your all can knowing it me it is who am i for famous doing DJ.

You're on restriction.

*GonG

Lol. Wow...

SCRIBBLE PLUG ---

"Skribble brings his Serato Rane program, saving him from lugging 10 crates of vinyl around. "It's sad; I love vinyl. But it saves me $50,000 a year in excess baggage so I thank them every day. I thank the Rane Corporation and Serato. It's a shameless plug, but I do!"

I've been very lucky to have been in the booth with both AM and Jazzy Jeff about 2 years ago (not together)...They are both worth every penny just because of the people they are. I'm from Toronto and when AM came, it was like nothing anybody ever heard b4. From rock to crunk to lite dance back into hip hop all using bpm tricks and manipulation????? And that's the beginning.

I think they get paid for the different vibe they bring for that night. It's something you have to experience to understand what I mean.

On the other hand, I've been at Government with Funkmatser Flex and Fatman Scoop and they got boooed out of the building. DJ AM had the people at Lucid on their toes all night....

All I'm saying is this, the high priced DJ's of the world are raising the bar for us. We can also benefit from this. Perfect your craft, don't think you're the shit when there is always something to improve on......

P.S. SHOUT OUT TO STARTING FROM SCRATCH, JASON CHAMBERS, BABAKHAN, BABY YU and all my favourite DJ's....

Man.. I'm a DJ.. and in this to DJ! But if people offer me big bucks... What am I gonna do? NOT take it? HELL NO! Break bread!!!!! I am not mad at bread. But that is not WHY I do this. I have been blessed enough not have not had to have a reg job for almost 12 years now. All I have done for $ is do what I love. That = happiness.. And happiness = success. I am a happy, blessed ass man. I worked as a diswasher at Denny's, I drilled the holes in bowling balls in a lil ass attic, I worked at All American Burger. I AM HAPPY to take $ to do what I love.. THATS REAL!

Damn, for real? That's cool. I have a lot more respect for you now!

Nice Job! It inspires me to practice more :-)

Yes for real... And Haagen Daz and delivered food for I dunno HOW many resturants and a mail room etc... My momma always said "find what you love to do so much you would do it for free.. Then find someone to pay you for it" and I did... I will DJ till the day I die. Moms knows whats up

Keep up the hard work AM!

I'm a mobile DJ. I doubt I will ever "blow up"/"get big" or whatever you want to call it. I'll stick to doing weddings, and parties. Its what I enjoy doing.

DJ AM, again, laying it down proper and setting the record straight...much respect. Can this thread die yet? Please?

no this thread must not die.
well ok now that I posted it can.

i think am, you really deserve the money...
what about the starbucks-mix-cds, could i get one here in germany? or only us?

F*ck dat, do your thing bro.... if people don't like it thats down to them. at th end of the day you don't have to answer to anyone but yourself for what you do and how you make money.

peace

I DJed in the late 80's through early 90's in pretty much every major club in NYC. (The World, Red Zone, Limelight, Japan, Danceteria, etc.) Back then. you'd break your back nightly carrying crate upon crate of vinyl. IF you got paid $150-$200 a night you were LUCKY. I'd DJ 3-4 nights a week and after buying records every week, I was left with peanuts. I certainly didn't do it back then for the money. I didn't do it back then for the chance of being a pseudo-celebrity. I did it because I LOVE to DJ!!! If AM, Tiesto or whoever else can get a million dollars for doing what they love to do, fuck it. More power to them! I guarantee, if it all came crashing down tomorrow and AM couldn't get a nickel for ANY gig he did, he'd STILL be in his bedroom with his headphones on, hands on those Control Records, ignoring his neighbors banging on the walls for blasting his music.

Respect. Moms always know whats up

this is a great thread.

Do what you love & get paid!!!!!

Do what you love & get paid baby!!!!!
Dont do what you´re payed for and get loved!!!!!
haha!

for real for real, My Moms supports me doing my damn thing more then anyone I know. Having that back up is all I need.

and AM def keep up the Hustle player. Im sure you give inspiration to all of the DJ's on this board, jus by knowing the possibilities are infinite...

oh yeah, is that your real whip that they showed in Entourage?

Word... My moms bought my first pair of decks. She was the FIRST person to call and tell me that Biggie got killed. She's super cool.

Mom thought I was wasting my money. She would always ask"Do you really nned more records?" Play the ones you have... LOL. This past X-mas She got me some Road Ready Cases for the decks...and she has changed her tune after I told her how much xtra I made last month for doing what I love!

off topic question:

mr. DJ AM (& anyone else who travels).... what are your methods of safe keeping the data on your laptop/external hard drives regarding airport security. i'm under the impression that there are risks of losing the data upon security screening. i spoke to another traveling DJ and he (Leo) has all his stuff FedEx'ed.

Hey Dj Mike Coquilla,

My day job is doing international roadshows with anything between two and ten laptops. We NEVER check these and ALWAYS carry on as hand luggage. I have been doing this for 9ish years and have never had any data loss from either hard drives or laptops. On an average roadshow, I may well be flying up to three times a day for a couple of weeks, so that's thousands of flights. My company has done over 200 of these roadshows, always with laptops.

We have more laptop and hard drive failures from being knocked around in the hold (as would happen with Fedex)

I don't know the precise technicalities of the safety of the data with regards to the x-rays, but my business is dependent on the data I travel with and the most important thing is backing up your backed up back-ups.

On his MySpace, AM has a pic of that lambo and the caption reads "Not my car." LMAO

Big J - totally appreciate your post. However, what I think Mike is asking is whether the data is at risk when being scanned through an x-ray machine, which occurs when you are carrying on. I hope no one checks their laptop, unless it is heavily protected.

Sounds like working for Serato ;)

Any openings Sam? lol

For every single commercial flight I've taken, and 90% of the private ones, my laptops have been through an x-ray machine.

hope that helps!

Big Thanks Big J (aka Jetsetta :) for your feedback.

My moms threw my first turntables out with the trash. She'd rather I just went to school. Boy was she right ... I do not have the same genetic material people like AM, Jazzy Jeff, Capri, Scribble posess. I'd be a commom thief right about now had I not heeded her words.

Yeah mom knows best.

Thanks AM. I needed to be reminded that.

Now I really really really wanna DJ right now, dammit. Damn this day job.

I've taken mine on carry on. If something did get lost/ thrown around, I definitely rather it be my clothes rather than my laptop. I bring my needles on board too. I haven't heard of xray machines causing any data damage or anything like that.

some airlines/airports have been ridiculously strict- I couldn't bring my small-ish laptop/ssl bag on a recent flight out of london- they made me check it! I had to carry my naked laptop with me around the airport and on the plane... Flying is not like it used to be...

I use the internal HD on my 13" MacBook and just carry it on. It ROOLZ

DJ AM, off topic but just wondering, why you took down the concord mix CD off your site. I had it a while back and wouldn't mind listening to it again.

is it the black macbook that your using?

Any DJ that elevates the cost of our services should be applauded and commended.

Big things happen to those who work hard and aren't afraid to ask for the worth of their services.

Every time that I raise my rates, I get butterflies, but once the first contract is signed under the new amount, relief sets in and a new rate $$$ amount becomes my new goal. So, if you know you're worth it, then ask for it!

I took down that mix cause of bandwith issues. Plus, it wasn't my fav set I played hahaha YUP thats the 13" black macbook. And HELLS YES, all DJs should raise their rates if you feel you deserve more. For me after Djing the same club for 2 years, it was time to step it up. That was in 1997 though

yo AM, when u started your whole thing, did U have cats helping you along the way or did u jus learn shit as you went?

off topic: AM, where do you get all the cools stickers you have on your laptop?!?! There's always a diff. one on, when I watch diff. vids. on Youtube.

This is becoming the unofficial DJ AM fanmail section of the forum ;)

I am the biggest DJ hater ever and more than anything i wanted AM to not live up to the hype but he actually exceeded my expectations. straight murdered it. if the numbers didnt work for club owners to pay him that much than they wouldnt do it. why are umbrellas more expensive when its raining? exactly... besides for him to command that much is better for us. people will get accostomed to paying money for dj's that have skills.

AM: I haven't a chance to hear enough of you to have much of an opinion. I don't care very much, though, if you're good or not. But, I wish the best for you.

Yet, I'm another that appreciates that you may be helping to increase appreciation for the DJ, at least financially. Hopefully, your success is driving up everyone's prices. I wonder.

What does everyone think? If one person is getting big bucks, does that trickle-down to everyone? Can a DJ literally charge more because of one man?

If you have the skill to back it up and your in the right market, then yes u can

No, the question isn't if a person can charge more because of their own skills--Can one person affect the price of OTHERS everywhere?

I'm gonna have to say no to this question, mostly because if there's one DJ who drives the price up, at the same time there's 10 who drive it down.

AM - props to you man!

WORD UP. I have always had cats that helped me along the way. I used to watch mad DMC and ITF videos and rewind em over and over and try so hard to get the cuts I heard and juggle moves. I just straight up LOVE to DJ. And I always have since I first saw the one and only DJ Mighty Mi on the cut at his house in 1984. On another note, i think 1 DJ actually CAN raise the price up for others. Maybe not on a international scale. But, in LA, when i finally grew some nuts and told some promoters and party planners that I would NOT Dj for the amount they offered (only cause I knew other people were makin a little more and that they were makin BANK and not breaking off the only entertainment in the whole joint as much as they could) they dissed me. But I just went home and practiced. I just wanted to get better then everyone else (which never happened but I tried!) Not at only cutting and juggles (which I suck at both) but at mixs that just SOUNDED good to me. I loved Tom Petty growin up (I still do) so i would try to mix a Petty track over a beat and it sounded ehhhhhhhh but I knew it wouldn't rock a crowd. So I kept thinkin who else I liked and tried and tried and what other recordf everyone else was NOT playin. Then when any of my homies would come over was like the review board was in session. They would get all pissed cause i would make em listen and listen to these weak ass mixs and transistions. Actually, I did that exact thing 2 days ago when Kevin Scott came over to kick it. hahaha I guess I STILL do the same thing! I def aint some magical DJ nor am I better then any other cat. I am just a LUCKY ass dude! I dunno man. Im just happy I'm getting paid to do what I love and make people happy.. Amen

Respect to that.

Beat matching and scratching skills only get you so far in the game. its how you use it and how you market yourself that gets you the $$

I was told by a now Atl DJ who used to be big on the LA scene that it was hard for anyone to get more than $150 in LA, at least when he was there--just a few years ago, maybe. That's crazy!

There are a lot of DJ's in Cali. So promoters think they can get better rates from someone else. It sucks. I hear wack dj's in LA all the time, but I still go cause the girls are fire!

Damn AM! Much respect to you and what you do! Not to change the subject or anything, but do you know of any bigtime Mobile DJ's, that say fly around the country/world to preform at someones event? I would be interested in learning how they are able to book say someones wedding and fly in, and DJ it.

yo am wuts dat beat in your wonderwall mash

Clark, that's true. A lot of promoters don't even pay the DJ $100 for the night,.. and that's some real shit. There's a LOT of DJs out here,.. that's the understatement of the year.

150 is just right. but you get what you pay for. most the 150 DJ's ive seen suck complete ass. i feel like slammingmyhead agains a lot of styrofoam.

... how much styrofoam?

i got five on it.

DJ AM IS THE SNEAKER KING!

and just to make it clear...i got more white on white harlems than fat joe does!

I caught most of your night at Pure this past Friday. You totally killed it as usual. I also saw you at Tantra in Calgary in August (that PA was wack), and I will definetly be coming to the gig you're playing here in Edmonton next weekend (or so I've been told you're playing)
You inspire me to improve my skillz.
much respect,

Clayton

Tipsy?

keep up the excellent work AM :)

play those cards you are dealt and make the most of it!

the Man's pretty damn amazing Caught him in L.A. at a star party....and honestly thats what the game needs more of...turntablists are cool..party rockers are cool>
Techno/House cats r cool(even though there's a lot less work involved there..)..Sorry that was just the hater in me..LOL
but when you can Bring Every genre' to a Party EFFECTIVELY..i THINK THATS' impressive..making people Rock to Joints they wouldn't Normally rock to..i THRIVE off of that..Have some hardcore FL Rick Ross fans trippin out and Dancin while i'm runnin Dust in The Wind over I Love my Bitch intstrumental..No better feeling on earth..

Dr. Bob, that is some of the dumbest shit I've ever heard. Jazzy Jeff and C. Money? Not Turntablists? Jazzy Jeff is the creator of one of the best scratches ever invented, the transformer! cash Money as about as OG as they come. "Turntablism did not exist before the 90's" is probably the 2nd dumbest shit I've ever heard. Do you have anything more to add?

No, Jeff didn't event transforming. He is credited as being the first to put it on record, thus, popularizing it.

The word, "turntablism," is a waste of my time--it's for idealistic kids. Have you never seen the DMC's before the 90's? Some of those kats were nasty, including Cash Money.

Again, I helped promote a night in Atlanta where Craze and Infamous played classic Hip-Hop for hours, a week after Craze won a DMC title (forgot what year). He used to spin Hip-Hop.

"Turntablists" USUALLY make the worst party DJ's is more accurate.

Come to think of it, I know a LOT of battle DJ's and turntablists from being in the scene for a while, but I couldn't say whether most of them were good party DJ's. The reason for that is....I never heard most of them spin out at parties! There's only a handful of turntablists that I've seen spin and they've all been good. As far as the remaining majority, I've never heard them spin, so I can't make a judgement on them.

If you start off as a party DJ, then go into battling, then you're almost guaranteed to become a better party DJ as a result. It's the guys that start off 'scratching' at home that will have a harder time transitioning into a good club/party DJ.

They should start payin' Enferno $160,000 a gig! Live Remix Project on their asses!

For reals!

Thats REAL!!!! Enferno DESERVES it all!

In the meantime, even if it's not 160k, it's a blessing to make a decent living doing what you love. Think about it. It's like your worst day at work as better than most people's 'best' days at their jobs. Can't beat that! AM what's good my man!

I have an idea. You two team up and throw a wild & crazy party. See what happens. =]

Big ups to AM.bro anyone that mixes Cars just what i needed and planet rock got some serious issues! dude takes chances! we need that in the game.just lastnight i dropped play at your own risk on top of timberlakes my love.crowd went apeshit! i rather get booed and be original then loved for being like the next guy! and that's the truth ruth! chea!

That's what's up.

Whoa! Mighty Mi in 84..Thats pretty dope dude..! I feel you on LA though.. It's a tough industry to break into. The Dj circuit in genereal is tough to break into..But if you work hard and love what you do.Then it will eventually pay off.I wouldn't call it LUCK...You Definetly derve where your at,cause obviously people like what you do..

This thread has a lot of wisdom in it! But...while were on the subject of AM, does anybody know where to find the concorde mixes? I've heard all about them from you guys on here but its off the site and I cant find them anywhere else....anybody want to hook a brother up or point me in the right direction?

i have them. good part he has this sections where mixes in last night a DJ saved my life, but he cuts in AM, so it goes "last night DJ AM saved my life" lol. fucking funny shit.

That's real.

Banana Split at LAX on Sundays is where it's at! keg and red cups on the dancefloor. Good times

Yo! not related to the discussion well maybe a little...
but be sure to check out Klever´s new mix on discobell.net
Dope ass mix.
Reppin Steed Lord 2 the fullest!
www.zshare.net

M.E.G.A
1/4of STEED LORD
www.myspace.com

Just got back from checking out AM at Deko Lounge in New Jersey for DJ Klutch's birthday bash. Homeboy is DEFINITELY not overrated! He had the whole crowd/place going nuts. It was bananas in there! Much props to you AM! Wish I would've caught his whole set though... I got there at 12:30 and he started at 11. DJ Klutch went on for the last half hour and he needs his props as well... f'in ripped it! Had a hell of a time tonight! Good thing, since I drove an hour to see them, but it was worth it. If anyone gets a chance to, make sure you go check either one of these DJs out... MO' FIRE!!!

Is that the same guy who's going out with Lionel Richie's Daughter before?........Off topic I know.

Lol... yeah, same guy

MANNN!!! This Klever mix is rawww!

i'm changing my name to DJ PM and demanding 520,000.00 per show. check me out. more info to come.

I missed the deko show. my dumbass drove past the exit, by the time I realized it and turned around, I was at deko at like 12:30. LOL. Sux, I hate to miss AM.

AM, (or anyone) if you guys know of a way to get that concorde mix, I'd appreciate it. I downloaded it like a year ago, but I can't find it anywhere.

What concorde mix is everyone talkin about??

www.djam.com

I could be mistaken, but the mix that I'm talkin about was the one that was recorded in a radio station. It might not be the same mix though.

That's the time I got there. He was up until 1:30.

naw thats the power 106 mix... that mix is dope too the track phrasing on that mix is genius. lovin the classics!! I'm more of a fan after hearin that mix. keep doin your thang man. congrats on the big bucks!

yeah, that was great. I wish I could find it.

You can't find the AM Power 106 mix?

yeah. You know where I can download it?

I too would like to find it :)

ditto

Me three!

I didn't know who DJ AM was into just a few months ago. Over the years many people have given me attitude and negative vibes because I don't play one thing. I have always loved all music, be it latin, electronic, jamaican, urban, etc. Its all in my culture and in my blood (we embrace all in Costa Rica). Thank God nothing has made me deviate from my format and what I like. Seeing guys like AM, Solomon, and others who just mix good music and bring innovative ideas to the dancefloor defenitely makes me work harder and look forward to that 6-digit figure.

Keep up the great work AM, I hope you take the whole country by storm and open up the doors to a more and more open-minded way of partying.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD EM UP!!

AM's Already taken the country by storm, and thank God it's a guy with his style of music. I love variety.

yo AM you ever get shit for wearing tags?
its strange cuz I wear them and over the las week or so I have been gettng mad shit from people saying its disrespectful to those fighting over seas.

im bored figured id ask.

peace!

Crazy ish. I wonder if they get mad when people wear camouflage shirts, hats, or pants.

is it the AM for morning gigs? thanks.

thank goodness NO shit for wearing tags.. Obviously I aint tryin to disrespect. AM stands for my first 2 initals.. Adam Michael

yo AM, the new website looks dope. I'm glad you got rid of the 90's joint. Question, did you eer drop the Snow/Rosa Parks track I sent you a while ago or no? No hard feelings if you didn't brother!

Haha, I was checking for some stuff on Odyssey and guess who's featured on the homepage?

www.odysseygear.com

Lemme guess...AM?

word. well thats good seeing the abundance of haters these days. fuck em.

AM - Did you ever tag Paris? Just kidding bro...

Thanks for pushing up DJ's shift pay!

Im opening for AM again tonight at Sevillas in Long Beach, if anyone hasnt seen this cat yet come on down tonight and check him out.

dub

tear sh!t up Ryme n AM !

throw it up on YouTube for all of us yo!

Hey AM lookin forward to, the show at reserve in the chi... wondering if you'd ever do an interview with a college radio station? hit me back... peace

Hey AM tell the crowd to stop staring and dance!!! ha ha ha.

steve dub

yo AM what track was that sexy back breakdown you played that you did a little juggle with? I've never heard it before.

AM is real dope at what he does. Alot of people also fail to realize that Serato is the technology that allows him to rock so well. AM can still kill it on vinyl alone but man, some of them mixes leave us in the dust like, "whoa..." Big ups man. Well see you up in the Bay area ASAP!

Yeah, that's what's dope about him. He uses the tools Serato has put out there for all of us to utilize and improves his show. Some of us just use Serato in the same way we DJ with regular vinyl and don't take advantage of all the other stuff. We just use it as an all-in-one super-portable record crate.

ya i saw know, i was watchin his remix hotel demo on youtube and it inspired me to start playin around on relative mode and setting cue points!! It feels like i just bought a whole new piece of software

the american public will pay anything if the media says its cool. $250 for jeans? thats a car payment! he's the paris hilton of djs, except he's actually a good dj.

side note: i'll work for half that

+ he seems to be a very likable guy.

I like the fact that he is still "down to earth" and shows respect. *thumbs up*

So, are you hating, or not? Please clarify.

You're right. I've paid $250+ for jeans before. It's about what I see value in - the cut, look, materials, durability, etc. Same is true with AM. His ability to make people dance, his star power, his name, etc. People (promoters, owners) see value in those things. If he can command mad $$$ after 15+ years of DJ'g, then so be it. I couldn't be more happier for him.

Gonna check him and Crooklyn Clan out tomorrow night at Club Deep in NYC. Should be crazy. All three of them together in one night - WHOA!

club deep? I will be there tomorrow night as well for new years, I think I may have to hit that up!

www.djam.com

why does it say 11 AM? then also says he is playing in Miami the same day?

it ll be good if someone could record that set !

Yeah, I'll be there too. Should be good.

50/50. i cant justify spending that kind of money for anything when you can get something comparable for less than half that. im not hating on his game, if theres someone stupid enough to pay me that much, i'd go for it too. if i was the owner of a club and it was up to me to spend 1.6, i would spend $100 printing fliers and lie to everyone while i made the down payment on a house in the bahamas. so basicly, im hating on the idiot who paid him... kindof...

So, you're hating. Admit it.

Exactly... lol

pretty much

haha.

Who realy cares is AM gets $100,000 and Tiesto gets $200,000 just know that they made it and are both good at what they do and can pull a crowd!

Positive - DJ AM is a killer DJ
Negative - Jeans should never cost you $300. Sneakers maybe if they are some crazy model or custom but never no jeans. Spent that money on some music/vinyl/cd/something to rip to serato.

I was doing some minor shopping with my girl this Holiday, she almost got teary eyed at the sight of a $200 bra! I said, "you know I rather see you without one, baby... STEP AWAY FROM THE BRA!" LOL

Ay Dios mio... $200 for a bra...

I wanna get paid $160,000..then I can buy all the shady jordan 4's all I want:

Watchwww.youtube.com

(shout outs to Niketalk heads)

Worth is in the eyes of the beholder dude. No matter if it's sneakers, jeans, comic books or crystal.

yeah can we please stop talking about AM makes, dude is fresh, and rich. who cares? get off the d!

While I might agree, here's the title of the thread:

"DJ AM: $160,000 for three nights' work!"

am, where you at on jan 13th in boston?

my guess would be either he can afford a clone, or it's his evil twin brother :)

jk :)

Daaaaaaaaaaaaam dude's got lotta shoes !!

Agent Provocateur?

I just wanna say big ups to AM! You definitely make me wanna get better. Thanx to you now people are more appreciative when I mix and mash up Latin music with some old rock and add a hip hop break behind it. It was about time people stopped seeing us as either house, hip hop or wedding DJs, now I'm just "the DJ" and it feels good to know that. Yo AM, you better watch out 'cause I'm coming...he he he he!

thats a lot of money. could pay my college degree 3 times for that amount.

Yo AM!!!!

i tried getting at you on your Myspace page, but there aint no luck commenting you there coz u got a zillion friends sending you love non stop

When you gonna come down to Australia to play? in particular Sydney?

Yo Enferno, mad respect on your live sets man, that shit is incredible, i seen how you raising the bar brother, goin from DMC to a full on live performer, wow that shit is ridiculous

Im coming to Miami in March for the Winter Music Conference to report on it for this website here in Australia called Inthemix...

I guess (hopefully) ill check you there

AM u playing there? i see your name billed somewhere?

Enferno, i noticed you did a showcase last year, u gonna be doin the same thing this time??

peace

Moe

mofunk, I'm not sure yet if I'll be there, but most likely I will. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks!

bumpasaurus coming through. lol

heh way to dig up and old thread :-P

Its a pastime of mine.

Hmm, I clicked over to his old site somehow and ran across this:

www.djam.com

I guess it's an events list of the gigs he did in early 2000 on his rise up (was he with Nicole then or is this after). Lot's of celebrity parties on there.

Penelope Cruz's Birthday Party, Beverly Hills 4 - 2002
Steven Spielberg's son Bar Mitzvah, West Hollywood 9-2001
Jennifer Lopez's Engagement Party, Mortons LA 8-2001 (Was this with Puffy?)
Tom Cruise Birthday Party July 6,2001
Ben Stiller's Wedding, Hawaii 2000
Kate Hudson's birthday at Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's home, Palisades 2000
Leonardo Dicaprio's 23rd birthday party @ The Hollywood Athletic Club, LA 1999
Brad Pitt's Birthday Party, Barfly West Hollywood 1998
Leonardo Dicaprio's 22 birthday party at The Opium Den, LA 1998

Man, once the door is opened, I guess it makes sense how he can get $160,000 for three nights.

I made $160,000 this weekend too. =P

china white? or china white and baking soda? its got to be one or the other:P

Ha ha ha haaaa!!!!

Or CRACK!

Number four: know you heard this before,
Never get high, on your own supply...

GEEEEAAAA 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9....IT'S THE TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTS, WHAAAAT!

I barely made $160 this weekend :(

Am curious to what you think china white mixed with baking soda is?

Hey all u said was it was mixed, u did not mention a stove or that it was COOKED

Plus u could be "cutting" the product in order 2 make more money with the baking soda mix! Cuz pure costs a lot!

I made $320 last night and still have 3 more nights to go

My dad can beat up your dad

Your Mom Went To College!

My high school drop out mom can smoke more weed then your college mom...........

than

Should read:

who cares? He doesn't need to raise eyebrows in Europe, he's got it made on his own coast.

Figure your economics this way. Is house music making more money and topping more charts than hip hop, anywhere at all?

Just because Mixermag or other European EDM publications say that EDM DJ's are the champions of the universe doesn't make it so. Those sources tend to be a little bit biased.

DJ AM, Z-Trip, Mixmaster Mike, Mark Ronson, DJ Spider, etc ... THOSE guys are KILLING it ... and for good reason too, they all kick ass.

But z and AM kill in europe too... they make a shit load of money overseas...

www.vspink.com


Hearing Euro guys go on and on about their steez gets so old. Tiesto doesn't pack stadiums in America, not even close .... shit, he plays at 1015 when he plays in SF (AT BEST), which is a spot that has tried and failed to book DJ AM dozens of times, until they gave up.

Check out some of the shows Z-Trip has played. In Europe, do you know the Rolling Stones? Heard of them maybe? They don't go UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ, so maybe not.

What is popular in America might not be popular in Europe, but the opposite also applies.

At least you know who DJ AM is, and probably what he sounds like. I couldn't tell you one single thing Tiesto has done, and don't even have a clue as to what specific sub-sub-sub genre of EDM he might play ..... and I DJ'ed EDM at raves for 10 years, the average person has probably never even heard the name before.

Dance music is very easy. Very very very very very very very easy. I've done it, and have even been brought over to Europe for several different shows. Doing what those guys do is very very very very very very very easy. Even Zabiela. Very very very very very very very very easy.

ROTFL...

They don't go UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ,

I would not say that.. Tiesto is one of the more well know EDM DJ's/producers. I know alot of peeps who dont listen to EDM but still know who tiesto is. just like they know who Oakenfold is (BTW did you know that Oakenfold started out as a hip-hop DJ when he firt started DJing), and Darude and Zombie Nation (well they know their song at least "Kernkraft 400")

..... I'm so heated thinking about this Europe vs USA thing, had to come back.

ANOTHER THING. Popular DJ's in the UK are NOT DJ's. THEY ARE PRODUCERS. Even the EDM guys admit Tiesto trainwrecks and has minimal skill. He's the top PRODUCER in Europe, and also the primary reason why European DJ's (the ones who are actually DJ's, not producers) aren't making shit. Those producers got greedy and fucked your market up. I'm sure there are loads of highly skilled dudes playing to 25 people in a pub over there, but Timbaland isn't putting salt in the DJ game over here, so that's not how it is.

You wanna know a UK DJ that kicks ass? Johnny 1 Move. No one cares about him though, since he doesn't produce.



I'm happy to say that I have the utmost respect for DJ AM, and every other hip hop DJ over here making the big $$$$.

If you UK guys want to make comparisons, compare your producer DJ's to Lil Jon, Timbaland, Kanye West, etc. Over here, producer and DJ have different job descriptions. Tiesto, and every other popular EDM DJ, got their clout from producing. Still going to argue for Tiesto?

I did say that. Really. People don't know. What the #$%! is Kernkraft 400?

en.wikipedia.org(band)

made $1,200 this weekend, not even 1% of AM's gigs, but not bad

I have made $700 and still 2 more days to go befor I get my days off

i agree with Greg J man those guys produce whenever i get a chance to check out (well use to) those producers from Europe there skills are very minimal. and i don't like hearing 4-6 minutes of one track without any tricks added in. and then finally hear the guy fuck up the transition as he brings in the next track. They make good solid tracks but playing them is something different. And that's something alot of those guys don't have. i haven't seen any top producers/dj's from Europe in a while and there's a reason i rather see someone really bring in their skills remixing/mashing, scratching, juggling, well the reason we spin vinyl in the first place. that's why i use serato. to go back to what i love. even many dj's here in the US that just play electro stuff are going into that 5-7 songs per hour phase. and it sucks. i know a couple of guys that produce and dj (producers top ones anyway not too big like kanye or people like that) that say sort of the same thing. i don't know sounds like we've all been doing this for a while and well i want to see something new or atleast someone really applying themselves and their skills to the tracks they are playing. Like AM does. there's plenty more dj's out there.

LMMFAO!!! That has got to be the funniest shit said in a long time. That shit is written just like it sounds. hahaha.

Mixing/Production of EDM is not comparable in most ways to Hip-Hop or other forms of DJing, IMO, each mixing style carries the art of DJing in different ways all which require specific skills, different types of showmanship and most specially: track selection. It's apples and oranges. Same goes for the crowds, venues, etc.

Cross-comparing DJ's of these genres is probably not the best way to figure out why a US DJ makes a lot more money or what-have-you...

I will probably get crucified by saying this though, lol, being that a large majority of DJ's in the forum and users of Serato overall are Hip-Hop DJ's... :)

But there is no denying, DJ's like AM compared to a guy like Tiesto, are working the tables harder and with much more frequency but this increase in activity does not always = better work, better music, better mixing, more $, the right to receive more $, etc!

UK EDM dj's aint skilled? 2 names for you Kutski and Eddie Halliwell

www.discogs.com (Kutski)
www.discogs.com (Eddie)

Ok so kutski has realese 3 ep's since he got into it Eddie Halliwell has released none, thats 2 of the UK biggest named EDM dj's.

So there you go you have proved that you have no idea what your talking about, basically your another of these hiphop dj's that heads so far up their own arse! There is more to the world than USA and hiphop

Your just ignorant and with out even hearing you on the decks i would be more than prepared to bet my last £ (yes real m oney:P) on they are more skilled at mixing EDM than you ever will be!

well.. if they are good.. they are playing ALOT more then 5-7 songs per hour b/c in EDM you have 2 or more songs playing at once most of the time. Like i said.. I am a hip0hop DJ.. but I also spin EDM... I use diff skills for both. With EDM.. you are beat matching for over a min at a time. Now I dont play AS many song in EDM in a hour then I do in hip-hop.... but with alot of EDM there is more to a song then just the first verse that the crowd wants to hear and the way a DJ layers the multiple song together and makes everything sound like one song is prolly why youthink that they are only doing 5-7 songs a hour. This style of DJing has been around ALOT longer then hip-hop style (im talking about the guys back in the day that would take rock songs with LIVE drummers and do the same thing... with NO pitch controll on there turntables). Yes Hip-Hop took it to the next level. But I know ALOT of good Hip-hop DJ's that cant keep 2 songs beat matched for minutes at a time.... Exp when the songs are using live drummers (any if you know what i mean by using live drummer you know the songs DONT stay a constant BPM b/c of human error)

Ohh and for EURO EDM dj's cant do what Hip-hop DJ's do.. look at Fat Boy Slim's "On the Floor at the Boutique" album and hear all the skils he uses in his EDM sets

*yawn*

Can't we all just get along?

hahaha!!!

Disturbed makes several good points.

I have this sneaky suspicion that most of the people making all this noise about how they think EDM sucks are probably kids from the suburbs (although very hardcore I'm sure), still living in their parents place, or maybe lucky enough to be in the local community college dorm, just barely 21 years of age.

To those of you who fit into this neat little profile, STFU and do some research, you know nothing about music and you should probably realize that what passes for "hip hop" today is a very poor excuse for what the genre originally stood for. You probably listen to whatever your local hip hop station says is good. You have no taste and/or talent, and you're just regurgitating what some loser radio jock that gets his playlist from his boss tells you is good. You know you're not rocking crowds with underground music you picked up yourself at the vinyl shop.. so stop acting like you are.

Let's examine some of todays popular hip hop tracks.

50 Cent & Justin Timberlake - Ayo Technology - This song is about a Peeping Tom who pleasures himself using infrared goggles and night vision cameras to look at girls through windows, walls, and whatever else obstructs him from his "visual aid." Watch the video and tell me that I'm wrong.

Soulja Boy - Crank That - I think this song speaks for itself. They found a dude with down syndrome, and asked him to sing about his dreams of one day becoming Superman. It's 70 bpm too. Der hotness. P.S. - If you do the stupid dance that comes along with this track, you're even more retarded then I thought. You might also enjoy a game called "drink the stuff under the sink."

Kayne West - Stronger - blatant rip off of EDM artists Daft Punk (I predict we'll be seeing more hip hop acts sampling EDM tracks in the very near future). I wish his sense of creativity was stronger then his fully developed ego.

50 Cent - I Get Money - Are we still talking about money, and ho's, and guns, and rims, and grillz, and all the other garbage they like to brag about. Who else but a rapper can turn decadence in to something so boring and tasteless with so little effort. There's some old saying that comes to mind here... it's not quite the one about taking the girl out of the trailer park, but not being able to take the trailer park out of her.. no, it's not quite that.... but I think we're in the same ballpark.

Finally, DJ AM works hard, and deserves the money he makes. Stop hating. And no, he is not a "hip hop" dj. He's a lot more eclectic then you little top 40 monkeys that throw your hands in the air after delivering "The Way I Are." Once again, do your homework kiddies.

Also, I do have to apologize to all you Hip Hop guys out there that have not nailed down your GED's yet. I used a few words up there that have more then two syllables, so please, forgive me for that. I'll be uploading a Crayola rendering of everything I just said as soon as I get a chance.

I agree with that 100% also i would have to say yourself (frost-9) make some very good points

Anyone bitching about EDM alway listed tiesto, he cant do this he cant do that. SO FUCKING WHAT DID ANYONE EVER SAY HE COULD

more info about the 2 djs i mentioned earlier in this thread....

Eddie halliwell i have saw rocking 4 decks, EFX, scratching, etc

Kutski i have saw "crush it in the mix" 20+ tracks in 30 min, he can scratch better than most of the dj i have listened to that have posted mixes up on this site, i have heard him drop many differnet genres ie house of pain - jump around, snow - informer, eurythmic - sweet dreams.

Thats just 2 examples, there is many more:)

Maybe i take it to heart but when people come and bitch and make comments like "i don't like hearing 4-6 minutes of one track without any tricks added in" that not 1 track you fucking idiot that what us djs call good mixing! Unlike hiphop EDM dj's don't necessary want people to know when a new track starts and the other finishes.

On the other hand some of the hiphop mixes i have heard! How hard is it to slap the crossfader to the other side? Or is there some special skill to pushing the sample button? Or how hard is it to do a shit transition and cover it with an echno effect?

Theres wack djs in every genre, just cause some djs are wack don't mean they all are and rather than post bullshit comments maybe if you researched this you would be impressed by the skill of some of them

sure tiesto rocks shit like this all the time

Watchwww.youtube.com

ive seen it! In your dreams!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont get me wrong Tiesto is at the Top Of HIS GAME IE the Dance Music game but the worlds best DJ! You must be kidding!

^^ that was sweet

you know it! Tiesto! My left foot!

seriously, AM deserves every penny. every single penny, if not more. Much respect.

Only EDM dj I enjoy watching is Bad Boy Bill, but because he juggles and scratches house music...but then again, he IS from the states... and that's how most chicago house djs get down..they incorporate hip elements into their house sets..... I won't even comment on eddie in THIS thread...I've had numerous discussions with people about him....

I meant HIP HOP elements...

BBB is a sick DJ and a true inspiration indeed.

Watchyoutube.com Funky Fresssssshhhh.

...what a jerk. Always guys like this that rip into popular top 40ish hiphop tracks....wayyyyy to easy bro. There's alot of good hiphop out there and there's alot of bad as well....just like in all genres of music.

btw: we were talking about dj's NOT music.

And as far as dissing kanye for using daft punk....don't even get me started on how many edm versions of hiphop tracks there are.

America, Fuck Yeah!

Right, because the underground shit is what people *really* wanna hear. Go back to Mommy and Daddys basement in Plesantville retard. Any genre that focuses on money, rims, and ho's has no future. If that's what speaks to you, I'm hoping you'll enjoy making $5.50 an hour the rest of your life.

also, regarding the edm tracks that rip off the garbage you hold so dear... those are straight up house remixes of your crap music. Because most people won't dance unless they know the words.

Ass... titties... ass & titties... ass, ass, ass, ass, ass & titties...

Real lyrics right there EDM jocks. ROFL! Whenever you wanna compare paystubs, W2's, etc, let me know. Now get back on the phones and answer those IT calls.

Haters!

where the fu*k are you quoting those lyrics from? i hate unintelligent people and lyrics. and crunk.

by all means, don't let that keep you from enjoying your studio apartment and legos.

Never has. Thanks for the offer though.

thats from a b-more house track called....... ASS & Titties.. But B-more house is more based off hip-hop then EDM.... I myself consider B-more just hip-hop remixes.. not EDM. Like i have said. I LOVE HIP-HOP and I LOVE EDM... but not all of each. Most of the newer South Trap/Clap/Snap/Lean crunk stuff is just awful b/c its SO GD SLOW.. but I will say I hate it almost as much as I Hate Minial House.

Disturbed, I agree. I don't like playing it either. But in our profession, we cater to a fickle bunch and they're slaves to their radios. They dance, I get paid and keep getting gigs in upscale clubs. They don't dance, I'm doomed to play clubs in the Meatpacking District of NY to people that swear PVD is the second coming of Christ. No thanks. I'll play what I have to play not because I like the music... but because I'm there to entertain.

frost-9 is upset. He's ALWAYS upset. Look through his posts. Not one that is positive. In 50+ posts, 40 of them are about how inferior top-40 DJ's and clients are. He's mad because he's doomed to play clubs in the Meatpacking District of NY to people that swear PVD is the second coming of Christ.

Starting to make sense yet?

forgive me for being a purist, and actually believing in music, and for probably being a snob of sorts. I didn't start djing just to cater to the mindless masses that assume that new music that gets radio play is automatically good music. Yes, there are people that work their 9-5 whatever staring at spreadsheets all day that don't want to think about music. That need to be told what to listen to, and how to act, and which top-shelf vodka they'll look coolest drinking. You want them Stank, you can have them.. You've made it clear that you're there to entertain those types. That's not what I signed on for.. but rock with it bro. Somewhere there's a t-shirt with a tuxedo painted on the front with your name all over it.

p.s. the meatpacking district in NY has probably been the most exclusive part of the city for 5+ years now. Where have you been? And yes, anyone can make those dullards dance. Just make sure they know the words.

Word. Can't do Crunk. Can't do Minimal. Imagine those two had a child?

minimal crunk....

lmao.. it seems that crunk is minimal though. To quote Wikipedia:

In the hip hop world, crunk rappers have been criticized for lacking lyrical content, creativity, and using essentially the same beats and style.

A match made in heaven perhaps?

kanye didnt simply sample... he actually used daft punk in the song... its not like he just took a daft punk record, recorded it, and looped... he actually used them in the song....

you're right.. I just think Kanye is a douche. As a person I mean. I rather like Daft Punk though. I also realize they were in the video, and Kanye was actually quoted in a BBC Radio interview that he thinks the original blows his version away. Pretty humble for a not so humble guy.

Look kanye may be an ass hat but musically he is a genius!

Actually that is a Detroit Ghetto Tech track by DJ Assault. Just got adopted as a BMore track.

www.myspace.com

Hey now, don't be hating on my detroit booty house/ ghetto tech.

And its definitely not B-more.

For me there are only two things that I hate in this world. People who intollerant of other peoples musical taste. And EDM.

Yeah herra Im feeling you on that!

there is a style of music here thats calle happy hardcore I hate that style of music so much it keeps me up at night!

However I used to date a girl who was heavy into it! She even started buying vinyl in the hope I would do her a mixtape! (never even played on single record of it) however what Im saying is musical differences are one of the many things that make us interesting if we were all into hip hop or edm or god forbid happy hardcore then we'd just be like robots all wearing karl kani jeans (just an example but you get my drift.)

Variety ios the spice of life! Not only that but without shit music you will never appreciate good music!

Thats why i applaud souljah boy he makes me appreciate Biggie, Pac Dre etc etc all the more!

So keep making that shit so I can appreciate what in my humble opinion is good!
Hope you get what im tryin to say!

This thread is beginning to warm up again. Weeeeeeee!

I'm with you N.B.

I don't hate EDM, just some of it. I actually spin house a lot...but I was kinda forced into it.

But I loooooove me some ghetto tech. That shit sets my soul on fire. That and it makes the girls want to go home with me.

Me personally EDM is not really my taste but I will never knock any one who does like it!

Its all subjective! I think the best way to put it is that One Mans Pleasure is another mans poisen!

Or slightly less apt beauty is in the eye/ear of the beholder!
I.e. I hear it sounds terrible you hear it & cop a woody! LOL

Get me?

That IS the bottom line. Live with it.

I don't think anyone caught that. LOL

Yeah I got it too! Jus had other isht to say!

Good one.

I love that song!!

"Big bootie bitches is where its at, I can buy you ho cause bitch I'm rich"

Its a Ghetto-tech by DJ Assualt.

frost-9 is always so mad.

Anrgy dj's that never get hired are the ones that are always pissed off and bitter. Are you mad cause you never get gigs?

Do you playout and people say your music sucks? Or do you think you're the greatest dj in the world and nobody understands how complex and how great your music is?

Maybe you're a genius and you're way too advanced for the rest of the world. Or maybe you should open your mind and realize that you're not god's greatest gift to the dj world.

Music and playing at parties is supposed to be goodtimes, stop being such a nazi and relax....maybe then, you'd get some decent gigs.........jerk.

whoa!!!!!!!!

Be nice Nicky

Want some popcorn?

<-- gods greatest gift to the dj world.

yea..thats DJ AM..


lol

<-- god's greatest gift to ladies. (no mis-quote)

You're right, it should've read



:-P

No thanks...

holycrap, the fabled double mis-quote.

Damnit...lol... that just gives it more meaning... like saying "right now right now"

All I see in this thread is blah blah blah, tiesto this, blah blah blah, DJ AM That

GET A FUKN GRIP!

I don't care 4 tiesto & don't really see what's the big deal about him! Just like some people don't see the point about AM either! And ya'll talking about how un-fukn believable it is that he gets paid mass amounts of money for DJ'n is now becoming over-rated

AM worked his ass off, he gets paid now 2 do what he loves and gets paid well for it! Like he said get MONEY! For u all who don't like him cuz of what he makes, makes u a hater! Props to him 4 getting his money on cuz at the end of day only one person matters, YOOOOUUUE!

I think we need a THREAD LOCKED

Got that right

Damn static, havin a bad day?

did you just mis-quote yourself mis-quoting me? Dude, you're on a whole other level.

I don't hate him for making that kind of money... I hate that I'm not making that kind of money... I'm just not a fan of his...or tiesto.....

That's some 2010 shit...you aint up on it yet....

But it was actually directed at dj disturbed...

Not having a bad day, just really sick of the AM makes "X" amount of money thread! Its so believable though cuz I've dealt with companies willing 2 pay me 2 G's for a 4hr corporate party! And they supplied everything, plane, hotel, transport, etc!

I'm glad the man is getting that much cuz it gives me hope that one day I can get paid that much, just once!

I get paid that consistently and I'm sweeping JeSsica Alba off her feet!


FUCK THE HATERS & THE TRASH TALKERS!

i'm telling your wife about the jessica alba comment if I ever meet her.

Doesn't she have herpes or something??? You are a brave muthafucka. haha

LOL...

lol

i'm telling your wife about the jessica alba comment if I ever meet her.

Believe me Blisk she already knows.... I have a verbal agreement with her that if Jessica Alba or Angelina Jolie EVER show up at our doorstep or I meet them in person and they want to make me their personal "boy toy" the marriage is over......

hahahaha. good stuff.

is good for the DJ for mornings AM

To E-Head -- you apparently can't read. Somewhere along the way I'm sure I've said that when it comes to EDM, I've been there and done that. So .... of course I've heard the DJ's you mentioned. They don't compare. Really.

I've opened for Eddie Halliwell, and you know what .... he BITCHED at the promoter to never book me before him again because the dancefloor sat the fuck down in boredom when he took over and it took him an hour to get them back into the party. That's happened to me so many times I've lost count.

There's a short list of good EDM DJ's like Bad Boy Bill and Josh the Funky 1 ...... but there's a looooooooooong list of hip hop DJ's who can easily blow away EDM's finest even at what they do behind the decks (not talking about production ..... but then if you go there, there's a loooooong list of hip hop producers who have that covered).

PS, Kutski is good ..... but dude also plays A LOT of hip hop. and he's still not comparable to AM or any hip hop DJ's making real paper, or even the good local hip hop DJ's in just about ANY city.

and PPS, someone was talking about FBS - On the Floor at the Boutique ...... that mix sucks. Period.

good selection of party rockin' tracks, not comparable to even a lot of EDM guys who play the same kind of stuff. Check out a lot of Canadian DJ's doing the funky thing for examples.

I love FBS, but for his production.



ALSO, for dudes talking about the smooth long mix, dissing people for saying that house DJ's play a track for 5-7 minutes ..... you guys need to pull your heads from your asses.

A. your being stupid, because that's really what happens most of the time

B. your being assholes, because you're dissing people's valid and educated comments simply for the sake of your own egos. You're assuming that anyone who disagrees with you is uneducated on the subject, and let's be serious, if those people were uneducated why would they even waste time or be interested?

Isn't it ironic that EDM fans are always preaching "open-mindedness" ..... and yet the majority of them are the most closed-minded people you will ever meet? Practice what you preach, that letter "R" at the end of "PLUR" stands for "respect", it's lame that you EDM elitists don't seem to have respect for much.

under A. "your" is supposed to be "you're" ..... same applies for B.

Don't type angry Greg J. And thank you. Great post.

+fiveteen

I just talk to dj am , he was here in san jose @ angels, it was fucking great, i was next to him all the time , thanks Oscar from dynamic sounds in san jose. i asked him if he was for real, the one to answer here on the forum , he said yeah all the time . he is a great guy (no homo) down to earth, i had a great time. Thank you A.M.

Greg, I hate the hardcore, snob, stuck-up EDM crowd too... I love the last paragraph you wrote man, but c'mon, EDM is just a whole other vibe man. You are comparing apples to oranges, subarus to muscle cars, MACs to PCs still!

Its a different style in most regards.

Different people will think of DJ's who "fuck more" with the records to keep the energy moving as better OR worse (since many people don't want their music "fucked with", and the same goes for EDM DJ's who put finesse into their long blends/mixes, they are boring, simplistic, whatever...

as said before: "Its all subjective!"

PS: Nice mixes.

@Dj Greg J

I think simply your talking shit, keep dreaming, and enjoy spinning your top 40

In one post you say how you out played Eddie Halliwell (this i find very doubtful) then in another you say you play the track for 5-7 min. What you seem to be forgetting is that if a song was playing for 5-7 min in that time another 1 at very least would have been layered over the top, little bit of the next track to tease, scrtatching and effects getting used! But then you outplayed Eddie so you would have saw him do this on 4 cdj's and 2 djm909's

Not the shitty 32 beat into shit cut to a shitty echo effect out

Until you post a mix proving otherwise i am afraid to say i for 1 will be thinking your talking bullshit, but nice try!

Greg J has posted some mixes on here and they are sweet! Check em out. He also has some great remixes/mashes/blends on Crooklyn site.

werd... I just got the go girl / young folks one..

i was there front row it was dope. dude from rock-it scientists was dope, so was the house dj after that. AM did his thing too.

my ears were ringing for 3 days. Hook it up with some backstage passes (no homo) next time bro

Now that might impress you but it don't me, crookln clan is the biggest load of shit i have ever saw and i fro 1 am happy that i never have to play that crap and NO ONE WOULD EVER REQUEST IT!

Now if your going to bitch about high skilled dj's dont come shouting about how you can make mashups, give my gran a laptop, sony acid and/or ableton give her a week or 2 and she probably be crooklyn clan biggest selling artist!

mashups = overrated
CROOKlyn Clan = overrated
DJ AM = Good....but overrated
this thread = overrated

<----- overrated

+fiveteen

juss cuz i said it doesnt mean you can say it.....


butt face shit chin

Haha @ butt face shit chin!

man, greg is one hell of a dj from a technical perspective - even before he was focusing on a more hiphop sound, he could easily outplay 80% of the edm guys out there.

Granted the majority of edm guys i've seen (and i go to a shit-load of shows) honestly do fuck-all behind the decks. Hell, most of the local unknowns in my own hometown do more even from a straight blend perspective than a lot of big-name edm guys.

Have you seen some of the "top" guys play? Most of them don't even blend more than 16 bars nowadays which is sad considering edm is designed to be mixed...

Again we have this debate:(

So humour me as to who the top guys that only mix 16 bars are?

I ain't saying all EDM dj's are great i know exactly what your saying but to say most is not true, ask any EDM fan he should be able to name you a few that do alot more! Who are you basing this on Tiesto? We all know he aint the best.............

Amen.

This thread got jacked!

well, we all know that the "best" guys aren't necessarily the "top" guys.

but yes for every oakenfold or tiesto, i'm sure you could name someone like zabiela or andy c, but even some of the guys that edm people seem to drool over for "skills" like krafty kuts or a skillz, and they keep the pure mixing, simple and short (which is sad cause i'm sure they're capable of much more interesting djng).

More of a rave thing, but whatever...

don't they only play edm at raves?

not anymore although it is predominantly EDM. They will sometimes have hiphop guys and some of the EDM guys now incorporate more hiphop into their sets.

Hell, Z-Trip and DJ P met at a rave years ago and that's how Uneasy Listening came about.

It was a joke.

I am the most overrated DJ I think in the world. But its not ME who rates me, I just DO me (no self homo)

lol

AM stay out of this, can't you see this thread is all about EDM now?



:-)

LOL @ (no self homo)

That's funny! Alot of people think you are overrated and will lose your flame soon.....

I don't think so cuz your constantly re-inventing yourself and doing things....

Keep doing your thing AM, what your doing makes the rest of push ourselves harder to one day see that much in a paycheck let alone see that many people trip off a one hour set behind the turntables...

B*tches be drooling over you homey, DO YO THING PLAYA

Only difference is, J_Static does himself all the time (self homo)

THANKS STANK, ONLY U WOULD KNOW U HOMO!

Please leave me out of your sick fantasies. Thanks.

Keep doing your thing bro! Your shits are techinically hot and good to listen to, and any real Dj would appreciate it.

The thing about Djs and wannabe's the fact that, real DJs spend their time praticing their technical skills as well as searching for new fresh tracks to put into their set. Wannabe DJs spend 99% of their time going on internet talking about things they think they know, but they don't.

This discussion is as pointless as War in Iraq.

LOL

Actually, for someone that is seen in gossip magazines, makes appearances on television shows and pretty much has the world by the balls......

I think its pretty fucking cool that you come on here and talk shit and crack jokes with the rest of us. it says a LOT about what kind of person you really are............(no nutswing)

Agreed.

Sometimes I tell people that I know you, just so they'll like me. HAHAHAHA

so thats how you pulled off sunday!

Ha ha ha!!!!!

Yeah, you right! haha.

ha ha ha!!!

Thats maaaad funny!

All like AM is my friend! Put that in your mouth!

LOL

This same thing happend when I saw him few weeks ago here. Whats up with JBL EON? Anyways, whatever AM does people just go nuts(including me).

JBL EON's are overrated.... every club that i have been in that used them as booth monitors were messed up.

since win did jazzy jeff not become a turntablist,he was the first dj to transform,which later brought crab,3finger cliks.also if this am cat mad $160k for 3 nights thats dam good for him,but I also never in my 20 years of djing and traveling around the world heard of him,but I did a gig in hawaii at a club called world cafe when I was on tour with coolio and that club opened 6 nights a week and packed 3k easy,hell their water park fee to get in was like $55.00 bucks.If dj Am ever needs a backup he can hit me up.

Had the chance to spin at Stereo By The Shore a.k.a tavern, and Resort in the Hamptons this summer doing a couple Saturday nights (saw AM perform-rocked it). My 2 cents on the so and so made $ and $ is that while some rates my be mind boggling, why are we even discussing them? Who cares what Adam made (no disrespect)? People value him, and hopefully all of us, for our skills. I make good money spinning, good enough for me, good enough for you-I don't really care. Cheers to all.

bomps

bump!

jerk

I thought that revisiting this thread at this point would make for interesting conversation.
In the most homo-free manner I want to say that I miss Adam.

R.I.P. AM

If you guys knew what my club payed him for the year and half that he was our Friday night resident you would fall over... I can't give you the real amount without it coming back to bite me in the ass but it's got six zeros on it. He was a smart bussiness man!!

Is this even a secret? Everyone was talking about his deals with Pure and Rain when they happened.

I know that, but it would still be unprofessional of me to talk dollar amounts... Like you said it was a big deal at the time.

i would have love to seen travis+am vs jeff+quest :(

let me see I did the up in smoke tour got $50,000 not a secret. Got other club gigs whileon the tour that paid up to $3000. Djed for coolio and went to hawaii to shot a video at that expensive ass water park. And the world cafe paid me and fatbox (coolio og dj) $1000 for a 1hr set. Omg the sound system in that club, lets just say you could hear it in the parking stalls all 3 floors. Being the ground was the loudest. Using pure vinyl. I like throwing out price's cuz it can help our field so other $200 or less dj's see the are not getting paid right. From time to time I would fly over the world to dj for $3000 or more for like a 1hr set. Everything paid for. Room, board, rodie, girlfriend (yes she wasn't having that) the label's paid for all kinds of shit. Just knowing all the A&R's and street team and doing party's for them paid off. I did dam near all their album release partys, xmas, etc. I was tied to dam near every lable in the world met dam near every artist in the world. Its funny I would go to priority rec and be in the elevator with snoop, ice cube, master p, mystikal (my cousin) mack 10 etc all the time.they would be like what's up Que you get my new single and I would be like yep its a club banger. I remember getting make em say uhh before anybody and played it at sharks (grand ave) club on a monday with about 1000+ and they went fucking nuts. I told P hey this shit right here had my crowed going nuts. Well next week I get a call from mystikal and P saying cousin/ wodie we wanna go to this club on monday, I'm like ohh shit for real they like yeah. So they come out here and we go. I throw the song on and they go crazy. Then P grabs the mic and say hey yall wanna hear this live. The fucking crowed went bazerk when we hit the stage.omg my pussy status went to the moon. Everygirl in the club went crazy and wanted to fuck me. Then michael tyler say's hey this my blood cuzzing and people is like what that's my nigga right their. To this day my homies all talk about that day. But I loved those days. I remember buying badazz 10 bottles of crystol at the key club for his album release party, he was like shit. You my nigga, then he say me at priority and was like now I see. Hahaha. Let just say priority picked up the tab. But man I use to splurge like fuck. Its all about who you know in this business.

I wish i could have read that story but my eyes got sore just glancing at it.

lol, try paragraphs and spacing that shit out.

This thread is about AM .

You're too humble btw.

For a moment, I thought the same. Only for a moment.

I added up at least 57000 from that...couldnt you spare a bit of that for a hooked on phonix tape and some ADD medicine, mabye an english tutor and some adderol??

ROTFL....

Crystal is an overrated drink.

Jay-z says its not cool to drink cris no mo! hahahaha

^Give me my Moet.
That's when we people from the hood try to feel rich.

i was the head DJ in that club for all of 2004 till they closed :-)

i miss that place. good times in there!!

+1 moet is the shizz

I flew Them Jeans to my city to DJ. I talked to him briefly about his experiences with DJ AM and he had nothing but great things to say. He (AM) was an amazing DJ who just happened to get famous, can't knock a dude who is talented and accepts the money he is offered.

People are going to disagree over every small thing until the end of time. Human nature, I suppose...

Fact though: I have never heard anyone like AM and probably never will and I mean that in the best/most inspiring way.

Seriously, my favorite DJ and I wish I had the opportunity to meet him.