Well I'm just trying to get into this biz, but i've been DJ'ing for 20 years -mostly weddings- and I take home about $1500-2000 for my average wedding (more than most DJ's make).
I have my own music (2 Terabytes worth) and figure if I'm gonna promote a club on FB, work a full shift without breaks and hustle hard to make money for the girls at least 10% tip out should be expected -preferably more-
Whether I make the same or 10X what a regular dancer makes is irrelevant, its all about the hustle you are creating and the business you are bringing in. Dancers take breaks, can get drunk or high or whatever, the DJ has to be working non stop with no breaks.
Then I never get the thing about pay out and people bitching about what the pay out is ... at the end of the day it's what you are taking home ... Its better to pay 50% payout and take $1000 than 20% pay out and take $500 and its the same for the DJ, but some here don't get that.
I've spent 20 years collecting music and the DJ has to make everyone happy and work for everyone, dancers are only working for themselves and there's a lot fewer DJs than dancers and it seems like its hard to get into this business anyway -alot harder than a dancer-
That's what I think anyway



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