Forbes: "How Calvin Harris Became The World's Highest-Paid DJ "

(Forbes)

 Less than a decade ago, Adam Wiles was working the aisles of a Scottish grocery chain. Living out of his parents’ house without a college degree, he had all but given up on his dreams of making it as a musician, consigning himself to stock food items on store shelves for the rest of his life.

 Looking back on that bleak outlook today, the man who’s remade himself as Calvin Harris emits a nervous chuckle as he fidgets with the permanent black ink on his right forearm that reads, “Enter With Boldness.” That’s become the mantra of Calvin Harris, who pulled in an estimated $46 million over the past 12 months to make him the highest-earning DJ in the world.

 ... Harris–who didn’t even make FORBES’ inaugural list of the world’s top-earning DJs last year–had a bigger 12-month take than the likes of Jay Z, Katy Perry and frequent collaborator Rihanna. Like many of the world’s top-earning electronic acts, the Scot earns the bulk of his money from his life on the road, where fees in high-end markets like Vegas could hit $300,000 for a single night’s work.  Read more 

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