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Forbes List of the Highest Paid DJs

Have you ever wondered who the highest paid DJs in the world are? Well now Forbes (via High Snobiety) have collated their first ever list of the top 10 highest paid DJs over the last 12 months. Check out the top 10 below...

1. Tiesto – $22 million

2. Skrillex – $15 million

3. Swedish House Mafia – $14 million

4. David Guetta – $13.5 million

5. Steve Aoki – $12 million

6. Deadmau5 – $11.5 million

7. DJ Pauly D – $11 million

8. Kaskade – $10 million

9. Afrojack – $9 million

10. Avicii – $7 million

Source: High Snobiety

 

Croatian Sun, Fun and Festivities

@TOPMANUK_Chris writing for TOPMAN Scene

As the world of festivals grows, so does the destination opportunities. Our resident Knitwear expert Rich Thornton describes his experiences of the latest festival he visited this summer:

From the 4th - 11th July 2012 Tisno in Croatia on the Dalmatian Coast played host to the inimitable 'Garden Festival'. A festival that isn't on everyone's radar just yet but soon will be, if judging by the reviews we have given and heard since we've been back are anything to go by.

The thing that we loved about this Festival and its location is that it catered to whatever you wanted it to cater to; if you wanted to laze the day away on the beach and listen to a few Dj's you could, if you wanted to brave the boat parties during the day to boogie in the sun you could, and if you wanted to rent a boat for the day and do a bit of island hopping you could. Better yet, when we hit a wall during the week we completely reversed our holiday vibe and turned cultured: visiting the National Parks and Krka waterfalls, which were as beautiful as the people there.

The Festival's boat parties most will say are the highlight and I think I agree. Sailing into dock with the Croatian sun setting in the background and the whole boat singing Luther Vandross - 'Never Too Much' arm in arm will stay with me forever. The people, the weather, the scenery, the calibre of DJ's (Crazy P, David August and Nicolas Jaar to name a few) and atmosphere make this festival what it is, and whilst I don't know what the organisers plans are for it long term I would recommend that you get out there quick. This looks like it could grow and grow in the future which may make Croatia the new party capital of Europe.

Croatia and Garden Festival I thank you!

The Garden Festival

Fooooooooddd @ Shrimpy's

@TOPMANUK_Calvin  writing for TOPMAN SCENE..

For a somewhat decadent birthday celebration I headed down to the two year stint pop up restaurant Shrimpy's.

Located in the Filling Station just five mins behind King's Cross Station, Shrimpy's is the new food lovechild from the guys behind East London dining staple Bistrotheque. 

The decor, menu and overall atmosphere is a mixture of southern American cooking and LA culture. Everything from the amazing pineapple shaped lamps and tumblers to the beautiful salt and pepper mills adds a certain something more to the entire dining experience. And that's before I get to the food!!

For starter we ate veal heart in a rich garlic and tomato sauce and calamari with black olive tapenade and for main I could not resist the hype that surrounded the soft shell crab burger. Served with avocado and chilli in a brioche bun the taste was incredible. 

The entire meal was washed down with copious amounts of American beers and strangely named cocktails (the best being the purple rinse) and all finished off with pistachio and chocolate brownie sundaes!

Everything that the Bistrotheque crew put their names to is always amazing and Shrimpy's is no exception....

 

Win Tickets to see Jessie J Live!

Thanks to our friends over at Glacéau vitaminwater we've been lucky enough to get our hands on not 1 but 2 pairs of tickets to see Jessie J live in concert. Taking place this Saturday (4th August) in the Roundhouse, London the performance is definitely not one to be missed...

For your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Jessie J simply tell us:

What is Jessie J's best selling single to date?

Answers in the COMMENTS section below (will not be published).

2 randomly selected correct answers will win a pair of tickets each.

Entrants must be 14+ and need to make their own way to the venue. COMPETITION CLOSES: 2/8/12 at 11:59pm (GMT).