A new study from music tech company A2D2 has found that female DJs play twice as many shows as male DJs. The study used data from DJ Mag’s Top 100 and revealed that although only 11 female artists made the 100-strong list, they account for 40% of the top 10 hardest-working DJs. A2D2 states that women may have to work twice as hard as men to gain the same recognition in the industry.
The study showed that male DJs averaged 13 gigs in 2023, while female artists averaged around 23. A2D2 praised female DJs, stating that this “speaks volumes about their determination to make a mark in an industry historically dominated by males.” This echoes a 2021 study from Protectivity, which found that just 21% of all artists performing at major UK festivals that year were female or female-identifying.
The report by A2D2 also highlighted that house and techno were the UK’s most dominant genres in 2023, and that German and Belgian DJs were rising in popularity. Claptone emerged as the most hard-working DJ with 94 gigs in 33 different countries, averaging one set every four days. Claptone has regularly been suspected of working with several DJs to play multiple shows around the world at the same time.
The music industry has long been dominated by men, but these recent studies show that women in DJing are working harder and gaining greater recognition than ever before. It is encouraging to see the rise of female talent and the acknowledgement of their hard work and dedication in a historically male-dominated industry
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