DJ Kaskade’s Wife Files For Divorce, Citing Irreconcilable Difference

After almost three decades together, DJ Kaskade and his wife Naomi Raddon are calling it quits. On October 17, Naomi filed for divorce in Los Angeles County, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending her marriage to the world-renowned DJ, whose real name is Ryan Gary Raddon.

According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Naomi is seeking joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s 14-year-old daughter, Isla Raddon. She is also asking for spousal support and that DJ Kaskade covers her legal fees. The couple’s date of marriage is listed as August 24, 1996, and they officially separated on June 27, 2024, just shy of 28 years together.

The legal filing noted that Naomi will provide a detailed list of the couple’s separate assets and debts once they are fully determined.

As written in the dissolution of marriage: “Petitioner [Naomi] will list and itemize any and all separate assets and obligations as and when the same are fully ascertained, and/or will seek leave to amend this Petition accordingly, and/or will list such separate assets and debts in her Declaration of Disclosure.”

DJ Kaskade, now 53, is one of the most successful and highest-paid electronic music artists in the world, with an estimated net worth of $60 million in 2023. He has released 12 studio albums and earned eight Grammy nominations throughout his career. Notably, he was the first solo electronic artist to sell out Chicago’s Navy Pier and the first to headline Coachella.

Naomi, who is a helicopter pilot, met Kaskade through mutual friends at a show in Provo, Utah, while he was still a student at the University of Utah. The pair bonded over their love for snowboarding, sparking the beginning of a relationship that would span nearly three decades.

In a June 2023 interview with Deseret News, Kaskade reflected on the early days of his career and how his passion for DJing began. “Honestly, my story begins there,” he said, recalling his first gig at a club called Club Manhattan in downtown Salt Lake City. 

He added, “I made, like, $300 or something. I was like, ‘They pay me to play records? This is insane. This is what I’m supposed to do with my life.’”

Now, it seems that while his career has reached great heights, his personal life is facing a significant change.