If you talk about EDM or Electronic Dance Music, one name comes to mind— Calvin Harris. He is one of the most sought-after disk jockeys, music composer and writer of this generation.
He is known for his upbeat choice of songs and neon light kind of music. The almost-30 year old Calvin Harris (born Adam Richard Wiles) has spent half his life producing music resulting in fruitful career. From making bedroom beats in Dumfries, Scotland to breaking chart records, the man has been on a rampage to success.
Here are fun facts about him:
1. Before discovering his natural production chops as a young teen, he harbored dreams of playing football.
2. In today’s fashion, Calvin was discovered on MySpace by Tommie Sunshine, and input tunes out on Sunshine’s label Xylophone Jones Recordings, before he released anything with Sony BMG.
3. While working on his second album in 2008, Harris “lost” his laptop at London Heathrow Airport, which held the only copy of his still in-progress album. He later came clean with the info that he did lose his bags at the airport, but he lied about the laptop to buy some more time to work on the album, and that his sound engineer played a part in the scheme. We forgive you.
4. His productions have been used in television advertisements for DFS sofas, Kia Motors, a Coca-Cola, and a Pepsi Max campaign. We wonder which soda he prefers…
5. In 2011, Harris was scheduled to be an opening act/DJ for Katy Perry on the UK leg of her California Dreams Tour. Just before the gig he backed out due to production issues and problems with Perry’s management in an apology to her fans. Perry put Harris on blast via her Twitter feed, stating that the tour’s other support acts hadn’t expressed problems with their production arrangements, but Harris has since cleared the air about any bad blood and says he’s open to working with her in the future.
2. In today’s fashion, Calvin was discovered on MySpace by Tommie Sunshine, and input tunes out on Sunshine’s label Xylophone Jones Recordings, before he released anything with Sony BMG.
3. While working on his second album in 2008, Harris “lost” his laptop at London Heathrow Airport, which held the only copy of his still in-progress album. He later came clean with the info that he did lose his bags at the airport, but he lied about the laptop to buy some more time to work on the album, and that his sound engineer played a part in the scheme. We forgive you.
4. His productions have been used in television advertisements for DFS sofas, Kia Motors, a Coca-Cola, and a Pepsi Max campaign. We wonder which soda he prefers…
5. In 2011, Harris was scheduled to be an opening act/DJ for Katy Perry on the UK leg of her California Dreams Tour. Just before the gig he backed out due to production issues and problems with Perry’s management in an apology to her fans. Perry put Harris on blast via her Twitter feed, stating that the tour’s other support acts hadn’t expressed problems with their production arrangements, but Harris has since cleared the air about any bad blood and says he’s open to working with her in the future.
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