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    Calvin Harris: The Top Earning Celebrities Under 30
    Calvin Harris: The Top Earning Celebrities Under 30
    Calvin Harris: The Top Earning Celebrities Under 30
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    Calvin Harris: The Top Earning Celebrities Under 30

    By Suzan Baker

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    Calvin Harris, also known as Adam Richard is a Scottish-born DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer appears to be living a rather charmed life of late. In 2006, he was discovered on MySpace and was signed by EMI, Sony BMG, and the Three Six Zero Group. His first album, "I Created Disco", was released a year later. It became a hit in the UK, climbing to number eight on the British charts, and two of its three singles reached the Top 10. His next album, "Ready for the Weekend", was an international success, and he began touring worldwide.
    He released his third album, "18 Months", in 2012, while continuing to tour. He played sets at the 2011 Jingle Bell Ball, at the 2012 Field Day, and served as the DJ for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateJun 9, 2014
    ISBN9781304949752
    Calvin Harris: The Top Earning Celebrities Under 30

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      Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna.

      Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, Da Bongos and Brighter Days, were released as a 12 club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2.

      Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits (Acceptable in the 80s and The Girls), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer -- working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on Dance wiv Me,

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