This week’s Throwback Thursday features one of the most talented artists in all of the music industry today:Calvin Harris.Harris was born Adam Richard Wiles on  January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland. He is a multi-dimensional musician who brings a lot more musical talent than just about every other dj/producer in the music industry. Besides creating original tunes like every other producer in this industry, Calvin Harris is also a gifted singer who delivers jaw dropping vocals to go along with his very catchy and up tempo songs. He has written and produced records for other recording artists including Dizzee Rascal, Cheryl Cole, Example, Rihanna (on the international chart-topper “We Found Love”) and Ke$ha.His first studio album was I Created Disco (2007), followed by Ready for the Weekend (2009), and his latest studio album called 18 Months, which just came out in 2012.  The three  songs featured in this article are “I’m Not Alone”, “Flashback”, and “You Used to Hold Me”, which can all be heard on Ready for the Weekend. 

I’m Not Alone 

This is a classic Calvin Harris song as it incorporates vocals which leads to a massive drop which is guaranteed to appeal to just about anybody and everybody listening. This song has been remixed by many big name producers like Deadmau5 and Tiësto which at the time helped catapult Calvin Harris into the limelight as he gained exposure and followers from the Deadmau5 and Tiësto fan bases.

Flashback 

Just like the previous track, “Flashback” is the exact style of song Calvin Harris produces which is what fans gravitated towards because this style of EDM is completely original and different from every other top tier producer in the industry. Calvin Harris’s most critically acclaimed productions are the ones that include beautiful vocals sung by him.

You Used To Hold Me

This is another beautiful Calvin Harris production that incorporates a fantastic build up and drop to go along with vocals that you can sing to your boyfriend/girlfriend. 2009 was an amazing year for Harris as he stamped his ticket to the top of the EDM industry.

2009 was a huge year for Harris as it was arguably his breakout year and a year in which he stamped his ticket to the top of the EDM industry. Harris was already regarded by many EDM enthusiasts as an up and coming talent that was by far the most unique producer in the business due to his capabilities of delivering vocals to go along with his beats. In Halloween of 2010, Harris opened up for Kaskade and Deadmau5 at Roseland Ballroom which was an absolutely remarkable showcase of three of the best performers in the industry. Tickets for the Halloween show in 2010 cost about $50, but just recently Harris opened up for Swedish House Mafia in which cost at least a couple of hundred dollars which just goes to show how sought out Harris has become as a performer and producer and more importantly it shows the world how mainstream EDM has become over the past couple of years.