Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is the stage name of Scottish DJ, singer, and record producer Adam Wiles.

He became one of the highest-paid electronic music artists through dance-pop hits like "Feel So Close," "Summer," and collaborations with Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and other pop stars.

His name has become shorthand for mainstream EDM: Every wedding DJ thinks he's Calvin Harris.

Scottish

Glasgow

Scotland's most populous city

accent

producer

studio

Creative professional's workspace

recording · arrangement · soundboard · collaboration · label · DAW · synthesizer · sequencer · drum machine · sampler

EDM

house

Residential building

  • technoElectronic dance genre
  • tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
  • electroSynth-heavy dance music

bassline · drop · festival · Tomorrowland · Ultra · Ibiza · Las Vegas · electropop · synth · banger

DJ

turntables

Record-playing devices

scratching · setlist · vinyl · cueing · crossfader · spinning · gig · mixtape · technics · decks

hitmaker

chart-topper

Song at position one

number one · Summer · We Found Love · mainstream · crossover · radio · streaming · platinum

Categories
Opposites
musical genre and style

Calvin HarrisBon Iver

Indie folk project, Wisconsin

folk singer · bluegrass musician · folk musicians · Yo-Yo Ma · acoustic guitarist

musical role and visibility

Calvin Harrislead singer

Band's main vocalist

frontman · Freddie Mercury · Mick Jagger · Beyoncé · opera singer

cultural and aesthetic persona

Calvin HarrisBon Iver

Indie folk project, Wisconsin

bedroom producer · busker

Family

Harris, Harrison, Calvinism, Calvin, Calvinist, Harriet, Calvins

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G