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12 / 4 / 2012 @ 14:17

You Used to Hold Me- Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris (Sunday) 

It’s funny, when I started this countdown the day the line up was released I looked through all of the artists and hand picked which ones I was most excited about seeing and for most part starting from number one I tried to list them in the order I was looking forward to seeing them. Obviously over the past couple months my opinions on some people have changed. There are some artists I added which I learned about during this time, some who released new music that made me even more excited to see them, and so on but I knew from the moment the line up was released without a doubt who my number one was going to be- Calvin Harris. Calvin Harris is one of my top 3 favorite electronic music producers ranked alongside both Deadmau5 and Kaskade. There isn’t a single song he has created that I haven’t liked. Something about his music speaks to me in such a powerful way- I can’t even convey how many times I have listened to the song You Used to Hold Me when I was feeling broken and needed music to help me heal. The only difference between Calvin Harris and the other two producers I listed is my love for him is based solely on his music- I have never seen him live. When I think of why I love Deadmau5 and Kaskade a huge part of the reason I love them like I do is the memories I have associated with the numerous times I’ve seen them live. I didn’t even know who Deadmau5 was until I saw him live at Coachella 2010- the experience changed and the way I listened to music forever. I wouldn’t love either of these artists the way I do if it weren’t for seeing them live. That’s why I find so much excitement in seeing Calvin Harris live. I am already a fan. I am already in love. I already dream about marrying him and touring the world with him and having babies together (ok the last part may have nothing to do with his music but still :) Seeing him live is going to be the ultimate EDM experience for me. I know in my heart that I am going to fall even more in love with him, his music, and the genre itself. Only problem- he conflicts with Justice just the tiniest bit. It’s OK I’m willing to sacrifice the beginning of his set (thank you very much insomniac for promising me Calvin Harris just a few months later and saving me the heart breaking fight with my best friend over our two most favorite artists in the world) Words can not express how excited I am for this weekend. Coachella always exceeds all of my expectations and I know this year will be even better than the last!