Top UK DJ Calvin Harris is joining forces with Jay Z and Will Smith for a new television show.
The
unlikely trio are reportedly working with HBO to develop Higher, a
half-hour comedy series ‘set in the world of electronic music’.The
upcoming series will be written by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh
while Fresh Prince of Bel Air star Will Smith will take on the role as
executive producer alongside rap mogul Jay Z.
Higher will be the
second collaboration for the pair who have previously been linked to
the upcoming Annie remake, which stars Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.Harris
is a Grammy award winning songwriter and producer and was the first
ever DJ to win the Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year Award. The
news comes as the latest indication that electronic dance music is
moving into the mainstream. This week Under the Electric Sky made its
debut at Sundance Film Festival, a documentary about Las Vegas’ Electric
Daisy Carnival. EDM artist Diplo also revealed that he’s producing a
film based around the genre in the style of Eminem’s 8Mile.A release date for Higher is yet to be announced.
