With a total net earnings of £30 Million in the last 12 months, larger than life producer Calvin Harris has achieved an envious second place on the latest rich list for UK producers under the tender age of 30.

The Scotsman who is currently based in the US and can often be seen jet setting with Australian #GOML buddy Generik on Instagram has been pipped by multi-award winning everything, singer and songwriter Adele whose worth is estimated at a whopping £45m.

We are quietly happy that the man who was packing bags of fish and sporting a mop in 2005 (below) is richer than those shmucks in boy band One Direction. We are also hopeful that he will be investing some of his funds into a scheme into blowing them up.

Top 10 Richest Musicians Under 30 in the UK and Ireland
1. Adele (£45m)
2. Calvin Harris (£30m)
3. Cheryl Cole (£16m)
=4. Niall Horan (£14m) (One Direction)
=4. Zayn Malik (£14m) (One Direction)
=4. Liam Payne (£14m) (One Direction)
=4. Harry Styles (£14m) (One Direction)
=4. Louis Tomlinson (£14m) (One Direction)
=9. Leona Lewis (£13m)
=9. Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan (£13m)

Calvin Harris’s job in 2005 before his move to full time DJ and producer

Source NME