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KSHMR
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Background information
Birth nameNiles Hollowell-Dhar
Born (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 36)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
GenresElectro House, Big Room House, Progressive House, Psychedelic Trance, Melbourne Bounce
Occupation(s)Musician, Record Producer, Disc Jockey
Instrument(s)Synthesizer, Digital Audio Workstation
Years active2006–present
LabelsRevealed Recordings, Spinnin' Records, Musical Freedom, Universal Republic Records, Dharma Worldwide[1]
Websitewelcometokshmr.com thelionacrossthefield.com

Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born 6 October 1988), better known by his stage name KSHMR (pronounced "Kashmir"; sometimes stylized as KSHМЯ), is an American DJ, record producer and musician from Berkeley, California. He was ranked at 23rd on DJ Mag's 2015 Top 100 DJs and was awarded "The Highest New Entry".[2] His place elevated to 12th in the Top 100 DJs of 2016.[3] In July 2017, he launched his own label, "Dharma Worldwide".[4]

Background

Hollowell-Dhar was born in Berkeley, California. His father emigrated from India.[5][6] He got his stage name from Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, also referred to as "paradise on earth".[7] He was originally part of the hip-hop production duo, The Cataracs with David Singer-Vine, releasing hits such as; "Like a G6" with Far East Movement, "Bass Down Low" with DEV, and Selena Gomez's second hit off her debut album "Stars Dance."[7] Hollowell-Dhar has been producing electronic music under his own alias following Singer-Vine's departure from the duo in 2014.[7] It was just 2014 when Hollowell-Dhar debuted solo, and in 2015 landed number 23 on DJ magazine's Top 100 DJ's of the year,[8] also he earned himself the award for highest new entry of the year. He also performed at Coachella.[7] Hollowell-Dhar currently uses the Ableton Live 9. With the Cataracs he used Propellerhead Reason.[9] Hollowell-Dhar's position in the DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ's of 2016 increased by 11 to be placed at 12th and he also claimed an award for the Highest Live Act.[8]

Career

2014

In 2014, Hollowell-Dhar started making electro house music under the alias of KSHMR.[10] Under this name, he charted on Beatport. Hollowell-Dhar's collaborations notably include Firebeatz, R3hab, Tiësto, Carnage, Timmy Trumpet and DallasK. Hollowell-Dhar released his first single "Megalodon" on 24 February 2014 on Spinnin' Records. A KSHMR & R3hab collaboration resulted in the single "Karate" that charted in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart in March 2015.[11] Most of Hollowell-Dhar's songs are released under Spinnin' Records. Hollowell-Dhar started raising attention when his single "Burn", a collaboration with DallasK, debuted reached the Top 40 chart on Beatport then eventually reached No. 1. The song has been released through 3 labels: Revealed Recordings, Spinnin' Records, and Ultra Records.

2015

Hollowell-Dhar finally revealed himself at Ultra Music Festival 2015 and was introduced by Tiësto himself. His song, "Secrets", a collaboration with Tiësto and Vassy[10] was a huge EDM hit, streaming through buzz charts, and reaching the top of the Beatport Chart. Hollowell-Dhar had a number of other Beatport hits, such as "No Heroes", "Burn", "Secrets", "Dead Mans Hand", "Kashmir", "Dogs", "Karate", "It Feels (KSHMR Remix)" and "JAMMU". The logo, his artist name and some tracks like "Delhi", "JAMMU", "Kashmir", "Bazaar", "Dharma" and his "Paradesi EP" are based on Indian Culture, inspired by his Kashmiri ethnic descent. In June 2015, Hollowell-Dhar announced he would host with Spinnin Records a remix contest for his track "JAMMU"[12] – the first prize being a collaboration with Hollowell-Dhar on a new track. The contest was held on Spinnin Records' Talent Pool platform and the first place went to KYFRA, who won the collaboration with Hollowell-Dhar. In July 2015, Hollowell-Dhar released his highly anticipated debut sound pack exclusively with Splice Sounds.[13] After the contest, Hollowell-Dhar announced his first live performance,[14] at the Fonda Theater, Los Angeles. The show took place on 19 September 2015.[15]

2016

He released "The Lion Across The Field EP" on 13 May 2016, his first album.[16] He co-wrote and co-produced 'Tsunami' by DVBBS & Borgeous, as well as 'Stampede' by DVBBS, Borgeous, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, among other songs. On 23 July 2016, he performed his first set in the Tomorrowland (festival) music festival, on the mainstage. On 5 September 2016, he collaborated with Tigerlily to release his new single, "Invisible Children".[17] Hollowell-Dhar said "The project was already a great start. I added my ideas and it came together pretty quickly. The name comes from a term referring to slum kids in India and places around the world where poverty is so rampant that people begin to stop noticing".[17] Two weeks later, he was awarded "Best Live Act" category on DJ Mag 2016. His place elevated from 22rd to 12th in DJ Mag's 2016 Top 100 DJs list.[18] On 24 October 2016, he collaborated with Bassjackers to release their single "Extreme" featuring Sidney Tipton via Spinnin' Records.[19] In an emailed statement, Bassjackers said "Besides a musical connection, we also developed a friendship outside of music. We think that friendship contributes to what makes this song so special".[19] In October 2016, he released his new song with Will Sparks, "Voices".

2017

On March 2017 KSHMR released "Back To Me" with Crossnaders featuring Micky Blue.[20] He released "Imaginate" with Torres, Dzeko and Matías Rodrgz on April 2017 as well.[21] He performed at Ultra Music Festival on March 24, 2017, with Timmy Trumpet and played with live musicians throughout the whole set for the first time in his career, as he wrote:

This was a special show for me, playing with live musicians throughout the whole set for the first time in my career. Respect to them and my good friend Timmy Trumpet for stopping by and bringing his magic as well.

On 16 June 2017, "Harder", a collaboration between KSHMR and Tiesto was released via Spinnin' Records.[22] The first song released via KSHMR's label, Dharma WorldWide, was "Festival of Lights", a collaboration with Maurice West. "Festival of Lights" is heavily based on Indian culture.[23] Within a week, KSHMR released "Kolkata" on 28 July 2017, a collaboration with JDG and Mariana BO on Dharma WorldWide.[24] "Divination", a collaboration between KSHMR and Dutch duo No Mondays was released on 4 August 2017.[25] "The Serpent" was released on the same day as a collaboration between Snails and KSHMR.[26]

Discography

Main article: KSHMR discography

References

  1. ^ "KSHMR ANNOUNCES HIS OWN DHARMA WORLDWIDE RECORD LABEL". We Rave You. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Top 100 DJ's of 2015". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ "Top 100 DJ's of 2016". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "KSHMR ANNOUNCES HIS OWN DHARMA WORLDWIDE RECORD LABEL". We Rave You. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About the Cataracs". PopCrush. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Cataracs have clear focus on big-time". SFGate. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "KSHMR bring new talent to EDM". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Top 100 DJs". DJMag. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. ^ "The Producers Conference with The Cataracs". YouTube. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "R3hab & KSHMR – Karate". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ "KSHMR – JAMMU | Remix Contest | Spinnin' Records". Spinninrecords.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Splice". Splice. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Events". The Fonda Theatre. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. ^ Melendez, Monique (13 June 2016). "KSHMR Drops Lush 'The Lion Across the Field' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  17. ^ a b Bein, Kat (1 September 2016). "KSHMR and Tigerlily's 'Invisible Children' Turns Up for a Cause: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  18. ^ [1] DJ Magazine
  19. ^ a b Bein, Kat (21 October 2016). "KSHMR & Bassjackers Take Fun to the 'Extreme' on Latest Collaboration: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  20. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/back-to-me/1972509
  21. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/imaginate/2019745
  22. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/harder/2032751
  23. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7873099/kshmr-dharma-worldwide-label-festival-of-lights
  24. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/kolkata/2073775
  25. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/divination/2074761
  26. ^ https://www.beatport.com/release/the-serpent/2074630

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