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KSHMR
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Also known as Niles Hollowell-Dhar

Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, songwriter, record producer, former rapper, and singer who came to prominence as a member of the production team the Cataracs under the stage name Cyrano. He was ranked 23rd on DJ Mags 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and was awarded highest new entry for the year. In the same poll he elevated to 12th in 2016 and 2017, and again in 2020. He was ranked 11th in the same poll in 2021; and in 2022 in same poll he ranked 12. In July 2017, he launched Dharma W

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1988-10-06
big room houseelectro houseelectronichouse

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
364,545
Total plays
6,301,025

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big roomHouseamericanelectronicEDM

Niles "Cyranizzy" Hollowell-Dhar (born 6 October 1988), better known as KSHMR, is coming up as one of the more memorable names in the electronic music industry. KSHMR is based in Berkeley, California, and since 2013, KSHMR has been making EDM after leaving the indie-pop duo The Cataracs. KSHMR first got his name in the EDM scene with the song "Megalodon" as his first big tune released in the early years of 2014. KSHMR is also known for contributing to compositions for many famous producers li

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Key facts

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Kshmr in 2013
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Niles Hollowell-Dhar
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Berkeley, California, U.S.
Musical artist.years_active
2003–present
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • 2003–2013: The Cataracs
  • 2014: Transition into Kshmr
  • 2015: ''Secrets''
  • 2016: ''The Lion Across the Field''
  • 2017: Dharma Worldwide and ''Power''
  • 2018: ''House of Cards, Carry Me Home,'' and ''Magic''
  • 2019: ''No Regrets'' and ''Devil Inside Me''
  • 2020: ''One More Round''
  • 2021: ''Harmonica Andromeda''
  • 2022: Lion Heart
  • 2023: ''Karam''
  • Musical style
  • Discography
  • Accolades
  • References

Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, songwriter, record producer, former rapper, and singer who came to prominence as a member of the production team the Cataracs under the stage name Cyrano. He was ranked 23rd on DJ Mags 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and was awarded highest new entry for the year. In the same poll he elevated to 12th in 2016 and 2017, and again in 2020. He was ranked 11th in the same poll in 2021; and in 2022 in same poll he ranked 12. In July 2017, he launched Dharma Worldwide, a sublabel of Spinnin' Records. Kshmr performed live at many music festivals like Coachella, Tomorrowland, EDC, Ultra and Sunburn.

== Early life == left|thumb|upright|Hollowell-Dhar and David Singer-Vine performing as the Cataracs in 2010 Hollowell-Dhar was born in Berkeley, California. His father is a Kashmiri Pandit who emigrated from India, while his mother is American. He got his stage name from Jammu and Kashmir, where his paternal side hails from. His singles "Jammu" and "Kashmir" also derive their names from the state.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KSHMR” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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