Niles Hollowell-Dhar
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| Birth name | Niles Hollowell-Dhar |
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6 October 1988 Berkeley, California, United States. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | welcometokshmr |
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". His place elevated to 12th in the Top 100 DJs of 2016. In July 2017, he launched his own label, "Dharma Worldwide".
Hollowell-Dhar was born in Berkeley, California. His father emigrated from India. He got his stage name from Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, also referred to as "paradise on earth". 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." Hollowell-Dhar has been producing electronic music under his own alias following Singer-Vine's departure from the duo in 2014. 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, also he earned himself the award for highest new entry of the year. He also performed at Coachella. Hollowell-Dhar currently uses the Ableton Live 9. With the Cataracs he used Propellerhead Reason. 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.
In 2014, Hollowell-Dhar started making electro house music under the alias of KSHMR. 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. 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.
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