Niles Hollowell-Dhar, better known by his stage name KSHMR, is an American DJ, record producer and musician from Berkeley, California.
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His stage name as well as his 2014 song of the same name, are based on Kashmir, the northern state of India, which is often called "paradise on earth". KSHMR has been producing electronic music under his own alias following David "Campa" Singer-Vine's departure from the duo The Cataracs in 2014. He debuted at #23 on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs of 2015, earning him an award for the highest new entry of the year.
KSHMR is from Berkeley of California, United States. He got his stage name from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir also referred to as, “paradise on earth.”He originally was part of the hip-hop production duo The Cataracs, who released 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.” It was just 2014 when KSHMR 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 took the stage at the hottest event of the season, Coachella, sharing his beats with the young and festival fashion clad.
KSHMR currently uses the Ableton Live 9. With the Cataracs he used Propellerhead Reason.
In 2014, Hollowell-Dhar started making electro house music under the alias of KSHMR. Under this name, he charted on Beatport. KSHMR's collaborations notably include Firebeatz, R3hab, Tiësto, Carnage, Timmy Trumpet and DallasK. KSHMR 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 KSHMR's songs are released under Spinnin' Records. KSHMR started raising attention when his single "Burn", a collaboration with DallasK, debuted reached the Top 40 chart on Beatport then eventually reached #1. The song has been released through 3 labels: Revealed Recordings, Spinnin' Records, and Ultra Records. Niles finally revealed himself at Ultra Music Festival 2015 and was introduced by Tiësto himself. His song, "Secrets", a collaboration with Tiësto and Vassy[6] was a huge EDM hit, streaming through buzz charts, and reaching the top of the Beatport Chart. KSHMR 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 Indian ethnic descent. In June 2015, KSHMR announced he would host with Spinnin Records a remix contest for his track "JAMMU" - the first prize being a collaboration with KSHMR 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 KSHMR. In July 2015, KSHMR released his highly anticipated debut sound pack exclusively with Splice Sounds. After the contest, KSHMR announced his first live performance,[10] at the Fonda Theater, Los Angeles. The show took place on 19 September 2015. He released "The Lion Across The Field EP" on 13 May 2016, his first album. 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 released his new song, 'Invisible Children'. He collaborated with a female DJ, Tigerlily.
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