Dhruv Visvanath
{{Short description|Indian musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dhruv Visvanath
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1992}}
| origin = New Delhi, India
| instrument = vocals, guitar
| years_active = 2008–present
| past_member_of = Cobbled Street{{cite web | url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/meadows-and-rust-aditya-narayan-new-single-leave-them-behind/ | title=Hear Mumbai Multi-Instrumentalist Meadows & Rust's Delicate New Single 'Leave Them Behind' | date=16 May 2021 }}
| website = {{URL|https://mrdhruv.com/}}
}}
Dhruv Visvanath is a musician and producer from New Delhi, India, who came to prominence after he was named a finalist in the first season of My Kind of Country.
Early life
Visvanath was born in Delhi, but grew up with living between England, Zambia, Bombay, and Hong Kong with his family due to his father's job at HSBC Bank.{{Cite web |title=Mr Guitar |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/mr-guitar/cid/1410439 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}} He began playing the piano at age 7 and the guitar at age 13.{{Cite web |last=ahummingheart·Interviews· |date=2018-05-14 |title=Dhruv Visvanath talks about his childhood, The Lost Cause, and his overdue vacation |url=https://ahummingheart.com/features/interviews/dhruv-visvanath-talks-about-his-childhood-the-lost-cause-and-his-overdue-vacation/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=A Humming Heart |language=en-GB}}
Career
In 2014, Visvanath was named to Acoustic Guitar
In 2015, Visvanath released his first album, Orion; which All About The Rock gave a 9 out of 10 rating and called, "an exceptional collection of electro-acoustic songs that are both emotional and uplifting."
In 2016, Visvanath performed a 17-city tour for his project, The Lost Cause, which was released as an album in 2018. The Lost Cause was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the "Best Indian Albums of 2018".{{Cite web |last=Britto |first=Anurag Tagat, Riddhi Chakraborty and David |date=2018-12-31 |title=Best Indian Albums of 2018 |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/best-indian-albums-2018/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Rolling Stone India |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Visvanath released his EP, Demons, which A Humming Heart granted an 8/10 rating and wrote was, "darker, more deliberate and replete with renewed vulnerability, every one of the four tracks on the EP takes Dhruv's musical purpose of "healing", further and further as he faces his fears with every line."
In 2023, after being discovered by country musician, Jimmie Allen, Visvanath competed on My Kind of Country, an Apple TV+ singing competition set in Nashville, Tennessee. Visvanath ranked in the final four contestants on the show.{{Cite web |title=My Kind of Country casts net in some unlikely places to find contestants for new reality show - ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-24/my-kind-of-country-tv-explained-by-jimmie-allen/102138760 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=amp.abc.net.au}}
Discography
= As lead artist =
| class="wikitable"
|+Albums !Title !Year !Source |
| The Book of I
|2021 |
| The Lost Cause
|2018 |
| Orion
|2015 |
| class="wikitable"
|+Extended plays !Title !Year !Source |
| Demons
|2022 |
| Chronicles
|2011 |
| class="wikitable"
|+Singles !Title !Year !Source |
| "Ring of Fire"
|2023 |
| "Neon Moon"
|2023 |
| "Demons"
|2022 |
| "Monster"
|2022 |
| "Suffocation"
|2022 |
| "Fly"
|2021 |
| "Write"
|2020 |
| "Dear Madeline"
|2020 |
| "Standing Still"
|2019 |
| "Autumn"
|2018 |
| "Afterglow"
|2018 |
| "The Lost Cause"
|2018 |
| "Jungle"
|2018 |
| "Wild"
|2018 |
| "Rain"
|2018 |
| "Chaos"
|2017 |
| "Summer"
|2016 |
= As featured artist =
| class="wikitable"
|+Singles !Title !Artist !Year !Source |
| "Decay – Redux"
|Manas Jha |2023 |
| "Under Cover"
|Aditya N., Nayantara Bhatkal, Class |2023 |
| "Raatein Soyi Hain"
|Pragya Sodhani |2022 |
| "Start Again"
|Jay Visvanath |2022 |
| "Honey It's Over"
|Antriksh Mohapatra |2021 |
| "Lie Awake"
|Jay Visvanath |2021 |
| "King"
|Jay Visvanath |2020 |
| "Watercolour"
|Sanjeeta Bhattacharya |2020 |
| "Dear Santa"
|Kimberley Rodrigues ft Christine Dessa |2020 |
| "For Now"
|Nikhita |2019 |
|Kimberley Rodrigues |2019 |
| "Ozone"
|Yatin Srivastava |2018 |
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Production !Title !Year !Type !Role !Source |
| Friday Night Plan
|rowspan=2|2023 |Netflix film |Music Director | |
| My Kind of Country
|Contestant |
| Rizwan - Keeper Of The Gates of Heaven
|2016 |Short film |Sound designer |
References
{{Reflist}}
Category:Indian male singer-songwriters
Category:Indian singer-songwriters
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