Dhruv Visvanath

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Dhruv Visvanath
Born1992 (age 31–32)
OriginNew Delhi, India
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar
Years active2008–present
Formerly ofCobbled Street [1]
Website 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 .

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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. [2] [3] He began playing the piano at age 7 and the guitar at age 13. [4] [3]

Career

In 2014, Visvanath was named to Acoustic Guitar ’s “30 Great Guitarists Under 30 list”. [5]

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.” [6]

In 2016, Visvanath performed a 17-city tour for his project, The Lost Cause, which was released as an album in 2018. [3] The Lost Cause was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the "Best Indian Albums of 2018". [7]

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." [8]

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. [9]

Discography

As lead artist

Albums
TitleYearSource
The Book of I2021 [10]
The Lost Cause2018 [7]
Orion2015 [6]
Extended plays
TitleYearSource
Demons2022 [11]
Chronicles2011 [3]
Singles
TitleYearSource
"Ring of Fire"2023 [12]
"Neon Moon"2023 [13]
"Demons"2022 [8]
"Monster"2022 [14]
“Suffocation”2022 [15]
“Fly”2021 [16]
"Write"2020 [17]
“Dear Madeline”2020 [18]
"Standing Still"2019 [19]
"Autumn"2018 [20]
"Afterglow"2018 [21]
"The Lost Cause"2018 [22]
“Jungle”2018 [23]
"Wild"2018 [24]
"Rain"2018 [25]
"Chaos"2017 [26]
"Summer"2016 [27]
Singles
TitleArtistYearSource
“Decay – Redux”Manas Jha2023 [28]
“Under Cover”Aditya N., Nayantara Bhatkal, Class2023 [29]
"Raatein Soyi Hain"Pragya Sodhani2022 [30]
"Start Again"Jay Visvanath2022 [31]
"Honey It's Over"Antriksh Mohapatra2021 [32]
"Lie Awake"Jay Visvanath2021 [33]
"King"Jay Visvanath2020 [34]
"Watercolour"Sanjeeta Bhattacharya2020 [35]
“Dear Santa”Kimberley Rodrigues ft Christine Dessa2020 [36]
"For Now"Nikhita2019 [37]
''Aa Jhoom"Kimberley Rodrigues2019 [38]
"Ozone"Yatin Srivastava2018 [39]

Filmography

Production
TitleYearTypeRoleSource
Friday Night Plan 2023 Netflix filmMusic Director
My Kind of Country reality game show Contestant [40]
Rizwan - Keeper Of The Gates of Heaven2016Short filmSound designer [41]

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