Dhruv Visvanath

Dhruv Visvanath
Dhruv Visvanath
Born	1992 (age 32–33)
Origin	New Delhi, India
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	2008–present
Formerly of	Cobbled Street
Website	mrdhruv.com
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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.^[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
Title	Year	Source
The Book of I	2021	^[10]
The Lost Cause	2018	^[7]
Orion	2015	^[6]

Extended plays
Title	Year	Source
Demons	2022	^[11]
Chronicles	2011	^[3]

Singles
Title	Year	Source
"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]

As featured artist

Singles
Title	Artist	Year	Source
"Decay – Redux"	Manas Jha	2023	^[28]
"Under Cover"	Aditya N., Nayantara Bhatkal, Class	2023	^[29]
"Raatein Soyi Hain"	Pragya Sodhani	2022	^[30]
"Start Again"	Jay Visvanath	2022	^[31]
"Honey It's Over"	Antriksh Mohapatra	2021	^[32]
"Lie Awake"	Jay Visvanath	2021	^[33]
"King"	Jay Visvanath	2020	^[34]
"Watercolour"	Sanjeeta Bhattacharya	2020	^[35]
"Dear Santa"	Kimberley Rodrigues ft Christine Dessa	2020	^[36]
"For Now"	Nikhita	2019	^[37]
''Aa Jhoom"	Kimberley Rodrigues	2019	^[38]
"Ozone"	Yatin Srivastava	2018	^[39]

Filmography

Production
Title	Year	Type	Role	Source
Friday Night Plan	2023	Netflix film	Music Director
My Kind of Country	2023	reality game show	Contestant	^[40]
Rizwan - Keeper Of The Gates of Heaven	2016	Short film	Sound designer	^[41]

References

^ "Hear Mumbai Multi-Instrumentalist Meadows & Rust's Delicate New Single 'Leave Them Behind'". 16 May 2021.
^ "Mr Guitar". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dhruv Visvanath: The troubadour with a cause". Mintlounge. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ ahummingheart·Interviews· (2018-05-14). "Dhruv Visvanath talks about his childhood, The Lost Cause, and his overdue vacation". A Humming Heart. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ "Dhruv Vishvanath talks about being on the 30 Great Guitarists Under 30 list and more". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ ^a ^b Dodgin, Rich (2017-04-29). "Dhruv Visvanath - Orion". All About The Rock. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ ^a ^b Britto, Anurag Tagat, Riddhi Chakraborty and David (2018-12-31). "Best Indian Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "Review: Demons by Dhruv Visvanath". A Humming Heart. 2022-03-10. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ "My Kind of Country casts net in some unlikely places to find contestants for new reality show - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ "The Book of I, by Dhruv Visvanath". Dhruv Visvanath. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2022-04-04). "#ReviewRundown: March 2022". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ My Kind of Country's Dhruv Visvanath — "Ring of Fire" | Apple TV+, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ "Ear and there: One Indian musician's journey from desi to country". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Monster (Official Lyric Video), retrieved 2023-07-16
^ Britto, Anurag Tagat and David (2022-12-28). "The 22 Best Indian Independent Singles of 2022". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, Anurag Tagat and David (2021-12-21). "10 Best Indian Music Videos of 2021". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2020-07-30). "Hear Dhruv Visvanath's Sparkling New Song 'Write'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Singh, Anurag Tagat, David Britto and Nirmika (2020-12-29). "10 Best Indian Singles of 2020". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Standing Still - Dhruv Visvanath - Music Mojo Season 4 - Kappa TV, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ "Autumn, by Dhruv Visvanath". Dhruv Visvanath. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Afterglow - Dhruv Visvanath - Music Mojo Season 4 - Kappa TV, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ Mosk, Mitch (2018-06-13). "Breathing the Inner Light of Dhruv Visvanath's 'The Lost Cause'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ India, Rolling Stone (2018-01-10). "10 Best Indian Singles of 2017". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ India, Rolling Stone (2018-03-21). "Rolling Stone India Monthly Playlist Series: March". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, David (2018-06-26). "10 Monsoon Songs by Indian Artists You Need to Hear". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Chaos, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ Vaidyanathan, Chetna (2016-08-11). "Hear Guitar Spanker Dhruv Visvanath's Latest Track "Summer"". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, David (2023-02-02). "Manas Jha Recalls Blackstratblues on New EP 'Freedom or Love,' Also Collaborates with Sidd Coutto and Dhruv Visvanath". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2023-03-02). "Netflix Series 'Class' Has Standout Music by Aditya N. and Nayantara Bhatkal". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, David (2022-02-18). "Hear Pragya Sodhani's Soothing New Single 'Raatein Soyi Hain'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Start Again, 2022-11-25, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ "Wild City Singled Out: February 2021". www.thewildcity.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2021-01-09). "Hear JVish and Dhruv Visvanath's Easygoing Ode to Procrastinators on 'Lie Awake'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2020-11-07). "Hear New Delhi Hip-Hop Artist JVish's Buoyant Debut Song 'King'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, David (2020-05-20). "Hear Singer-Songwriter Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's Wistful New Single 'Watercolour'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2020-12-24). "8 Christmas Songs from Indian Indie Artists for Festive Cheer". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Britto, David (2019-10-23). "Listen: Nikhita's Percussive Acoustic Track 'For Now'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2019-08-25). "Hear Singer-Songwriter Kimberley Rodrigues' Carefree Debut 'Aa Jhoom'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Tagat, Anurag (2018-05-30). "Yatin Srivastava Project Teams Up with Members of Steven Wilson, The Pineapple Thief". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ My Kind of Country — Meet Dhruv Visvanath | Apple TV+, retrieved 2023-07-16
^ "This heart-warming short film titled Rizwan is going viral for all the right reasons". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[1] "Hear Mumbai Multi-Instrumentalist Meadows & Rust's Delicate New Single 'Leave Them Behind'". 16 May 2021.

[2] "Mr Guitar". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[:0-3] "Dhruv Visvanath: The troubadour with a cause". Mintlounge. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[4] ummingheart·Interviews· (2018-05-14). "Dhruv Visvanath talks about his childhood, The Lost Cause, and his overdue vacation". A Humming Heart. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[5] "Dhruv Vishvanath talks about being on the 30 Great Guitarists Under 30 list and more". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[:1-6] Dodgin, Rich (2017-04-29). "Dhruv Visvanath - Orion". All About The Rock. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[Britto-7] Britto, Anurag Tagat, Riddhi Chakraborty and David (2018-12-31). "Best Indian Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:2-8] "Review: Demons by Dhruv Visvanath". A Humming Heart. 2022-03-10. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[9] "My Kind of Country casts net in some unlikely places to find contestants for new reality show - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[10] "The Book of I, by Dhruv Visvanath". Dhruv Visvanath. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[11] Tagat, Anurag (2022-04-04). "#ReviewRundown: March 2022". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[12] My Kind of Country's Dhruv Visvanath — "Ring of Fire" | Apple TV+, retrieved 2023-07-16

[13] "Ear and there: One Indian musician's journey from desi to country". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[14] Monster (Official Lyric Video), retrieved 2023-07-16

[15] Britto, Anurag Tagat and David (2022-12-28). "The 22 Best Indian Independent Singles of 2022". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[16] Britto, Anurag Tagat and David (2021-12-21). "10 Best Indian Music Videos of 2021". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[17] Tagat, Anurag (2020-07-30). "Hear Dhruv Visvanath's Sparkling New Song 'Write'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[18] Singh, Anurag Tagat, David Britto and Nirmika (2020-12-29). "10 Best Indian Singles of 2020". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[19] Standing Still - Dhruv Visvanath - Music Mojo Season 4 - Kappa TV, retrieved 2023-07-16

[20] "Autumn, by Dhruv Visvanath". Dhruv Visvanath. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[21] Afterglow - Dhruv Visvanath - Music Mojo Season 4 - Kappa TV, retrieved 2023-07-16

[22] Mosk, Mitch (2018-06-13). "Breathing the Inner Light of Dhruv Visvanath's 'The Lost Cause'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[23] India, Rolling Stone (2018-01-10). "10 Best Indian Singles of 2017". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[24] India, Rolling Stone (2018-03-21). "Rolling Stone India Monthly Playlist Series: March". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[25] Britto, David (2018-06-26). "10 Monsoon Songs by Indian Artists You Need to Hear". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[26] Chaos, retrieved 2023-07-16

[27] Vaidyanathan, Chetna (2016-08-11). "Hear Guitar Spanker Dhruv Visvanath's Latest Track "Summer"". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[28] Britto, David (2023-02-02). "Manas Jha Recalls Blackstratblues on New EP 'Freedom or Love,' Also Collaborates with Sidd Coutto and Dhruv Visvanath". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[29] Tagat, Anurag (2023-03-02). "Netflix Series 'Class' Has Standout Music by Aditya N. and Nayantara Bhatkal". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[30] Britto, David (2022-02-18). "Hear Pragya Sodhani's Soothing New Single 'Raatein Soyi Hain'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[31] Start Again, 2022-11-25, retrieved 2023-07-16

[32] "Wild City Singled Out: February 2021". www.thewildcity.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[33] Tagat, Anurag (2021-01-09). "Hear JVish and Dhruv Visvanath's Easygoing Ode to Procrastinators on 'Lie Awake'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[34] Tagat, Anurag (2020-11-07). "Hear New Delhi Hip-Hop Artist JVish's Buoyant Debut Song 'King'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[35] Britto, David (2020-05-20). "Hear Singer-Songwriter Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's Wistful New Single 'Watercolour'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[36] Tagat, Anurag (2020-12-24). "8 Christmas Songs from Indian Indie Artists for Festive Cheer". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[37] Britto, David (2019-10-23). "Listen: Nikhita's Percussive Acoustic Track 'For Now'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[38] Tagat, Anurag (2019-08-25). "Hear Singer-Songwriter Kimberley Rodrigues' Carefree Debut 'Aa Jhoom'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[39] Tagat, Anurag (2018-05-30). "Yatin Srivastava Project Teams Up with Members of Steven Wilson, The Pineapple Thief". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[40] My Kind of Country — Meet Dhruv Visvanath | Apple TV+, retrieved 2023-07-16

[41] "This heart-warming short film titled Rizwan is going viral for all the right reasons". India Today. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

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