Dhruv Visvanath is an Indian singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a unique acoustic percussive guitarist, earning him the nickname “The Guitar Spanker”. In 2014, Dhruv became the only Indian to be named among the “30 Great Guitarists Under 30” by Acoustic Guitar magazine. He was a finalist in the 2023 American reality music show My Kind of Country. Dhruv also featured in the song “Khalasi” in Coke Studio Bharat 2023.
Wiki/Biography
Dhruv Visvanath was born in July 1992 in Delhi, India (age 32 in 2024). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He grew up in different cities and countries including the UK, Zambia, Hong Kong, and Mumbai, India.
Dhruv Visvanath as a baby with his parents
From 2003 to 2007, he studied at the Hong Kong Island School and completed his secondary education at the Sanskrit School in New Delhi. From 2010 to 2013, he pursued a BA in Geography from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, while also studying Architecture. His musical journey began with piano classes at the age of 7. He first picked up the guitar at age 13 and learned it through a trial and error method.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Dhruv Visvanath is half Punjabi and half South Indian.
Parents and siblings
Dhruv Visvanath’s mother Jyoti Singh Visvanath is a blogger and painter. His father Shekhar Visvanath passed away in 2008. He has a younger brother Jay Visvanath.
Dhruv Visvanath with his mother Jyoti Singh Visvanath and brother Jay Visvanath
Dhruv Visvanath and his father, the late Shekhar Visvanath
wife and children
Dhruv Visvanath was unmarried and had no children.
Relationships/Affairs
Dhruv Visvanath and Niyati Singh are in a relationship.
Dhruv Visvanath and girlfriend Niyati Singh
Profession
singer and songwriter
Dhruv Visvanath has produced 3 albums and many songs. His debut album ‘Orion’ was released on September 19, 2015 and was produced by Bollywood singer and producer Vishal Dadlani. His second album, The Lost Cause, was released in 2018, and his third album, The Book of I, was partially released during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2023, Dhruv gained further fame when he was a finalist in the US Apple TV music competition series “My Kind of Country”.
guitarist
Dhruv Visvanath is a percussive acoustic guitar soloist. His musical output mainly includes acoustic, electroacoustic, hard rock and alternative music. His spanking style of guitar playing introduced a new genre of music to the Indian music scene. In 2023, Dhruv appeared in the famous Indian song “Khalasi” released on the Indian music show Coke Studio Bharat. In this song, he contributes his percussive acoustic guitar beat.
Dhruv’s music was featured in the film Sonchirya and he also collaborated with AR Rahman on Dil Bechara and Blinded By The Light.
Dhruv Visvanath posts about his experience at Coke Studio Bharat on Instagram
Dhruv Visvanath discography
Singles as lead artist
Singles as Featured Artist
album as lead singer
Expanded gigs as lead artist
Awards and Achievements
- Winner of Indian Music Diary Award for Best Pop Artist/Singer-Songwriter of the Year (2022)
- Dhruv is the only Indian from India to participate in the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, USA and Canadian Music Week in Toronto. (2018)
- He was named one of the “30 Great Guitarists Under 30” (Global) by Acoustic Guitar magazine, along with Ed Sheeran and Newton Faulkner. (2014)
- His album The Lost Cause was listed as one of the “Best Indian Albums of 2018” by the American magazine Rolling Stone.
- He was selected for Spotify Worldwide’s RADAR program in 2021.
Dhruv Visvanath selected for Spotify’s RADAR program
- He has been selected as the face of Spotify’s 2021 independent English playlist.
Dhruv Visvanath’s Instagram post about being featured on the cover of Spotify’s Indie English playlist
- He was honored by Coke Studio Bharat for his contribution to the song “Khalasi”.
Dhruv Visvanath posts on Instagram about receiving Coca-Cola Studio Bharat honor
Favorites
- Band: Alter Bridge, Fomas and Snarky Puppy.
- Cities: Montreal and Hong Kong
Facts/Trivia
- He enjoys writing film music.
- Dhruv’s hobbies are reading and painting.
- He also interned at Microsoft and Nokia before devoting himself full-time to music.
- Dhruv is an animal lover, especially cats and dogs.
Dhruv Visvanath playing with his cat Tarzan as a child
Dhruv Visvanath poses with dog
- Dhruv Visvanath considers guitarists such as Andy Mckee, Don Ross and Antoine Dufour to be his great teachers. When he lost interest in playing electric guitar, it was these artists who made him realize he was born for the percussive acoustic style.
- One of Dhruv’s idols is the legendary Indian musician AR Rahman.
Dhruv Visvanath’s Facebook post about AR Rahman
- He was the sound designer for the short film Rizwan – Guardian of Heaven’s Gate.
- Dhruv is a nature lover and especially enjoys traveling to hilly areas.
Dhruv Visvanath posts on Instagram about his love for mountains
- As a musician, the trial and error method works best for Dhruv. He said in an interview,
Trial and error above all else. “
- Dhruv Visvanath named his 7 guitars Andrea, Lucy, Catherine, Naomi, Sophie, Sara and Lauren. He also named his keyboard Christa and his laptop Betty.
Dhruv Visvanath poses with his guitar
- Dhruv’s three Desert Island records are Alter Bridge’s “One Day Remains”, Phil Collins’ Greatest Hits and Foo Fighters’ “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”.
- Dhruv Visvanath is a philanthropist. He contributed to ‘Paani’, a fundraiser organized by Delhi Pyaas to help drought victims in Maharashtra.
Dhruv Visvanath, spotted performing live at fundraiser ‘Paani’
- Dhruv Visvanath has been selected as the youth ambassador for several international brands and has appeared in various popular magazines.
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