Niles hollowell-dhar biography of michael
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Michael Pollack (songwriter)
American songwriter and record producer
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| Birth name | Michael Ross Pollack |
| Born | () April 26, (age&#;30) Roslyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | –present |
Musical artist
Michael Ross Pollack (born April 26, ) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written songs for artists such as Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Beyoncé, Lizzo, and Kelly Clarkson, among others.[1][2] He co-wrote Maroon 5's single "Memories", which peaked atop Billboard's Radio Songs chart, along with Justin Bieber's "Ghost"[3] and Miley Cyrus' "Flowers".[4][5] The latter also peaked the Billboard Hot , becoming his first co-writing credit to do so.[6]
Early years
[edit]Pollack and his older sister were raised bygd their parents in Roslyn, Ne
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KSHMR
Fluke or not, it opened doors. Hollowell-Dhar secured producer credits on big-time projects such as the English-language portion of Enrique Iglesias’s album Love and Sex. Although he remembers his time working with Iglesias fondly, he ultimately found that the pop music wasn’t the best fit.
“It didn’t come as naturally,” he said. “Where I really excelled was being by myself and spending a lot of time crafting things. That’s what led me to dance music.”
Before KSHMR, Hollowell-Dhar worked as a ghost producer for several well-known DJs. When several of his ghost-produced songs blew up, he “took it as a sign that I could do it.”
So, in , Niles Hollowell-Dhar became KSHMR. He signed with Spinnin’ Records and remained anonymous for his first few hits, including “Burn” alongside DallasK. In , he released “Secrets” with Tiesto, taking the moment to reveal himself during Tiesto’s Ultra Music Festival performance that same year.
In , KSHMR released his debut EP The Lion Across
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I want to be a part of India’s growing hip-hop scene: KSHMR
American DJ and record producer KSHMR (aka Niles Hollowell-Dhar) didn’t hold back on showing his love for India during his one-hour set at the Road to Ultra festival in Bengaluru. “India is my favourite place to time I come here, I always put a lot of thought into my set,” he told the crowd. He then went on to play hits like Bombay Dreams and his version of Oo Antava, after which the DJ played a couple of tracks from his next hip-hop album.
Going Back to his roots
KSHMR feels strongly about hip-hop. After all, he started his music journey as a hip-hop artiste. The Indian-origin musician says, “Hip-hop was all I made growing up, and now it’s the genre that I’m most interested in. When I saw that there was a blossoming hip-hop scene in India, I wanted to be a part of it.” The