Ritviz
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| Birth name | Ritviz Srivastava |
| Also known as | Vizdumb |
| Born | 24 July 1996 Darbhanga, Bihar, India |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Ritviz Srivastava (born July 24, 1996) is an Indian singer-songwriter, electronic musician and record producer from Pune, Maharashtra, India.[1][2] He rose to prominence after his song "Udd Gaye" was featured on A.I.B.'s official YouTube channel after becoming the winner of the 2017 Bacardi House Party Sessions, a talent hunt competition organised by A.I.B. and Nucleya.
Ritviz was featured on Forbes India's 30 Under 30 list [3] and on one of the digital covers of the Grazia India's Cool List in 2021.[4]
Early life
[edit]Ritviz Srivastava was born in Darbhanga, Bihar to Pranay Prasoon, a banker in the department of Foreign Exchange at ICICI Bank in Pune, who also plays the tabla and Anvita Bharti, the Head of the Department of Performing Arts at Delhi Public School, Pune, Maharashtra. This resulted in an exposure to music from an early age.[5]
Ritviz grew up in Pune. He started learning music when he was 8 years old, and went on to be tutored by Uday Bhawalkar in the Dhrupad subgenre of Hindustani Music.[6] He composed his first song at the age of 11.[3]
Career
[edit]Following the release of his debut EP, Yuv in 2016, Ritviz released his second EP Ved three years later which was preceded by the hit single "Udd Gaye". He then made a remix version of Nucleya's track "Lights", from the 2016 album "Raja Baja",[7] a remix of Major Lazer's "Light It Up", of which Ritviz made the Diwali version which features his voice as well as production in 2019. In May 2020, he was featured on the remix of Lauv's "Modern Loneliness".[8] In the following year, Ritviz released another EP, Dev, preceded by "Liggi", he then followed it up with a collaborative EP Baaraat along with Nucleya. The four track EP was accompanied by a series of NFT.[9][10]
In July, 2022 Ritviz announced that his debut album, Mimmi would be releasing on September 2, 2022.[11] The album was named after and dedicated to his mother, who also helped co-writing the songs.[5] After the release of his debut album, Ritviz embarked on his Mimmi Album Launch Tour throughout 2023.[12][13]
Ritviz has performed at EDC Las Vegas, Sunburn Festival, the Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Zomaland by Zomato and YouTube Fanfest. He opened for Katy Perry and Dua Lipa at the OnePlus Music Festival in 2019.[14][15]
Ritviz composed the title track of the Amazon Prime Video show Comicstaan, appeared on the soundtrack of the Netflix series Mismatched with "Sun Toh", and his music has been featured in the Marvel series Ms. Marvel.[16][17]
On June 21, 2024, Ritviz released the single "Mehrbaan" featuring Pakistani Singer Hasan Raheem.[18]
Discography
[edit]Albums and EPs
[edit]| Year | Album / EP | Track | Artist(s) |
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| 2016 | Yuv | Bali | Ritviz |
| Taan | |||
| Yuv | |||
| Jiti | |||
| 2017-2019 | Ved | Udd Gaye | Ritviz |
| Jeet | |||
| Barso | |||
| Ved | |||
| Jeet 2.0 | |||
| Sage | |||
| 2019-2021 | Dev | Chalo Chalein | Ritviz ft. Seedhe Maut |
| Liggi | Ritviz | ||
| Raahi | |||
| Thandi Hawa | |||
| Pran | |||
| Khamoshi | Ritviz & Karan Kanchan | ||
| 2020 | Thandi Hawa (Official Remixes) | Thandi Hawa (Sez on the Beat & Enkore Remix) | Ritviz |
| Thandi Hawa (Anish Sood Remix) | |||
| Thandi Hawa (Nucleya Remix) | |||
| Thandi Hawa (Zupiter Remix) | |||
| 2021 | Baaraat | Sathi | Ritviz & Nucleya |
| Ari Ari | |||
| Roz | |||
| Baaraat | |||
| 2022 | Mimmi | Aaj Na | Ritviz |
| Mehfooz | |||
| Mimmi | |||
| Chandamama | |||
| Taj | |||
| Jaana | Ritviz & Karan Kanchan | ||
| Pukaar | Ritviz | ||
| Aas Paas |
Singles and collaborations
[edit]| Year | Track | Artists | Album / Compilation | |
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| 2013 | Teenage Sound | Ritviz | ||
| 2014 | Vizdumb | Beatific | Ritviz | |
| I Feel Love | ||||
| 2015 | Mukti | Ritviz | "dimmSummer Presents: Revolution Rising Volume 2" | |
| 2016 | Turn Up | Su Real ft. Ritviz | "Twerkistan" by Su Real | |
| Lights (Ritviz Remix) | Nucleya & Ritviz | |||
| 2019 | Light It Up (Ritviz Diwali Edition) | Major Lazer & Ritviz ft. Nyla & Fuse ODG | ||
| 2020 | Modern Loneliness (Ritviz Remix) | Lauv & Ritviz | "~how i'm feeling~ (the extras)" by Lauv | |
| Roshni | SickFlip & Ritviz ft. Seedhe Maut | |||
| 2024 | Mehrbaan | Ritviz & Hasan Raheem | ||
Web series soundtracks
[edit]| Year | Series | Song | Artist(s) |
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| 2018 | Comicstaan | Comicstaan Title Track | Ritviz |
| 2020 | Mismatched | Sun Toh | Ritviz |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel[19] | Sage | Ritviz |
| Thandi Hawa | Ritviz | ||
| Aavegi | Ritviz |
References
[edit]- ^ "How Indian Electro-Pop Artist Ritviz Banked on Spotify Streams to Navigate Pandemic". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Patwa, Priyadarshini (20 February 2020). "Meet Ritviz, the New Desi Electronica Master on the Block". Entrepreneur.
- ^ a b "Ritviz: Tapping Into Classical Roots To Create New-age Music". Forbes India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Grazia Cool List 2021: Ritviz Srivastava | Grazia India". Grazia India. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b "After 'Mimmi', Ritviz reveals why his next album or single could be about his father". Mid-day. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ritviz: "I cannot make music just for the heck of it"". The Hindu. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ NUCLEYA Raja Baja – Official Aftermovie | NSCI Dome, retrieved 6 July 2020
- ^ "Check Out Latest Hindi Hit Song Music Video - 'Lauv' Sung By Ritviz". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (21 June 2021). "Ritviz Scopes Out Two Collaborative Albums with Nucleya and Seedhe Maut". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ritviz, Nucleya in first collab for 'Baaraat', NFT marketplace". The Statesman. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ritviz to soon release debut full-length album 'Mimmi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Ray, Sanjana (20 September 2022). "A new album, global tours and making music for Ms. Marvel: It's a busy year for Ritviz, the 26-year-old indie artist whose debut track Udd Gaye is still a party favourite". GQ India. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Westside becomes the Title Sponsor for Ritviz Mimmi Album Launch Tour". ThePrint. ANI. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Britto, David (18 November 2019). "Festival Review: Katy Perry, Dua Lipa Woo Fans with Saccharine Pop at OnePlus Music Festival in Mumbai". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Katy Perry mesmerizes fans as she performs with Dua Lipa at Mumbai concert. See pics and videos". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Ms Marvel | AR Rahman : 'Ms Marvel's desi connect: AR Rahman, Ritviz & Ishq Bector add a dash of Indian music to MCU". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Perkins, Njera (16 June 2022). "The Soundtrack For "Ms. Marvel" Highlights Pop Hits and South Asian Artists". Popsugar. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ritviz Drops Glitchy New Song 'Mehrbaan' with Hasan Raheem". Rolling Stone India. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Pasoori and 9 other tracks by South Asian artists that are featured in the Ms Marvel series". GQ India. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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