Ritviz Explained

Ritviz
Birth Name:Ritviz Srivastava
Alias:Vizdumb
Birth Date:24 July 1996
Birth Place:Darbhanga, Bihar, India
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 30 Under 30 list [3] and on one of the digital covers of the Grazia Indias Cool List in 2021.[4]

Early life

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.

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.[5] He composed his first song at the age of 11.

Career

Following the release of his debut EP, Yuv, 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", 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". In the following year, Ritviz released another EP, Dev, preceeded 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.[6] [7]

In July, 2022 Ritviz announced that his debut album, Mimmi would be releasing on September 2, 2022.[8] The album was named after and dedicated to his mother, who also helped co-writing the songs.[9] After the release of his debut album, Ritviz embarked on his Mimmi Album Launch Tour throughout 2023.[10] [11]

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.[12] [13]

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.[14] [15]

On June 21, 2024 Ritviz released the single "Mehrbaan" featuring Pakistani Singer Hasan Raheem. [16]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Year Album / EP Track Artist(s)
2016 Yuv Bali Ritviz
Taan
Yuv
Jiti
2017-2019 Ved Udd Gaye Ritviz
Jeet
Barso
Ved
Jeet 2.0
Sage
2019-2021DevChalo ChaleinRitviz ft. Seedhe Maut
LiggiRitviz
Raahi
Thandi Hawa
Pran
KhamoshiRitviz & Karan Kanchan
2020Thandi 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)
2021BaaraatSathiRitviz & Nucleya
Ari Ari
Roz
Baaraat
2022MimmiAaj NaRitviz
Mehfooz
Mimmi
Chandamama
Taj
JaanaRitviz & Karan Kanchan
PukaarRitviz
Aas Paas

Singles and collaborations

Year TrackArtists Album / Compilation
2013Teenage SoundRitviz
2014VizdumbBeatificRitviz
I Feel Love
2015MuktiRitviz"dimmSummer Presents: Revolution Rising Volume 2"
2016Turn UpSu Real ft. Ritviz"Twerkistan" by Su Real
Lights (Ritviz Remix)Nucleya & Ritviz
2019 Light It Up (Ritviz Diwali Edition)
2020 Modern Loneliness (Ritviz Remix)Lauv & Ritviz "~how i'm feeling~ (the extras)" by Lauv
RoshniSickFlip & Ritviz ft. Seedhe Maut
2024MehrbaanRitviz & Hasan Raheem

Web series soundtracks

!Year!Series!Song!Artist(s)
2018ComicstaanComicstaan Title TrackRitviz
2020MismatchedSun TohRitviz
2022Ms. Marvel[17] SageRitviz
Thandi HawaRitviz
AavegiRitviz

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Indian Electro-Pop Artist Ritviz Banked on Spotify Streams to Navigate Pandemic . . 4 January 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Meet Ritviz, the New Desi Electronica Master on the Block. Priyadarshini. Patwa. 20 February 2020. Entrepreneur.
  3. Web site: Ritviz: Tapping Into Classical Roots To Create New-age Music . Forbes India . 12 February 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Grazia Cool List 2021: Ritviz Srivastava Grazia India . . 14 July 2024 . en.
  5. News: Ritviz: "I cannot make music just for the heck of it". 14 March 2019. 8 August 2020. The Hindu.
  6. Tagat . Anurag . Ritviz Scopes Out Two Collaborative Albums with Nucleya and Seedhe Maut . . 21 June 2021 . 14 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Ritviz, Nucleya in first collab for 'Baaraat', NFT marketplace . . 14 July 2024 . en . 14 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Ritviz to soon release debut full-length album 'Mimmi' - Times of India . 2022-07-25 . The Times of India . en.
  9. Web site: After ’Mimmi’, Ritviz reveals why his next album or single could be about his father . . 14 July 2024 . en . 6 April 2023.
  10. Ray . Sanjana . 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 . . 20 September 2022 . 14 July 2024 . en-IN.
  11. News: Westside becomes the Title Sponsor for Ritviz Mimmi Album Launch Tour . 14 July 2024 . . . 10 March 2023.
  12. Britto . David . Festival Review: Katy Perry, Dua Lipa Woo Fans with Saccharine Pop at OnePlus Music Festival in Mumbai . . 18 November 2019 . 14 July 2024.
  13. Web site: 2019-11-17 . Katy Perry mesmerizes fans as she performs with Dua Lipa at Mumbai concert. See pics and videos . 2022-07-25 . Hindustan Times . en.
  14. News: Ms Marvel AR Rahman : 'Ms Marvel's desi connect: AR Rahman, Ritviz & Ishq Bector add a dash of Indian music to MCU . . 2022-07-08.
  15. Web site: Perkins . Njera . The Soundtrack For "Ms. Marvel" Highlights Pop Hits and South Asian Artists . . 14 July 2024 . en . 16 June 2022.
  16. Web site: Ritviz Drops Glitchy New Song ‘Mehrbaan’ with Hasan Raheem . . 16 July 2024 . 24 June 2024.
  17. Web site: 2022-07-11 . Pasoori and 9 other tracks by South Asian artists that are featured in the Ms Marvel series . 2022-07-24 . GQ India . en-IN.