Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, songwriter, record producer, former rapper, and singer.

[16] Hollowell-Dhar was originally part of the hip-hop production duo the Cataracs with high school friend David Singer-Vine, releasing hits such as "Like a G6" with Far East Movement and "Bass Down Low" with DEV, and co-producing others such as Selena Gomez's second song off her debut album Stars Dance.

The name comes from a term referring to slum kids in India and places around the world where poverty is so rampant that people begin to stop noticing".

Respect to them and my good friend Timmy Trumpet for stopping by and bringing his magic as well.On June 16, 2017, "Harder", a collaboration between Hollowell-Dhar and Tiësto, was released via Spinnin' Records.

[35] Hollowell-Dhar collaborated with Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam for track "Underwater" which was released on October 13, 2017, on his label Dharma Worldwide.

Within the same month, Hollowell-Dhar worked with producers Marnik and the Golden Army to release a psytrance influenced big room house track titled "Shiva" on December 29, 2017.

[40] Lacking Hollowell-Dhar's notable big room elements, the track is influenced by pop and acoustic components such as guitar riffs in the song's break.

[43] Hollowell-Dhar collaborated with Jake Reese to release "Carry Me Home" on June 15, 2018, a progressive house song originally premiered at his 2018 Ultra Music Festival performance.

I was scared I wouldn't find a vocal I loved just as much, but Jake Reese and [co-writer Joren van der Voort] blew me away with what they wrote.

"[45] He released Greek-influenced single "Opa" with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike on July 22, 2018,[46][47] and "Neverland" with 7 Skies on August 3, 2018, which combined elements from the genres of bounce and big room house.

His next single titled "Good Vibes Soldier", co-produced with Israeli psytrance duo Vini Vici and comprising elements of reggaeton and rap, was released on August 24, 2018.

[50] Dancing Astronaut lauded the track as a return to Hollowell-Dhar's older era sound, together with its vocal resemblance to David Guetta's "Bad".

[51] Regarding the song's backstory, Hollowell-Dhar revealed that "Magic" was originally produced with Adrian Lux two years prior, with the duo failing to bring the track into the right direction then.

[52] Released through Dharma on March 1, 2019, the track's chord patterns and drop were favorably compared to Alan Walker's signature sounds and style.

On May 24, 2021, Hollowell-Dhar, along with Armaan Malik and Eric Nam, released their new joint single, "Echo," in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.

Later that month on the 24th, he along with Alok and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike released a slap house track for Garena Free Fire's 4th anniversary, titled "Reunion".

This concept album, rooted in themes of ambition, greed, and retribution, tells the story of a young man who navigates a life of crime and the consequences of his choices.

The album features a diverse range of musical styles, blending KSHMR's signature electronic dance music with Indian hip-hop .Over 20 artists collaborated on the project, including KR$NA, Raftaar, Raja Kumari,Yashraj, Youngsta, Riar Shaab, Talha Anjum, Munawar Faruqui, and MC Stan.

[65] Hollowell-Dhar had a number of Beatport hits, such as "No Heroes", "Burn", "Dead Mans Hand", "Kashmir", "Dogs", "Karate", his remix of duo Nervo's song "It Feels", and "Jammu".

His logo, artist name, and tracks like "Delhi", "Jammu", "Kashmir", "Bazaar", "Dharma" and his EP "Paradesi" are based on and/or inspired by his half Kashmiri ethnic descent:[66] I grew up being familiar with Indian music and movies because of my dad but I wasn't really interested in making music with Indian elements until later on in my life when appreciation for my heritage grew.