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释义

  1. Biography

     Early days  Rise to fame  Singer-Vine's departure  2012–14: Final years and Hollowell-Dhar' transition into KSHMR 

  2. Discography

  3. References

  4. External links

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| origin = Berkeley, California, United States
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  • Hip hop
  • synth-pop
  • hyphy
  • electronic
  • electro house

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  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • drums
  • guitar
  • synthesizer
  • programming

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| years_active = 2003–2014
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  • Universal Republic
  • Republic
  • Indie-Pop
  • Carrillo
  • Spinnin'

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  • Far East Movement
  • Dev
  • New Boyz
  • Waka Flocka Flame
  • Kaskade
  • Luciana
  • Martin Solveig
  • Selena Gomez & the Scene
  • Selena Gomez
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Terror Jr.

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| website = {{URL|thecataracs.com}}
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  • David Benjamin Singer-Vine
  • Niles Hollowell-Dhar

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The Cataracs were an American hip hop record production project and duo formed in Berkeley, California, United States, consisting of David Benjamin Singer-Vine (born 9 March 1988) and Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born 6 October 1988). The duo started out as an independent group, during their years at Berkeley High School. The two were first signed to the label Indie-Pop. Singer-Vine left the group in August 2012 with Hollowell-Dhar continuing on with the name The Cataracs despite David's departure. Hollowell-Dhar also released materials starting in 2014, under the name of KSHMR.

Biography

Early days

The duo met in their sophomore year while attending Berkeley High School. Singer-Vine was featured in a rap CD that was being passed around campus. When Hollowell-Dhar eventually heard the CD, he subsequently created a response. However, the “diss” response brought the two together and they soon became friends. In 2003, the two joined together to create what is now The Cataracs (named after the phrase “Who smoke ‘til your eyes get cataracts” from Snoop Dogg's song “What's my name Pt. 2”).[1] In the summer of 2006, they released their first album, Technohop Vol. 1. In August 2006, the group joined with The Pack to make the single “Blueberry Afghani”. The song soon became a hit and was chosen as a “Download of the Week” by 106 KMEL and many music sites such as The Fader, UK’s Hip Hop Connection and XLR8R praised it.[2]

Singer-Vine attended Columbia College Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois. Hollowell-Dhar is also a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at San Francisco State University. But in order to pursue their dreams and career in music, they both decided that they would have to leave school. The duo then packed their bags and moved to Los Angeles, CA, where they began working on their music full-time, creating songs like "Club Love" and “Baby Baby", the latter which went on to be featured on the hit reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians in early 2010.[3] By 2007, they released their second album, Technohop Vol. 2, and in 2008 they released their third album, The 13th Grade.[4]

Rise to fame

In their new location, they discovered Manteca, California native Dev, a singer who posted much of her work on MySpace. Dhar asked if she would like to sing for them, which led to the song "2Nite." The Cataracs, along with Dev, signed to the Indie-Pop label, which also features musicians such as Young L.[5] They were later signed to a major label, Universal Records.[6] Through Universal, they began producing music for artists such as Far East Movement and Glasses Malone. As artists, The Cataracs received recognition through their 2010 single "Club Love", which received air play at clubs and on many different radio stations. Despite such accomplishments, the Cataracs have had their most mainstream success with the song "Like a G6" which was written by Singer-Vine/Dhar and produced by Dhar,[7] and also went on to peak at #1 on the Billboard charts.[8] The chorus for the song is sampled from lyrics in the song "Booty Bounce" by Dev, which they also produced. They were featured on two of Shwayze's songs on his 2010 mixtape Love Stoned.

The duo also produced songs for albums such as The Pack's new album, Wolfpack Party.

In early December 2010, they collaborated with Snoop Dogg on the song "Wet".. It became the lead single for his 2011 album Doggumentary. They produced "Kick Us Out" for pop trio Hyper Crush. In an attempt to bolster their fanbase, and get people more acquainted with who they are, they released Gordo Taqueria. This will serve as a 2012 EP leading up to their major debut release in the near future. Unlike much of their previous work, this album excludes samples or appearances from labelmate Dev.{{cn|date=March 2018}}

Singer-Vine's departure

On August 23, 2012, Hollowell-Dhar informed on the Cataracs Facebook page that Singer-Vine had left the group.[9] The note goes on to say that "The Cataracs, as of 2 weeks ago, have taken a new form. David informed us of a pretty big decision: the decision to follow his heart and put music down." Hollowell-Dhar went on to produce solely while keeping the name The Cataracs. The first show without Singer-Vine took place on August 25 at Cornell University. In 2016, Singer-Vine (under the name Campa) and Felix Snow formed Terror Jr with a lead singer that goes by the alias Lisa.[10]

2012–14: Final years and Hollowell-Dhar' transition into KSHMR

In late 2012, Hollowell-Dhar, continuing under the name The Cataracs, released songs produced by himself and collaborating with artists such as Martin Solveig, Trevor Simpson, and Borgeous. He primarily focused on his EDM output, while still occasionally doing vocals in songs like "Big Dipper" featuring Luciana, "Ready For The Weekend" featuring Icona Pop, and "Alcohol (Remix)" featuring Sky Blu of LMFAO.

Early in 2013, The Cataracs released two music videos on Vevo: "Alcohol (Remix)" featuring Sky Blu, and "Missed U 2" featuring Petros. The latter was the first Cataracs video not to have vocals by Hollowell-Dhar. Also in 2013, The Cataracs collaborated with Martin Solveig on "Hey Now", and produced the song "Slow Down" for Selena Gomez's debut album Stars Dance.

In 2014, Hollowell-Dhar began releasing music under the name Kshmr, beginning with the song "Megalodon", though he did not reveal his real identity until the following year.

Discography

{{Main|The Cataracs discography|The Cataracs production discography}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/10/sxsw-2010-the-cataracs/ |title=The Cataracs interview: SXSW 2010 |publisher=Spinner |date=2010-03-10 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tygereye.net/cataracs/ |title=The Cataracs | Tygereye Entertainment |publisher=Tygereye.net |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thecataracs |title=THE CATARACS | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2010-11-15 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/TheCataracsMusic?ref=ts |title=The Cataracs |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://indie-pop.com/ |title=Instagram photos and videos |website=Indie-pop.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-07}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.com/ |title=home |publisher=Universal Music |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
7. ^{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the cataracs|chart=Hot 100}} |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |language=sv|publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}
8. ^{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=far east movement|chart=all}} |title=Like a G6 - Far East Movement |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-28}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/david-singer-vine-leaves-the-cataracs/ |title=David Singer-Vine Leaves the Cataracs |publisher=Popcrush.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-28}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Rohwedder|first1=Kristie|title=Terror Jr.’s ‘Bop City’ Tracks Graded On Their Kylie Jenner-ness|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/191012-terror-jrs-bop-city-tracks-graded-on-their-kylie-jenner-ness|website=Bustle|accessdate=15 November 2016}}

External links

  • The Cataracs
  • It's The Cataracs (fansite)
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