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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Shri Sriram
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Shri.jpg
| image_size =
| landscape =
| caption = Shri at Canal Street Music Festival, Arendal, Norway, July 2015
| birth_name = Shrikanth Sriram
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| genre = [[New-age music|New age]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[drum and bass]], [[Jazz music|jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, producer
| instrument = Guitar, bass, flute
| years_active = 1990–present
| label =Drum the Bass, Outcaste, Tommy Boy, PIAS, Sony
| associated_acts =[[Badmarsh & Shri]], OkWorld, Ragatronik
| website = {{URL|www.shri.co.uk}}
}}

'''Shri''' (born '''[[Shrikanth Sriram]]''' in [[Bangalore]], [[India]]) is a British multi-instrumentalist and producer. Shri specializes in acoustic, electric and electronic based live performances. Shri incorporates traditional Indian instruments into his music.<ref>"ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi." ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi. Deccan Herald, 22 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.deccanherald.com/content/251399/shrilektric-set-rock-delhi.html>.</ref>

== Biography ==
Shri grew up in Mumbai, India in a musically inclined family. Shri's father plays the sitar, and his mother and sister play the Carnatic violin. He trained as a classical [[tabla]] player for about 14 years at Pandit Nikhil Ghosh's school in Mumbai. Tired of the rigidity of classical music, Shri went on to teach himself bass, guitar and flute.<ref>"ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi." ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi. Deccan Herald, 22 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.deccanherald.com/content/251399/shrilektric-set-rock-delhi.html>.</ref> His trademark instrument is one he handcrafted and designed himself - a fretless bass guitar suited towards his unique approach of playing bass with a bow.

== Career ==
Having previously played percussion in [[Indus Creed]],<ref>Rovi. "Shri on AllMusic." Allmusic.com. All Music, n.d. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shri-mn0000028860>.</ref> a leading rock band in India, and bass in the [[jazz]] outfit Azure Hades (with which he recorded an album), he moved to London in the 1990s and collaborated as a bass player, with UK based Asian groups such as [[Talvin Singh]], [[Nitin Sawhney]] and DJ Badmarsh (forming [[Badmarsh & Shri]]).

Shri toured for 5 years with Sawhney, which led in 1997 to Shri's first solo album, ''Drum the Bass'', produced by Sawhney and released by London-based label Outcaste Records. Later, [[Badmarsh & Shri]] produced two albums for Outcaste Records as a duo, ''[[Dancing Drums]]'' in 1998 and ''[[Signs (Badmarsh & Shri album)|Signs]]'' in 2001. Shri released another solo album, ''[[East Rain]]'', in 2005, with Drum the Bass Records. All of these albums mixed blended Electronica and Drum 'n' Bass with traditional Indian [[ragas]].

Shri has also collaborated musically with theatrical productions - composing for Akademi's 2001 'Coming of Age' dance project at London's South Bank, the Builder's Association/[[Motiroti]] co-production 'Alladeen' in 2003, and Tamasha Theatre Company's 'Strictly Dandia' in 2005.

In 2007, Shri released 'Seven Steps' with Drum the Bass Records featuring his single, Just for a Minute.<ref>Miller, Chris. "Shri - Just For A Minute (Drum The Bass Records)." Music Reviews, News, Festivals & Interviews. Daily Music Guide, 7 September 2008. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/shri_just_for_a_minute_single_review_08092008_1212.aspx></ref> In 2011, Shri produced and performed bass and bowed bass on the track 'Quest' with [[Vivek Rajagopalan]] on the [[mridangam]] and [[kanjira]], and [[Embar Kannan]] on violin and vocals. 'Quest' was released by [[Folktronic (record label)|Folktronic]], a sub-brand of Day 1 (Sony Music Independent).<ref>"Vivek Rajagopalan Releases New Track 'Quest' Feat Shri and Embar Kanan."Indianrockmp3.com. Indian Rock MP3, 16 August 2011. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://indianrockmp3.com/2011/08/16/vivek-rajagopalan-release-new-track-quest-feat-shri-and-embar-kanan/>.</ref><ref>Vivek Rajagopalan Feat Embar Kannan and Shri - Quest. Prod. Shrikanth Sriram. Perf. Vivek Rajagopalan, Embar Kannan, Shri. YouTube. Folktronic India, 19 October 2011. Web. 18 July 2012.</ref> Shri is also a composer for theatre productions.
Shri has also written music for a few Bollywood films...,<ref>Barah Anna</ref><ref>Striker</ref> and <ref>Bank Chor (2017)</ref>

== Performance ==

Shri's latest avatar, Shrilektric, was designed to suit live performances wherein Shri performs either solo as a multi-instrumentalist, or with collaborators.<ref>Shri Introduces His Shrilektric Performances. Perf. Shri. Indianelectronica.com. Thrillpill Films, 3 August 2011. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.indianelectronica.com/videos/live-performance/shri-introduces-his-shrilektric-performances>.</ref> Shrilektric was premiered at Bonobo in Mumbai on 3 August 2011.<ref>"Catch the “World Premiere” of “ShriLektric”." Mumbaiboss.com. Mumbai Boss, 2 August 2011. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://mumbaiboss.com/2011/08/02/catch-the-world-premiere-of-shrilektric>.</ref><ref>"ShriLektric: Founding Member of the Asian Underground, in Town." CNNGo.com. CNNGo, 2 August 2011. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/play/shrilektric-set-bonobo>.</ref> The second Shrilektric performance took place on 13 December 2011 at Blue Frog in Mumbai.<ref>"Shri & Vivek Jamming (shriLektric at BlueFROG)." YouTube. Folktronic India, 24 Jan. 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23QOwp-f6AI>.</ref><ref>"ShriLektric (UK) & Guests." BlueFROG. BlueFROG.co.in, n.d. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.bluefrog.co.in/events/folktronic-presents-shrilektric-uk>.</ref> In 2012, Shri performed a 4-day 4-city tour in India. Starting 24 May, he performed in Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Pune. This tour was coordinated by Folktronic.<ref>Shri's 4-day India Tour. Digital image. NH7. Day 1, n.d. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://nh7.s3.amazonaws.com/indiecision/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ShriLektricPoster.jpg>.</ref><ref>Bhatti, Sharin. "ShriLektric Returns to India." Rolling Stone India. Rolling Stone India, 23 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://rollingstoneindia.com/features/shrilektric-returns-to-india/>.</ref> Indiecision Staff.<ref>"ShriLektric Announce India Tour." NH7. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/05/15/shrilektric-announce-india-tour/>.</ref><ref>"ShriLektric Announces 4 City India Tour Starting 24th May '12." ShriLektric Announces 4 City India Tour Starting 24 May '12. India Infoline News Service, 17 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/ShriLektric-announces-4-city-India-tour-starting-24th-May-12/5419153586>.</ref>

== High Profile Involvements ==

Shri recently wrote the music for Google Chrome's video advertisement in India. This video won the Gold and Silver awards at the Goa film festival.<ref>CREATIVE ABBY AWARD - 2012. Goa Fest, n.d. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://goafest.com/goafest2012/downloads/Creative%20Abby%20Winners%202012.pdf>.</ref> It was short-listed for the CLIO 2012 awards in the category of Best Original Music.<ref>"CLIO Awards | Film - Winners." CLIO Awards. Clioawards.com, n.d. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://www.clioawards.com/catalog/2012/film/entry.cfm?award=99>.</ref><ref>Indiecision Staff. "Shri Gets CLIO Award Nomination." NH7. Nh7.in, 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/04/26/shri-gets-clio-award-nomination/>.</ref><ref>"Shri Bags Nomination for Clio Awards." Soundbox.co.in. Soundbox, 7 May 2012. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://www.soundbox.co.in/shri-bags-nomination-for-clio-awards/>.</ref> It was also short-listed for the Cannes Lions awards.<ref>"Film Craft Lions." Cannes Lions. Canneslions.com, n.d. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://www.canneslions.com/work/2012/craft_film/entry.cfm?entryid=23837>.</ref><ref>"Shri - Composer/Producer/Multi-Instrumentalist." Shri.co.uk, n.d. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://shri.co.uk/>.</ref> He also scored Tata Sumo Gold’s latest video advertisement.<ref>Bang Bang Films. "Tata Sumo Gold." YouTube. Tata Sumo, 18 Feb. 2012. Web. 19 July 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIrELm1RKZ4>.</ref> Shri was also featured in Season 1 (2011) of ''[[The Dewarists]]'', on Episode 5, "Changing World" filmed in Jaisalmer, with [[Monica Dogra]] and [[Rajasthan Roots]]. The song Changing World was recorded.<ref>{{youtube|Q9kQ8OYTqlY|Changing World}} — ''[[The Dewarists]]'' (2011, S01E05)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/there-s-no-need-ape-west-995|title='There's no need to ape the West'|publisher=[[Asian Age]]|author=Yasin, Fozia|date=8 November 2011|accessdate=1 December 2011| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119124846/http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/there-s-no-need-ape-west-995 | archivedate=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sriram interview">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/a-long-and-winding-road/article2685710.ece | title=A long and winding road-Shrikanth Sriram interview | work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Kulkarni, Reshma| date=4 December 2011 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref> The Dewarists won the bronze medal at Cannes Lions 2012. The bronze was awarded in the sub-category – ‘Best non-fiction programme, series or film where a client has successfully created a reality’.<ref>Saha, Prajjal. "Cannes 2012: Non-Bollywoodish Content Helps Bacardi Dewarists Bag the First Metal in Branded Content & Entertainment." Afaqs.com. Cannes, 24 June 2012. Web. 19 July 2012. <http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/34505_Cannes-2012:-Non-Bollywoodish-content-helps-Bacardi-Dewarists-bag-the-first-metal-in-Branded-Content--Entertainment>.</ref><ref>TNN. "The Dewarists Bags Bronze at Cannes Lions 2012." The Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 25 June 2012. Web. 19 July 2012.</ref>

==Albums==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Album !! Main Artist !! Record Label
|-
| 1997 || ''Drum the Bass'' || Shri || Outcaste Records
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Dancing Drums]]'' || Badmarsh and Shri || Outcaste Records
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Signs (Badmarsh & Shri album)|Signs]]'' || Badmarsh and Shri || Outcaste Records
|-
| 2001 || ''Signs'' (12" Vinyl) || Badmarsh and Shri || Nutone Records
|-
| 2001 || ''Swarm'' (12" Vinyl) || Badmarsh and Shri || Outcaste Records
|-
| 2001 || ''CSI (soundtrack)'' || Badmarsh and Shri || Hip-O Records
|-
| 2005 || ''[[EAST RAIN|East Rain]]'' || Shri || MSI Records
|-
| 2007 || ''Seven Steps'' || Shri || Drum the Bass Records
|-
| 2008 || ''Heavy World'' (EP) || Shri || Drum the Bass Records
|-
| 2008 || ''Just For A Minute'' (EP) || Shri || Drum the Bass Records
|-
| 2009 || ''Barah Aana (soundtrack)'' || Shri || Shringar Films Pvt. Ltd.
|-
| 2010 || ''Striker'' (soundtrack) || Shri || [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]
|-
| 2011 || ''Quest'' || Shri Feat. Vivek Rajagopalan || Folktronic
|-
| 2011 || ''Google Chrome ‘Tanjore’'' (soundtrack) || Shri || Folktronic
|-
|2016
|''Just A Vibration''
|Shri Feat. Hammonds Saltaire Band, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Marc Layton-Bennett, Ben Castle
|Drum The Bass Records
|-
|2017|| "Bank Chor"(soundtrack) || Shri || YRF films
|-
| 2020 || ''The Letter'' || Shri || [[Jazzland Recordings]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Badmarsh & Shri]]
*[[Talvin Singh]]
*[[Nitin Sawhney]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
# {{Note|Shri}} [http://www.shri.co.uk Shri Website]
# {{Note|Outcaste}} [http://www.outcaste.com Outcaste Records]
# {{Note|Aladeen}} [http://www.alladeen.com/content.html Aladeen]
# {{Note|Coming of Age}} [http://www.akademi.co.uk/comingofage.htm Coming of Age]
# {{Note|Strictly Dandia}} [http://www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=159 Details of 'Strictly Dandia']

* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1202517/?ref_=fn_ft_tt_2

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[[Category:Desi musicians]]
[[Category:Tabla players]]
[[Category:British people of Indian descent]]
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[[Category:Musicians from Bangalore]]
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