Sidharth Sriram (born 19 May 1990) is an Indian Carnatic musician, music producer, playback singer, and songwriter raised in America. He is an R&B songwriter and has been working in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and English music industry. He regularly collaborates with his sister Pallavi Sriram, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and music directors.
Early life
Sid Sriram was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He moved with his parents to California at the age of one, growing up in Fremont. His musical skills were nurtured by his mother, Latha Sriram, a Carnatic music teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started learning Carnatic music since he was 3 years old.
He simultaneously started picking up R&B. After graduating from Mission San Jose High School in 2008, he joined the Berklee College of Music and graduated in music production and engineering. Since his graduation, he has been regularly visiting India and performing Carnatic concerts, including as a part of the December Music season - Marghazhi Utsavam. Since then, he moved back to India and currently resides in the Mylapore area in Chennai.
Career
He also recently worked in some Malayalam songs like Uyire from Gauthamante Radham and also worked in some Telugu songs like Kola Kale Ila from Varudu Kavalenu. He also sang two songs from the Hindi film Jhund.
He also made his debut as a music composer where he would compose for ace director Mani Ratnam's production, Vaanam Kottatum, which is directed by Mani's former assistant and director of Padaiveeran, Dhana Sekharan. His Srivalli song from Pushpa: The Rise was well received.
Outside of films, Sriram released his own debut LP Entropy in 2019, based on the independent song of the same name that he published in 2012. He began production on Sidharth, an all-English album, in 2021 with producer Ryan Olson on the label Def Jam. The album mixes Carnatic music with R&B and indie rock influences that Sriram has previously explored. The album was released on August 25, 2023, following the release of singles Dear Sahana, The Hard Way, and Friendly Fire. He has also colloborated with independent musicians on various singles as a featured artist.
Discography
Composer
Playback singing/vocalist
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada
Hindi
Marathi
Tours
The well known Carnatic musician and playback singer has been performing his hit songs live during his world tour, called "All Love No Hate" in several countries, such as Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), United Kingdom (London) and Canada (Toronto).