In 2013, Dhruv Shrikent quit a top-notch position in Deutsche Bank to follow his dreams and let Druv Kent, the musician in him, finally take charge. Less than 2 years later, in January 2015, his first single ‘Little Bit of God’ from his debut album ‘About Time’ was released. Kent was born and raised in Kolkata, went to boarding school in Dehradun and college in the United States. As a child, he trained in Hindustani vocals, drums and tabla, including briefly under the tutelage of the renowned maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. All through, Druv’s ear was always drawn to the Western sounds. Says Druv, “My heart is in vocals and percussions, but I play guitar and keyboards, more as compositional tools rather than for performing purposes”. In 2012, Druv sang for a Bollywood song with Agnee, the Pune-based Hindi rock band (‘Paa Paraa Paa’ in the film Aalaap), which he found to be transformative towards taking his music once again more seriously."
Druv Kent, a singer-songwriter who left his blooming banking career to follow his passion for music has released his new single ‘Back Home' this November. Druv Kent is the first Asia-based musician to have his music backed for two decades by the UK’s BBC Radio. With his organic, ea... (more)
