Abhi, the son of a teacher and a diplomat, was born in southern India, but he spent his formative years around the world, at various points calling Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi and the Fiji Islands home. He relocated to California, where he recorded his debut EP, "Where Are My Friends" and attended college to study music production. With no traditional label or radio support, the independently released collection became viral online, appearing in a number of notable playlists and racking up millions of listens. Abhi's student visa, however, ran out just as his career was beginning to take off and he was abruptly forced to leave the country.
Uncertain of what to do next, he returned to India before traveling to France, where he spent the most of the following year finishing the writing and recording of his full-length debut, "Marbled." The album, which drew similarities to Beck and N.E.R.D., was a commercial and critical success, garnering over 40 million streams on Spotify alone and inspiring a deluge of raving reviews. The record may have been more significant than any critical acclaim because it assisted Abhi in obtaining a talent visa, which is notoriously difficult to obtain and allowed him to settle in the US permanently. With his follow-up, "Modern Trash," a post-apocalyptic, ecologically aware concept album that received even more praise and resulted in sold-out headline performances around the nation as well as festival appearances, he made a comeback..

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