The Cataracs

The Cataracs
Background information
Origin	Berkeley, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop synth-pop hyphy electronic electro house
Instruments	Vocals keyboards drums guitar synthesizer programming
Years active	2003–2014
Labels	Universal Republic Republic Indie-Pop Carrillo Spinnin'
Past members	David Benjamin Singer-Vine Niles Hollowell-Dhar
Website	thecataracs.com

The Cataracs were an American hip hop record production project and duo formed in Berkeley, California, consisting of David Benjamin Singer-Vine (born March 9, 1988) and Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 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 by himself. Hollowell-Dhar also released materials starting in 2014, under the name of Kshmr.