Ritviz And His Mimmi: The Indie Singer To Release A Debut Album Dedicated To His Mother

Indie fam, if you've been missing Ritviz a little more, we're here with a great news. Independent singer, songwriter, and record producer recently announced his next project - a full-length debut album Mimmi. Apparently, Mimmi is an ode to his mother. Describing as his 'most personal piece of work till date', Ritviz's mother will also be featuring as a vocalist in the album.

This 9-track compilation is not only a walk down the memory lane to his childhood, but also about the close bond he shares with his mother or whom he fondly calls Mimmi. Together, the mother-son duo will navigate through the individualistic musical compositions with a touch of emotions. The album is also the singer's way to portray how life comes full circle by creating and developing an album for the one who supported him the most.

Set to release on September 2, the album is a mix-bag of personalized emotions and groovy soundscapes to Indian pop music.

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Speaking more about his debut album Mimmi, Ritviz says, "Mimmi is a collection of songs I wrote with my mom, to understand love better. I feel very grateful for the love I have received and continue to receive - it has and always will give me the strength to keep moving forward. But where there's love, there's also heartbreak. Once I grew out of my cocoon and into the world outside is when I truly realised the value of the love I was taught, while being accepting of other love languages."

"My journey of realising this, was the progression of the album that I shared with my mother only to realise that it's not the journey even, but the company that helped me rejoice and realise, and that is why the album is an ode to my mother," he further added.

Elaborating further, the Udd Gaye singer said, "Both my parents are musiciansmdashmy mother is a classical singer, and my father plays the Tabla. As a child, I was widely exposed to Indian classical music but in the fifth or sixth standard I started composing original music because I wanted to express myself freely and break away from the limitations under the traditional guru-shishya Parampara."

"At the age of twelve, I taught myself electronic music production, and invested nearly sixteen hours a day working on music. By the time I was fourteen years old, I was writing seventy songs a week. At the time, school didn't feel conducive to my passion in music so I dropped out in the eleventh grade. My parents were extremely supportive and created a protective shield around me to keep the naysayers at bay. Therefore, this album is fitting ode to them, for always believing in my vision and encouraging me to be myself," he concluded.

What follows this great news is Ritviz's 7-city US tour in October this year. Cities such as Seattle (9th), San Francisco (11th), Los Angeles (12th), Chicago (16th), Somerville (17th), Washington DC (18th) and New York (19th) will have the honor to see him perform.

Adding another feather to the hat, the record producer's two massively popular songs Sage and Thandi Hawa were featured in Marvel's Ms Marvel while his original composition Aavegi was the highlight of the last episode of the series.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Ritviz for you - representing India internationally and being a desi Mumma's boy at the same time. We can't wait for Mimmi. Can you?