Hrishikesh Hirway

Hrishikesh Hirway is a singer/songwriter, podcast creator, and composer.

As a musician, prior to his work under his own name, he released four albums under the
moniker The One AM Radio, as well as an EP with Moors, his project with Oscar-nominated
Lakeith Stanfield.

Hrishikesh's new album, In the Last Hour of Light, is set for release on April 24th via Keeled
Scales.

The album was recorded live by producer Phil Weinrobe (Big Thief, Adrienne Lenker). With
featured guest vocals from Iron & Wine, Fenne Lily, Ken Pomeroy, and Uwade; and
contributions from Jay Som, Palehound, Dustin O’Halloran and more.
He’s the host, creator, and executive producer of Song Exploder, an award-winning podcast
and a Netflix original television series, where musicians break down the creative process
behind their songs. Vulture called Song Exploder “probably the best use of the podcast
format ever.”

As a composer, he has written and recorded original scores for movies and television,
including the thriller Companion from New Line Cinema, the Netflix television series
Everything Sucks!, the Sundance rom-com Save the Date, the CNN documentary Our
Nixon, and the video game The Red Lantern.

Besides Song Exploder, Hrishikesh produced and co-hosted the award-winning podcasts
Home Cooking, with chef and author Samin Nosrat; and The West Wing Weekly, with actor
Joshua Malina.