Ritesh Pathak (aka OUTSHADES) is a producer & dj. Born in Lucknow, Ritesh developed an interest in music in early age of 10 and started learning music theory and piano. At the age of 15, a concert by Tiësto introduced him to electronic music, loving the energy of EDM and having a deep interest for synth-pop music from Owl City, he wanted to bring these both styles together which led to him producing his own songs. In early 2019, Under the "OUTSHADES" moniker, he released his first single "Sing for you" followed by "Afterlife" which truly represented his dynamic and vivid style. More singles appeared in 2020 including "Oxygen" featuring Annastacia Boudwin . In the year 2021, he signed with Simplify Records and released "Eternity" with WCKiD featuring Skye Light which was featured in a Rolling Stone India Article, later releases include "In My Head" , "Pull Me Into You" with Wendy Lucas , "Do You Feel Me" featuring Faithroze . By the end of 2021, Ritesh got the opportunity to sign with two of the biggest record labels of his career with releases like "Rest of My Life" with Hiteshsk featuring Gabriel James which was released on Airwave and "Back In Time" with Subspace which was released on Gahara , with over half a million streams it became the biggest track of his career. The year 2022 began with the track "Alone" featuring Gabe Tarlton which was released on Melodic Bassment records.