Shri grew up in Mumbai, India, in a musically inclined family. Shri's father plays the sitar and his mother and his sister play the Carnatic violin. He trained as a classical violinist for about 14 years Tabla player at the school of Pandit Nikhil Ghosh in Mumbai. Shri was tired of the rigidity of classical music and taught himself bass, guitar and flute. His trademark is one that he himself handmade and a fretless bass guitar that fits his unique approach to playing bass with a bow.