Biography
Indo-Canadian singer–composer–lyricist Raj Ramayya has been a consistently strong force on the international music scene. Featured as a guest singer/composer with several artists ranging from Yoko Kanno (Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain) Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk, Hotei) Chris Mosdell (Eric Clapton, YMO) songwriting guru Ron Sexsmith and a host of others.
Ramayya's film scoring projects have won him one SIMPIA motion picture award for "Best Canadian Soundtrack" featuring his Electronic -Indian- Fusion music project entitled "Bhang Lassi" . Bhang lassi is featured on the multiple Gemini award winning Docu -Drama "Cosmic Current and released on Dynastic records Japan with an upcoming release on major Japanese label Victor Entertainment. Tracks for the new Bhang Lassi cd are featured on the soundtrack to the recently released and 3rd highest rated CBC docu-drama "Mad, Cow, Sacred Cow" screening at several film festivals worldwide in including the Mumbai Film festival 2010 and winner of several Canadian film awards.
With over 250 TV commercial co-writing, writing and singing credits to his name Ramayya is also an instantly recognizable as the composer/voice for several well-known products ranging from Sapporo beer to Volvic water as well as projects such as game giant Konamis hit series Beatmania IIDX, Sega "Racer", Capcoms "Biohazard" MTV Japan's mega hit animation MTV series "The World Of Golden Eggs" Victor entertainments "Gungrave" Anime cult movie "Cowboy Bebop" and many more.
Ramayya's personal musical projects such as the internationally acclaimed Indian influenced folk rock band The Beautiful Losers have had song placements on several of MTV America's reality shows such as Pimp my ride and Two A Daze as well as having opening slots for acts such as The Indigo Girls, Matt Nathanson and Coldplay. In Japan The Beautiful Losers have had song placements for the TV series Deep Love as well as Japan Travel Bureau, NTT Docomo and The Animal Channel.
Ramayya's recent activities include arrangements and singing for Disney classic song mobile contents including a remake of "Alice in Wonderland". Collaborations with well known Japanese DJ Yoichiro Itoh AKA Akakage for Universal Music and Co-songwriting/singing for NHK's mega-hit children's animated TV series Little Charo, performances for The Apple store Japan and a nationwide concert series for Starbucks featuring songs from The Beautiful Losers www.reverbnation.com/thebeautifullosers. Ramayya is currently on the iTunes charts in Japan as a featured co-writer/vocalist for the internationally renowned Japanese Deep House Music act Studio Apartment http://www.studioapartment.jp who have remixed for the likes of Black Eyes Peas. "Strawberry Rainbow" is the charting single. Rumour has it that Raj was well on his way to finishing a medical degree and "dropped out" to pursue music
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