Raj Ramayya
San Francisco, California, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2010 | INDIE
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Discography
2000
Jazz Com Bossa -Omnibus- Columbia Music Entertainment
Movie Soundtrack-Chin Chiro Mai-Sony Music Entertainment
The Millenium Hits on TV-"Time To Go" (NTT Docomo Winter Campaign) Universal International
Captain Funk-Songs Of The Siren album-Sublime Records
2001
Movie Soundtrack-Cowboy Bebop- "Knocking On Heavens Door"-Victor Entertainment-Bandai International
Game Soundtrack-Guitar Freaks 6th Mix-Konami Entertainment/Playstation
Game Soundtrack- Drummania 5th Mix-Konami Entertainment/Playstation
2002
Game Soundtrack-Gungrave-Victor Entertainment
The Beautiful Losers-Japan limited release-Neoplex Entertainment
Movie Soundtrack- Tonari No Hito-Director Alec Macauley-Independant
2003
Game Soundtrack- Resident Evil-"Dead Aim"-
Game Soundtrack-Gun Survivor 4: Biohazard-Capcom
The Beautiful Losers album- Eponymous-Rear Window Music
TV Series Soundtrack- 48hrs Japan- Universal
Reggae Classics Album-Avex Trax
Group Sounds Compilation Album-Avex Trax
Anime Movie Soundtrack- Wolfs Rain-Victor Entertainment
2004
Documentary Soundtrack-Cosmic Current- CBC
Game Soundtrack-Beatmania IIDX II: IIDX Red Original Soundtrack
Movie Soundtrack-Cowboy Bebop- "Tank The Best"-Victor Entertainment
2005
Game Soundtrack-Good Cool-Ultra Expander-Konami
The Beautiful Losers-"Peace,Love and X-mas"- Beautiful Records
MTV Japan-"The World Of Golden Eggs" theme song- Plusheads
Loft Department Store album-Valentines Campaign- SYN Productions
2006
Bhang Lassi Allbum-"Real Refresher"- Dynastic Records
Game Soundtrack-Beatmania IIDX14 Gold Original Soundtrack-Konami
Game Soundtrack-'Racer"-Sega
Eigoryan album and TV series- Eigoryan!- NHK Japan
Sony Music website theme-Sony Music
2007
City Lights album- Flower Records
Captain Funk-Heavy Metal- Model Electronic
Captain Funk -Heavy Mellow- Model Electronic
2008
Akakage Album-"Come Down To My Place" -Universal International 2008
Documentary Soundtrack-Mad Cow,Sacred Cow-CBC
MTV- "The World Of Golden Eggs" Theme song re-make-Plusheads
Disney Mobile contents- "Alice In Wonderland","Chim Chiminee","The Circle Of Life"- SYN productions
2009
TV Series Soundtrack-"Landings" SCN/CBC
Captain Funk Album-Sunshine-Model Electronic
2010
Studio Apartment Album- 2010- New World Records
The Beautiful Losers Album- Four Corners Of A Tiny Planet"- Strawberry Hill Music
TV Series Soundtrack and Album- Little Charo-NHK Japan
Yoichiro Itoh AKA Akakage- I'm Your Clown- Universal Japan
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Raj Ramayya is an Indo-Canadian singer–composer–lyricist. He has featured as a guest singer/composer with artists ranging from Yoko Kanno (∀ Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain) Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk, Hotei) Chris Mosdell (Eric Clapton, YMO) and songwriter Ron Sexsmith.
Ramayya's film scoring projects have won him the 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 including the Mumbai Film festival 2010 and winner of several Canadian film awards.
As the one of the most sought after session singers and vocal coach's in Japan he is known for his work with with numerous J-POP and Visual Kei artists. His John Beatlesque vocals are featured on over 250 TV commercial's as the instantly recognizable voice behind several well known products ranging from Nico Nico Doga, Asahi beer ,KFC, Circle K , Volvic, Toyota and Coca Cola, as well as projects such as Konamis game series Beatmania IIDX, Sega "Racer", Capcoms "Biohazard" MTV Japan's animation MTV series "The World Of Golden Eggs", and Victor entertainments "Gungrave" anime movie "Cowboy Bebop".
Ramayya's projects such as the 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
Japanese DJ Yoichiro Itoh AKA Akakage for Universal Music and co-songwriting/singing for NHK's 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 on the iTunes charts in Japan as a featured co-writer/vocalist for the 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.
Ramayya's recent credits include 4 top 20 songs on Billboard with a #1 iTunes dance chart hit ,4 award winning scores for movies featured on The History Channel,Discovery,MTV, Vision, CBS and NBC and screening and Cannes, Sundance, Mumbai Film Festival among others.
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