FanimeCon Welcomes Raj Ramayya to MusicFest for FanimeCon 2014
San Jose, CA (April 15, 2014) – FanimeCon is thrilled to announce that Raj Ramayya has been added to the MusicFest line-up for FanimeCon 2014 (held at FanimeCon during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26).
The Indo-Canadian singer, composer, and lyricist has a storied history in the anime industry, having worked with some musical luminaries in the field, including Yoko Kanno (as a member of The Seatbelts). Mr. Ramayya has worked on a few different properties, including Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and Wolf's Rain. He also has a number of tracks for Konami's Bemani series of games, including songs in Beatmania IIDX, Guitar Freaks, and Drummania. His band, The Beautiful Losers has been used on various MTV shows in the US, and for commercials in Japan for the NTT Docomo and Animal Planet.
FanimeCon is proud to have Raj Ramayya as a musical guest along with HOME MADE KAZOKU to rock this year's MusicFest. Programming information for Raj Ramayya will be available at http://www.fanime.com as the convention draws near.
About FanimeCon – FanimeCon is Northern California's largest anime convention. Packed with videos, costumes, music, games, parties, tournaments, panels, and guests from around the world, this annual celebration of Japanese art and popular culture entertains a colorful spectrum of fans and friends. FanimeCon is “By Fans, For Fans”, and over 25,000 enthusiasts joined the fun at FanimeCon 2013. FanimeCon will return to downtown San Jose during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, 2014. For more information, please contact FanimeCon Marketing at [email protected] or visit www.fanime.com.
The Indo-Canadian singer, composer, and lyricist has a storied history in the anime industry, having worked with some musical luminaries in the field, including Yoko Kanno (as a member of The Seatbelts). Mr. Ramayya has worked on a few different properties, including Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and Wolf's Rain. He also has a number of tracks for Konami's Bemani series of games, including songs in Beatmania IIDX, Guitar Freaks, and Drummania. His band, The Beautiful Losers has been used on various MTV shows in the US, and for commercials in Japan for the NTT Docomo and Animal Planet.
FanimeCon is proud to have Raj Ramayya as a musical guest along with HOME MADE KAZOKU to rock this year's MusicFest. Programming information for Raj Ramayya will be available at http://www.fanime.com as the convention draws near.
About FanimeCon – FanimeCon is Northern California's largest anime convention. Packed with videos, costumes, music, games, parties, tournaments, panels, and guests from around the world, this annual celebration of Japanese art and popular culture entertains a colorful spectrum of fans and friends. FanimeCon is “By Fans, For Fans”, and over 25,000 enthusiasts joined the fun at FanimeCon 2013. FanimeCon will return to downtown San Jose during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, 2014. For more information, please contact FanimeCon Marketing at [email protected] or visit www.fanime.com.