Raoul Juneja
Raoul Singh Juneja (born February 1, 1980) is a Canadian music producer and columnist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Raoul is better known as a media expert on urban and South Asian music.[1][2][3] He is credited as the executive producer of A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle, a tribute album dedicated to the late hip hop icon, Tupac Shakur.[4]
Raoul Juneja | |
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| Born | February 1, 1980 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Deejay Ra |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Music producer, Columnist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle |
| Website | http://www.lyricalknockout.com/ |
Career
He studied media at University of Western Ontario where he began DeeJaying and appearing as a TV host. In 2001, Juneja started his professional career writing articles for Canada's WORD Magazine.[5][6] Raoul has worked as a columnist for The Globe and Mail.[7] In 2005, Juneja founded Hip-Hop Literacy campaign. The campaign was supported by several celebrities.[8]
Music career
Raoul has conducted and produced the award-winning national Canadian music Show V-Mix on Omni Television, which ran for 173 episodes over 4 seasons.[9][10] Juneja has co-produced several albums, "Music To Inspire: Act To Change" as well as "Music To Inspire: Artists UNited Against Human Trafficking" and The Black Prince: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture.[11][12]
Juneja has worked as the researcher for CBC's first South Asian CBC Radio, which was launched in 2014.[13][14] He served on the Toronto Independent Music Awards as a jury for JUNO Awards.[15] He is a members of Artists United Against Human Trafficking, a UNODC's initiative against the crime of trafficking in persons.[16]
In 2016, Juneja joined an anti-bullying tour of Canadian schools, Conquer The Fear, as their keynote speaker.[17]
Selected discography
- A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle, 2006
- Music To Inspire: Act To Change, 2016[18]
- Music To Inspire: Artists United Against Human Trafficking, 2017
- The Black Prince (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture), 2017
Accolades
- Anokhi Magazine's Excellence in Music Media Award, 2014[19]
- Diversity Magazine's Transformation in Entertainment Award in 2014[20]
References
- ↑ "Thornhill native Raoul Juneja is hard to define with just one label." (in en-CA). BramptonGuardian.com. 10 March 2014. http://www.southasianfocus.ca/whatson-story/6004909-thornhill-native-raoul-juneja-is-hard-to-define-with-just-one-label-/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Joseph, Simone (24 February 2014). "Thornhill impresario charting own course" (in en-CA). Toronto.com. https://www.toronto.com/news-story/4382320-thornhill-impresario-charting-own-course/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian Hosts bring South Asian Culture to America on Dash Radio". Weekly Voice. 2 April 2019. https://www.weeklyvoice.com/canadian-hosts-bring-south-asian-culture-to-america-on-dash-radio/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dare 2 Struggle: Deejay Ra talks V-Mix, Drake, 2Pac & more (Interview) · HipHopCanada.com". web.archive.org (hiphopcanada.com). 17 June 2013. http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2013/05/dare-2-struggle-deejay-ra-talks-vmix-2pac-drake-maestro-interview/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "WORD Magazine - The Soul of Urban Culture". www.wordmag.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Juneja, Raoul (11 September 2015). "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Bizzy Bone on the past, present and future" (in en-us). NOW Magazine. https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/q-a-bizzy-bone-of-bone-thugs-n-harmony/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi: racism's latest target". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/mahatma-gandhi-racisms-latest-target/article1333841/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "TIMA 2016 Grand Jury Judge Profile: Raoul Juneja aka Deejay Ra - Toronto Independent Music Awards". torontoima.com. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "TV's hip V-Mix shines its spotlight on talented South Asian Canadians" (in en-CA). London Free Press. http://www.lfpress.com/2012/12/05/tvs-hip-v-mix-shines-its-spotlight-on-talented-south-asian-canadians. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Li, David (28 April 2015). "Thornhill producer, veejay in mix during Canadian Music Week" (in en-CA). OurWindsor.ca. https://www.ourwindsor.ca/whatson-story/5590690-thornhill-producer-veejay-in-mix-during-canadian-music-week/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Rukus Avenue Team presents A.R.Rahman with Album.". Rukus Avenue. https://www.rukusavenue.com/news/2017/2/7/rukus-avenue-team-presents-arrahman-with-album. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Music inspired by 'The Black Prince' features Talib Kweli". The GATE. 22 July 2017. https://www.thegate.ca/music/029486/music-the-black-prince/. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "CBC Music and Deejay Ra to launch South Asian Station". Urban Asian. 20 May 2014. https://urbanasian.com/music/2014/05/cbc-music-and-deejay-ra-to-launch-south-asian-station/. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Desi Fashion Magazine May June 2014". Issuu. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Meet The Jury | Prism Prize". prismprize.com. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Artists UNited Against Human Trafficking". www.unodc.org. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Marr, Danielle (7 January 2016). "Up and coming artists talk anti-bullying at St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Bolton". CaledonEnterprise.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Jeremy Lin, President Obama join celebrity-filled anti-bullying album" (in en). NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jeremy-lin-president-obama-join-celebrity-filled-anti-bullying-album-n701021. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Highlights From ANOKHI's 11th Anniversary Event". ANOKHI LIFE. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "Diversity Magazine". diversitymagazine.ca. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 6 June 2020.