Anime Central is happy to announce that Raj Ramayya will appear at the 2024 convention.
About Raj Ramayya
Raj Ramayya is an award winning singer/songwriter/composer and producer best known for his work for classic anime such as Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell, Wolfs Rain, Made in Abyss, Tower of God and games such as Resident Evil, Tekken and Shenmue. Collaborating with several distinguished artists such as Yoko Kanno (Gundam ), Kevin Penkin, Kato Kazuhiko – Macross ,Tatsuya Oe ,Fatboy Slim, Duran Duran, Mos Def, Wilbert Roget (Star Wars, Lara Croft Tombraider) Ron Sexsmith (Coldplay) Chris Mosdell , Ryuchi Sakamoto and Stephen Stills ( Crosby Stills and Nash).
Ramayya has released 26 albums with several Billboard top 20 and multiple iTunes #1 charting hits and has been featured on over 1000 songs for companies as diverse as Sega, Disney, Victor Entertainment and Sony Music International. His vocal contributions to film and TV commercial and arrangement credits include Pokemon, Digimon, Power Rangers Theme, Evangelion, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, The World of Golden Eggs and Astroboy on an array of products that range from Nico Nico and Asahi Beer to Toyota.
Recent credits include feature film, VR and console game scoring for Asian companies such as Tencent and NetEase. Song placements for NHK, MTV, CBS, NBC, History Channel and Discovery channel reality shows and movies ranging from ‘The Walking Dead” “Gravity” “Quantico” to “Alice in Wonderland” and “Glee”. Ramayya is actively involved with performing at anime and game related conventions worldwide.
About Anime Central
Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. Anime Central 2024 will take place from May 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
