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Raoul Juneja
Born (1980-02-01) February 1, 1980 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Other namesDeejay Ra
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Occupation(s)Music producer, Columnist
Years active2001–present
Known forA 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle
Websitehttp://www.lyricalknockout.com/

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]

Career

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Anokhi Magazine's Excellence in Music Media Award, 2014[19]
  • Diversity Magazine's Transformation in Entertainment Award in 2014[20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Thornhill native Raoul Juneja is hard to define with just one label". BramptonGuardian.com. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ Joseph, Simone (24 February 2014). "Thornhill impresario charting own course". Toronto.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Hosts bring South Asian Culture to America on Dash Radio". Weekly Voice. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dare 2 Struggle: Deejay Ra talks V-Mix, Drake, 2Pac & more (Interview) · HipHopCanada.com". web.archive.org. hiphopcanada.com. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "WORD Magazine - The Soul of Urban Culture". www.wordmag.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Juneja, Raoul (11 September 2015). "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Bizzy Bone on the past, present and future". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi: racism's latest target". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "TV's hip V-Mix shines its spotlight on talented South Asian Canadians". London Free Press. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Li, David (28 April 2015). "Thornhill producer, veejay in mix during Canadian Music Week". OurWindsor.ca. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rukus Avenue Team presents A.R.Rahman with Album". Rukus Avenue. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Music inspired by 'The Black Prince' features Talib Kweli". The GATE. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "CBC Music and Deejay Ra to launch South Asian Station". Urban Asian. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Desi Fashion Magazine May June 2014". Issuu. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Meet The Jury | Prism Prize". prismprize.com. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Artists UNited Against Human Trafficking". www.unodc.org. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Jeremy Lin, President Obama join celebrity-filled anti-bullying album". NBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Highlights From ANOKHI's 11th Anniversary Event". ANOKHI LIFE. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Diversity Magazine". diversitymagazine.ca. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

Other websites

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