Ray (musician)

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Reika Nakayama (中山怜香, born October 14, 1990 in Hokkaido), better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.

Biography

Ray originally did work as a gravure idol, releasing two DVDs in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the name Clione Reika.

She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer. Her second single "Rakuen Project" (楽園PROJECT, Paradise Project) was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.

Her hobbies include tea ceremonies, ballet and riding the unicycle.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other album appearances

Appearances

Television

Ray Singer

Ray Singer is a British record producer and owner of Singer Records. Singer was instrumental in launching the careers of Peter Sarstedt,David Sylvian, Japan, and Ana Silvera.

Early years: 1960s–1970s

Ray Singer was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England, and raised in Brighton. He first became involved in music by forming a skiffle group as a student in Brighton, and in 1964 made his first records as a singer under the wing of Jeffrey Kruger, who signed him to his independent record label, Ember Records, after seeing him sing in a charity show. Ember Records released Singer's "Tell Me Now" in 1964.

He appeared on television programmes with The Who, the Small Faces, and The Kinks and was a featured artist on Gadzooks!, a weekly BBC 2 TV show with Marianne Faithfull and Lulu. Always more interested in production/arrangement, he had the opportunity to work with record producers such as Shel Talmy (The Kinks, The Who) and Jimmy Miller (Traffic, The Rolling Stones), an experience that led him to eventually produce for Chris Blackwell's Island Records. He also attended the London School of Film Technique and joined Nirvana, with fellow film student, Alex Spiropolous. They were signed to Island Records and recorded "Tiny Goddess".