Raja Ram (musician)

Raja Ram
Raja Ram on a tour on 1200 Micrograms
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Gary Rothfield
Born	(1940-12-18) 18 December 1940 (age 84)
Origin	Melbourne
Genres	Electronic, jazz, ambient, Chill-out music, Downtempo, psychedelic rock, psychedelic trance
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Flute, synthesiser
Years active	1969–present
Website	psychology music

Raja Ram (born Ronald Gary Rothfield, 18 December 1940) is an Australian-born musician and the owner of the United Kingdom record label Tip World. He was a founding member of the psychedelic rock band Quintessence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, playing at the first two Glastonbury Fayres in 1970 and 1971. He later found success in the psychedelic trance scene and continues to headline at large events worldwide.

Raja Ram performing with 1200 Micrograms in Teotihuacán, Mexico, in September 2009

Ram was nominated for "Best Psychedelic Trance DJ" at the DJ Awards in 2001 ^[1] and 2003. ^[2]

See also

• Shpongle
• The Infinity Project
• Quintessence (band)
• Psydub
• Goa trance

References

1. "Past Editions 2001". djawards.com. DJ Awards. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
2. "Past Editions 2003". djawards.com. DJ Awards. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

External links

• TIP Records

• Arantes, Eduardo (16 May 2006). "Raja Ram, a lenda viva". psyte.uol.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

• Alici, Jessica (November 2017). "Raja Ram "The Story of my Life"". DiceRadio. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

• РУБЛЕВ, Сергей Сергеевич (17 March 2007). "SHPONGLE - Голоса в голове - Звуки.Ру". Звуки.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.