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Cajjmere Wray | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cajjmere Wray |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | House, dance, progressive house, electro house, pop, electronic, tribal house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, Remixer, Artist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals, Percussion, Flute, Music Sequencer, Drum Machine |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Labels | D'Lish-Us Music, Island Def Jam, Tommy Boy Records, Universal Music, Warner Music, Nervous Records (US), Star 69 Records |
| Website | cajjmerewray |
Cajjmere Wray (aka CCW) is a Canadian producer, DJ and remixer from Toronto.[1] He is known for a variety of his original and remix productions. He has officially remixed many major recording artists including: Jennifer Lopez,[2] Rihanna,[3] Esthero,[4][5][6] Nelly Furtado,[7] Girlicious,[8] Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey,[9] Deborah Cox,[10] Oscar G,[11] Melanie C and others.
The Grammy Award Winning DJ/Producer Peter Rauhofer helped in discovering Wray, by aiding in his entry onto the music scene in 2005, with Wray's remix of the Kobbe & Austin Leeds single, 'Bodyshaker'.[12] This success helped Wray achieve more accomplishments with other remixes on Rauhofer's Star 69 label. His extended works have been made available on various labels including: Island Def Jam, Tommy Boy Records, Universal Music, and Nervous Records (US). In addition to his musical career, Wray also hosted an evening pop/dance music radio show from the Spring of 2007 to early Winter 2010 on Toronto's PROUD FM.[13]
His musical works have received support by a variety of celebrity DJs around the globe, and have also been supported on various radio stations. His production for Natalia Safran's single "All I Feel Is You" was featured in the 2017 Sony Pictures motion picture Flatliners,[14] starring Elliot Page, Diego Luna, and Nina Dobrev. Cajjmere DJs most frequently at clubs in Los Angeles and Toronto,[15] but he has also toured internationally to destinations including New York City, Mexico, Brazil, Serbia, Italy[15] and others. He has released music under various aliases and pseudonyms including most recently the name 'CCW' for his widely popular remixes of Jennifer Lopez's "On The Floor" ft. Pitbull, Christina Aguilera's "You Lost Me" and Rihanna's "Only Girl (in the world)."
- ^ Interview with Cajjmere Wray Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from dailyxtra.com 24 November 2004
- ^ As CCW - iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 22 February 2011
- ^ As CCW - Amazon Link from Amazon.com 18 August 2011
- ^ Interview with Cajjmere Wray from getoutmag.com 29 April 2013
- ^ Tape, Glitter and Hair from Fabmagazine.com 26 June 2012
- ^ iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 5 June 2012
- ^ iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 25 October 2010
- ^ iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 22 November 2010
- ^ Cajjmere Retouches Mariah Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine from Fabmagazine.com 19 August 2009
- ^ iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 12 May 2009
- ^ iTunes Link from iTunes.apple.com 20 April 2009
- ^ Local DJ Reaches High Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine from dailyxtra.com 1 January 2007
- ^ PROUD FM Named Top Toronto Radio Station from shanefamealexander.blogspot.ca 14 September 2009
- ^ Flatliners Soundtrack (2017) from www.soundtrackmania.net 29 September 2017
- ^ a b Kuhr, Fred (8 June 2005). "Cajjmere Wray Makes You Sweat". DailyXtra. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.