Today we’d like to introduce you to Anuj Guha Majumdar also popularly known as Ramencoke.
Hi Anuj, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Music has been a part of literally my entire life. I used to play the violin under professional guidance since I was in Grade 1 and joined an orchestra group at a young age. But as the conductors would drill musical theory into our heads. I did not feel the soul of playing the violin anymore. Since the shackles from playing the violin under strict rules were taken off, I quickly grew interested from picking up the guitar, bass guitar, drums, and synthesizers. My school friends and I would skip classes just to visit music instrument stores just to have a glance of the latest instruments and try out a part of history that the legends would use for their shows. Without any care in the world, I was just having fun – till my brother one day showed me a video Titled “Ultra Music Festival Aftermovie 2012” . Then I finally found my purpose. That video injected so many dreams that I would never even think of in a million years. That was when I started producing music by myself with a cracked version of Fl studio that I had stolen from a friend as a revenge from him stealing my equipment. Few years later, I left my hometown in India to Toronto (Canada) to venture into a Marketing and Hospitality College (which my parents thought was suitable for me). During that whole process, I had just dived into the music scene in Canada which was predominantly EDM and Hip Hop . At that time I would DJ in my miniscule residence room with 50-60 people somehow raving till their sweat would drip on the floor and I would very quickly learn what people were enjoying as I would switch up the genre in a very unique way – which people danced harder as it kept the energy on the high . I networked with a bunch of producers from Toronto and enquired about technical aspects about production as if it was the hot topic of the day. I would take full advantage of my time in college to use “Studio Room A ” – which at the time was their one and only music production room and book off slots till no one could potentially use it.
Fast forward to later I had transferred to Vancouver after my graduation to start off my adult life, which seemed super stressful at first. Yet, I managed to network with a ton of artists and producers in the city. The quarantine period was the time I was shining the most as my work was spreading amongst the community and I was fully embracing the new normal and became a full-time producer. Initially, I would make beats by myself but everything changed after I started recording artists. Not only did I become an engineer, but I completely understood the assignment of what it means to be a producer. I do have to shoutout to my Latin artists Sirmarquis, Ahlex R, Goldkid and Barz that put me on the Vancouver Spot .
What I love is that the artists book studio time with me for – that “Ramencoke” sound.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I don’t think there’s a smooth road for anyone who is trying to pursue anything in the music industry. There were so many moments of doubt and anxiety about how I would progress in a saturated market in a foreign country. There were so many moments where I wasn’t happy with the results of my songs that I made with some artists . What changed was that I went down the rabbit hole of technicalities that removed my ability to creatively think, which made me suffer a lot with my anxiety. So I reprogrammed my brain the stop the endless negative loop and start chasing the feeling of having fun with music again. I moved to a new area in Burnaby (Vancouver) with my roommates and formed a whole new studio setup that completely changed the aura of creating with fun. A big studio room with semi-futuristic elements and open floorplan that allows artists to walk around and create a synergy with the production side of music. I love how 95 % of the time, artist would leave the room releasing that they made something that they would never think about making and enjoying every minute of the process.
When the process is fun .. you are completely living in the present. So much so that we didn’t even realize that it was 4 am in the morning!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am a Music producer and my production goes around the thematics of Future Pop music which covers genres like Hip hop (trap), EDM and Reggaetón (Latin). All this goes under an alias of ‘Ramencoke’ . I have been producing & engineering for a lot of talents in Vancouver that I believe in and assist in developing ‘their sound’ . What sets me apart from other is that I am willing to go deep lengths to making music that I make commercial ready and fun to listen to . I am currently developing artist like Ahlex R and Barz and are recently finished a video shoot for our upcoming single ” POR TI ” with a director from Netflix and HBO Max Juan Morales Vargas co-produced by his sister who is also a legend Giovanna Morales Vargas . This video that was shot is truly different with a Sci-fi vibe and could potentially have global interest being a Dark reggaetón pop song that sounds very unique with the writing done by the protégées Ahlex and barz themselves. Alongside with the protegees, we have scored a placement with a popular artist from El Salvador artist named “Neelo Flame” which is definitely a Banger that we are proud about and awaiting official release dates and music video shoots .
I am also happy with the release of my First Fx Pack “Celestial Vol 1 ” . It is essentially a 100 + sound asset pack for producers in need of a unique, sci – fi sound fx which helped speeding up the workflow of production with good sounds .( ramencoke.gumroad.com/l/celestial ) . A free pack for the community that helped me so much. So it is only wise to give back.
I am also aiming for being a Masked artist/producer with a DJ act and a story behind the character of Ramencoke. Injecting life into a character brings more meaning to the music that I am doing and it is centering around futuristic themes. There’s a lot of music that I will be dropping under that alias and I am genuinely ecstatic for the year. It’s time my dream are to be worked on .
Do you have any advice for those looking to network or find a mentor?
It’s very rare to find mentors in music production as people in that industry are usually lone rangers or do not like to share their work, especially with producers from Vancouver. With production, I would say that recording artist is a general networking tool as you never know who you can meet. When you as a producer go above and beyond and do everything you can that serves the purpose of the music – the artist notices it. The work of your art will spread regardless of what you think. Providing value to a community, especially when it’s free and genuine can make a big difference. The reason why I do it is so that I can network with people in the industry and automatically places me out of my comfort bubble, which is required for every creative in this industry …. that how the creative gear grinds.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramencoke/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOA7tYdbs6A_Nsu2b-367JA
- Other: https://ramencoke.gumroad.com/l/celestial
Image Credits
@ageofchaos
