Raymond Roker

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Raymond Leon Roker is the Global Head of Editorial at Amazon Music.[1][2][3] He is of Bahamian and Jewish descent.[4]

Roker is a former (and part-time) electronic music DJ and club promoter.[5][better source needed] In the 1980s and 1990s he was a graffiti artist in Los Angeles, producing numerous murals around the city and doing commercial work for television and films.[6] He co-founded Urb (magazine) magazine in December 1990.[7][8][9] Examples of his design work can be found in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Aswad, Jem (August 17, 2020). "Amazon Music Names Raymond Leon Roker Global Head of Editorial". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Amazon Music names Raymond Leon Roker as global head of editorial". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ "Raymond Leon Roker joins Amazon Music as Global Head of Editorial". Music Business Worldwide. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ^ "Interview With CNN's Veronica De La Cruz: A Journalist for the New Generation". Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ "Respect Turns 16. This is the Story of Drum and Bass in Los Angeles". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. ^ Dooley, Michael (March 1993). "Frequent Flyers". Print. 47 (2): 122.
  7. ^ "Interview: Urb Magazine's Raymond Roker Ditches Print". LA Weekly. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  8. ^ Solomont, E. B. (January–February 2007). "The Maestro". American Jewish Life.
  9. ^ "URB Your Enthusiasm". Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management. 34 (6): 22. June 2005 – via EBSCO.
  10. ^ "Raymond Leon Roker". collection.cooperhewitt.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

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