RAYA

RAYA’s BIO
Raya is a Metal-crossover band formed in south Switzerland, in September 2005.
In their first year of life the band was called S.E.E.D. and with a demo CD, they have been selected between many other bands, as finalist for two contests of the most prestigious open-air in Switzerland:
•The “MUSICACTS” of Frauenfeld open-air (www.musicacts.ch), where they win as best guitarist and best singer.
•The “Montreux Jazz Under the Sky” of Montreux Jazz festival.
In October 2006 the band, due to homonymy problems, change the name into RAYA.
In May 2007, the first album with 9 tracks (+2 remix) called “Me paso de los limites” has been released.
Meanwhile they did participate to few contest, concerts and openair. Here a list of the most significant:
•TIMUSICCONTEST, where they win the contest.
•SWISS METAL BATTLE, for the W.O.A. open-air (Wakken – Germany)
•Open Air “OPENEYE” of Oberlunkhofen-CH edition 2006 and 2007 (www.openeye.ch )
•KICK OFF concert of MUSIGLANZGMEIND Open Air, opening the concert for HARMFUL (http://www.muisiglanzgmeind.ch/ )
•ROCKAMWEIER Open Air of Wil-CH (http://www.rockamweier.ch/rockamweier.htm)
•TREBUR Open Air, Germany (http://www.treburopenair.de/ ) with Emil Bulls, Donots, 4Lyn.
•Tribute to RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (no cover) Grabenhalle, SanGallen- Switzerland
•Lozanneradioactive-band contest http://www.lozanneradioactive.ch/
•Warmbronner Openair, Warmbronn Germany (http://www.openairwarmbronn.de/ )
•Traffic Jam Openair, Dieburg Germany, (http://www.trafficjam.de/home/index.php ) as headliner with Soilwork, Ektomorf.
•Januar 2009, opening acts for “NUFAN” (No use for a name) and “Only crime” at the Iragna Meeting Center – CH
•Make Music Not War openair Juny 2009, Stabio- CH
•The 2dn July 2009 RAYA won the SAE Bandcontest 2009 (SAE institute Zürich http://zuerich.sae.edu/de/home/) @ the Abart club Zürich
•Anyone Can Play Guitar festival 09, 4 July 2009 Bern http://www.anyone-can-play-guitar.ch/acpg16/acpg16.html
•Battle of the Bands @ Abart club Zürich, the 18th October 2009 we past the quarter-final for this contest. http://www.abart.ch/battle/botb_botb.html
•Berlin Moshpit 2010, Berlin (Germany)
•Stustaculum festival 2010, München, Germany (http://www.stustaculum.de/)
•TREBUR Open Air, Germany (http://www.treburopenair.de/ ) with ill Niño, Caliban, TherapY?.
•And other minor openair&festivals