John Raays
Artist & Founder

John Raays Entertainment (JRE) was founded by John Raays, an acclaimed artist and music-industry executive. JRE is a music publishing and artist management company with a footprint across music, film, television, and advertising. The company has collaborated with David Guetta, DJ Snake, Hugel, Aya Nakamura, among others, and built partnerships with Warner Music Group, Universal Music, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Uber Eats. JRE operates out of Paris and Toronto. Today, it works with marquee catalogs and producers—Grammy and Latin Grammy winners and nominees—and its ecosystem spans talent with 40B+ streams. With a builder’s mindset, John Raays scouts and develops new artists, sets trends at the intersection of Latin, Afro-house, and electro-pop, and forges bridges between Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa.

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Artist. A Parisian DJ and producer with multiple gold/platinum certifications, formerly signed to Parlophone (UK). His releases have made a strong showing on international charts—Billboard, Music Week (UK), Top iTunes—and have been featured on major editorial playlists across DSPs. Highlights include European tours and slots at leading festivals, notably Virgin Radio Electroshock and Tomorrowland.

Sync & Picture — Film/TV, Advertising

JRE delivers music for picture across film, television, and advertising, with credits for luxury brands including Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, and Lamborghini. We also produce original short-form content and tap a robust comedy network, partnering with M6, Canal+, and Free in France, and Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire in North America. Our sound design spans trailers, teasers, sonic branding/idents for TV, radio, and digital, TVCs and campaigns, main titles, and promos.