Ray Mia is a British film, audio and theatre producer. Born in Seaforth, Merseyside, he was educated at

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, and

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. In 2014, he joined Universal Music group as Executive Vice President, where he specialised in immersive audio technologies, working with artists including

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, Shawn Mendes and

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. In 2018, he launched the Liverpool-based record label Jacaranda Records to help support grass roots music in the city. In 2022, he produced The Marlowe Sessions, a season of productions featuring the complete attributed works of the Elizabethan playwright

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. Performed live by an ensemble cast including

Dominic West Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), Noah Solloway in Showtime's '' The Affair'' (2014–2019), t ...

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and Alan Cox, the "script in hand" performances were captured and recorded in immersive audio.

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Living people British film producers British record producers British theatre managers and producers British company founders People from Seaforth, Merseyside Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Kent City College of New York alumni {{UK-bio-stub