DJ Raw is a name used by more than one artist. One version is Oliver Froning, a German DJ and producer and a founding member of the happy hardcore group Dune, who releases tracks under the DJ Raw name and makes some of them available for free download through his own homepage. Another is the first name of Re-Drum.

Ian Seumanu

DJ Raw is also the name used by Ian Seumanu, a New Zealand hip hop pioneer and turntablist. He builds his reputation through DJ battle competition, spending a decade in the scene and placing consistently in the top ten at both the DMC and ITF World Finals. He is the only New Zealander to win the ITF Australasian DJ Champion title.

As a performer and DJ, he provides part of the foundation for a number of important New Zealand acts, including Gifted, Brown, Overstayers, Footsouljahs, King Kapisi and Flowz. He appears both as a solo artist and in groups, and has supported major international acts such as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, Cypress Hill, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, Bone Thugs N Harmony and De La Soul.

Raw is no longer competing, but he remains active as a live performer and teaches DJing full time at New Zealand’s only NZQA-approved DJ school. He also works in production and has produced three albums for Footsouljahs and Flowz. He is also featured on “Ultra Bass” by Q-Inzest.