▁Kingdom ▁record ▁label ▁T ip ▁World . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock ▁band ▁Quint ess ence ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁G last on bury ▁F ay res ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁later ▁found ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁psych ed el ic ▁tr ance ▁scene ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁head line ▁at ▁large ▁events ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ram ▁left ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁trail . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁later ▁and ▁studied ▁fl ute ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Conserv ator ium ▁of ▁Music . ▁Ram ▁travel led ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁study ▁jazz , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁psych ed el ic ▁music ian . ▁Ram ▁retired ▁from ▁Quint ess ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁en velope ▁sales man . ▁ ▁Ram ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁music ▁Career , ▁finding ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁emer ging ▁genre ▁of ▁electronic ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁to ▁make ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁considered ▁psych ed el ic ▁tr ance . ▁ ▁Career ▁R aja ▁Ram ▁formed ▁The ▁In fin ity ▁Project ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁Graham ▁Wood ▁and ▁Ian ▁St . ▁Paul . ▁The ▁first