{
  "id": 18147921,
  "title": "Pupil sets up record company to champion new artists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pupil-sets-up-record-company-to-champion-new-artists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:18:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/11/04/pupil-sets-up-record-company-to-champion-new-artists/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 18-year-old student in Dubai has launched his own record label, Out of State Records, to showcase the work of lesser-known musicians. Ranvir Shewakramani, an Indian national attending Arcadia British School, drew inspiration from rapper Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records, which provided a platform for emerging talent. Ranvir aims to release a collaborative album featuring artists from various countries, including Egypt and South Africa, and hopes to also release his own alternative rap albums on the label. All these endeavors are pursued alongside his academic commitments at Arcadia British School, where he plans to graduate next year and subsequently study chemistry at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Ranvir's mentor, Dr. Navin Valrani from the Forward Thinking Mentoring Programme, has been instrumental in shaping both his musical and academic pursuits. Meanwhile, another student in the programme, Yasmine Farra, has created a coloring book company called Yoodle Doodle, which produces large-scale coloring outlines for adults. The proceeds from her art sales aim to fund the Children's Cancer Centre of Lebanon. Yasmine, a US-born resident of Dubai, aspires to study psychology at a US or Canadian university while pursuing art as a minor. The Forward Thinking Mentoring Programme, founded by Dr. Valrani, assists students from various UAE schools in developing entrepreneurial ideas, academic guidance, and extracurricular activities.",
  "summary": "A teenager in Dubai has set up his own record company and is preparing to release an album that champions the music of unknown artists. Ranvir Shewakramani, 18, an Indian pupil at Arcadia British School in Dubai, has created Out of State records to support his own recording career and those of other aspiring musicians. He came up with the idea after receiving assistance from the Forward Thinking…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}