Raül Fernández Miró (Barcelona, 1976), better known as Raül Refree, is a Spanish music producer, musician and composer.

Career

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In 1996, Raül joined the melodic hardcore group from Barcelona, Corn Flakes.[1]

In 2007, he created with the Argentinian musician Ernesto Snajer the show "Immigrasons" about migratory flows between Catalonia and Argentina, commissioned by Mercat de Música Viva de Vic (MMVV). He initiated with this project a long and successful artistic relationship with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, who was the lead singer of the all-women band Las Migas at that time. He contributed to works commissioned by the MMVV in 2008 with the Mexicans Cabezas de Cera and Juan Pablo Villa in the album Vientos y lugares. In the same year, he directed and arranged the show OJO con la Mala, with Mala Rodríguez and the Original Jazz Orchestra del Taller de Músics, and was awarded the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona.[2]

In 2014, he released a duo album with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, granada [3]

In 2017, he released a duo album with Rosalía, Los Ángeles . On both albums Raül is co-author, artist, producer, guitarist and arranger.

His musical productions combine experimental rock, flamenco, folklore, and pop with occasional jazz influences, according to the project.[4]

He has produced songs and albums for Guitarricadelafuente, Ricky Martin, Rosalía, Niño de Elche, Rodrigo Cuevas,[1] Luisa Sobral, Lee Ranaldo.[5]

Productions

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Soundtracks (BSO)

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Collaborations

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  • String and metal arrangements in El tiempo de las cerezas, of Nacho Vegas and Enrique Bunbury. (2006)
  • Immigrasons. Co-director of the project. (Discmedi, 2006)
  • 15 anys del Teatre-Auditori de Sant Cugat (15 years of the Auditorium Theater of Sant Cugat). Direction and arrangements for orchestra. Together with the Orquestra Nacional Clàssica d'Andorra. (2008)
  • Vientos y lugares. Co-director of the project; with Juan Pablo Villa y Cabezas de Cera. (Sonoesfera, 2008)
  • Refree & Standstill interpret E.Varèse, R.Strauss, G.Ligeti, S.Reich y J.Adams. Festival Digressions of Auditorio de Barcelona (2008)
  • Ojo con la Mala. Musical director of the concert of Mala Rodríguez with the Original Jazz Orquestra del Taller de Músics. (2008)
  • Doubles with Josh Rouse for Europe and USA (2009/2010)
  • Brindando con José Alfredo Jiménez with the song "Cuando vivas conmigo". (2010)
  • Cançons de bandolers i molt mala gent (Songs of bandits and bad people), show with Maria Rodés. Musical direction and arrangements. (2010)
  • Collaborations in recording of Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations, of Josh Rouse (2011)
  • Rèquiem, with Enric Montefusco (2012)
  • Ukulele on the song Last Night on Earth of Lee Ranaldo (2013)
  • Guerra, interactive musical in 3D, with Albert Pla and Fermin Muguruza (2015–2016)
  • Miedo, interactive musical in 3D, with Albert Pla(2018-)
  • A Tocar!, Opening of Festival Grec 2020, with Baró D'Evel, Mal Pelo, Frederic Amat & friends (2020)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Raül Refree - Músico, Productor y Colaborador de Artistas". www.talentoabordo.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Música – PREMIS CIUTAT DE BARCELONA" (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Sílvia Pérez & Raül Fernandez". www.rockdelux.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Raül Refree". Viavox production (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ Disturbios, Don (21 February 2020). "Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree, crítica de Names Of North End Women (2020)". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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