Raül Refree
Raül Fernandez Miró, better known as Raül Refree, is a Spanish record producer, musician and composer.
Artistic career
In 1996, Raül joined the melodic hardcore group Barcelona Corn Flakes, with whom he recorded Ménage. He later joined two groups: Romodance, producing Little Symphonies for the Kids and Zorras, and Sitcom, putting out a self-titled album in 1999. The Élena group, which aimed at a more experimental style of pop, produced Porelamordedios and Present. He directed and arranged a concert, The Rockdelux Experience, for issue no. 200 of Rockdelux magazine, and a second concert in 2004 for the 20th anniversary of the magazine. Both concerts were later published on CD.Also in 2002, he began the solo project Refree, with the album Quitamiedos, followed by Nones, La matrona, Els invertebrats, Matilda, Tots Sants, Nova Creu Alta, Jai Alai vol. 01 and La otra mitad works in which he alternates Spanish and Catalan. In 2007, he created the show "Immigrasons", about migratory flows between Catalonia and Argentina, with the Argentinian musician Ernesto Snajer, commissioned by Mercat de Música Viva de Vic. 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. In 2009 he composed soundtracks for the series Infidels, from TV3, and toured several times in Europe and the United States with the American singer-songwriter Josh Rouse.
In 2014 he released with Sílvia Pérez Cruz the album Granada, and in 2017 presented, along with Rosalía Vila, Los Ángeles. Both albums as artist, producer, guitar player and arranger.
In late 2018 he released the soundtracks for the films Entre dos aguas, by Isaki Lacuesta, and Black is beltza, by Fermín Muguruza.
His last works of his own, in which he has worked as a music player and signing arrangements and production, have been a duo releasing albums with Richard Youngs, Lina '' and Lee Ranaldo.
His musical productions combines experimental rock, flamenco, author song and pop with occasional jazz influences, according to the project. He interprets his compositions in Catalan and Spanish.
He has produced songs and albums for Ricky Martin, Rodrigo Cuevas, Luisa Sobral, Lee Ranaldo, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Rosalía, Rocío Márquez, Roger Mas, Nacho Umbert, Senior Brutal Cor, Christina Rosenvinge, Las Migas, Josh Rouse, Kiko Veneno, Mala Rodríguez, Els Pets, among other musicians.
Discography
- Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree, Names of North End Women
- Lina & Raül Refree, Lina_Raül Refree
- Richard Youngs & Raül Refree, All Hands Around The Moment,
- Lina & Raül Refree, '
- Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree, '
- Refree, '
- :es:Albert_Pla|Albert Pla & Raül Refree, Miedo
- Refree Jai Alai vol.02
- Refree, '
- Rosalía,
- Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Raül Fernandez Miró,
- Refree, '
- Refree, '
- Refree, '
- Refree, '
- Refree, '
- Refree, ''
- Refree, '
Productions
- Ricky Martin, '
- nostalgia.en.los.autobuses, '
- nostalgia.en.los.autobuses, '
- nostalgia.en.los.autobuses, '
- nostalgia.en.los.autobuses, '
- Cocanha, Puput
- Lina & Raül Refree, Lina_Raül Refree
- , Manual de Cortejo, Rodrigo Cuevas Ronda a Raül Refree
- :es:La_Maravillosa_Orquesta_del_Alcohol|La M.O.D.A, '
- :es:La_Maravillosa_Orquesta_del_Alcohol|La M.O.D.A., '
- Luísa Sobral, Rosa
- C. Tangana, :es:El_Niño_de_Elche|El Niño de Elche, '
- Amaia Romero, ' , as author and producer
- :es:El Niño de Elche|El Niño de Elche, '
- 77, Bright Gloom
- :es:Rocío Márquez|Rocío Márquez,
- Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim
- :es:Josele Santiago|Josele Santiago, Transilvania
- :es:Maria Rodés|Maria Rodés, Creo que no soy yo
- Christina Rosenvinge, Lo nuestro
- Nacho Umbert,
- Lee Ranaldo,
- :es:Rocío Márquez|Rocío Márquez,
- Silvia Pérez Cruz, ,
- Kiko Veneno,
- Els Pets,
- Silvia Pérez Cruz,
- Nacho Umbert,
- Christina Rosenvinge, Un caso sin resolver.
- :es:Fernando Alfaro |Fernando Alfaro, La vida es extraña y rara
- :ca:Senior i el Cor Brutal|Senior i el Cor Brutal,
- Nacho Umbert,
- :es:Las Migas |Las Migas,
- El Hijo, Madrileña
- El Hijo, Las otras vidas
- Aroah, El día después
- Roger Mas,
- El Hijo, La piel del oso
- The Rockdelux Experience vol. II
- The Rockdelux Experience
Soundtracks (BSO)
- Ojos Negros, directed by Marta Lallana and Ivet Castelo
- ', directed by Isaki Lacuesta
- ', animated film directed by a
- Yoghurt Utopia, documentary by Anna Thomson & David Baksh
- ', TV movie directed by Sònia Sánchez
- ', film directed by Àlex Julià
- ', TV movie directed by Dimas Rodríguez
- , TV series directed by Sònia Sánchez
- ', documentary directed by Morrosko Vila-San-Juan
- , TV series. From 2009 to 2011
Collaborations
- Miedo, interactive musical in 3D, with :es:Albert Pla|Albert Pla
- Guerra, interactive musical in 3D, with :es:Albert Pla|Albert Pla and Fermin Muguruza
- Ukulele on the song Last Night on Earth of Lee Ranaldo
- Rèquiem, with Enric Montefusco
- Collaborations in recording of , of Josh Rouse
- Cançons de bandolers i molt mala gent , show with Maria Rodés. Musical direction and arrangements.
- Brindando con José Alfredo Jiménez with the song "".
- Doubles with Josh Rouse for Europe and USA
- Ojo con la Mala. Musical director of the concert of Mala Rodríguez with the Original Jazz Orquestra del Taller de Músics.
- Refree & Standstill interpret E.Varèse, R.Strauss, G.Ligeti, S.Reich y J.Adams. Festival Digressions of Auditorio de Barcelona
- Vientos y lugares. Co-director of the project; with :es:Juan Pablo Villa|Juan Pablo Villa y :es:Cabezas de Cera|Cabezas de Cera.
- 15 anys del Teatre-Auditori de Sant Cugat . Direction and arrangements for orchestra. Together with the Orquestra Nacional Clàssica d’Andorra.
- . Co-director of the project.
- String and metal arrangements in , of :es:Nacho Vegas|Nacho Vegas and Enrique Bunbury.
Awards
- Award "German Critic Quarter Award" for the Best Worldmusic Album
- Nominated in the "Les Victoires du Jazz 2020" in the category "Best World Music Album" with the project "Lina_Raül Refree - Lina_Raül Refree"
- Premi Gaudí: "" for :ca:Entre_dos_aguas|Entre dos aguas, by Isaki Lacuesta
- Nominated in the in the category "Best New Artist" with the project "Rosalía - '
- Nominated in the in the category "Best styling in a video in association with i-d" with the video "" from the album "Rosalía - "
- Ruido de la Prensa Award for Best Spanish Disc of 2017
- Rockdelux #1 Video, #1 Album, #1 Artist of 2017
- Time Out Award for Best Album of 2017
- ABC, #1 National Record of 2017
- Award Rolling Stone Spain “Best group/soloist of the year" for '
- Album of the year for the magazine Rockdelux for '
- Award Altaveu "Best Album" for '
- Award Enderrock - Joan Trayter “Best Musical Production"
- Award
- Award Puig Porret for '
- Award Altaveu "Best pop-rock album" for '
- Award Enderrock “Best Album" for '
- Album of the year for the magazine Rockdelux for '