Rafael Greifer,
better known by his stage name Raf Riley, is a record producer and artist from
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire.
The term ''nort ...
.
He was formerly a member of
ExR
ExR is a musical side project of Etta Bond and Raf Riley, signed to Labrinth's record label Odd Child. The duo released their first collaborative extended play ''Emergency Room'' for free download on 20 July 2012 following a series of unreleased ...
alongside
Etta Bond
Henrietta "Etta" Bond is a British singer-songwriter. She was the first signing to OddChild Music, partially owing to Bond becoming friends with Labrinth thanks to a fluke Myspace encounter.
Career
Writing material for her debut release, Bond ...
,
and is signed to
OddChild Music
OddChild Music was an independent, London-based management company and record label founded by Marc Williams in 2011.
History
The record label title comes from its purpose: to locate and nurture young and upcoming artists. It was revealed on 5 J ...
and has released on
Diplo
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's
Mad Decent
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label.
ExR
ExR is a musical side project of Etta Bond and Raf Riley, signed to Labrinth's record label Odd Child. The duo released their first collaborative extended play ''Emergency Room'' for free download on 20 July 2012 following a series of unreleased ...
released two EPs: ''Emergency Room'' and ''Meds''. He released his own EP title
Now That's What I Call Gangster Beats!!in January 2013. Riley is also known for his comedy production: alongside
Reuben "Dangerman" Dangoor, Riley is one half of the Grand Spectacular. Their 2010 single "Being A Dickhead's Cool" became a
viral video
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, receiving over thirteen million YouTube views. Riley and Dangerman are also part of the comedy rap trio Sabotage Party alongside Ray Knotts, in which he raps as well as produces. Dangerman also designs and directs all
OddChild Music
OddChild Music was an independent, London-based management company and record label founded by Marc Williams in 2011.
History
The record label title comes from its purpose: to locate and nurture young and upcoming artists. It was revealed on 5 J ...
artwork and
ExR
ExR is a musical side project of Etta Bond and Raf Riley, signed to Labrinth's record label Odd Child. The duo released their first collaborative extended play ''Emergency Room'' for free download on 20 July 2012 following a series of unreleased ...
videos.
Raf Riley has worked with many artists including
Professor Green
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
Growing up on ...
,
Labrinth
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record labe ...
,
Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...
,
Naughty Boy
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,
Dr. Luke
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and
Mike Skinner.
Riley has had cuts with
Elliphant
Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter (born 8 October 1985), known professionally as Elliphant, is a Swedish singer, rapper and songwriter. Her sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle, which consists of Tim Denà ...
,
Skepta
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and has remixed for
Sigma
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,
Conor Maynard
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and
Plan B
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Plan B may also refer to:
* Plan B, a brand name of levonorgestrel, an emergency contraception drug
Film and television
* Plan B En ...
.
Discography
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
As the Grand Spectacular
As Sabotage Party
Production credits
Remixes
Unreleased tracks
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English record producers
DJs from London
Dubstep musicians
Remixers
Electronic dance music DJs