Rafael Arcaute, known as Rafa Arcaute, is an Argentine

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and

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. He has worked with several Latin American artists including

Luis Alberto Spinetta Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El Flaco" (Spanish for "skinny"), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential Rock music, rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded ...

, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, Calle 13,

Aterciopelados Aterciopelados ( en, The Velvet Ones), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterci ...

, Diego Torres,

Babasónicos Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of ...

and

Andrés Calamaro Andrés Calamaro (Andrés Calamaro Massel, August 22, 1961) is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential rock artists in Spanish. He is also one of the most complete artist ...

. He has received eleven

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, including two wins for

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in 2011 and 2016, he has also won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album as a producer for Calle 13's ''

Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo ''Los de atrás vienen conmigo'' ( en, The Ones Behind Are Coming with Me) is the third studio album by Puerto Rican alternative hip hop band Calle 13 and was released on October 21, 2008 by Sony Music Latin. This album is a bit more colorful t ...

'' at the

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Career

Arcaute studied at the

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and later studied a Degree in Electroacoustic Composition at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. He began working at 23 years old as a touring member of

's band Spinetta and as keyboardist and engineer for several of Spinetta's albums including ''Argentina Sorgo Films Presenta: Spinetta Obras'' (2002), ''Para los Árboles'' (2003) and ''Camalotus'' (2004). He then worked in the production of two albums by Puerto Rican band Calle 13, ''

'' (2008) and ''

Entren Los Que Quieran ''Entren Los Que Quieran'' (English: ''Enter Those Who Want to'') is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican hip hop band Calle 13, released on November 22, 2010. Recorded in the wake of controversial events surrounding the group, the album co ...

'' (2010). Arcaute produced two albums by Argentine singer Diego Torres, ''

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'' (2010) and '' Buena Vida'' (2015). In 2011, he worked in

's tenth album '' A Propósito''. In 2016, he served as manager for Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas's tour ''L.H.O.N. Tour'' after working in the production of their 2012 album ''Chances'', he also produced Colombian band

's first live album ''

Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado ''Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado'' is the first live album by Colombian band Aterciopelados. It was recorded before a live audience of 140 guests in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 2, 2015 and released as a CD and DVD on April 22, 2016. Dire ...

'' the same year. Since 2018, he resides in

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and works as a part of

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alongside Afo Verde. After working in some of her previous singles, Arcaute produced Argentine singer

Nathy Peluso Natalia Peluso (born 12 January 1995), known professionally as Nathy Peluso (), is an Argentinian singer, songwriter, dancer and pedagogue. Born in Argentina, and raised in Spain, Peluso became interested in the performing arts at an early age, ...

's debut album ''

Calambre ''Calambre'' (stylized in all caps; ) is the debut studio album by Argentine singer and rapper Nathy Peluso. Recorded between Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles, the album was released on 2 October 2020 by Sony Music. ''Calambre'' won the ...

'', released in 2020, he also worked in Spanish singer

C. Tangana Antón Álvarez Alfaro (born July 16, 1990), known professionally as C. Tangana, is a Spanish rapper and songwriter. He began his musical career while in high school, rapping under the pseudonym Crema and releasing a seven-track EP titled ''Él ...

's ''

El Madrileño ''El Madrileño'' ( English: ''The Madrilenian'') is the second studio album by Spanish rapper and singer-songwriter C. Tangana. Written by Tangana and co-produced with Alizzz, the album was released through Sony Music on February 26, 2021. With t ...

'', which was released in 2021.

Discography

(A) Album, (S), Single

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Gardel Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

References

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