RifRaf

RifRaf is NOT RIFFRAFF... RifRaf is Rafael Gimelstein, an established music producer, dj, promoter & whatnot. He splits his time between the summers of Sydney and Berlin, bringing together a wealth of musical knowledge, exclusive collaborations and spirituality.. Raf was born in Lithuania (Vilnius), raised in Israel, flowered in Sydney- Australia. Rafael is also known for organising Sydney's favourite underground community festival - Earthdance Sydney (R.I.P.) as well as the head of Deep As Fu*k parties in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland & Vilnius, which hosted many world class artists such as Mathew Johnson, Gui Borratto, Alexkid, Radioslave, Dubtaylor to name a few.. Following 10 years of classical violin, his dj career started when he bought turntables at age 16, and since then RifRaf has become a name you can see playing weekly across Europe, Asia and Australia as well as festivals, fashion shows and underground private events.. In 2008 Rafael released his debut 12" on BEEF records - Audio Chip with Hirtenfellner (Sascha Braemer) and Shades of Gray remixes. This release reached #7 on Beatport charts.. 2009 saw him relocate to Berlin, collaborating with many artists including Daze Maxim, Losoul, San Proper, Dreems, Alexkid, Dubtaylor, Daniel Dreier, Philip Bader, Systrum, Dreems and Shades of Gray to name a few.. In 2011 RifRaf released few successful releases on prestige labels such as Tonkind, Upon.you, Regular records.. His 12"" was on nr1 buzz charts of decks.de Currently signed to Parallel Label, freshly established agency based in Madrid/Vilnius, Rafael is also the boss of his fresh label OI Global based in Sydney, Australia. He also is tight with Subsonic Music Festival, SASH, Quality Projekts and just jumped on the band wagon of notorious Multi Culti records.