Rafa Arcaute

Rafa Arcaute
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, engineer
Years active2002-present

Rafael “Rafa” Arcaute, is an Argentine songwriter, record producer and recording engineer. He has worked with several Latin American artists including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Shakira, C Tangana, Nathy Peluso, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, Calle 13, Christina Aguilera, Babasónicos and Andrés Calamaro. He has received eighteen Latin Grammy Awards, including two wins for Producer of the Year, and he has also won two American Grammys.

Career

Arcaute studied at the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini in Buenos Aires, Argentina and later studied a Degree in Electroacoustic Composition at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes.[1][2]

He began working as a touring member of Luis Alberto Spinetta'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, Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (2008) and Entren Los Que Quieran (2010).[3]

Arcaute produced two albums by Argentine singer Diego Torres, Distinto (2010) and Buena Vida (2015). In 2011, he worked in Babasónicos's tenth album A Propósito.[4] 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 Aterciopelados's first live album Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado the same year.[5]

Since 2018, he resides in Miami, United States and works as a part of Sony Music alongside Afo Verde.[3] After working in some of her previous singles, Arcaute produced Argentine singer Nathy Peluso's debut album Calambre, released in 2020, he also worked in Spanish singer C. Tangana's El Madrileño, which was released in 2021.[6][7]

Discography

Year Title Artist Production Writing & Arrangements Instruments Technical
2002 Argentina Sorgo Films Presenta: Spinetta Obras (A) Luis Alberto Spinetta checkY
2003 Para los Árboles (A) checkY checkY checkY
2004 Camalotus (A) checkY
Onyx (A) Javier Malosetti checkY checkY
2006 "Rompéme" (S) Emme checkY
Pan (A) Luis Alberto Spinetta checkY
2007 Mordisco (A) Emmanuel Horvilleur checkY
2008 Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (A) Calle 13 checkY checkY
2009 C'est comme ça (A) Florent Pagny checkY
2010 Distinto (A) Diego Torres checkY checkY checkY checkY
On the Rock (A) Andrés Calamaro checkY checkY checkY checkY
Entren Los Que Quieran (A) Calle 13 checkY checkY
2011 Pecados y Milagros (A) Lila Downs checkY
2012 Chances (A) Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas checkY checkY
2013 Aliados (A) Aliados checkY checkY checkY checkY
2014 Verte Nacer (A) Noel Schajris checkY checkY checkY checkY
2015 Buena Vida (A) Diego Torres checkY checkY checkY checkY
2016 Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado Aterciopelados checkY
2017 "La Cátedra" (S) Residente checkY
2018 Ahora o Nunca (A) La Pegatina checkY checkY checkY checkY
2019 "Copa Glasé" (S) Nathy Peluso checkY checkY
Xavier (A) Emmanuel Horvilleur checkY
"Tutu (Remix)" Camilo, Pedro Capó and Shakira checkY
2020 Lo que me dé la Gana (A) Dani Martín checkY checkY checkY
"Los Huesos" (S) checkY checkY
"La Mentira" (S) checkY
"Business Woman" (S) Nathy Peluso checkY
Libra (A) Lali checkY checkY
Cumbiana (A) Carlos Vives checkY
"Favorito" (S) Camilo checkY
Por Primera Vez checkY checkY
2021 El Madrileño (A) C. Tangana checkY checkY checkY checkY
Calambre Nathy Peluso checkY checkY
"Canción Bonita" (S) Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin checkY checkY checkY checkY
"La Fuerza" (A) Christina Aguilera checkY checkY checkY checkY
2022 Nunca más (F) checkY

(A) Album, (F) Film, (S), Single[8]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref.
2010 Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (as producer) Calle 13 Won [9]

Gardel Awards

Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref.
2019 Record of the Year "Best Seller" (as engineer) Juan Ingaramo Nominated
2021 Producer of the Year Calambre Nathy Peluso Nominated [10]

Latin Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref.
2009 Album of the Year Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (as producer) Calle 13 Won [11]
Best Urban Music Album Won
2010 Best Engineered Album Distinto Diego Torres Won
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute and Diego Torres Nominated
2011 Album of the Year Entren Los Que Quieran (as producer) Calle 13 Won
Best Urban Music Album Won
Song of the Year "Latinoamérica" (as songwriter) Won
Record of the Year Won
Best Alternative Song "Calma Pueblo" (as songwriter) Won
Best Urban Song "El Baile de los Pobres" (as songwriter) Won
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute & Calle 13 Won
2013 Rafael Arcaute Nominated
2014 Nominated
2016 Album of the Year Buena Vida (as producer) Diego Torres Nominated
Record of the Year "Iguales" (as producer) Nominated
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute Won
2017 Record of the Year "Guerra" (as producer) Residente Nominated
Album of the Year Residente (as producer) Nominated
Best Urban Music Album Won
Best Urban Song "Somos Anormales" (as songwriter) Won
Best Alternative Song "Apocaliptico" (as songwriter) Nominated
2018 Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute Nominated [12]
2019 Record of the Year "Querer Mejor" (as producer) Juanes and Alessia Cara Nominated [13]
Song of the Year Nominated
2020 Best Alternative Song "BUENOS AIRES" (as songwriter) Nathy Peluso Nominated [14]
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute Nominated
2021 Song of the Year "Canción Bonita" (as songwriter) Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin Nominated [15]
Best Pop Song Nominated
Record of the Year "Te Olvidaste" (as producer/songwriter) C. Tangana & Omar Apollo Nominated
Best Alternative Song Nominated
"AGARRATE" (as songwriter) Nathy Peluso Nominated
Best Rap/Hip Hop Song "SANA SANA" (as songwriter) Nominated
Best Alternative Music Album Calambre (as producer) Won
Best Engineered Album El Madrileño (as mastering engineer) C. Tangana Won
2022 Record of the Year "Pa Mis Muchachas" (as producer/engineer) Christina Aguilera, Nicki Nicole, Becky G & Nathy Peluso Nominated [16]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Aguilera (as producer/engineer/songwriter) Christina Aguilera Won
Album of the Year Nominated
Tinta y Tiempo (as producer) Jorge Drexler Nominated
Best Alternative Song "El Día Que Estrenaste el Mundo" (as songwriter) Won
Best Regional Mexican Song "Cuando Me Dé la Gana" (as songwriter) Christina Aguilera & Christian Nodal Nominated
2023 Record of the Year "No Es Que Te Extrañe" (as producer) Christina Aguilera Nominated [17]

References

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  4. ^ Ortega, Rubén (17 May 2021). "A 10 AÑOS DE 'A PROPÓSITO' DE BABASÓNICOS". indierocks (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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  10. ^ "Los Premios Gardel dan a conocer a sus nominados". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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  12. ^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
  13. ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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