Raül Refree

Raül Fernandez Miró (Barcelona, 1976), better known as Raül Refree, is one of the most important Spanish record producers of recent times, as well as musician and composer.

== Artistic career == 

1996 enters the group of melodic hardcore of Barcelona Corn Flakes, with whom records Ménage (1997). He later joined two groups: Romodance, who publish Little Symphonies for the Kids (1998) and Zorras (1999), and Sitcom, with a self-titled album in 1999. A new adventure, the Élena group, aimed at a more experimental pop, is materialized in Porelamordedios (2001) and Present (2003). Directs and arranges the concert The Rockdelux Experience to celebrate the 200 issues of Rockdelux magazine. It will repeat the experience in 2004 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the magazine. Both concerts were later published on CD.

Also in 2002, he began his more personal career, Refree, more intimate, with the album Quitamiedos, followed by Nones (2003), La matrona (2005), Els invertebrats (2007), Matilda (2010), Tots Sants (2012) and Nova Creu Alta (2013) works in which he alternates Spanish and Catalan, and enjoyed wide international recognition and projection. In 2007, he created the show Immigrasons, inspired by migratory flows between Catalonia and Argentina, with the Argentinian musician Ernesto Snajer, commissioned by Mercat de Música Viva de Vic. He began an artistic relationship that will last a long time and bear great fruit with Sílvia Pérez Cruz). Also commissioned by the MMVV works in 2008 with the Mexicans Cabezas de Cera and Juan Pablo Villa in the album Vientos y lugares. That same year he directs and arranges the show OJO con la Mala, with Mala Rodríguez and the Original Jazz Orchestra del Taller de Músics, and obtains the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona. 2009 begins with the composition of soundtracks with the music for the series Infidels, from TV3, and fruit of his collaboration with the American singer-songwriter Josh Rouse toured several times in Europe and the United States. 

His last works of his own, in which he has worked as a guitar player and signing arrangements and production, have been a duo. In 2014 he released with the Sílvia Pérez Cruz the album granada, and in 2017 presents, along with Rosalía Vila, Los Ángeles.

His musical productions combine 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 albums by artists such as Lee Ranaldo, Rocío Márquez, Roger Mas, Nacho Umbert, Senior Brutal Cor, Christina Rosenvinge, Las Migas, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Josh Rouse, Kiko Veneno, Mala Rodríguez, Els Pets, among other musicians.

 Discography

As Raül Refree or Raül Fernandez Miró

•  Los Ángeles (2017, Universal Music Spain), with Rosalía Vila

•  granada (2014, Universal Music Spain), with Silvia Pérez Cruz

As Refree (band)

•     Nova Creu Alta (El segell del Primavera, 2013)
•     Tots Sants (2012)
•     Matilda (Marxophone, 2010)
•     Els invertebrats (Acuarela, 2007)
•     La matrona (Acuarela, 2005)
•     Nones (Acuarela, 2003)
•     Quitamiedos (Acuarela, 2002) 

Productions

•     Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim (Mute, 2017)
•     Josele Santiago, Transilvania (2017)
•     Maria Rodés, Creo que no soy yo (2016)
•     Christina Rosenvinge, Lo nuestro (El segell del Primavera, 2015)
•     Nacho Umbert, Familia (2015)
•     Lee Ranaldo, Acoustic Dust (2014)
•     Rocío Márquez, El Niño (Universal, 2014)
•     Silvia Pérez Cruz, Granada (Universal Music Spain, 2014),
•     Kiko Veneno, Sensación Térmica (Warner, 2013)
•     Els Pets, L'àrea petita (2013)
•     Silvia Pérez Cruz,11 de novembre (Universal Music Spain, 2012)
•     Nacho Umbert, No os creáis ni la mitad (Acuarela, 2011)
•     Christina Rosenvinge, Un caso sin resolver. (Warner, 2011)
•     Fernando Alfaro, La vida es extraña y rara (2011)
•     Senior i el Cor Brutal, Gran (Malatesta Records i La Casa Calba, 2011)
•     Nacho Umbert, Ay... (Acuarela, 2010)
•     Las Migas, Reinas del Matute (Nuevos Medios, 2011)
•     El Hijo, Madrileña (2010)
•     El Hijo, Las otras vidas (2007)
•     Aroah, El día después (2007)
•     Roger Mas, Mística doméstica (2006)
•     El Hijo, La piel del oso (ep, 2005)
•     The Rockdelux Experience vol. II (2004)
•     The Rockdelux Experience (2002) 

Collaborations 

• Guerra, interactive musical in 3D, with Albert Pla and Fermin Muguruza (2015-2016)
• Ukulele on the song  Last Night on Earth of Lee Ranaldo (2013)
• Rèquiem, with Enric Montefusco (2012)
• Collaborations in recording of Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations, of Josh Rouse (2011)
• Cançons de bandolers i molt mala gent (Songs of bandits and bad people), show with Maria Rodés. Musical direction and arrangements. (2010)   
• Brindando con José Alfredo Jiménez with the song "Cuando vivas conmigo". (2010)
• Doubles with Josh Rouse for Europe and USA (2009/2010)   
• Ojo con la Mala. Musical director of the concert of Mala Rodríguez with the Original Jazz Orquestra del Taller de Músics. (2008)
• Refree & Standstill interpret E.Varèse, R.Strauss, G.Ligeti, S.Reich y J.Adams. Festival Digressions of Auditorio de Barcelona (2008)
• Vientos y lugares. Co-director of the project; with Juan Pablo Villa y Cabezas de Cera. (Sonoesfera, 2008)
• 15 anys del Teatre-Auditori de Sant Cugat (15 years of the Auditorium Theater of Sant Cugat). Direction and arrangements for orchestra. Together with the Orquestra Nacional Clàssica d’Andorra. (2008)
• Immigrasons. Co-director of the project. (Discmedi, 2006)
• -String and metal arrangements in El tiempo de las cerezas, of Nacho Vegas and Enrique Bunbury. (2006) 

Soundtracks (BSO) 

• Yoghurt Utopia, documentary by Anna Thomson & David Baksh (2017)
• Les nenes no haurien de jugar al fútbol, Tv movie directed by Sònia Sánchez (Zentropa Int./TVC, 2014)
• Line-up, film directed by Àlex Julià (Igloo Films Prod./Primavera Sound, 2014)
• Et dec una nit de divendres, Tv movie directed by Dimas Rodríguez (Imuff Prod./TVC, 2013)
• Barcelona Ciutat Neutral, Tv series directed by Sònia Sánchez (Prodigius Cinema/TVC, 2011)
• Barcelona era una fiesta underground, 1970-1980, documentary directed by Morrosko Vila-San-Juan (Séptimo Elemento, 2010)
• Infidels, Tv series. From 2009 to 2011 (Diagonal TV/ TVC, 2009-11) 

Awards 

•     Award Rolling Stone Spain “Best group/soloist of the year" for granada (2014)
•     Album of the year for the magazine Rockdelux for granada (2014)
•     Award Altaveu "Best Album" for granada (2014)
•     Award Enderrock - Joan Trayter “Best Musical Production" (2011)
•     Award Ciutat de Barcelona (2008)
•     Award Puig Porret for La matrona (2005)
•     Award Altaveu "Best pop-rock album" for La matrona (2005)
•     Award Enderrock “Best Album" for La matrona (2005)
•     Album of the year for the magazine Rockdelux for Nones (2003) 

External links 

• http://www.raulrefree.com/ Official website of Raül Refree (under construction)
• https://raulfernandezmiro.bandcamp.com/ Soundtracks signed by Raül Refree
• https://refree.bandcamp.com/ Refree Discography (as a group)
• http://www.rockdelux.com/secciones/p/refree-la-revolucion-silenciosa.html
• http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/33-revolucions/raul-fernandez-refree/video/4457891/
• http://www.festivalaltaveu.cat/index.php/cat/programa/premis-altaveu
• http://www.bcn.cat/cultura/premisciutatbcn/2008/secun4.shtml
• Ramón Fernández (January 7, 2008). «Refree, el nuevo cantautor mediterráneo / Refree, the new Mediterranean singer-songwriter». The country. Accessed April 28, 2010.