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Here you can find his latest music releases as a Christian EDM Artist and a selection of his multi-awarded, 4x Premios Arpa Award-Winning and 7x Latin Grammy and 1x Grammy Award Nominees albums as a record producer / engineer / musician.

MUSIC

Listen to the newest music releases of Rapirela.

Found Feat. Kelly Steeper

Horizon Feat. Kelly Steeper

Horizonte Feat. Harold & Elena

For Freedom Feat. Harold & Elena

NEW VIDEO

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Rapirela – Found Feat. Kelly Steeper

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ABOUT RAPIRELA

Rafael Pirela S also know as Rapirela is a multi-awarded, 7x Latin Grammy Nominee 1x Grammy Award Nominee record producer, engineer, Christian EDM Artist, and educator from Venezuela. Since 2008 Rafael has been making hit records for major and independent artist’s names in a wide variety of music styles gaining recognition. His work in the albums of Harold & Elena – Desciende Aquí, EXP – Otra Historia and Leonardo Díaz – Cordero won four Premios ARPA. His work with Ronald Borjas, Ulises Hadjis, Generasion, Mónica Rodriguez and Tecupae have been 7 times LATIN GRAMMY Award-nominated in several fields.  In 2018 Harold & Elena “Lléname Ft. Evan Craft” song mixed by Rafael was GMA DOVE® Award-nominated.
In 2018 with the release of “Let It Out” started his solo artist career as a Solo Artist.

RAPIRELA IS SUPPORTED BY

FEATURED WORK

123 Andrés – Actívate

64th Grammy Awards Nominee
(2021)

Best Children’s Music Album

Credit: Recording Engineer

Harold Y Elena – Desciende Aquí

14th Arpa Awards Winner
(2018)

Best Release Of The Year

Credit: Producer / Recording & Mix Engineer / Musician

Mónica – Encontre Su Amor

14th Latin Grammy Awards Nominee
(2013)

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

Credit: Recording Engineer

PRESS

Rafael Pirela, un “arquitecto musical” zuliano que se codea con los monstruos del Billboard

Arquitecto, guitarrista, técnico electrónico autodidacta y productor musical. La vida de Rafael Pirela es como una señal de audio que se ha ido transformando a su paso por circunstancias inesperadas, cargándose de identidad y conocimientos que han quedado grabados en el sonido de bandas como Nauta, San Luis y Ronald Borjas. Con siete nominaciones a los Grammy’s Latinos, la carrera de este marabino es un cohete que apunta al estrellato en los charts musicales.

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Tu Reporte

Rafael Pirela, genio musical detrás de artistas zulianos

El zuliano, siete veces nominado al Grammy Latino y doblemente galardonado por la Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas (Premios ARPAS), Rafael Pirela busca nuevos retos en su carrera como ingeniero de sonido y productor musical.

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Diario La Verdad

ARTICLES ABOUT AUDIO

Read about Rapirela’s award-winning music production and recording techniques.

A Simple way of mixing on headphones

OLLO COMMUNITY · 

Author: Rafael Pirela S

Headphones are unquestionably essential in this modern era of music creation. The work desk moves between the studio and untreated rooms, with artists collaborations available anywhere. Properly selected headphones allow consistent production and mixing workflow regardless of….

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CROSSTALK Nro. 009: "La etiqueta en el estudio de grabación"

HABLEMOS AUDIO · 

Author: Rafael Pirela S

Ya seas un ingeniero experimentado o un principiante en el mundo de la grabación de audio, el comportamiento que tengas en el estudio de grabación hará de la sesión una agradable experiencia o una larga pesadilla y determinará si volverán a contratarte para hacer el trabajo. A continuación compartiré 10 puntos que deben ser considerados…...

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CROSSTALK Nro. 007: "Sobre guitarras y capas”

HABLEMOS AUDIO · 

Author: Rafael Pirela S

A lo largo de mi carrera he trabajado junto a muchos artistas, músicos y productores exitosos en variedad de estilos musicales en los que he utilizado diversas técnicas de grabación y producción. En este artículo les compartiré algunas ideas prácticas que utilizo día a día referentes a la grabación de guitarras eléctricas y cómo obtener buenos sonidos…..

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GEAR REVIEWS

Read reviews of the gear and plugins that Rafael uses.

Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

PLUGIN ALLIANCE

Author: Rafael Pirela S

The iron transformers in the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor on my mix bus add not only harmonic distortion but also complexity to the sound and help me tame transients with less compression. I always use it in combination with the Analog Design Black Box saturation to increase the apparent volume. Discrete heavy compression, fast attack, and release in combination with the steel transformer in the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor add depth and punch to my parallel drum bus.

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Brainworx bx_masterdesk

PLUGIN ALLIANCE

Author: Rafael Pirela S

I like to use the gentle shelving curve that Brainwork bx_masterdesk has on the lows and highs in combination with a bit of THD which makes the mix sound like a finished record. A touch of the Brainwork bx_masterdesk De-Esser as a high-frequency limiter helps me control harsh mixes.

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