Rafa Arcaute

Rafael Arcaute, known as Rafa Arcaute, is an Argentine songwriter, record producer and recording engineer. He has worked with several Latin American artists including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, Calle 13, Aterciopelados, Diego Torres, Babasónicos and Andrés Calamaro. He has received eleven Latin Grammy Awards, including two wins for Producer of the Year 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 at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Rafa Arcaute
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, engineer
Years active2002-present
Associated actsLuis Alberto Spinetta, Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas, Calle 13, Aterciopelados, Nathy Peluso

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 at 23 years old 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 Y
2003 Para los Árboles (A) Y Y Y
2004 Camalotus (A) Y
Onyx (A) Javier Malosetti Y Y
2006 "Rompéme" (S) Emme Y
Pan (A) Luis Alberto Spinetta Y
2007 Mordisco (A) Emmanuel Horvilleur Y
2008 Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (A) Calle 13 Y Y
2009 C'est comme ça (A) Florent Pagny Y
2010 Distinto (A) Diego Torres Y Y Y Y
On the Rock (A) Andrés Calamaro Y Y Y Y
Entren Los Que Quieran (A) Calle 13 Y Y
2011 Pecados y Milagros (A) Lila Downs Y
2012 Chances (A) Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas Y Y
2013 Aliados (A) Aliados Y Y Y Y
2014 Verte Nacer (A) Noel Schajris Y Y Y Y
2015 Buena Vida (A) Diego Torres Y Y Y Y
2016 Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado Aterciopelados Y
2017 "La Cátedra" (S) Residente Y
2018 Ahora o Nunca (A) La Pegatina Y Y Y Y
2019 "Copa Glasé" (S) Nathy Peluso Y Y
Xavier (A) Emmanuel Horvilleur Y
"Tutu (Remix)" Camilo, Pedro Capó and Shakira Y
2020 Lo que me dé la Gana (A) Dani Martín Y Y Y
"Los Huesos" (S) Y Y
"La Mentira" (S) Y
"Business Woman" (S) Nathy Peluso Y
Libra (A) Lali Y Y
Cumbiana (A) Carlos Vives Y
"Favorito" (S) Camilo Y
Por Primera Vez Y Y
2021 El Madrileño (A) C. Tangana Y Y Y Y
Calambre Nathy Peluso Y Y
"Canción Bonita" (S) Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin Y Y Y Y
"La Fuerza" (A) Christina Aguilera Y Y Y Y

(A) Album, (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]
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
Song of the Year "Latinoamérica" (with Calle 13) Won
Record of the Year Won
Best Alternative Song "Calma Pueblo" (with Calle 13) Won
Best Urban Song "El Baile de los Pobres" (with Calle 13) Won
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute & Calle 13 Won
2013 Best Alternative Music Album Chances (as producer) Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas Nominated
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute Nominated
2014 Nominated
2016 Album of the Year Buena Vida (as producer) Diego Torres Nominated
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 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" (with Residente) Won
Best Alternative Song "Apocaliptico" (with Residente) 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" (with Nathy Peluso and Pedro Campos) Nathy Peluso Nominated [14]
Producer of the Year Rafael Arcaute Nominated
2021 "Canción Bonita" Song of the Year Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin Pending [15]
Best Pop Song Pending

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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  6. "Nathy Peluso: "PORFIN CALAMBRE IS OUT. Para el goce de mi gente Porque si no hago música me muero!!!!"". Billboard. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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  11. "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  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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