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During 2020, and thanks to the Live Arts Boston (LAB) grant, I will be working on a new audiovisual performance project.

This show will combine visuals projected onto the stage with live music performed with electronic instruments and the Stick. To achieve this, I will build a custom stage that will serve as a screen and use projection mapping to bring the performance to life.

Creating an immersive experience by integrating visuals into my performance is something I've wanted to do for many years. A common practice in DJ sets, projection mapping is still an unexplored technique in non-EDM music scenes. This grant allows me to dedicate time and resources to put these elements together and create a unique musical experience.

The show will be presented in public in early 2021 and is made possible by a Live Arts Boston grant from the Boston Foundation.

Rafart in the Live Arts Boston (LAB) grant 2020 cohort

Andes Haze is a psychedelic rock instrumental that explores the sounds of Andean folklore. Using the Charango, synths, and with the help of guest musicians Felipe Saalfeld (Guitar) and Pat Dalton (Drums), I tried to evoke the experience of awe that the Andes mountain range produces on people.

Check it out on Spotify by clicking the link below.

Andes Haze - New song release

 Available on the leading streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube. Also available for purchase on CD and as a digital download on Bandcamp.

Dasein is my fourth release. This EP is a mix of electronic music and prog-rock, a style I refer to as Electronic Prog-Rock. It combines the Chapman Stick in a band format with electronic production techniques.

The title refers to Heidegger's concept of being-in-the-world. Dasein is the only entity that cares (is concerned) with being. As such, it is capable of constructing its authenticity in spite of historical and social conditioning. This album is an expression of my ongoing process of searching for musical authenticity. It's the first one where I do songs, and not only instrumentals, a so far missing part of my artistic work.

Felipe Saalfeld: Guitars (Machine Elves & Always Alone). Pato Nuño: Guitars (Always with you). Patrick Dalton: Drums (All tracks). Francisco Rafart: Stick, vocals (All tracks), and guitars (Jarmasti)

Recorded by Keith Asack at Keep the Edge Studios, Quincy MA. Guitars recorded at Estudio Machete, Santiago de Chile. Mixed and Mastered by Francisco Rafart, Quincy, MA. Cover art: Benjamin Ramos

Dasein EP is out!

I was happy to learn in late October that my single Magic Concepts, released in 2016, was featured in a video by the popular youtube channel "Sailing La Vagabonde". The song was paired to a fantastic underwater diving scene. Check out the link below to watch the sequence on minute 10:37.

La Vagabonde is the boat in which this family of Australian environmental activists sails the oceans as a way of life. Thanks to youtube, they've managed to make a living out of sailing, and, in the process, they have reached a substantial number of followers (+6 million subscribers).

In the last few weeks, they've been on world news. At the moment I'm writing this, they're taking the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg across the Atlantic from the U.S. to the UN climate summit in Spain.

I'm happy that my music has been put to such good visual use. Also, it's gratifing that it is being used for a good cause, even if it's helping indirectly.

Andes Haze - New song release

2021-01-30

Tears of the Dragon

Bruce Dickinson

Jarmasti

Rafart

Forever

Stratovarius

Demons of Pain

Infected Mushroom

Magic Concepts

Rafart feat. Ramya Sivaramakrishnan

Roll the Dice

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