Rafa Arcaute

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.

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).

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. 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.

Since 2018, he resides in Miami, United States and works as a part of Sony Music alongside Afo Verde.

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

(A) Album, (F) Film, (S), Single

Awards and nominations Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Artist Result 2010 Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (as producer) Calle 13

Gardel Awards Year Category Nominated work Artist Result 2019 Record of the Year "Best Seller" (as engineer) Juan Ingaramo 2021 Producer of the Year Calambre Nathy Peluso

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