Gordon Raphael

Who is Gordon Raphael?

Gordon Raphael is a record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington and New York, currently living in Berlin.

Gordon Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while attending one of their shows at Luna Lounge on the Ludlow Street, New York City. He produced their debut EP The Modern Age as well as their first two albums Is This It and Room On Fire. The EP and first album were recorded entirely in his own studio Transporterraum NYC. He has also produced many songs with Bristol's Sarah Maguire, Fake Chemical State for ex-Skunk Anansie lead singer Skin, Mexico's top rock band Fobia, the well loved album "Soviet Kitsch" by Regina Spektor, from Bognor RegisKill Kenada, Britain's The Moonies, the highly skilled London band Three Trapped Tigers Operatic art rockers Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man Swiss literary-rock band The Mondrians, Finland's Caroline Taucher, and UK artists Charly Flynn and The Sound Explosion . In 2011-2012 Gordon Raphael worked in San Antonio, Texas with Education, The Dirty Clergy, Ill Prospekt and Victoria Celestine; then met Ricky Berger from Sacramento, California and dedicated 11 months of intensive collaboration on her very detailed and orchestrated collection of new songs. Most recently, around the time of Hurricane Sandy- he was back for a rare visit to Manhattan producing an album for Lewis Lazar- then luckily being called to his beloved Seattle for an album with Ben Ireland. Whilst in the Pacific Northwest Gordon was introduced to The Tempers, a "wild-electronic band of brother and sisters"- and recorded three demos with them in their own home studio- Kirknasty.