Rafael Statin aka Leafar is one of those rarest of multi-instrumentalist who can combine great passion, intellectual discipline, and a spiritual fire that is evocative of great artistic creativity. He has so far established himself as a remarkable composer and musician not defined by any one particular genre or style. Appearing as Leafar, a pseudonym created by Rafael in order to further free his music and himself from trap establishments of being boxed in only as a saxophonist jazz musician. As Leafar he is unconstrained to completely utilize his experimental mind & soul. 

Rafael Statin has had the greatest privilege of sharing the performance space among some of greatest creative artist and musicians on the scene today including the 7x Grammy (4x Emmy) awarded bassist Robert Hurst III, jazz master Reggie Workman (bassist of John Coltrane & Art Blakey), drum legend Jeff “Tain” Watts, NEA Jazz master Jimmy Owens, Detroit Trumpet legend Marcus Belgrave, Grammy awarded producer/ musician Kamau Kenyatta, drummer/producer Greg Hutchinson, and Detroit experimental hip-hop producer Sterling Toles to name a few. 

Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Rafael's connection to music was jazz, r&b & soul, fostered from a musical family at an early age. His parents gave an immeasurable amount of time and energy to make sure could have the opportunity to go to decent schools often back and forth from suburban education to artist opportunities in the urban Detroit area that would eventually prove fruitful despite the metro Detroit challenges throughout the 1990's and 2000's. Rafael attended and graduated from prestigious institutions such as Detroit School of Arts, Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In the midst of education Rafael often played with notable influences such as Robert Hurst Group (2011-current), Marcus Belgrave (Toledo Art Museum 2010), Vincent Chandler Septet (2009-2010), Jeff Tain Watts Drum Club (Detroit Jazz Festival 2011) and often appearances as a leader on the Detroit music scene since 2009. 

Currently Rafael tours with Robert Hurst Group, he is one of many members of the Detroit super group Video7 as a saxophonist/producer, and a member of an upcoming influential music collective called PolyFold.

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In quarantine I'm left to my own devices. Before the pandemic I played brass in raucous bands for sweaty crowds. Now it's just me and a Digital Audio Workstation, and the audience is myself.

GNARLYBOYS // PRODUCER // DJ
                 XTREMETRAP

For bookings: georgeactv@gmail.com 

DJ & producer. 

Ghetto Glam (Member and founder)

https://instagram.com/georgeactv

Desde 97 George Actv é um DJ da cena underground de São Paulo. Em seus sets faz uma mistura de house, techno e electro com base em Detroit, Chicago e Miami. 
É um dos poucos DJs que ainda toca 100% com discos de vinyl. 

Em 98 foi apontado como o DJ mais bem sucedido da nova geração pela coluna "Noite Ilustrada" do jornal Folha de São Paulo.
Residente dos clubes Lov.e Club (98 - 01) e D-Edge (01 - 06). 
Tocou e realizou inúmeras festas colaborando com o crescimento da cena brasileira. 
Como seu projeto dominical "Sunday Away" @ (Tostex & Vegas Club de 2004 a 2010), e tocando nas melhores festas e festivais como: Skol Beats em 2001 e 2004, e o Tim Festival 2003, Spirit of London 2004, Virada Cultural 2005 e Universo Paralello (Pista Alternativa) em 2007 e 2008. Dividindo cabine, fez amizade com grandes nomes da cena eletrônica mundial, tais como: Ricardo Villalobos, AUX 88, UR, Richie Hawtin, Derrick Carter, Stacey Pullen, Kenny Larkin, Thomas Melchior, Sven Vath, etc...

Como produtor tem músicas em varias coletâneas, das marcas Slam e Colcci, além dos CDs da gravadora URBR. Compilou e mixou, em 2005, o CD "Sunday Away", lançamento 100% nacional da URBR com uma tiragem de 1000, que esgotaram no primeiro mês. Seu mais recente trabalho é a compilação do Paradise, com produções dos DJs brasileiros que recebe na disputada pista do clube D-Edge, nas manhãs de domingo. Plugado em diversos acontecimentos da cena, principalmente nos melhores, George mixou o CD com 20 faixas, revelando e apontando artistas promissores, como Philip Braunstein, Clik Box, Tee, Mondino e Pedro Angeli, e talentos já consagrados, como Mau Mau, Murphy, Snoop, Renato Lopes, que são amigos de longa data e que cederam as faixas. 

Tem 2 Mix em CDs, vendidos em todas as FNAC do Brasil (ambos esgotados):
2005 - Various: George Actv Presentes Sunday Away #1 - (Underground Records Brasil URBR UCD 007-05). Vea: http://www.discogs.com/Various-George-ACTV-Presents-Sunday-Away-1/release/557509
2006 - Various: URBR Club Series Vol. 2 - Paradise By George Actv (Underground Records Brasil UCD 014-06). Vea: http://www.discogs.com/Various-URBR-Club-Series-Vol-2-Paradise-Mixed-By-George-ACTV/release/917877

Discografía e participacoes deproducoes músicais próprias:
1999 - Various: OnSpeed - In And Out Vol. 1 (Trama).
2003 - Various: Underground Records Brasil Presente #2 Mix Grace Kelly Dum (Underground Records Brasil URBR CD 02).
2004 - Various: Brazilian Electronic Community - Bec Act 1 (Atracão ATR 31154).
2004 - Various: Brazilian Electronic Community - Bec Act 2 (Atracão ATR 31155).
2004 - Oil FIlter: Revoltin' - *Did You Forget (Neo Geo Remix) (Underground Records Brasil UCD 004-04).
2005 - Varoius: Colcci E.Tronic Vol. 2 (SmartBiz Trax CD ST EC 01).
2005 - Various: George Actv Presentes Sunday Away #1 - (Underground Records Brasil URBR UCD 007-05).
2006 - Various: URBR Club Series Vol. 2 - Paradise By George Actv (Underground Records Brasil UCD 014-06).
2006 - Varoius: Underground Records Brasil - Mixed By Michel Palazzo (Dance CLub / Portugal PROMO DC#114).
2008 - Various: Tostex Praia Verão 2008 - (White Label).
2008- Remix para Urban Dance Records 02
2008- Remix para Urban Dance Records 03

Projetos & Residencias:
1997 - Chill.eee after hours @ Bar 8DP
1998 - TechnoLand Rave
1999 - Actv Project @ PIX
1998 al 2001 - Paradise @ Lov.e
2001 al 2008 - Paradise @ D-Edge
2004 al 2009 - Sunday Away @ Tostex + Clash + SPKZ + Bar Treze + Vegas (2004 - 2008) + Livraria da Esquina (2009)
2005 - Meninos que Tocam @ Lov.e
2006 - La Fiesta del Bacalao @ Sativa
2007 - ALTERA @ Liberte & Tirana
2007 - Lost in Paradise @ D-Edge
2008 - Plus @ 8Bar 2007
2008 - Vinyl Resistance @ Etinerante
2008 al 2009 - SLAB @ Tapas Club

Apoios & patrocinadores:
SLAM, Marcelo Sommer, Zapping, Ellus, Vision, Cavalera, Umbro, SIZE.

Obrigado.

Followers of Leafar Village