13 Facts About Gordon Raphael

Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge, after a few years in Berlin.

Gordon Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while attending an early show at Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street, New York City.

Gordon Raphael produced their debut EP The Modern Age as well as their first two albums Is This It and Room on Fire.

Gordon Raphael has produced many songs with 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.

Gordon Raphael worked as engineer, and played keyboards, on all of New York singer-songwriter Roxanne Fontana's second album, Souvenirs d'Amour.

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Gordon Raphael was the keyboardist for the Seattle-based psychedelic band Sky Cries Mary and part of a dark-wave band called Absinthee with Anna Mercedes.

Gordon Raphael moved to London in 2002 following the success of Is This It, and founded a studio there called The Silver Transporterraum of London.

Gordon Raphael moved to Berlin to be close to his friend, producer Moses Schneider.

In January 2010, Gordon Raphael went to Cape Town, South Africa, to produce the debut album Shark by indie rock band The Plastics.

Gordon Raphael then met Ricky Berger and co-engineered her new collection of songs.

Whilst in the Pacific Northwest, Gordon Raphael was introduced to The Tempers, a "wild-electronic band of brother and sisters" and recorded three demos with them.

In March 2018, Gordon Raphael released his "first proper solo album" SLEEP ON THE RADIO via Zero Hours Records in London.

In June 2018, these recording sessions began, and on the first day Maria Florencia Silva, one of the musicians on SLEEP ON THE RADIO offered to start a new band with Gordon Raphael, called The Wild Cards which toured throughout South America in 2018.