Darius Justin Rafat (born 13 December 1977) is a Canadian

music producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

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bandleader A bandleader is the leader of a music group such as a dance band, rock or pop band or jazz quartet. The term is most commonly used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhyth ...

, music agent and

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. He is the founder and CEO of the music agency and production firm Fat Music London.

Early life

Rafat was born 13 December 1977 to Judy Rafat a Canadian

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

singer and Prof. Dr. Godrat (Nodi) Rafat, a Persian scientist and geology professor. In early childhood he played the piano and drums, and started composing his first pieces. He co-produced his mother's album ''Con Alma'' in New York in 1997 which featured legendary jazz musicians Paquito D'Riviera,

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and

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Career

At the age of twenty, he signed with Polygram Music Publishing in Hamburg, Germany. In 2001 he composed and produced the title theme for the German Saturday evening show

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hosted by

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, which made him become the youngest composer for a Saturday night show in German television, age 23. Shortly after, he composed and created the

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"Hope", which became the official title song for the

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Aids Gala. He later performed this piece live on stage with artists

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, and

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. His music and productions are used in feature films, TV shows, commercials and

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campaigns around the world. Rafat coordinates international projects with partner studios in London and

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. With his

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funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the ...

and

disco Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...

band " Darius Rafat & Friends", he is frequently booked for corporate and brand events throughout Europe. Due to his longtime experience and extended contacts to artists, film and TV productions, networks, publishers, labels and agencies he often works with a varied clientele for

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, brand entertainment, brand communication and sponsorships. With offices in London, Los Angeles and Berlin his music agency Fat Music London connects the music industry with the world of advertising, film and TV and is frequently working with A-list celebrities and chart-topping musicians for international artist / brand partnerships. Fat Music London is a division of RTA (The Rafat & Thomas Agency). As a TV Host, Darius Rafat is well known for his work on The Dome, Apres Ski Hits, Ballermann Hits, Die ultimate Clipshow, and the popular daily kids program Pokito TV on

RTL II RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by ''RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG''. RTL2 is a private general entertainment ''(Vollprogramm)'' tv channel on the bas ...

in Germany.

References

External links

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List of film composers
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