{"id":705,"date":"2014-05-05T13:35:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T17:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/?page_id=705"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:47:57","slug":"rafi-sofer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/staff\/rafi-sofer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafi Sofer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image phone wp-image-720 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190.jpg\" alt=\"Rafi with Melissa Ferrick and cellist Ro Rowan\" class=\"wp-image-720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190.jpg 350w, https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rafi_ro_melissa-e1399313191190-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rafi with Melissa Ferrick and cellist Ro Rowan during the recording of the Truth Is<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rafi is Q Division&#8217;s head engineer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Discography:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faces on Film &#8211; Faces on Film &#8211; (2026) &#8211; Self Released &#8211; Mixing<br>Gem Club &#8211; Emerald Press &#8211; LP (2026) -Self Released &#8211; Mixing<br>Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners &#8211; Moonshine &amp; Other Spirits &#8211; EP (2026) &#8211; Mixing<br>FauxMenco &#8211; Speed x Volume = FauxMenco, EP (2025) &#8211; recording, mixing, producing, mastering, nylon string guitar<br>Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners &#8211; Dances by Firelight &#8211; EP (2025) &#8211; Mixing<br>Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners &#8211; Before the Fall &#8211; EP (2025) &#8211; Producing, recording, mixing<br>Hazel Royer &amp; Ira Klein featuring Kevin Barry &#8211; Say Darling Say &#8211; LP (2024) &#8211; recording, mixing, producing<br>Kier Byrnes and the Kettle Burners &#8211; All Gone Wrong &#8211; EP (2024) &#8211; Producing, recording, mixing<br>Field Day &#8211; Start at the End &#8211; LP (2024) &#8211; Self Released &#8211; Producing, engineering, mixing<br>Melissa Ferrick &#8211; Everything I Need (2024) &#8211; The Q Sessions &#8211; engineering<br>Ira Klein &#8211; The Catalan Mahzour Suite &#8211; (2023) &#8211; recording, mixing, video, production<br>The I Want You &#8211; My Favorite Dive, EP (2023) &#8211; recording, mixing, producing, electric guitar<br>Field Day &#8211; Complicated\/Dandelion (2022) &#8211; recording, mixing, producing<br>Ira Klein &#8211; The Oak Cycle &#8211; (2022) recorded and shot on location at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, mixed at Q<br>Ira Klein &#8211; Invisible Treasure (2021) &#8211; recording, mixing, mastering<br>Field Day &#8211; Everything, Everyone (single) (2020) &#8211; recording, mixing, producing<br>Lyle Brewer &#8211; Get it Together (2019) &#8211; Recording and mixing<br>Lyle Brewer &#8211; Silver Bells (2019) &#8211; recording<br>Beat Circus &#8211; These Wicked Things &#8211; (2019) &#8211; recording and mixing <br>Ghost Train Orchestra &#8211; Book of Rhapsodies Vol. II (2017) &#8211; Recording &#8211; Accurate Records<br>Tanya Donnelly &#8211; Swan Song Series Bonus Material (2017) &#8211; Recording, Mixing &#8211; American Laundromat Records<br>David Hinckley &#8211; David Hinckley (2017) &#8211; Recording &#8211; Self Released<br>Newfane &#8211; Sky Blue Hell (2017) &#8211; Recording, Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Slight Bite &#8211; This Again (2016) &#8211; Recording, Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Brian Carpenter and the Confessions &#8211; The Far End of the World (2015) &#8211; Recording, Mixing, Percussion &#8211; Accurate Records<br>Old Soldiers &#8211; Soon is a Long, Long Time (2014) &#8211; Recording and Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Dirge Attic &#8211; Space Rodeo (2014) &#8211; Recording and Mixing &#8211; Unlikely Records<br>Peter Buzzelle &#8211; Sea of White (2014) &#8211; Recording, Mixing, Producing &#8211; Hidden Trail Records<br>Telescope &#8211; Air Traffic Controller (2014) &#8211; Recording, Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Faces on Film &#8211; Elite Lines (2014) &#8211; Recording &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self released<br>Gem Club &#8211; In Roses (2014) &#8211; Recording &#8211; Hardly Art<br>Modern Day Idols &#8211; Almost Glad to See You (2013) &#8211; Recording and Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Eric Salt &amp; Electric City &#8211; Please Say Yes (2013) &#8211; Recording, Guitar, Synth, &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Melissa Ferrick &#8211; The Truth Is (2013) &#8211; Recording Engineer &#8211; Empress Records<br>Ghost Train Orchestra &#8211; Book of Rhapsodies (2013) &#8211; Recording Engineer &#8211; Accurate Records<br>Modern Day Idols &#8211; Almost Glad to See You (2013) &#8211; Recording &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Honest Bob &amp; The Factory to Dealer Incentives &#8211; Deal of the Century (2013) &#8211; Recording &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Eddie Japan &#8211; Modern Desperation Part 1 (2012) &#8211; Recording, Co-Producer, &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Hallelujah the Hills &#8211; No One Knows What Happens Next (2012) &#8211; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Juliana Hatfield &#8211; Ready for Love &#8211; recording and mixing<br>Kingsley Flood &#8211; Colder Still (2012) &#8211; Recording, Co-Producer, &amp; Mixing &#8211; Self Released<br>Juliana Hatfield &#8211; There&#8217;s Always Another Girl &#8211; 2012 &#8211; engineering\/mixing<br>Gem Club &#8211; Breakers (2011) &#8211; Recording &amp; Mixing &#8211; Hardly Art Records<br>Airport &#8211; Go Up (2011) &#8211; Recording, Drum Programming, &amp; 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