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BERKELEY, CALIFORNIAMUSIC / PRODUCTION / SOUND

RAFA LU.

From the first idea
to the final mix.

I’m Rafa (Xinze) Lu, a musician and producer working across recording, mixing, arrangement, and live sound.

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PRODUCERRECORDING & MIXINGMULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTLIVE SOUND

01 / SELECTED WORK

Songs. Collaborations.
Experiments.

01COLLABORATION

MIA WANG

Sinner’s Secret
& Wreckage

Production, recording, and mixing for two singles, including composition of the guitar and drum parts.

  • Production
  • Recording
  • Mixing
  • Guitar & drums
Mia Wang on Spotify
02BAND PROJECT

IDIOTIQUE

No Apology

Composition, production, and mixing as a member of idiotique, with the same creative roles on three additional EP tracks.

  • Composition
  • Production
  • Mixing
idiotique on Spotify

03 / CONCEPT ALBUM · 2022

Take Your
Professor Home

An independent concept album built from sampled TOEFL sounds and voices, turning test-preparation material into original music.

Songwriting · Vocals · Production

04 / INDEPENDENT MUSIC · SINCE 2019

Original songs.
A growing beat catalog.

13 self-produced hip-hop and rock songs published on NetEase Cloud Music, alongside more than 30 beats. Work spanning songwriting, arrangement, recording, and mixing, primarily in FL Studio.

Hip-hop · Rock · Beat production

02 / BEYOND THE RECORDING

On stage.
Behind the sound.

Firework Band, UC Berkeley

Guitarist & drummer · President, 2025–2026

I arrange, perform, record, and produce music with Firework Band. My work also extends to rehearsals, band operations, and the technical preparation that brings a live show together.

For Berkeley-area performances, including Ashkenaz Music Center, that has meant stage plots, input lists, microphones, DI systems, monitor mixes, and instrument signal flow.

Stage planningSignal flowTechnical coordination

03 / ABOUT

A musician’s ear.
A curiosity
about sound.

UC Berkeley
BA in Music & Psychology
Expected May 2028

I’m interested in both how music is made and how we experience it.

At UC Berkeley, I study music and psychology, with interests in music production, audio technology, performance, and music perception. Coursework in sound and music computing has taken me into Max programming, digital audio signal processing, and sound analysis.

My independent research, Guitar Pedals: The Sound Defining Elements of Alternative Rock, explored how guitar effects shape rock subgenres and aesthetics.

Production tools
FL Studio · Logic Pro X · Max
Instruments
Guitar · Drums · Bass · Vocals
Languages
Mandarin (native) · English (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)

04 / CONTACT

Let’s make
something sound.

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