Rafael Bernardo Gayol is a drummer, percussionist, songwriter, singer and actor.
Born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles, California, he has worked as a drummer/percussionist/vocalist recording and touring with such diverse artists as Leonard Cohen, Doll Congress, BoDeans, Sun 60, Charlie Sexton, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, David Rice, Joe Ely, Kelly Willis, Bruce Robinson, Jon Dee Graham, The Flatlanders, Eliza Gilkyson, Bob Schneider, Billy Harvey, Robert Rodriguez, Patricia Vonne, Scott Gibson, Tonio K, Bascom Hill, Mason Ruffner, Trish Murphy, Michael Thomas, Maggie Walters, Robbie Robertson and A-ha.
He is also the voice of Dell Computers Online, NASCAR.com, Southwest Airlines, Kinko's, Time-Warner Cable, Nortel and Toshiba television commercials.
His debut Waiting for Buddha is set for April 2009 release.
He is married to Shannon Phillips Gayol.
Currently working with Leonard Cohen.
2010 ~ Leonard Cohen ~ Songs From The Road ~ Columbia/Sony/CD/DVD ~ Bleu Edmondson ~ The Future Ain't What It Used To Be ~ American Saint Records ~ Scott Gibson ~ Just Keep Drivin ~ Independent
2009 ~ Leonard Cohen ~ Live In London ~ Columbia/Sony/CD/DVD
2008 ~ Tito and Tarantula ~ Return To The Darkness ~ It Sounds/EMI
2007 ~ Michael Thomas ~ Independent
2006 ~ Bob Schneider ~ The Californian ~ Vanguard
2005 ~ Bascom Hill ~ Maybe / Trish Murphy ~ Girls Get In Free ~ Valley Records / Patricia Vonne ~ Guitars and Castinets
2004 ~ Bob Schneider ~ I'm Good Now ~ Vanguard / Joe Ely ~ Streets of Sin ~ Rounder / Billy Harvey ~ Pie ~
2002 ~ The Flatlanders ~ Now Again ~ New West / Kelly Willis ~ Easy ~ Rykodisc
1999 ~ Kelly Willis ~ What I Deserve ~ Rykodisc / Jon Dee Graham ~ Summerland ~ New West
1998 ~ David Rice ~ Green Electric ~ Columbia
1997 ~ Trish Murphy ~ Crooked Mile / Kacy Crowley ~ Anchorless ~ Atlantic / Jon Dee Graham ~ Escape from Monster Island ~ New West
1995 ~ Charlie Sexton Sextet ~ Under The Wishing Tree ~ MCA
1993 ~ BoDeans ~ Joe Dirt Car ~ Reprise
1992 ~ Sun 60 ~ Epic
1991 ~ BoDeans - Black and White ~ Reprise
1989 ~ A-ha ~ Live In Rio ~ Warner/Globo/DVD