Different Sleep

Different Sleep is the production moniker of Southern California-native Rafa Alvarez. After being introduced to a genres and instruments early on, Rafa gravitated towards the growing LA beat-scene that was blossoming just 100 miles north of home, inspired by local labels such as Friends of Friends.

Blending elements of hip-hop, r&b, trance and juke Different Sleep is turning heads all over the Internet with his steady stream of new tracks and remixes. Different Sleep has received critical acclaim from online publications such as XLR8R, The Fader, and Pitchfork as well as airplay on BBC Radio 1 via acts as diverse as Ryan Hemsworth and Flosstradamus, and has contributed remixes to labels such as OWSLA, Symbols, and West In Dust. Different Sleep's career came full circle with the release of an EP (Conflict) on Friends of Friends in 2014.

Past Shows


Dec
8
th
2016
7th St Entry
Dec
8
th
2016
7th St Entry

Sweater Beats

with Different Sleep and SUCHVICCI & KILO
Dec
1
st
2015
7th St Entry
Dec
1
st
2015
7th St Entry

Keep Shelly In Athens

with Different Sleep

More Shows

May
14
th
Fine Line

SPELLLING

Jan
26
th
7th St Entry

Sean Rowe

Dec
21
st
Fine Line

Hot Freaks

with Sleeping Jesus and Products Band
Dec
13
th
First Avenue

Emo Nite

with Derek Sanders (of Mayday Parade)