Rafe Gomez

Rafe Gomez
Rafe Gomez - business writer, sales support consultant, lecturer, music producer, and DJ.
Occupation	Writer, sales support consultant, lecturer, music producer, and DJ
Nationality	American
Subject	Business
Notable works	What’s In It For Me? A Powerful New Interview Strategy To Get You Hired In Today’s Challenging Economy

Rafe Gomez is an American business writer, sales support consultant, lecturer, music producer, and DJ.

In the late 1990s through early 2000s, Gomez had been working as a producer of library music for film and television and also a jazz/groove club DJ in northern New Jersey. In his club work, he created a danceable blend of 70s jazz fusion, funky jazz, breakbeat jazz, and Latin jazz; 80s UK jazz-funk; 90s acid jazz; and European club/dancefloor/nu jazz, chill, and nu bossa.

In 2002, Gomez approached Sirius Satellite Radio with the idea of hosting, performing, and producing a weekend jazz mix show. Sirius hired Gomez to create the show, which was named “In The Mix” and featured six hours of Saturday evening programming on Sirius’ Planet Jazz channel.

Gomez’s mixes incorporated both old school and contemporary jazz and groove-oriented tracks. His mixing didn’t utilize quick cuts or scratching: he let the songs play for almost their entire length, and then beat-matched the gaps, breaks, or fades with the intros of his next chosen selections that had the same beats-per-minute count. This unique approach to the presentation of jazz was heavily influenced by the open, programming-driven spinning styles of such notable New York DJ’s as Ted Currier (WBLS, The Funhouse), Jonathan Fearing (WBLS), and Larry Levan (The Paradise Garage).

Gomez’s “In The Mix” began generating coverage on jazz blogs and websites, including AllAboutJazz.com, one of the world’s most visited online jazz communities. His mixes appeared on popular groove-oriented DJ sites, including Soulstrut.com, MrSoulSatisfaction.com, and the Netherlands-based jazz-funk site Royalgroove.com.