From 1980 to 1985 he played as session bassist for a lot of artists and major record labels in the recording studios of Barcelona and Madrid.
He also teaches electric bass and music theory at the (Berklee endorsed) Aula de Música Moderna i Jazz de Barcelona. He did a lot of gigs with some of the most innovative groups of that moment: Tribu (of drummer Santi Arisa), Max Sunyer Trio, Joan Sanmartí's Trio al Blanco etc.
In 1982 Rafael co-founded the fusion rock group Pegasus with Josep Mas "Kitflus" on keyboards, Max Sunyer on guitars and Santi Arisa on drums.
Pegasus did nine records during his activity period which lasts up to 1996.
The band was also (via Rafael influences) one of the first bands to use computers and MIDI sequencers support on records and live. (continued...)