Rafael Reyes (artist) Bio, Career, Prayers, Age, Wife, Kids, Net Worth

Rafael Reyes Biography

Rafael Reyes, also recognized as Leafar Seyer, is an American author, artist, and musician credited with inventing the Chologoth style of music, which lyrically examines the harsh truths of the gangs and street life over throbbing beats and swirling synthesizers.

Reyes usually combines Western esotericism with the Olmec trick of his predecessors. This admixture is also noticed in his artwork, prominently including the sculpture of Southland.

Rafael Reyes Early Life

He joined the Sherman 27th Street Grant Hill Park gang when he was a youth in order to save his father’s life after a skirmish at a local market. Upon graduating high school, he opened San Diego’s first vegan/vegetarian Mexican restaurant, Pokéz, with his father. After operating the restaurant for eighteen years, and after his father’s death, he sold Pokéz to his younger brother. In 2011, he wrote and published Living Dangerously, a roman à clef about his life as a gang member, and toured California to promote the book.

Rafael Reyes Career

Music

Looking for a more direct way to interact with an audience, in 2011, Reyes formed his first band, Baptism of Thieves, followed by Vampire. With the break-up of those bands, he created Prayers (credited under the pseudonym Leafar Seyer) with Tijuana-born Dave Parley. He also plays solo as Nite Ritual.

Prayers (2014-2015)

The band (Prayers) released their debut album SD KILLWAVE in 2013, with two videos directed by Chukk Nastee aka Charles Christ. Prayers then released an EP entitled, GOTHIC SUMMER, in mid-2014. Prayers open up for the Cult during that band’s 2014 tour. He conceived Prayers’ video for the song “Gothic Summer,” the title track of their first EP, released in May 2014, which won the 2015 San Diego Film Festival Award for Best Music Video. The video’s director Gavin Filipiak also won for Best Editing in the music video category.

Leafar Seyer

On May 26, 2015, the band (prayers) released the title track of the Travis Barker-produced second album, “Young Gods” as a video single, through Noisey/Vice Magazine. In the song, he references Aleister Crowley: The lyrics “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” is an homage to the English occultist’s “do what thy will shall be the law,” while Crowley’s Magical formula for Tetragrammaton is explicated in the song’s final lines.

Art

He began to focus on his artwork, showing in San Diego. Since then, he has shown in Los Angeles at Coagula Curatorial with John Roecker and John Fleck as part of the successful “Two Johns and a Whore” group show. He developed and then left Diamond Dogs, a group of retired gang members with an interest in music and art, as an outlet for young men looking for an alternative to gang life.

Dark Progressivism

In January 2015, he was included in a special exhibition at the LA Art Show, “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising” which included important Southern Californian Chicano, street artists, and Cholo. The first international showing of this uniquely Southern California genre was “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising”.

His sculpture Southland debuted at Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) as part of “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” which ran November 22, 2017, through January 2018. The exhibition included many important, influential, and internationally known artists from Southern California, many of whom, like Reyes, created new work for the museum show. The band videos were incorporated as part of the overall installation.

His first solo art show in several years opened at These Days, in downtown Los Angeles, dovetailing with the release of Prayers’ video, “One 9 One 3” on February 24, 2018.

Rafael Reyes Age

Reyes was born on August 2, 1975, in Cotija de la Paz, Mexico. He celebrates his birthday on August 2 every year.

Rafael Reyes Family

After doing our research, details about his parents are not available and it is also not known if he has any siblings.

Rafael Reyes Wife

He is married to his lovely wife, Kat Von D. The couple tied their knot on February 21, 2018, and together they are blessed with a child namely, Leafar Von Drachenberg Reyes who was born on November 29, 2018, in their Los Angeles home.

Daughter

He has a daughter born in 1994 from a previous relationship, from whom Reyes is estranged.

Rafael Reyes Body Measurements

  • Height: 5ft 7in'(170 cm)
  • Weight: 62 kg (136lbs)
  • Shoe Size: 8 US
  • Body Shape: Not Available
  • Hair Colour: Bald Head
  • Eyes Colour: Black

Frequently Asked Questions About Rafael Reyes

Who is Rafael Reyes?

Rafael Reyes is an American author, artist, and musician.

How old is Reyes?

He is 44 years old as of 2019.

How tall is Reyes?

He stands at a height of 5ft” 7in’ tall.

Is Reyes married?

He is married to his lovely wife, Kat Von D.

How much is Reyes worth?

He has an accomplished author with an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars.

How much does Reyes make?

His annual salary is approximated to be between $ 300,000 – $ 500,000

Where does Reyes live?

He lives in Los Angeles with his family

Is Reyes dead or alive?

He is still alive and in good health.

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