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When D ! Club opens its doors in 1997, he started a collaboration and mixed with artists such as Dj Spen, Eddie Amador, Cevin Fisher, Simon Dunmore, Nick Holder and became monthly guest Dj at The Rave d'O in Geneva at the same time.
In 1998 - 1999, he founds the band Soul Merge along with Sacha Unger and Cicco whom first maxi 'Can Be Love' is released on Chic Records. He works at Tracks record in Lausanne and organizes People Nights parties, pursues his collaboration with D! Club and Rave d'O and mixes on famous national radio Couleur 3 in Matissages.
2000 is the beginning of the Live Electronic Show for Raphael Ripperton as well as for his band Soul Merge. Between 2001 and 2004, he appears regularly at Open and House Del Mar parties @ Loft, Trixx and Jungle @ Mad, Loco Local @ Atelier Volant and parties such as Tribu, People Nights, Betty Ford, PK System, Casino & Casino Royale or GTA. He then creates the house label Loveearth Records and produces his brand new band: Reasons with the album 'Sounds Natural', winner of the Diesel U Music Award in 2003 and touring live across Switzerland until end of 2004.
In 2005, Ripperton works with Stephane Attias on a new project named Good Samaritans on People Records (London), with his brother Alex Attias (mustang) on Neroli rec (Italy) & Visions Rec (London) and is compiled on the top compilation 'Suck My Deck' by Damian Lazarus. He also makes a remix of 'Controlling the House' for Laurent Garnier, which is available on laurentgarnier.com and released his project RAYON aka Ripperton on Crosstown Rebel (London).
Today, on top of all this, he works with Mirko Loko on a project named Lazy Fat People which will be released beginning of 2006 on famous James Holden's label Borders Community.
Definitely one of the most creative Swiss Djs nowadays, Ripperton is a perfect chameleon of the electronic music.
http://www.myspace.com/raphaelripperton

