Rafael Diaz was born in Màlaga in 1943. At thè consevatory, he got degrees in both piano and clarinet. Later, he entered the conservatory of Seville, where he studied composition with Manuel Castillo, graduating with First Prize, and orchestra conducting with Manuel Galduf.
He got grants from the Ministry of Culture to attend courses given by Carmelo Bernaola and Rodolfo Halffter in Granada and Santiago de Compostela. Later, he attended a course given by Luigi Nono and studied electroacoustic music with Horacio Vaggione, Gabriel Brncic and Adolfo Nùfiez. In 1985 he founded the “Taller de Mùsica Contemporànea de la Universidad de — Màlaga” (“The Malaga University Contemporary Music Workshop”) with which he has performed throughout Spain, created ballets, audiovisual and electroacoustic works, radio programs, and made CD recordings.
He has got commissions from thè Ministry of Culture and thè Andalusian Government.
He has his own electroacoustic studio where he experiments with state-of-the-art technology. His works have been performed in Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Portugal, México, Brazil, Romania etc.