Raphaella Hero is an indie folk-rock artist, composer, producer and desperate romantic from Berkeley, California. Born of a song sung over a tea cup, she belongs to a legacy of spell casting. Her music has at its heart the spirits of poetry, philosophy, and improvisation which have guided her creative searchlight, at the same time utilizing vocal and instrumental techniques drawn from her deep roots in traditional music to bind her audiences in that all-for-one oath––the promise of kindness and the pursuit of truth and beauty. She has been described by her mentors and contemporaries as a force to be reckoned with, possessing a will of iron determination and the desire to chart a course toward joining her heroes in the pantheon of folk. 

While receiving a degree from Berklee College of Music, Raphaella Hero performed with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, Kenny Werner, Eugene Friesen, Kenny Barron.. She was awarded for her achievements in violin performance, as well as within the Contemporary Writing and Production department.