Gold Chains


Gold Chains is an electro rap musician from San Francisco, California. Gold Chains has performed along with Sue Cie, a video artist also from the San Francisco area.

Early life

LaFata grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, and attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where he earned a degree in cognitive neuroscience. He moved to San Francisco in 1995.

Career

2001-2002: First EP releases

2003: ''Young Miss America''

2004-2005: Collaboration with Sue Cie and US tours

Hiatus and side projects

2013: ''Sluts''

Aftermath of the fire: 2015-present

A massive four-alarm fire in San Francisco's Mission District left one person dead and six injured. Along with the offices of nearby nonprofit Mission Local, the blaze completely destroyed LaFata's apartment of 18 years, all his belongings and gear, and the studio in which he recorded Gold Chains material.

Discography