Born: c. 1973, Reading, Pennsylvania
Gold Chains (aka Topher Lafata) is an electronic musician/rapper from San Francisco.
In 2001 he released his self-titled debut EP on PIAS before following it up in 2002 with his second EP 'Straight From Your Radio' on Tigerbeat 6.
His debut album 'Young Miss America' was released on PIAS in 2003 which contained the singles 'The Game' and 'Nada'.
Gold Chains has since released music with long-time collaborator Sue Cie (availible on Kill Rock Stars and Kitty Yo) and is currently working on a new project with new collaborator Tiny Bones.