SKOPE CD REVIEW Title: Reign Lee | Album: Broken Skylines   Hong Kong-based artist Reign Lee’s latest CD, Broken Skylines, is a tour de force of catchy alternative rock, passionate lyrics and a pop sensibility that make the entire disc a pleasure from start to finish. Ms. Lee’s insightful lyrics seem to be influenced by her well-traveled life. She was born in Canada and moved to Hong Kong as a child. Reign lived in America during her college years, spending time in New York, Illinois and Arizona. This blend of cultures, life experiences and diverse musical influences has converged to create an outstanding CD.“Summer Faded,” the opening track of the disc, is an upbeat alternative rocker showing Reign’s flair for writing poignant lyrics and melodies. She’s also an accomplished guitarist and it shows throughout the album. “Don’t Close Your Eyes” is another winner that hasn’t left my CD player in days.The enclosed CD was recorded in Hong Kong, Washington, D.C. & New Jersey with several studio gurus, including GRAMMY® Award winner John Seymour. If you like songs that have something to say, conveyed by vocals that are warm and inviting, look no further than Reign Lee. www.ReignLee.comReview By: Joseph A. Italiano**************************************************** ****************************Crashing guitars & soaring melodies provide the perfect landscape for Reign Lee’s haunting voice. Her new album, “BROKEN SKYLINES,” explodes with energy & emotion, telling a story of one person's truth against the backdrop of an ever-changing world.   Recorded in Hong Kong, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., Reign was fortunate enough to be supported by an A-list group of musicians & engineers, including Grammy Award Winning Engineer, John Seymour at Treefort Studio (known for his work with Santana, U2, Dave Matthews, and many others), as well as renowned engineers, Robert Porter at Yellow Frog and Blake Althen at Human Factor.Born on the outskirts of a Canadian town, Reign’s multi-cultural heritage has led her to traverse the world. Over the course of the years, she has lived, worked, and studied in Ontario, Alberta, Arizona, Beijing, Illinois, New York & Hong Kong.In the summer of 2007, Reign was announced as the winner of the International Free Ride Music Contest. In the fall of that same year, she embarked on a 12-city East Coast tour of the US in support of her highly-acclaimed album, "BROKEN SKYLINES," which included a live appearance on the Tim Qualls show. Reign has since been a featured artist on Fearless Radio's popular program in Chicago, New Music Binge. She has also seen enthusiastic reviews & responses propel her to the top of the MySpace charts where listener's ranked her the 1 Alternative Indie Artist from Hong Kong. Reign has just released her brand new EP, "Holding Back the Beast" and is gearing up for a European tour in 2008. She has received an Honor Award in the 11th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest, the Top Finalist honor in the 2007 Great American Song Contest and has been nominated for an Independent Music Award. You can listen to her award-winning songs - "Summer Faded" and "Burn" here on MySpace.Reign donates 10% of all music sales from her new album, "Broken Skylines," to Jimmy Lomax's Operation Santa Claus charity organization.Reign Lee will soon be appearing in a city near you.

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"Everything old is new again. This Hong-Kong based, Canadian born, well-traveled (she’s lived everywhere man - see Johnny Cash) chanteuse has rendered a refreshing, no-frills guitar-driven collection that faithfully harkens back to the 90s alt-rock bravura of the Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, Garbage, and Foo Fighters. Which means Ms. Lee delivers the goods, and then some. Guitarists Ken Able and Lee are a torrid twosome, spitting forth a kitchen sink’s worth of supporting riffs, harmonics, power chords, and feedback in all the right places. Five-stringed bassist Rob Struck holds the bottom firm (and low, low, low) whilst Kurt Wubbenhorst’s back-beat drives the songs through a brick wall. “Helena” is the obvious choice if you have to download one signature track - an anthemic melody mixed with sexual ambiguity never fails to please. For the more sensitive side of Lee, be sure to check out the ballad “Something About You” - Gilbert Halcrow’s overdubbed acoustic guitar leads and mandolin lines embellish Lee’s pathos perfectly. When it Reigns it pours…. highly recommended for fans of K.T. Tunstall, Fiona Apple, Gail Ann Dorsey and the like."Reign Lee - winner of the 2007 International Free Ride Music Contest
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