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Brooklyn-born, Mr. Raymond Reign asserts an exciting musical style that compliments the diversity of the city of New York. Raised in a religious, Caribbean family, Mr. Reign appreciates his humble beginnings and his musical roots, while growing up in NY has expanded his musical palette greatly to include a mosaic of musical genres. Early in his youth, he began to gravitate to urban music and it is here that he began his search for his own, distinctive sound. Reign’s open-minded, well-rounded musical tastes have encouraged the infusion of various musical genres into the Reggae/ Hip Hop vibe of his music. Mr. Reign’s artistic influences include Michael Jackson, The Police, Barrington Levy, Slick Rick, Julio Iglesias, 2 Pac and Rakim.Currently in the studio on his latest album, this talented singer/ songwriter released his critically acclaimed debut album in 1997, entitled “Indestructible”. His distinctive style and collaborations with Cannibus and Amel Larrieux (formerly of Groove Theory) on the album revealed that Reign was way ahead of his time, making music that we would come to know, years later, as Reggaeton. Mr. Reign has penned lyrics for such artists as Snow, Amel Larrieux, Silk, Voices of Theory and Lumi Dee. His other musical endeavors include working with producers Bobby Konders (Massive B, Hot 97 DJ), Salaam Remi (Nas, Fugees, Lil Kim) and Steve Morales (Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Celine Dion). Mr. Reign has toured across Canada, Europe, the U.S. and to parts of the Caribbean Islands.Reign has recently formed M.A.C.-F.A.C. Entertainment with Marvin Prince. Marvin Prince who discovered Snow and wrote and co-produced "Informer". Reconnected with Reign in 2008 through facebook, Marvin and Reign became acquainted at a NYC studio in 1992. “Recently, I flew up to Canada to meet Marvin Prince and now we’re family”.Reign’s long-term goals include becoming a magnate in the music industry by enterprising his own multimedia company. His innovative passion for everything musical will not disappoint. “My music is like a stew…If you put just the right amount of ingredients even though it may seem too much. It comes out just right.”[email protected]