The Reign is a flexible performance and worship band, whose vision is to make great music that glorifies the Lord and is suitable for all types of audience: Christian, secular and mixed. We see music as a great entry point to the Christian faith.
The Reign was formed in late Summer 2002, and has performed in a variety of venues (both churches and others) in and around our our home City to exclusively positive response. Members of the band, and its support team, represent 6 different churches and 2 different denominations.
We love playing live - in fact for us that is what it is all about. There is something about standing on the stage with God behind us and an audience in front of us that brings our music to life.
Our music is a dash of Delirious? and a dash of Third Day with a pinch of Eden Burning and contemporary worship song writers like Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin. The musicians we have give us a great deal of flexibility - from all out rockers with squealy guitars to quiet reflective pieces using just a single guitar, violin and harmony vox.
The band line-up is as follows:
Ivan Carruthers (drums)
David Cooper (acoustic guitar, lead vox)
Kathryn Cooper (piano, vocals)
Paul Ganney (electric guitar)
Phil Gray (acoustic guitar)
Barbara Osbourne (vocals)
John Osbourne (bass)
Jemma Philipson (vocals)