Melissa Reese
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Melissa Reese in 2012.
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| Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Geffen |
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| Website | MelissaReeseMusic.com |
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| keyboards | |
Melissa Reese is an American musician and model best known for her collaborations with Bryan "Brain" Mantia and her current position in hard rock band, Guns N' Roses.
Reese was born in Seattle, Washington. She is the youngest of three girls born into a racially-mixed household of Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, Filipino, Irish, Scottish and Danish descent.
Reese began singing and playing piano at age 4. She started writing music on the piano at age 12. At 13 years old, she was discovered by Grammy award winning musician Tom Whitlock, who helped her get into the music industry. When she was 17, she learned Pro Tools, Reason, and Logic Pro and began performing and producing her own music. She attended Roosevelt High School, where she sang in the vocal jazz ensemble. Reese won an outstanding soloist award at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in high school. After graduating school, Reese began experimenting with recording, creating a module that featured a Boss BR-8 and a Roland Groovebox.
In her early 20's, she moved to Los Angeles to study music full-time.
Her first EP, Lissa, was released in 2007 under the name Lissa, and featured collaboration with Bryan Mantia and Pete Scaturro. Three of the songs of the EP were featured in various TV shows, including Gossip Girl and Keeping up with the Kardashians.
Reese has worked with funk artist Bootsy Collins, rapper Chuck D, singer Vanessa Carlton, soul artist Goapele and singer Taylor Swift. In addition to composing, Reese has produced work for artists such as Drumma Boy. She also did work on the soundtrack for the movie The Assignment.
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