RAIGN

Rachel Sarah Rabin, also known by her stagename Raign (stylised as RAIGN), is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Her songs have been featured on the soundtracks of TV series, films and trailers, including The Vampire Diaries, The 100, The Shannara Chronicles, and Legacies, The Morning Show, Paradise, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, as well as official trailers for Younger and the video games SnowRunner and Tekken 7. Early in her career, she co-wrote several singles for albums by Rita Ora, Jesse McCartney, and Tulisa, and in 2014 she was featured as a vocalist on the track "Fix Me" by Swanky Tunes. Released on Dim Mak Records, the song spent two months at No. 1 on the Russian airplay chart. In May 2014 her first solo track as RAIGN, titled "Don't Let Me Go", debuted on episode 110 of The Vampire Diaries. She performed the song on The X Factor shortly after, which led to the song peaking at No. 11 on the official UK Indie Breakers Chart and No. 38 on the UK Alternative Chart. In March 2015¹, RAIGN’s third single, ‘Knocking on Heavens Door’, from her debut EP of the same title, was featured in the TV series The 100 and reached No. 116 on the US iTunes pop charts. Its use in the series was voted Best Use of Music in a TV Finale by audiences in the Entertainment Weekly Awards.…

Rachel Sarah Rabin, also known by her stagename Raign (stylised as RAIGN), is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Her songs have been featured on the soundtracks of TV series, films and trailers, including The Vampire Diaries, The 100, The Shannara Chronicles, and Legacies, The Morning Show, Paradise, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, as well as official trailers for Younger and the video games SnowRunner and Tekken 7. Early in her career, she co-wrote several singles for albums by Rita Ora, Jesse McCartney, and Tulisa, and in 2014 she was featured as a vocalist on the track "Fix Me" by Swanky Tunes. Released on Dim Mak Records, the song spent two months at No. 1 on the Russian airplay chart. In May 2014 her first solo track as RAIGN, titled "Don't Let Me Go", debuted on episode 110 of The Vampire Diaries. She performed the song on The X Factor shortly after, which led to the song peaking at No. 11 on the official UK Indie Breakers Chart and No. 38 on the UK Alternative Chart. In March 2015, RAIGN’s third single, ‘Knocking on Heavens Door’, from her debut EP of the same title, was featured in the TV series The 100 and reached No. 116 on the US iTunes pop charts. Its use in the series was voted Best Use of Music in a TV Finale by audiences in the Entertainment Weekly Awards. In September 2018, she released her debut album SIGN, preceded by the singles "Out of Time" and "Who Are You", which explore influences from classic rock, pop, and orchestral movements in a "culmination of creative passion". In 2020 she released a deluxe version of the album, retitled SIGN From Above and has released a live album titled RAIGN, Live at the Village Studios, Los Angeles in June 2024¹. ==Early life and education== Rachel Rabin was born in London, England, where she also spent her childhood. She attended Tolworth Girls' School in Surrey. She is of Latvian and Jewish ancestry. Her grandfather was Oscar Rabin, musician known for founding the Oscar Rabin Band. Her father also had a musical background, and had worked with Frank Sinatra. Rabin said in an interview that she grew up listening to big band music and that, when she first decided to learn an instrument, she chose the clarinet and learned to play blues and jazz. She said that her mother was a semi-professional opera singer whose singing she tried to emulate. Her grandfather, who died when she was young, had been a survivor of the Holocaust. ==Music career== ===Early songwriting and producing (2010–2013)=== Working as a vocalist and songwriter, in 2009 she self-released a demo in the UK under her full name. By 2010, she was performing original music with a mix of blues, folk, and pop in the Kingston area, at venues such as the Bull's Head. She played her first show in the United States at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, where she performed a one-hour acoustic set with an accompanying guitarist. Also in the early 2010s she played festivals and venues in Leicester, and in 2011 she performed at the Mint in Los Angeles, which lead to a publishing deal with EMI Music publishing. As well as writing for her own albums, Rabin co-wrote with many recording artists and DJs in Los Angeles at this time, including, Swanky Tunes, Ty Dolla $ign and Rita Ora. Rabin co-wrote and vocal produced the track "Been Lyin", released on the album "Ora", which debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart in August 2012¹. In 2013, she released a single under the name Rachel Rabin, "Raise the Dead", which premiered in season one of The Originals. ===Early singles and debut EP (2014–2015)=== In May 2014, RAIGN released her first solo single as RAIGN, titled "Don't Let Me Go",[3] which debuted on episode 110 of The Vampire Diaries. Her second solo single as RAIGN, a cover of "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, was released on 7 October 2014 as an electropop number. The New York-based electronic duo Mysto & Pizzi mixed the song. At that point Mysto & Pizzi, were helping produce much of her work. In February 2015, her original track "Empire of Our Own" was included on an episode of The 100. She released the EP Knocking on Heavens Door in March 2015, which included three of her previous tracks and the new song "Knocking on Heaven's Door." Her cover of "Knocking on Heavens Door" was included on the soundtrack of the finale to season 2 finale of The 100 in March 2015. In its first week of release the lead single reached No. 116 on the US iTunes pop charts. In 2015, the use of "Knocking on Heavens Door" in The 100 was voted Best Use of Music by audiences in the Entertainment Weekly TV Season Finale Awards. ==Style and influences== Rabin has self-described the style of her material as "pop romanticism," and modern influences on her music include acts such as Florence + the Machine, Amy Winehouse, Oasis and No Doubt. Exploring this idea of pop as an arena for re-invention, and using digital pop music as a means to express magic, Rabin's fascination with the spectacular seeps into every note of her music. Rabin also cites influences from "early exposure to orchestral/film music, blues, and classic rock". In her teen years, she was exposed to electronic dance music with back-beats and half-time beats. She explored the band scene in psychedelic rock and found inspiration from artists such as Pink Floyd, including their record The Dark Side of the Moon, and also local London bands. She also experimented with grooves and tempos from Drum ‘n’ Bass and U.K. Garage styles. ==Personal life== As of 2014, Rabin continued to live in both Kingston upon Thames in southwest London and Los Angeles, where her grandmother lives. ==Discography== ===Extended plays=== ===Albums=== ===Singles=== ===Guest appearances=== ===Media Usage=== ==External links== IamRAIGN.com Rachel Rabin at AllMusic Rachel Rabin at Discogs Raign at Discogs

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