Reyes Copello was born in 1969 in Cúcuta, Colombia and grew up in Bogotá, his interest for music started from an early age learning howto play the piano with his mother.

[1] After graduating from the Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced, he entered to the Pontifical Xavierian University to study music.

[2] He later received a scholarship for a master's degree in Media Writing and Production at the University of Miami in Miami, the city where he lives since 1997, following his years of study, he was chosen by Jorge Calandrelli to compose the arrangements for seven of the songs from the 2001 album Our Favorite Things by Plácido Domingo, the album featured Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church and Vanessa Williams alongside the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

After working as a songwriter for artists like Malú, Thalía and Jerry Rivera, he met Marc Anthony in 2004 with Colombian producer Estéfano, Copello would co-write songs like "Ahora Quien" and "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien" from Anthony's albums Amar Sin Mentiras and Valió la Pena.

Many albums produced by Copello have been highly successful, with Jennifer López's Como Ama una Mujer, Chayanne's No Hay Imposibles, Alejandro Sanz's La Música No Se Toca and Ricky Martin's A Quien Quiera Escuchar peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.