11 Nov Labrinth on ‘Team UK’: “We’ve got everything we need to make good music”
In every school, college or university, there’s always that guy who does it all. They play sports, run the student council, get the highest grades and have been tipped for great success at the end of term. That same motif applies within the the music business as one artist will always push past the competition due to their numerous talents.
In 2010, that crown of glory/pressure sits on the head of Timothy McKenzie, better known as Labrinth. At first being merely recognised as the vocalist on Tinie Tempah’s smash “Pass Out”, Labrinth now stands as one of the most influential figures in popular music today.
With various production, songwriting and singing talents on his CV, the 21 year old finds himself signed to Simon Cowell’s SyCo label and at the start of etching out a musical legacy set to dominate the charts for years. Soul Culture sat down with the ‘Head Boy’ of the new school of artists to discuss the future, Team UK and being Simon Cowell’s latest investment…