Labrinth (real name Timothy McKenzie) is an English recording artist and record producer from London. After producing Master Shortie's A.D.H.D. in 2009 (on which he also performed all instruments), [1] Labrinth came to prominence in 2010 for his work on Tinie Tempah's debut album, Disc-Overy , for which he produced the singles "Pass Out", "Frisky" (on both of which he also performed) and "Wonderman". [2] During the same year, he also appeared on tracks by Professor Green ("Oh My God", from Alive Till I'm Dead ) and Devlin ("Let It Go", from Bud, Sweat and Beers ). [3] [4] He released his first single in September, "Let the Sun Shine", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. [5] Whilst continuing to record his debut album, Labrinth also performed on and co-produced the charity single "Teardrop" for Children in Need 2011, along with a range of artists including Tulisa and Rizzle Kicks. [6]
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In March 2012, Labrinth released his debut album Electronic Earth . Written and produced largely by Labrinth and his manager Marc "Da Digglar" Williams, the album also features songwriting credits for Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Mike Posner, and more. [7] Following the success of "Let the Sun Shine", and second and third singles "Earthquake" and "Last Time", three more singles were released from the album: "Express Yourself", "Treatment" and "Beneath Your Beautiful" with Emeli Sandé, which was Labrinth's first single to top the UK Singles Chart. [5] Deluxe versions of the album featured bonus tracks with contributions from Wretch 32, Busta Rhymes, Tinchy Stryder, and more. [7]
Later in the year, Labrinth featured on the Plan B single "Playing with Fire", from the album ill Manors , [8] and also released an extended play (EP) of previously unreleased tracks, Atomic , which featured a wide range of artists including Ed Sheeran and Wretch 32. [9] Labrinth reunited with Tinie Tempah in 2013, featuring on the tracks "It's OK" and "Lover Not a Fighter" on his second album Demonstration , [10] the latter of which was released as a single the following year and reached number 16 in the UK. [5] 2014 also featured the first releases from Labrinth's upcoming second album: "Let It Be" was released in September and reached number 11 in the UK, and "Jealous" followed in November and peaked at number seven. [11] [12] [5] Labrinth also collaborated with Sigma on the single "Higher", which was released in March 2015. [13]
