Pass Out producer joins Cowell’s Syco label as a solo artist…

*RWD EXCLUSIVE*

Producer and singer Labrinth today announced he has signed a recording deal with Simon Cowell’s Syco record label. In addition, the 21 year-old from Hackney also inked a label deal under the guise of Odd Child/ Syco, through which he and his manager, Marc Williams, will discover and nurture new talent.

Lab is the first artist of his kind to sign to Syco, which houses the likes of Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Il Divo and Westlife. It is also the first time in 6 years Syco have signed an artist unrelated to their TV platforms. This marks an exciting time not only for the super-talented superstar-in-waiting, but also for the UK urban scene as a whole.

“This is a crucial moment in my career, I’ve always been an ambitious and driven person and Simon has given me a bigger playing field,” said Labrinth of the signing. “I’m gonna show Uncle Sy a whole new world!”

Not to brush our shoulders too much, but RWD predicted that the multi-talented musician born Timothy McKenzie was About To Blow back in April! “It’s an organic thing. Everything so far has been fate. It’s coming slowly but surely. When it’s natural it’s a lot more beautiful I think” the singer told us back then. “I hear a lot of stuff in my head. When I’m sleeping, I’ll wake up and I’ll have a song. It’s almost like I have a little genie in my brain who just gives me a track when I ask for one. The ideas never stop and I’m always trying to create something different and something new. That’s how Pass Out came about.”

It’s already been an incredible year for Lab, who celebrated a No.1 single with Tinie Tempah’s Pass Out back in March, while this week the pair hit No.2 with Frisky. Both tracks, produced by Lab, also feature his vocals.

Labrinth’s first single will be the defiantly original, feel-good, Let The Sunshine, due to be released Summer 2010. An album will follow, and meanwhile Labrinth will also be concentrating on finding and nurturing new talent for his Odd Child/ Syco imprint.

A big congrats to Lab and his management team for such an incredible deal. We look forward to hearing the results of the signing over the summer. At the moment the talented producer is working on tracks for JLS and Pixie Lott and has future projects in the works with Jay-Z, Rihanna and Cheryl Cole. Also watch for one of his tracks on Professor Green’s forthcoming album, Alive Till I’m Dead.

Here’s Lab and Tinie performing Frisky on BBC 1’s Live Lounge earlier this week.

Tags: frisky, Labrinth, let the sunshine, live lounge, odd child, Pass Out, signing, Simon Cowell, syco, Tinie Tempah