Lain hails from the sleepy army town of Aldershot, but unlike the town suggests, he’s a lover not a fighter.
After singing on the UK gospel circuit, Lain was asked to join premier gospel outfit Nu Colors in 1991, who released their debut album ‘Unlimited’ which had such underground hits as 'Tears', 'Greater Love' and 'What in the World'. Then came their second self-titled album in 1996 with the singles 'Desire', 'Special kind of Lover' and 'Yes I Will'.
After the split of the group in 1997, Lain began writing with early SoulIISoul producer Simon Law, where he learned the craft of song. It was at this point while doing background vocals, with some of his former group members for the likes of Lighthouse Family, Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams that Lain met Jazzie B, who was currently working on the SoulIISoul volume 7 album, 'Time for Change'. With a recommendation from Simon to do some background vocals, Jazzie had the insight to give Lain the opportunity to write and feature on the album.
Also passing Lain in the SoulIISoul studio corridors was a young producer, honing his unique garage sound, but looking for someone to write the songs and feature on the tracks. Jason Chue a.k.a. Wookie was introduced to Lain by Jazzie, saying, ‘they might work well together’. They did, releasing Wookie’s self-titled album in 2000 with five tracks co-written by and featuring Lain, including ‘Back Up’ and the top ten single ‘Battle’.
Lain has also recently featured on the N.S.M album in 2003. An intricate broken beat outfit, headed up by the mad professor IG culture.
It is after such a musical journey of giving and learning, achieving and deserving, that Lain has come to this point where he stands at the helm of his own label, ready with his first solo album ‘Brother Soul’. He says “I had a vast amount of songs. I just had to scale it down to an album's worth I could be proud of. I want to touch people with my God-given talent, the way I have been touched by others”. Truly, the album speaks for itself.