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Presented by British Music Embassy
KiLLOWEN at British Music Embassy at Sheraton (Downright Austin) Backyard
Rapper, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, KiLLOWEN moves in multiple lanes with a palpable sense of charisma. Having gained some serious attention on social media with a short snippet of his first single of 2023, ‘Sober’, the track became a viral sensation and looks set to bring the artist the recognition he deserves. The garage anthem was written and produced entirely by 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist and has since racked up over 4.8M streams organically on Spotify, garnered 20M views on TikTok with thousands of comments from his growing fanbase and peaked at #20 on the Top 50 UK Viral chart. Cutting his teeth in the world of SoundCloud rap before expanding his vision to encompass his unique fusions of UK garage, hip hop, dance and soul, the records are poignant additions to KiLLOWEN’s arsenal that do well to showcase everything he stands for in an honest reflection to everyday life.
Picking up his first instrument at the age of 8, producing by 13 and writing at 14, in less than 10 years KiLLOWEN is pushing forward and honing his craft with an impressive roll call of ongoing collaborators including p-rallel, Arlo Parks, Finn Foxell + more. With his 2022 releases landing hi
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