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Asked what the biggest threat to the music industry is at the moment, Pawson sighs a long and weary sigh.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011

But Ed Pawson, chair of Natre, said excluding RE from the Ebacc "effectively squeezed it out of the curriculum".

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"He was like, 'Well, I suppose you need a job now,'" says Pawson.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011

For Pawson, SXSW gives people the chance to finally see what all the fuss of a million blogposts is all about: The nice thing about it is that you're seeing the bands, you're seeing them play, you're hearing the music.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011

Back in 2006, Caius Pawson and a bunch of mates used to run club nights in various locations across London.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011

"There's no specific sound," Pawson says when asked to define what makes a Young Turks band.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011

For London, we asked Caius Pawson from the Young Turks record label an imprint of XL and behind Mercury Prize winners The XX to cue up a list of tracks that capture the heart and soul of the city.

Young Turks' London soundtrack 2011

"If something is good, it works, you love it, why throw it out?" says Beatrice de Lafontaine of When Objects Work, a Belgian company that works with international architects and designers including Vincent van Duysen, John Pawson and Kate Hume.

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Craig Pawson, the referee, did well to stamp it out without a booking.

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From that point on, there was no turning back for Pawson and what would become Young Turks.

SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011