Roots Of House w/ Roy Davis Jr.

Just Announced: Roots Of House w/ ROY DAVIS JR. (Chicago) at Sound Machine Toronto (Sat Dec 5th) Saturday Dec 5th, 2026 United Soul proudly presents: ROOTS OF HOUSE A special celebration dedicated to the sounds, spirit and culture that helped shape house music. Expect deep grooves, soulful rhythms and forward-thinking sounds brought together in an underground venue built for the sound. For this edition, we're going straight to the source with Chicago house music legend ROY DAVIS JR., an artist whose work has been deeply woven into the fabric of house music for decades. featuring: ROY DAVIS JR. (Chicago) alongside: DJ YOGI (TOR) WES GREEN (CHI) - producer for Work That Mutha Fucker / Computer Madness $25 / $30 / $35 Tickets https://rootsofhouseroydavisjr.eventbrite.ca A CELEBRATION OF THE SOUND. THE CULTURE. THE ROOTS. Press Release: ROOTS OF HOUSE is more than a party — it's a celebration of the foundation, evolution and enduring spirit of house music AND most importantly, the culture that have influenced generations of house music lovers around the world. Roy Davis Jr BIO: Davis grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and was turned on to house music at an early age by the likes of Lil' Louis, DJ Pierre, Farley Keith (Farley Jackmaster Funk) & Marshall Jefferson. Davis began his own production company named Phuture in the late 1980s and went on to become an A&R scout for record label Strictly Rhythm in NYC whilst also running his Chicago founded record label Undaground Therapy Muzik. A few years later Roy Davis and singer-songwriter Peven Everett wrote and produced the single "Gabriel" which was released on Large Records and later licensed and released on XL Recordings in 1996. The track garnered international airplay, and was played in nightclubs around the world. It peaked at #22 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997.[1] The single sold over 200,000 copies, and has appeared on numerous of compilation albums including Desert Island Mix from Gilles Peterson and continues to be a pioneering record in the history of Garage & House music. In 2004, Davis' track, About Love reached #70 in the UK Singles Chart. Adding to the list of previous chart success with records such as "Who Dares To Believe In Me" under alias The Believers, "All I Do" released on Omar-S artist-run label FXHE and another alias, Men From The Nile / Watch Them Come feat. Peven Everett released on Undaground Therapy Muzik. Roy Davis Jr., has also been known for his work for Daft Punk's label Roulè which operated out of Paris in the early 90's and also his production work for artists Eric Benet / Faith Evans, Mary J Blige, Seal, Patti LaBelle, Christina Milian and Morcheeba.