Robert Owens

Robert James Owens is a Chicago house music vocalist, DJ and producer who began his career in 1961. Born in Ohio, Owens relocated to Chicago where he worked extensively with Larry Heard in the mid-1980s and formed the group Fingers Inc. with Ron Wilson. He runs the Musical Directions label and has released music under the aliases Tayus and Musical Directions. Owens released his debut solo album "Rhythms In Me" in 1990 and achieved recognition for his vocal feature on "Tears" with Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie.

Owens produces deep house, house, tech house, techno and organic house across 86 releases spanning from 2010 to 2021. His music appears on labels including Kling Klong, Open Bar Music, Mother Recordings, Hard Times and Apparel Music. Known for his vocal house productions that incorporate soul influences, Owens delivers both peak time driving techno and downtempo organic house tracks. His extensive catalog demonstrates a range from deep, soulful house vocals to harder tech house productions, making him suitable for DJs programming both intimate deep house sets and peak time dance floor moments.