Tickets will be available at the door.
Saturday, February 25th, 2023
I Love House Music Chicago & Allay Soul Present:
House Music is Home. The legendary Roy Davis Jr returns home to Chicago with the Chosen Fews Terry Hunter, Gene Hunt, and Fortune. Taking place at the Loft 2251 N. Lincoln. This will sell out!
Roy Davis Jr.
Roy Davis Jr., born in L.A. and raised in Chicago, is in no uncertain terms a legendary DJ, Producer and Remixer, and one of the key pioneers of Chicago House music. His 30-year career has contributed to defining the Electronic music of today.
Davis was introduced to the world of dance music by the likes of DJ Pierre, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Marshall Jefferson and Lil' Louis in the late 1980s. Long before this however, he was introduced to the decks when he was 13, mixing breaks, Italo Disco, and then years later, House, Techno, and Acid.
A record that has risen to prominence over the past three decades, and remains one of the records hailed by many as helping kick-start the UK garage scene, ‘Gabriel’, was released in 1996, written and produced by Roy Davis Jr. alongside singer-songwriter Peven Everett.The record reached the top UK Charts and is still celebrated around the world as one of the most recognizable house tracks and bass lines of all time.
With the success of ‘Gabriel’ today part of Roy’s legacy, he went on to release records such as ‘About Love’ and ‘Rock Shock’, which was released on one half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter’s, label, as well as ‘All I Do’.
Roy Davis Jr. has not only focused his career on his own solo productions but also a number of collaborative projects, including his work with Phuture and Marshall Jeffersons Umosia; his collaborative alias project, The Believers with Steve Graeber, in which he saw the success of ‘Who Dares To Believe In Me’ released on Strictly Rhythm; and his production and remix work for the likes of Lil’Louis ‘Club lonely’, Morcheeba, Seal, Terry Dexter, Mary J. Blige, Eric Benet / Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, Christina Milian, Modjo ‘Lady’ and more recently, Elton John favorite, Winston Surfshirt and Rudimental. He has also scored music for the Alvin Ailey Broadway Musical, 'Grace’.
In 2019 at the annual Chicago Festival, Chosen Few, Roy Davis Jr. was inducted into the Frankie Knuckles DJ Hall of Fame, where more than 50,000 house music fans witnessed and celebrated this milestone of his career.
Terry Hunter
Gene Hunt
Fortune
We will be loving real house music gloriously.
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The Loft
2251 N. Lincoln Ave.
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614
21+
9pm-3am
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