Roy Davis Jr. , label owner of label Undaground Therapy Muzik, was introduced to dance music in the late 1980s by legends as DJ Pierre, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Marshall Jefferson and Lil Louis. Davis began mixing when he was 13, mixing breaks, disco and then years later, house, techno and acid.
The big turning point for Roy Davis Jr. was in 1993. While in college he was asked to work as and A&R scout for Strictly Rhythm in NYC. Once a member of the group Phuture responsible for producing Rise From Your Grave and Inside Out. A few years later Roy Davis and singer-songwriter Peven Everett released Gabriel in 1996 on Large Music and XL Recordings, the record then went on to sell over 200,000 copies and reach #22 in the UK Charts. The record was and still is hailed by some for kick-starting the UK garage scene. Besides Roy's long standing dedication to underground dance music and touring throughout the world as a DJ, Davis has also created records for Eric Benet/Faith Evans, Mary J. Blidge, Seal, Patti LaBelle, Terry Dexter, Christina Milian and Morcheeba. 7 albums deep and hundreds of records to his name Davis continues to innovate a sound which is so integral to Chicago's history.
