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Robert Owens

real name Robert James Owens

Robert Owens is credited on 636 releases across 329 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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636

Credits

329

Albums

6

Decades active

263

In collections

Biography

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House music vocalist, DJ, producer and label owner.
Born in Ohio in 1961, Owens worked extensively with Larry Heard in the mid-1980s and formed Fingers Inc. with Ron Wilson.
One of his best-known features, Tears, was with Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie.
His debut solo album, Rhythms In Me, was released in 1990.
Runs Musical Directions.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

636 releases · 329 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Performance · 895
  • Production · 63
  • Engineering · 18
  • Other credits · 9

Studios: Seagrape Recording Studios · Coney Island Recording Studio, Tokyo, Japan · SSR Manchester · MAW Studios

Discography

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