Rowan Tyler Jones (born 21 May 1993), known by his stage name Route 94, is an English record producer and remixer from Richmond, London.[3] Initially producing dubstep as Dream, Jones worked with the likes of Skream, Benga and Katy B. He then began producing house music. His single "My Love" was a commercial success, reaching number one in three charts.
Music career
2010–2012: Dream and early career
In 2010, Jones began to produce dubstep as Dream.[3] Three of his songs were uploaded by UKF Dubstep,[4][5][6] and his songs were supported by several big names including Chase & Status and Skrillex who released the Dream EP This Isn't House on his label Owsla.[7]
2012–present: Route 94 and commercial breakthrough
On 26 July 2012, Jones created social network accounts under the name Route 94 after getting his dubplates played on Skream and Benga's Radio 1 show. He explained that the moniker Route 94 came from the name of the road that runs from Chicago to Detroit, which is the birthplace of house and techno music.[8] The Dream accounts were subsequently deleted at the time. He denied rumours of being Dream, using simply a logo and not revealing his name or face.[9] This sparked interest from music blogs such as Fact, who made guesses as to his identity.[10] It has since emerged that they are the same person;[2] Jones has revealed the face of Route 94 and has been credited on albums.[11] Throughout 2013 he produced remixes for Katy B, Skream, Storm Queen and an unreleased remix for Example as well as co-producing "Smile" from Benga's third studio album Chapter II.
The debut EP under the new alias, titled Fly 4 Life, was released on 17 June 2013 on his eponymous record label.[12][13] He later signed to Rinse. In September 2013, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra began to play his debut single "My Love", featuring Jess Glynne. MistaJam added it to his Inbox:Fresh feature and it featured on Annie Mac's 2013 mix compilation.[14] Its release date was announced as 2 March 2014, and it became added to Radio 1's A List for frequent airplay.[15] Jones produced "Everything", a track from Katy B's second studio album, Little Red.
