Sam Walker and Gavin Royce have been making house together as walker & royce since 2011. resident advisor still files them under new york city, which is where they started, and their own soundcloud now lists los angeles.

My underlying mantra is to start using sounds that we think are cheesy now, because they won't be in a few years.

samuel walker to magnetic magazine, 5 june 2012

dirtybird is the spine of the whole thing. their debut album Self Help landed on the label on 20 october 2017, a few weeks after Rub Anotha Dub, the dirtybird single they cut with Green Velvet on 12 september 2017. they went back to dirtybird for the second album, No Big Deal, on 30 march 2024.

the work away from the label is just as loud. the Close Your Eyes ep with Chris Lake came out 8 june 2018 on black book records, and spotify puts their remix of Could Heaven Ever Be Like This, made with Chris Lorenzo, at the top of their track list. their own site credits Pete Tong with picking the 2014 single Sister as an essential new tune on BBC radio 1.

in 2021 they started their own label, Rules Don't Apply, opening it with skinny dipping by dances with white girls. the Just What the World Needs ep followed in january 2023, with Mindchatter on same way down and vnssa on outer space. on 10 july 2026 edm.com reported the pair playing a dj set on the twisted colossus rollercoaster at six flags magic mountain in valencia, california with Odd Mob and benni ola, to launch Can't Say Nah.

the 2026 diary is full. resident advisor lists elements music & arts festival at pocono raceway in pennsylvania on 7 august 2026, arc music festival at union park in chicago on 4 september 2026, decca live in jacksonville on 12 september 2026, the music yard in charlotte on 2 october 2026, royale in boston on 16 october 2026 and lincoln factory in detroit on 17 october 2026. nocturnal wonderland has them on the sunday, 20 september 2026, at glen helen regional park in san bernardino.