radio mics ever used on a west end musical, 42nd Street at Londons Drury Lane. He was the first person to use the d&b KSL line array system on a west end musical for Back to the Future at the Adelphi theatre, and was the first person to use the d&b XSL line array system on a Broadway show, this time for & Juliet at the Sondheim theater. Owen was the first person to use a DiGiCo mixing console in theatre, the now defunct D5, for the UK Tour of the Cliff Richard musical Summer Holiday. He is credited as being the first to use both the Avid Venue mixing console and the Avid S6L mixing console in theatre, for the shows Annie Get Your Gun and Broadways Come From Away respectively. Owen is a co-founder of the software house Show Control Ltd, a company specialising in the coding and development of dedicated theatrical show control systems. Owen is co-founder and CCO of audio hardware manufacturer Fourier Audio, where he is "working to redefine the future of pro audio". Other endeavours In 2009, Owen joined a steering committee that eventually formed the Association of Sound Designers where he served as a committee member for the maximum term of five years, from 2012 to 2018. In 2022, Owen was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Salford. Selected awards |- | 2022 | MJ: The Musical | Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical | | |- | 2022 | MJ: The Musical | Drama Desk Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical | | |- |2022 |Back to the Future |Olivier Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2022 |Back to the Future |WhatsOnStage Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2020 |Come From Away |BroadwayWorld Award for Best Sound Design of the Decade | | |- |2020 |Come From Away |Green Room Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2020 |Come From Away |WhatsOnStage Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2020 |& Juliet |WhatsOnStage Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2019 |Come From Away |Olivier Award for Best Sound Design | | |- |2019 |The Donna Summer Musical | NAACP Theatre Award for Best Sound Larger Theatre | | |- |2018 |Starlight Express (Bochum) | Pro Sound Award for Best Immersive Design | | |- |2018 |Carmen