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Dave Rowntree

real name David Alexander de Horne Rowntree

United Kingdom · b. 1964-05-08

Dave Rowntree is credited on 1,049 releases across 207 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1992–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,049

Credits

207

Albums

4

Decades active

685

In collections

Biography

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B 08/05/1964 in Colchester, Essex
Famed for being the drummer in Blur (and Seymour). Also played on Gorillaz first album, with Graham Coxon's band in 2000 and also featured on Fat Les' singles. He also formed his own band The Ailerons with long time Blur collaborator Mike Smith, along with the label they are on (Transistor Project). Dave has also made animations outside of his band commitments, forming the company Nanomation and being responsible for the award winning series Empire Square. During hiatus periods stood as MP for constituencies in London, as well as acting as a qualified lawyer and solicitor. Currently he is host of a radio show on London's XFM.

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Credited work

1,049 releases · 207 albums · active 1992–2025

  • Performance · 1,278
  • Other credits · 808
  • Engineering · 16
  • Production · 2

Studios: Maison Rouge · 13 (2) · RAK Studios · The Town House

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