Dave Rowntree (born David Rowntree on 8 May, 1964, in Colchester, Essex, England) is best known as the drummer in the band Blur. He is an outspoken supporter of Internet filesharing and opposes movements to ban sharing of copyrighted material. When asked on Blur's website about how he felt about single "Out of Time" being leaked on the Internet before its release he replied "I'd rather it gushed."

Rowntree also owns an animation company called Nanomation. One of his projects is a South Park-esque animation series called Empire Sq. The 5 minute episodes were previously only available to see via the website but they made their TV debut on Channel 4 on Friday 18th February 2005. A new series of Empire Sq. is currently airing in America

In 2006, in between his musical and TV commitments Dave has started a solo project/band called The Ailerons.

External links

• Nanomation
• Empire Sq

Blur | English drummers | Alumni of Goldsmiths College | 1964 births | Living people