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Dave  ROWNTREE

 Dave Alexander De Horne Rowntree è nato l'8 maggio del 1964 a Colchester, una città 100 Km a nord est di Londra nell'Essex, ed è un batterista e percussionista britannico, membro dei Blur e figlio d'arte. La madre suonava la viola ed il padre era un ingegnere del suono presso la BBC.

 Diplomato in informatica al Thames Polytechnic di Londra, ha lavorato come programmatore presso il Comune della città natale fino alla creazione del complesso, con Damon Albarn e Alex James nel 1989.

 Recentemente, alla pari di Albarn, si è dedicato ad un progetto musicale parallelo: "The Ailerons".

Attivista politico e supporter del partito laburista di cui è divenuto membro nel 2002, si è schierato a favore dell'intervento militare in Iraq.

Appassionato di volo e con brevetto da pilota, ha conosciuto il Bridge in età adulta, ma si è subito appassionato e spende molte ore a giocare durante i trasferimenti in auto per raggiungere i luoghi dei concerti.

Dave è stata una delle otto celebrità che hanno partecipato al ben noto serial tv "Celebrity Grand Slam".

  David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May 1964 in Colchester, Essex) is an English solicitor, musician, animator and political activist.

Rowntree was born to musical parents – Susan, a viola player, and John, a sound engineer at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

He attended the Gilberd School, Colchester during the week, and the Landermere Music School, Earls Colne, at weekends, where he studied percussion. 

He played percussion with his father in the Colchester Silver Band, a brass band. 

After leaving school he studied for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, and started his career as a computer programmer for Colchester Borough Council.

Rowntree has been a keen activist and supporter of the Labour Party since becoming a member in 2002, and is chair of London's West End branch. 

In April 2007 he unsuccessfully contested the safe Conservative seat of Marylebone High Street on Westminster City Council.

In July 2008 he fought the safe Labour seat of Church Street, a Labour stronghold since its creation in the 1960s, however a swing from Labour to the Conservatives of 14.1% meant that he was again unsuccessful as the Conservatives gained the seat.

In February 2008 he was selected by the Cities of London and Westminster Constituency Labour Party to stand against Conservative MP Mark Field at the next general election.

Rowntree is a keen computer animator, owning his own animation company, and has contributed to three research papers on topics related to non-photorealistic rendering. 

In addition, he has expressed an interest in becoming a barrister, and has begun a law degree at the Open University. 

He is the youngest of the bridge players, and although he recalls spending many hours playing Bridge in the back of numerous tour buses.