Best known as drummer for one of the most influential bands of the Britpop era, Blur, Dave Rowntree is a prolific musician and composer whose career has extended into the world of film, television and animation, as well as politics and law.
Rowntree’s appearance on the BIGSOUND Conference Program in 2025 coincides with the release of his new photography book, No One You Know (to be released September 9). Featuring hundreds of photos taken by Rowntree himself, the book provides an intimate look at one of the world’s biggest bands at the precipice of fame.
Blur’s legacy is one forever intertwined with pop culture; their impact can be traced through the DNA of many of their contemporaries’ catalogues today. With No One You Know, and his BIGSOUND conversation, Rowntree is set to provide casual and longtime fans more than a fly-on-the-wall look at the beginning of such an influential musical journey.
