Tom Rowlands

Tom Rowlands is a British musician best known as one half of the deejay-producer duo the Chemical Brothers. Alongside Ed Simons, Rowlands was a pioneer of the big beat dance music genre in the 1990s. They met at Manchester University and became involved in the "Madchester" rave scene.

The duo, initially recording as the Dust Brothers, gained prominence with tracks like "Chemical Beats," which blended hip-hop breakbeats and techno sounds, laying the groundwork for their debut album, Exit Planet Dust (1995). Their subsequent album, Dig Your Own Hole (1997), expanded their sound and achieved significant commercial success. The Chemical Brothers have continued to release acclaimed albums, earning multiple Grammy Awards for best dance/electronic albums. They also created the soundtrack for the 2011 film Hanna.1