the Chemical Brothers

the Chemical Brothers, British deejay-producer duo who pioneered the big beat dance music genre in the 1990s. Ed Simons (b. June 9, 1970, London, England) and Tom Rowlands (b. January 11, 1971, Oxfordshire) met at Manchester University in 1989. Already fans of hip-hop, the pair quickly became avid participants in the “Madchester” rave scene, then buzzing thanks to the synergy of house music and the drug Ecstasy. Rowlands and Simons attended nightclubs such as the...