Tom Rowlands

Tom Rowlands is a British producer and DJ best known as one-half of pioneering big beat duo the Chemical Brothers. First known as part of indie dance group Ariel, he formed the Dust Brothers with Ed Simons in 1992, changing their name to the Chemical Brothers with the release of their debut album, 1995's Exit Planet Dust. The duo's sample-heavy, breakbeat-filled tracks caught on with rock audiences, and 1997's Dig Your Own Hole was a global breakthrough which heralded electronica's arrival as a major part of popular culture. The Chemical Brothers remained popular, regularly to...