Dave Rowntree and Andrew Dunn: The Space

Name: Dave Rowntree and Andrew Dunn: The Space
Start: 2025-11-12T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-12T22:45:00+00:00
Location: Brighton Palace Pier

Schedule

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:45 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Brighton Palace Pier | Brighton, EN

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12TH: INTERVIEWS WITH DAVE ROWNTREE AND ANDREW DUNN (AND AUDIENCE Q&As)
Doors 18:45, starts 19:30, to finish at approx 22:30 (times may change slightly). At Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW. Book at the-space.uk
DAVE ROWNTREE
Dave Rowntree is best known as the drummer with the renowned and innovative band Blur. Formed in 1989, they were first called Seymour then changing their name when signed to Food Records. Blur have had twenty-six UK top 40 singles and nine hit albums. The band's songs include Girls & Boys, Parklife, Coffee and TV, Song 2 and There's No Other Way. They were at the forefront of Britpop and known for their rivalry with Oasis. In 2023, after a hiatus, they sold out Wembley Stadium twice over. Published on September 9th, No One You Know documents the early days of Blur with photos by Dave and is edited by Miranda Sawyer. Copies will be sold at this event, which Dave will sign.
In the late nineties, he and Blur, especially with guitarist Alex James first became involved in the European Space Agency's Beagle 2 Mars project, with its promotion and writing a signature tune. He has also worked in computer graphics and animation. Dave's first solo album, Radio Songs, was released in 2023. As a composer, he is responsible for music featured on a wide range of TV documentaries, from Mo Farah: Race of His Life to Bros: After the Screaming Stops, and drama series', such as BBC One's The Capture and 2019's War of the Worlds.
ANDREW DUNN
Andrew Dunn is a three-time BAFTA-winning cinematographer for film and TV, including a wide range of genres. In a career which began in the seventies, his work for the big screen includes The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, L.A. Story, which stars Steve Martin, The Madness of King George, The Lady in the Van, Gosford Park, directed by Robert Altman, Downton Abbey: A New Era and Bridget Jones's Baby. And for TV, he was the cinematographer for the harrowing nuclear war film Threads, broadcast in 1984, then the acclaimed drama series Edge of Darkness a year later.
Andrew has said, "“I love filming actors and I love character driven stories, so to my mind the camera also becomes a character in the story. We are not passive observers; the camera is subjective.” This will be a fascinating insight into the career of a key figure in the creative industries who shapes the look of many popular onscreen productions.