Dave Ellesmere (born 3 August 1962) is an English rock musician and later electronic DJ, born in Southport, England, who played drums during the 1980s in UK punk bands such as The Insane, Discharge, Flux of Pink Indians and Doctor and the Crippens, as well as guitar in Disgust.
In the late 1970s, he played drums with The Insane, a UK punk band formed in Wigan.
After Discharge founding member Terry Roberts (drums) departed (later joining UK Subs) Ellesmere took the drum chair for the Why EP,[1] a recording which gave the band their first number one on the UK Indie Chart.
Shortly after he recorded an album as a guitarist for the Earache imprint, Ellesmere became immersed in the electronic genre.
collaborated with countless other DJs, and performed at numerous festivals around the world.