Real name: David James Tritt

David Rat was an American musician and writer, known for being the drummer in the noise-rock band Rat At Rat R. He was raised in Mechanicsburg near Philadelphia and moved to New York in the early eighties where he became part of the no wave scene, later moved to Brazil and became an English teacher, passed away in 2018. He released a solo album in 2014 titled "The United Hates" and wrote a memoir e-book titled "Happy Ending" (2012).