Hamish Rosser
{{short description|Australian rock musician (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hamish Rosser
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Deichbrand2018-Wolfmother-28 (cropped).jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Hamish Rosser performing with Wolfmother at Deichbrand Festival in 2018
| birth_name = Hamish Rosser
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|05|16}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = Hard rock, alternative rock, garage rock revival, post-grunge, indie rock, neo-psychedelia
| occupation = Drummer
| years_active = 2002–present
| instrument = Drums, percussion
| label =
| associated_acts = The Vines, Wolfmother, Andrew Stockdale
| website =
}}
Hamish Rosser (born 16 May 1974) is an Australian rock musician. He is best known for his time in The Vines and his current position in Wolfmother.
Early life
Hamish’s musical journey began when he took up the guitar at the age of eight. By the time he turned eleven he had switched to drums and bought his first set of drums with money saved up from a paper round in his Sydney neighbourhood. Rosser's first gig was with high school punk band called "The Warthogs" who covered The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols.
Rosser studied chemical engineering at Sydney University{{cite web|url=http://www.zildjian.com/EN-US/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=1331|title=Artists: Hamish Rosser|publisher=Zildjian|access-date=2009-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106025546/http://www.zildjian.com/en-US/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=1331 |archive-date=2005-11-06}} and stayed there for four years until he left to pursue a career as a musician.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamintheinsane.com/relaunch/biogs.shtml|title=Biographies|publisher=Dream in the Insane|access-date=2009-07-29}}
Career
Rosser was asked to join The Vines to replace the band's previous drummer, David Oliffe. He left the Vines, along with guitarist Ryan Griffiths, in December 2011.
{{cite news
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/bitter-fruit/2008/10/30/1224956197267.html
|title=Bitter Fruit
|access-date=2009-07-05
|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald - smh.com.au
|date=2008-10-31}}
Rosser started touring with Australian hard rock band Wolfmother in 2012, where the band were looking to start working on their third studio album. After a year of touring with the band, Wolfmother split up temporarily while frontman Andrew Stockdale worked on his solo album Keep Moving. Rosser performed drums and percussion on several tracks for the album. However, before embarking on a tour for the album, Stockdale reformed Wolfmother and prepared a tour under the band's name instead performing both Wolfmother and his solo tracks.{{cite news |url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/stockdale-revives-wolfmother-two-months-after-split/848175 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110083428/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/stockdale-revives-wolfmother-two-months-after-split/848175 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2016 |title=Stockdale revives Wolfmother two months after "split" |last=Smith |first=Sarah |work=FasterLouder |publisher=Junkee Media |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=16 April 2018}}
Rosser left the band in 2013, then rejoined in 2017.
In 2016, Rosser joined children's rock 'n' roll band Bunny Racket, and performed with them at Splendour in the Grass in July of that year.{{Cite news |last=Klinkenberg |first=Alistair |date=2016-07-24 |title=Let All The Children Boogie |pages=24 |work=The Daily Splendour |url=https://issuu.com/monsterchildrenmagazine/docs/the-daily-splendour-sunday-issue |access-date=2022-11-09}}
In 2023, Rosser rejoined the Vines to record a new record with Craig Nicholls.
Personal life
Rosser and his wife Kristy's first child, Oscar Rosser, born in June 2012 in Queensland.{{citation |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tweed-heads/wolfmother-borrowed-my-daddy/news-story/6b10f50071743bcc11da7a72ec734474 |title=Wolfmother borrowed my daddy |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=3 May 2024}}
In 2011, Rosser was living in Redfern, New South Wales.{{citation |url=https://blog.mrandmrssmith.com/hamish-rosser-qa-the-vines%E2%80%99-drummer-tackles-smiths-questions |title=Hamish Rosser Q&A: the Vines' drummer tackles Smith's questions |publisher=mrandmrssmith |date=17 October 2011 |access-date=16 April 2018 }} In 2017, Rosser sold his Redfern house and moved to Byron Bay.{{cite web |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/artists-tim-storrier-has-a-75-million-change-of-heart-20151016-gkaoma/ |title=Rocker leaves Redfern |publisher=Domain |date=16 October 2017 |last=Macken |first=Lucy}}{{cite web |title=The Vines' Winning Days turns 20: An Interview with Hamish Rosser (2024)|publisher=indie miners|date=29 March 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkQ1oVhGcVY|quote="I'm in the hinterland, not far from Byron, on a five acre property..."}}
=Skinny Blonde beer=
In 2008, Rosser launched a beer called Skinny Blonde along with winemaker Richie Harkham and artist Jarod Taylor.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25207212-5003421,00.html|title=The Vines members launch boutique beer Skinny Blonde|last=McCabe|first=Kathy|date=19 March 2009|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=2009-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704102841/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25207212-5003421,00.html |archive-date=2009-07-04}} The beer won the Peoples Choice awards at the 2008 Australian Beer Festival held at the Rocks in Sydney.{{cite web|url=http://www.australianheritagehotel.com/beerFest.html|title=Beerfest: The Australian Beer Awards|access-date=2009-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912065129/http://www.australianheritagehotel.com/beerFest.html|archive-date=12 September 2009|url-status=dead}}
In June 2009, Skinny Blonde attracted national controversy across Australia over its beer bottle packaging which, through the use of modern ink technology, has a 1950s style pin up girl called 'Daisy' on the beer bottle label, slowly revealing herself as the beer level drops and the bottle temperature rises.
{{cite news
|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25634848-5000117,00.html
|title=Booby beer will go flat
|first=Sally
|last=Morrell
|access-date=2009-07-05
|publisher=Herald and Weekly Times - heraldsun.com.au
|date=2009-06-15
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617054259/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25634848-5000117,00.html
|archive-date=2009-06-17}}
This angered feminists who claimed the beer was "another blatant example of the alcohol industry objectifying women to move product". In response, Rosser stated, {{blockquote|This generation of Aussies have grown up on the beach and topless girls in bikinis are commonplace. The label and website is in no way meant to offend women or anyone else, rather embrace the Australian beach culture.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25628253-2862,00.html|title=Health, women's groups demand ban on Skinny Blonde beer|last=Deery|first=Shannon|date=13 June 2009 |publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=2009-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615065716/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25628253-2862,00.html |archive-date=2009-06-15}}}} He was also quoted as saying that the beer was a "bit of cheeky fun".
Discography
;with The Vines
- Winning Days (2004)
- Vision Valley (2006)
- Melodia (2008)
- Future Primitive (2011)
;with Andrew Stockdale
- Keep Moving (2013) AUS #32
with Wolfmother
- Rock Out (2021)
References
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Category:Australian rock drummers
Category:Australian male drummers
Category:The Vines (band) members
Category:University of Sydney alumni
Category:21st-century Australian drummers