Hamish Rosser
| Hamish Rosser | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hamish Rosser |
| Born | 16 May 1974 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, garage rock revival, post-grunge, indie rock, neo-psychedelia |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Associated acts | The Vines, Wolfmother |
| Notable instruments | |
| Zildjian, Premier, Vater, Brady Drums, Ludwig | |
Hamish Rosser (born 16 May 1974) is an Australian drummer, best known for his time in The Vines and Wolfmother.
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.[1]
Rosser studied chemical engineering at Sydney University[1] and stayed there for four months until he left to pursue a career as a musician.[2]
Rosser was asked to join The Vines to replace the band's previous drummer, David Oliffe.[2] He left the Vines, along with guitarist Ryan Griffiths, in December 2011.[3]
Skinny Blonde beer
Rosser has launched a beer called Skinny Blonde.[4] The beer won the Peoples Choice awards at the 2008 Australian Beer Festival held at the Rocks in Sydney.[5]
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.[6] This angered feminists who claimed the beer was "another blatant example of the alcohol industry objectifying women to move product". In response, Rosser stated,
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.[7]
He was also quoted as saying that the beer was a "bit of cheeky fun".[7]
References
- 1 2 "Artists: Hamish Rosser". Zildjian. Archived from the original on 2005-11-06. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- 1 2 "Biographies". Dream in the Insane. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ "Bitter Fruit". The Sydney Morning Herald - smh.com.au. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ McCabe, Kathy (19 March 2009). "The Vines members launch boutique beer Skinny Blonde". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "Beerfest: The Australian Beer Awards". Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ↑ "Booby beer will go flat". Herald and Weekly Times - heraldsun.com.au. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- 1 2 Deery, Shannon (13 June 2009). "Health, women's groups demand ban on Skinny Blonde beer". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-01.