Craig Rosevear started his musical career with the
Sydney Youth Orchestra, before becoming lead drummer for 5 years with the Newcastle Combined High Schools Marching Band, or The Marching Koalas. He was also percussionist with the Broadmeadow High School Concert Band. In 1990, he joined Sydney-based hard rock bands Angry Snuff Puppett and then
BB Steal. With BB Steal, he recorded their debut full-length album,
On the Edge, which was released in 1991. They supported
Def Leppard on the Australian leg of their 1992 tour. Rosevear joined rock group,
The Screaming Jets, in July 1993. The band supported Def Leppard and
Ugly Kid Joe on their tour of United States. They followed with
World Gone Crazy in August 1997, which reached the top 20 and compilation album,
Hits and Pieces in November 1999, which also peaked in the top 20. In 2005 he set up his own music school called "Rosie's School of Rock" inspired from some of the Rock Schools he saw in USA. The school provides tuition on all Rock instruments and hosts concerts every term. The school's core aim is to provide a learning environment that creates confidence in kids by enabling them to create a 'cooler' image for themselves, including kids with disabilities. Many students form bands, perform, make and promote albums, get on radio and TV. With Retro Rockets, Rosevear released a third album,
Cars, Guitars and Girls from Mars in 2007. In 2009, Peter Sesselmann's portrait of Rosevear was entered into the
Archibald Prize as
Rock and role model and was "symbolic of the rock drummer's transition from touring musician to educator over the past few years". In 2011, DV8 released a live album,
Live at the Wicko. Craig also sometimes plays in an 80s tribute trio with Brien McVernon (From the Retro Rockets), however real estate commitments, have kept this minimal. ==References==