Rosie Burgess was born on 6 January 1978, she was raised in Melbourne with an older brother. At the age of four, Burgess started playing piano. Her instrumentation includes electric violin, harmonica, ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and a makeshift drum kit. Also in that year, she performed as DJ Phobic, mixing "underground Australian hip hop with her own trax". She signed with Fogsongs, a Sydney publishing group, and her album,
Humble Pie, which appeared in May 2007 was distributed by
MGM Distribution. Later that year, Groove Merchants' writer noted that by "Playing straight from the heart, Rosie keeps herself warm with her skillful rootsy guitar, harmonica and mandolin playing, singing up a storm everytime she takes the stage. Her music flows out of her whole body – at times edgy and intense, at times raw and beautiful, it is always original and gripping". In 2008, Burgess received a grant of $6000 from Arts, Victoria to undertake a tour of Western Australia including performing at the
Nannup Festival in March. She has performed extensively in Australia and North America at festivals such as the
Woodford Folk Festival,
Musikfest, and California Worldfest.
Personal life Rosie Burgess is a self-taught musician and formed her own record label, Payne Street Records in 2001. == Discography ==